EPOS

European Paediatric Ophthalmological Society

Information

Program

Detailed scientific program

Flyer EPOS 2003 73,2 kb

Location

Klinikum, University of Regensburg
Franz-Josef-Strauß-Allee 11
93053 Regensburg
Germany

Date

Oktober 2nd, 2003 to October 4th 2003

Organizers

B. Lorenz, M. Preising, B. Wabbels, H. Klarl

Main topic

Gene Therapy and Other ModernTherapeutic Approaches in Paediatric Retinal Degenerations.

Invited Speakers

Robin R. Ali PhD, London, GB
Gene therapy for childhood eye disease: how and when.

Prof. Dr. Ludger Honnefelder, Bonn, Germany
Ethical aspects of gene therapy in orphan blinding diseases.

Prof. Pete Humphries, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Mutation-independent approaches to therapy for degenerative retinopathies

Kristina Narfström, Ph.D., Missouri, USA
Expected and unexpected findings after gene
transfer in the RPE65 null mutation dog, a model for human Leber's congenital amaurosis.

Prof. Dr. Gabriele Dreier, Freiburg, Germany
Current status of the regulation of gene therapy in Europe – how to get through an application process.

Michael J. Young, PhD, Boston, USA
Stem cell transplantation in animal models of retinal degeneration.