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.

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Most Recent

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

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Up Next

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

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Upcoming Webinars

Andrew Yoo (principal investigator), Osama Al Dalahmah (co-investigator)

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

2024 Transformative Research Award recipients

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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April 24, 2025
The Game Changer: Targeting Genetic Modifiers to Stop Huntington’s Disease

Zachariah L. McLean, PhD
Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston

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
Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston

Chris Kay, PhD
Hayden Lab, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

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