# Event Details - **Event Name**: Advances in the Treatment of Neurodegeneration - **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 21 Jan, 2026 at 05:30 pm – Wed, 21 Jan, 2026 at 07:45 pm - **Event Description**: This event will focus on cutting-edge strategies for developing and validating new therapies for Parkinson's disease.Agenda?: 05:30 PM - 05:35 PMWelcome Host: Alex Samoshkin, Office for Translational Research, UoC?: 05:35 PM - 05:50 PMValidating a novel drug target in Parkinson's: where to begin?Host: Nataly Hastings, CEO, Cellestial Health, Cambridge Info: Dr Nat Hastings has background in clinical neurosciences and bioengineering at the University of Cambridge. She established "Cellestial Health" to spin-out academic IP and develop new disease-modifying drugs for Parkinson's and other neurological conditions. She raised over £1M in academic and commercial grants plus equity funding to advance the translational developments.?: 05:50 PM - 06:10 PMDeveloping a new therapy - understanding positioning: case study in Parkinson'Host: Simon Stott, Director of Research, Cure Parkinson's,Info: Simon leads on fostering promising new lines of research, promoting beneficial worldwide scientific and clinical collaborations across the community. Simon plays a leading role in the ongoing growth of Cure Parkinson’s International Linked Clinical Trials (iLCT) programme, working alongside the iLCT Committee to ensure the most promising drugs are prioritised for clinical trial in Parkinson’s.?: 06:10 PM - 06:30 PMImmunosuppression for Parkinson's disease?: Learning points from AZA-PDHost: Julia Greenland, Neurology Registrar, Addenbrooke's HospInfo: Dr Julia Greenland is a neurology registrar working in Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK. She trained in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, graduating in 2011. She completed her training in general medicine, and since 2016 has worked as a specialty registrar in neurology in the East of England. She has had an interest in Parkinson's disease since undergraduate training, undertaking an intercalated research masters degree with a clinical project orientated around the interaction of cognition and gait in Parkinson’s disease. She completed her PhD in 2024, which explored the role of the immune system in Parkinson’s disease. She was the sub-investigator of AZA-PD, a clinical trial of azathioprine in early Parkinson’s disease, and was involved in the design, set-up, running and analysis of this early phase randomised double-blind placebo-controlled trial.?: 06:30 PM - 06:50 PMAggregation State Selective Protein Degradation: A Novel Therapeutic Modality Host: Jonathan Benn, TRIMTECH Therapeutics, CambridgeInfo: Jonathan completed his PhD in the lab of Professor Will McEwan, where he developed genetically encoded degraders to selectively target and remove pathological aggregated tau protein from within living cells. These degraders utilise the catalytic domain of the E3 ubiquitin ligase TRIM21 and demonstrated for the first time that pre-formed tau protein aggregates can be degraded via the TRIM21 pathway.?: 06:50 PM - 07:45 PMDrinks, buffet & networking - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/cambridge/advances-in-the-treatment-of-neurodegeneration/100001977921627833 - **Event Categories**: workshops, health-wellness, nonprofit - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: Cambridge - **state**: EN - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: School of Clinical Medicine - **lat**: 52.17593 - **long**: 0.1416296 - **full address**: School of Clinical Medicine, Hills Road, Cambridge, United Kingdom ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Advances in the Treatment of Neurodegeneration - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/df967252ef239bbfee56905d3b4509e1cc84c0e2a63387e792fbcf2e2ba99aa9-rimg-w942-h469-dcebefd5-gmir.jpg?v=1767057972 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Advances in the Treatment of Neurodegeneration being held? - **A:** Advances in the Treatment of Neurodegeneration takes place on Wed, 21 Jan, 2026 at 05:30 pm to Wed, 21 Jan, 2026 at 07:45 pm at School of Clinical Medicine, Hills Road, Cambridge, United Kingdom. - **Q**: Who is organizing Advances in the Treatment of Neurodegeneration? - **A:** Advances in the Treatment of Neurodegeneration is organized by CamNTF Organising Committee. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Advances in the Treatment of Neurodegeneration is ideal for learners, working professionals, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Cambridge, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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