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.
Up Next
Thursday, April 16, 2026
12-1pm ET
The Science (and Surprises) around Lowering the Huntington Protein
Jeff Carroll, PhD
Recipient of 2025 Leslie Gehry Prize for Innovation in Science
A live Q&A will take place following the webinar.
Future Webinars
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
12-1pm ET
A Legacy of Hope: The Essential Role of Brain Donation
C. Dirk Keene, MD, PhD
UC San Diego
Daniel D. Child, MD, PhD
University of Washington
A live Q&A will take place following the webinar.
September – DATE TBD
HD2026: Milton Wexler Symposium
Recap with HDBuzz
A live Q&A will take place following the webinar.
Tuesday, November 10, 2026
12-1pm ET
Future Leaders in Huntington’s Disease Research
with HDF-funded Young Investigators
Vanessa H. Casha, PhD
University of California, Los Angeles
2025 Nancy S. Wexler Young Investigator Prize recipient
Francisco Garcia, PhD
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Swati Balakrishnan, PhD
University of Toronto
A live Q&A will take place following the webinar.
Most Recent Webinar
Tuesday, March 24, 2026
What Your Blood Tells Us: The Science Behind HD Biomarkers
Lauren Byrne, PhD
University College London
Zanna Voysey, MA, MRCP
University of Cambridge
A live Q&A will take place following the webinar.
Previous Webinars
View all previous webinars on our YouTube channel.
November 18, 2025
Future Leaders in Huntington’s Disease Research
Hassan Fakih, PhD
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Icnelia Huerta Ocampo, MD, PhD
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Xiaojing Sui, PhD
Northwestern University
September 17, 2025
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
June 17, 2025
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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