Extra Neuro-SysMed Seminar – Antony Cooper
Welcome to an extra Neuro-SysMed Seminar this month! We are visited by Dr. Antony Cooper from the Garvan Institute of Medical Research, and UNSW Sydney, School of Clinical Medicine, Australia, and he is happy to give a talk to the Neuro-SysMed community on the topic "Different Disease Pathways to Idiopathic Parkinson’s Disease." Join us in the auditorium in Armauer Hansens Hus at 11.30-13.00, June 25! This includes a light lunch; just remember to register.
Photo: Antony Cooper
Title: Different Disease Pathways to Idiopathic Parkinson’s Disease: Three Genetically-Defined Subgroups with Different Treatment Responses in Phase III Disease-Modifying Trials and Distinct Clinical Trajectories
Speaker: Antony Cooper, Research Director - Australian Parkinson's Mission, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, and UNSW Sydney, School of Clinical Medicine, Australia
Chair: Charalampos Tzoulis
Place: The auditorium in Armauer Hansens Hus (campus Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen)
Time: Wednesday, June 25, 2025, at 11:30–13:00 (light lunch from 11:30-12.:0, followed by the seminar 12.00-13.00)
Registration: Please use this registration link
Who: Open to all interested
Language: English
Abstract: Dr. Cooper is a cell & molecular biologist and geneticist with strong research interests in the causative mechanisms of Parkinson’s disease and therapeutic approaches to successfully treat PD patients, especially with respect to slowing disease progression in idiopathic patients. Recently, in his role as the Research Director of the Australian Parkinson’s Mission, Dr. Cooper and his collaborators have made substantial progress in identifying three genetically-defined subgroups of idiopathic patients whose analysis supports three differing disease mechanisms. In his talk, he will show results from this intriguing recent work.