14 February 2024
Erasmus MC Rotterdam

Registrations are closed since January 2.

The ENCORE Expertise Centre Rotterdam (NL) hosts together with ITHACA a symposium on Genetic Neurodevelopmental Disorders on February 14th, prior to the guideline consensus meeting for Kleefstra syndrome (15-17th Feb, on invitation only!).

The event will take place at Erasmus MC Rotterdam from 9.00-15.00, coffee, small lunch and drinks will be served. Attendance is free of charge, registration by the below form. There is no hybrid possibility. The program comprises exciting talks from external professionals mentioned here and will be accomplished by talks from local ENCORE experts. Click HERE to see the meeting’s full program.

Emma Palmer, clinical geneticist  Sydney CH Australia
Expertise clinics for neurodevelopmental disorders in Sydney and co-design of national recommendations for rare disease care in Australia

Sid Srivastava, childneurologist Boston CHUSA
Natural history studies and clinical trials as part of the Developmental Synaptopathies Consortium -Lessons Learned from Clinical Trials for Cognition and Behavior in Genetic Neurodevelopmental Disorders 

Lottie Morison, PhD Candidate Speech & Language, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute Australia
Speech-Language characterization and guidance in genetic neurodevelopmental disorders

Local hosts: Prof Ype Elgersma, Chair Research and Education, Dept. of Clinical Genetics, Scientific director ENCORE Expertise Centre for Neurodevelopmental DisordersProf  Tjitske Kleefstra, Head of Dept. Clinical Genetics, Chair NDD workgroup ITHACA