Webinars
Our Research Spotlight Webinars are for anyone interested in hearing about Huntington’s disease research. Each webinar features brilliant scientists highlighting their work towards treatments and cures for HD in easy to understand, non-technical language for everyone to watch.
View previous webinars on our YouTube channel.
Most Recent
April 24, 2025, 12-1pm ET
The Game Changer: Targeting Genetic Modifiers to Stop Huntington’s Disease
Zachariah L. McLean, PhD
Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Up Next
Tuesday, May 20, 2025, 12-1pm ET
James Gusella: A Life Exploring Genes
James F. Gusella, PhD
Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
2024 Leslie Gehry Prize for Innovation in Science Recipient
Upcoming Webinars
Tuesday, June 17, 2025, 12-1pm ET
40 Years of HD Research: Insights From the Director, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Walter J. Koroshetz, MD
Director, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), NIH
Wednesday, September 17, 2025, 12-1pm ET
Using Stem Cells and Genetic Messages to Transform HD Research
Andrew S. Yoo, PhD
Washington University School of Medicine
Osama Al Dalahmah, MD, PhD
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
New York-Presbyterian Hospital
Tuesday, November 18, 2025, 12-1pm ET
Future Leaders in Huntington’s Disease Research
Hassan Fakih, PhD
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Icnelia Huerto Ocampo, MD, PhD
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Xiaojing Sui, PhD
Northwestern University
Recent Webinars
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Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Tips for Preventing and Delaying Dementia – The Lancet Commission Update
Prof. Gill Livingston, MD
University College London (UCL)
February 18, 2025
Insights from CAG Repeats for HD Therapies
Jong-Min Lee, PhD
Associate Professor, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School
Chris Kay, PhD
Research Associate, Hayden Lab, University of British Columbia
January 23, 2025
Launching Hope from the Lab:
Research Breakthroughs in Huntington’s Disease
Sarah Hernandez, PhD
Director of Research Programs, Hereditary Disease Foundation
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