Stopping the Autoimmune Attack in Down Syndrome: New Breakthroughs and Clinical Trials
Overview
This informative GLOBAL Webinar discussed new discoveries about the harmful effects of a dysregulated immune system in Down syndrome; results from an ongoing clinical trial testing the safety and efficacy of immune therapies for autoimmune disorders; results from an ongoing clinical trial for Down Syndrome Regression Disorder; and an upcoming clinical trial of an immune therapy to improve health and developmental outcomes in children with Down syndrome.
The webinar attracted over 525 registrants from 42 states and 17 countries (Albania, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Finland, Germany, Guatemala, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Netherlands, Nigeria, Philippines, Portugal, Sri Lanka, and United Kingdom).
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Joaquín Espinosa, PhD
Dr. Espinosa is the Executive Director of the Linda Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome and Professor of Pharmacology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. Dr. Espinosa directs a diverse research program with emphasis on Down syndrome that is supported by the NIH INCLUDE Project and the Global Down Syndrome Foundation. At the Crnic Institute, Dr. Espinosa directs the Human Trisome Project, a detailed natural history study of the population with Down syndrome, which has enabled the design of novel clinical trials to improve health outcomes in Down syndrome. Dr. Espinosa currently serves as the Leader of the Administrative and Outreach Core of the NIH INCLUDE Project Data Coordinating Center, a new data resource that aims to accelerate discoveries into the mechanisms underlying the increased risk of co-occurring medical conditions in people with Down syndrome.
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