Program

Welcome to our conference program! You can access the full agenda and syllabus below, as well as individual presentations once they become available.

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Day 1: Thursday, November 30, 2023

Ann McKee, MD

William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professor of Neurology and Pathology, Boston University School of Medicine
Director, BU CTE Center
Director, BU Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
Chief, Neuropathology VA Boston Healthcare System

Robert Stern, PhD

Professor of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Anatomy & Neurobiology; Director of Clinical Research, Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Center

Michael Alosco, PhD

Co-Director, Clinical Research, BU CTE Center
Associate Professor of Neurology, Chobanian & Avedisian SOM
Director, Boston University Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center Clinical Core

David Sharp, PhD

Professor of Neurology & Honorary Consultant Neurologist, Imperial College London
Director Care Research & Technology Centre, UK Dementia Research Institute, Director Imperial College Clinical Imaging Facility

Robert Cantu, MD

Scientific advisor for the NFL Head Neck and Spine Committee
VP and Chair of the Scientific Advisory Committee for the NOCSAE
Co-founder and Medical Director of CLF

Lee Goldstein, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Neurology, Ophthalmology, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Biomedical Engineering and Biomarker Core Co-Leader

John Crary, MD, PhD

Experimental Neuropathologist and Director of the Neuropathology Brain Bank & Research Core (NPBB) at Mount Sinai

Christopher Nowinksi, PhD

Co-founder and CEO of the Concussion Legacy Foundation

Kate Turk, MD

Assistant Professor of Neurology at the Boston University School of Medicine & Co-Leader of the Outreach, Recruitment, and Engagement Core

Andrew Budson, MD

Associate Director of the BU ADRC
ORE Core Leader

9:00-9:30

Continental Breakfast

9:30-9:35

Welcome

Kate Turk, MD, and Andrew Budson, MD

9:35-10:35

The Neuropathology of CTE and Its Relationship to Repetitive Head Impacts

Ann McKee, MD

10:35-11:35

Diagnosing CTE During Life: Contributions from the DIAGNOSE CTE Research Project (12/15/2015 – November 30, 2023)

Robert Stern, PhD

11:35 -12:20

Neuropsychology in the Era of Biomarkers: New Insights into the Diagnosis of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy

Michael Alosco, PhD

12:20-1:00

Lunch

1:00-1:05

Ron Killiany Memorial Lecture Introduction

Rhoda Au, PhD

1:05-1:45

Ron Killiany Memorial Lecture, Investigating Post-Traumatic Neurodegeneration

David Sharp, PhD

1:45-2:05

Morning Questions & Answers

All Morning Faculty

2:05-2:50

Crafting the Amsterdam International Concussion in Sports Consensus statement on CTE

Robert Cantu, MD

2:50-3:30

Mechanisms of CTE

Lee Goldstein, MD, PhD

3:30-4:00

Mechanisms of Tauopathy: Novel Approaches in the Age of AI & Digital Pathology

John Crary, MD, PhD

4:00-4:20

Afternoon & Day 1 Questions and Answers

With all Day 1 faculty

4:20-5:00

Military Family Panel Discussion

Christopher Nowinski, PhD, and others

Day 2: Friday, December 1, 2023

Jesse Mez, MD, MS

Co-Director, Clinical Research, BU CTE Center
Associate Professor of Neurology
Leader, Clinical Core, BU ADRC
Investigator, BU CTE Center
Co-leader, Framingham Heart Study Brain Aging Program Clinical Core

Thor Stein, MD, PhD

Director, Molecular Research, BU CTE Center
Director, Neuropathology core, BU ADRC
Associate Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Neuropathologist, VA Boston Healthcare System

Jon Cherry, PhD

Research Health Scientist, VA Boston Healthcare System; Director, Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center and CTE Center Digital Pathology Core

T Blaine Hoshizaki, PhD

Professor, Director
Neurotrauma Impact Science Lab, University of Ottawa

Carmela Tartaglia, FRCPC

Associate Professor, Tanz Centre for Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, University of Toronto; PI-Canadian Concussion Centre, Krembil Brain Institute; Site Clinical Research Unit Medical Lead ; Co-director Memory Clinic - Toronto Western Hospital

Adam White, PhD

Director of Brain Health, Professional Footballers Association; Research Fellow, University of Warwick; Co-Founder, Concussion Legacy Foundation (UK)

Christopher Nowinski, PhD

Co-founder and CEO of the Concussion Legacy Foundation

Kate Turk, MD

Assistant Professor of Neurology at the Boston University School of Medicine & Co-Leader of the Outreach, Recruitment, and Engagement Core

Andrew Budson, MD

Associate Director of the BU ADRC ORE Core Leader

9:00-9:30

Continental Breakfast

9:30-9:35

Welcome

Kate Turk, MD, and Andrew Budson, MD

9:35-10:35

Understanding Risk for CTE

Jesse Mez, MD, MS

The BU/BMC Memory and Aging Clinic: Our Approach to Patients at Risk for CTE

Jesse Mez, MD, MS

10:35-11:15

Mixed and Novel Pathologies Associated with Repetitive Head Impacts and CTE

Thor Stein, MD, PhD

11:15-11:55

Immune Changes Drive Early CTE Pathogenesis in Young Individuals with a History of Repetitive Head Trauma

Jon Cherry, PhD

11:55-12:35

The Application of Data Science Approaches to Characterize and Understanding the Relationship Between Brain Trauma in Sport and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy

Thomas Blaine Hoshizaki, PhD

12:35-1:10

Lunch

1:10-1:30

Morning Q&A

With all morning faculty

1:30-2:10

Detecting Delayed Neurodegeneration in Former Professional Athletes Who Have Suffered Repetitive Concussive and Sub-Concussive Head Injuries

Carmela Tartaglia, MD, FRCPC

2:10-2:40

Long-term Effect of TBI among Veterans

Kate Turk, MD

2:40-3:00

From Boston to Britain: CTE Prevention Protocols in Professional Soccer

Adam White, PhD

3:00-3:45

Afternoon & Full Course Q&A

With all faculty

3:45-4:45

Athlete Panel Discussion

Christopher Nowinski, PhD

4:45-4:50

Concluding Remarks

Kate Turk, MD, and Andrew Budson, MD