WCM-Q Announces First Conference on Congenital Muscular Dystrophies and Neuromuscular Diseases

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Published January 5th, 2020 - 11:38 GMT

WCM-Q Announces First Conference on Congenital Muscular Dystrophies and Neuromuscular Diseases

Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar

Highlights

Medical experts from all over the world will meet at Qatar National Convention Center January 11 – 13, 2020

Medical experts from all over the world will meet at Qatar National Convention Center January 11 – 13, 2020 for a Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q) conference exploring precision medicine approaches to the treatment of congenital muscular dystrophies and neuromuscular disorders.

Nine distinguished international speakers from elite universities and research institutes in France, Switzerland, USA and the UK will give talks presenting their experiences at the conference.

The conference is open to invitees only on January 11 and 12 but will be open to the general public on the final day, Monday, January 13, 2020.

The event will focus in particular on the potential for precision and genomic treatment approaches to congenital muscular weakness in myopathies and dystrophies. It will also address the challenges facing implementation of such treatments and will outline ongoing international efforts to overcome these challenges. The conference is sponsored by Qatar National Research Fund, a Qatar Foundation member.

For more information visit the conference website at www.qatar-weill.cornell.edu/event/nmd

Background Information

Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar

Weill Cornell Medicine - Qatar is a partnership between Cornell University and Qatar Foundation. It offers a comprehensive six-year medical program leading to the Cornell University M.D. degree with teaching by Cornell and Weill Cornell faculty and by physicians at Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC), Aspetar Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Hospital, the Primary Health Care Corporation, the Feto Maternal Center, and Sidra Medicine, who hold Weill Cornell appointments. Through its biomedical research program, WCM-Q is building a sustainable research community in Qatar while advancing basic science and clinical research. Through its medical college, WCM-Q seeks to provide the finest education possible for medical students, to improve health care both now and for future generations, and to provide high quality health care to the Qatari population.