Registration is now open for the 2009 PD Therapeutics conference,organized by The Michael J. Fox Foundation and the New York Academy of Sciences and taking place in NYC on September 30, 2009.

Chaired by J. William Langston, MD, of The Parkinson’s Institute and Clinical Center, the conference will highlight drug discovery and development for Parkinson’s disease.  

Confirmed speakers include:

Matthias Baehr, PhD
Krystof Bankiewicz, MD, PhD
Susan Bressman, MD
David Bumcrot, PhD
P. Jeffrey Conn, PhD
Matthew Farrer, PhD
Robert Nussbaum, MD
Michael Schlossmacher, MD
Leslie Shinobu, MD, PhD
Andrew Singleton, PhD
Gretchen Snyder, PhD
David Standaert, MD, PhD

When: Wednesday September 30, 2009

Time: 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Registration Fee:
Non-Profit / Academic
Early Bird (before July 15) - $150.00
Standard (after July 15) - $250.00

For-Profit / Industry
Early Bird (before July 15) - $250.00
Standard (after July 15) - $350.00

Click here to read more about the event and for instructions on how to register.

A small number of rooms have been blocked for conference participants at the New York Marriott Downtown (85 West Street at Albany Street, NYC). To secure a room at the reduced group rate of $229, please log on to  the Marriott Web site and enter the Group Code pdtpdta when making your booking. You can call 1-800-242-8685 and request a room for the PD Therapeutics Conference.

For more information on the meeting, please email research@michaeljfox.org.