WORLDSymposium 2020 Young Investigator Awards
WORLDSymposium was pleased to announce the 11 recipients of the 2020 Young Investigator Awards on Monday, February 10, 2020. Click to view award recipients.
WORLDSymposium 2020 Exhibitors
WORLDSymposium 2020 attracted over 35 Exhibitors and 12 Patient Advocate Groups. View 2020 Exhibitor List.
WORLDSymposium 2020 Satellite Symposia
15 Satellite symposia were held from Tuesday, February 11, 2020 to Thursday, February 13, 2020. Click here for the full schedule.
WORLDSymposium 2020 Emerging Trends
For the eigth consecutive year, WORLDSymposium began with Emerging Trends in Lysosomal Biology & Lysosomal Diseases: State-of-the-art for Experts on Monday, February 10, 2022. See agenda and faculty.
WORLDSymposium 2020 Poster Sessions
WORLDSymposium 2020 had 485 scientific abstracts presented at three (3) separate poster sessions. View 2020 Poster List.
WORLDSymposium 2020 Program
Following Emerging Trends in the morning and the Young Investigator Awards, presentations in the afternoon session discussed innovations in technology and how they can be applied to early diagnosis for lysosomal conditions, progress in gene therapy, and exploitation of differences at the cellular level that may indicate early disease state. View full program.
WORLDSymposium 2020 Roscoe O. Brady Award
WORLDSymposium 2020 Roscoe O. Brady Award was presented to John F. Crowley, MD on Tuesday, February 11, 2020 at 7:30 AM, followed by a scientific presentation by Dr. Crowley: The Moral Obligation to Ensure Access to Medicines for All Patients in Need. View details.
WORLDSymposium 2020 Patient Advocate Leader (PAL) Award
WORLDSymposium 2020 Patient Advocate Leader (PAL) Award was received by Cara O’Neill, MD on Wednesday, February 12, 2020. Cara O’Neill, MD, is the Chief Science Officer at Cure Sanfilippo Foundation, a pediatrician, and mother to a daughter with the rare disease Sanfilippo syndrome (MPS III). More details.
WORLDSymposium 2020 Keynote Speakers
Dr. Chester B. Whitley’s Keynote Address: Navigating Clinical Trials, was on Wednesday, February 12, 2020 as well as Dr. Peter Marks’ Keynote Address: The Shift from Personalized to Individualized Therapies, on Thursday, February 13, 2020 at 7:30 AM. Read speaker bios.