by ARSACS | May 12, 2025 | News Archives, Past Conferences
A research project led by Dr. Benoit Gentil and funded by the Foundation will be presented at the American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy (ASGCT) annual meeting, a key event in the field of gene and cell therapy. The presentation video titled “Ataxia of...
by ARSACS | May 12, 2025 | News Archives, Past Conferences
Last April, Sonia Gobeil was interviewed by CheckRare during the World Orphan Drug Congress (WODC). This is a valuable opportunity to raise awareness for ARSACS (Autosomal Recessive Spastic Ataxia of Charlevoix-Saguenay) and to highlight the importance of ongoing...
by ARSACS | May 12, 2025 | News Archives, Past Conferences
As part of the World Orphan Drug Congress, this session was led by Sonia Gobeil (co-founder), Betsy Trainor (board member), and Dr. Jeremy Schmahmann.
by ARSACS | May 12, 2025 | News Archives, Past Conferences
As part of the World Orphan Drug Congress, this conference was presented by Alexandre Paré (McGill PhD student).
by ARSACS | May 12, 2025 | News Archives, Past Conferences
This congress provided a forum to discuss and advance orphan drug development and to enhance access to life-saving therapies for individuals living with a rare disease. The Foundation was proud to participate and contribute to raising awareness about ARSACS and the...
by ARSACS | Mar 3, 2025 | News Archives, Past Conferences
This webinar, hosted by Dr. Justin Wolter, was part of the National Ataxia Foundation’s (NAF) educational series on Ataxia, featuring leading experts in the field. View all NAF past webinars
by ARSACS | Feb 17, 2025 | News Archives, Past Conferences
February 14th 2025 – This webinar was presented by Sonia Gobeil (co-founder) and Dr. Benoit Gentil as part of the month of ‘Zébrier 2025’, organized by the Regroupement québécois des maladies orphelines. View here
by ARSACS | Feb 17, 2025 | News Archives, Past Conferences
February 13, 2025 – This webinar, hosted by Dr. Nicolas Dupré and Dr. Élise Duchesne, was part of the National Ataxia Foundation’s (NAF) educational series on Ataxia, featuring leading experts in the field. View all NAF past webinars
by ARSACS | Dec 6, 2021 | Latest News, Past Conferences
More than 200 participants from different backgrounds (academic, pharmaceutical and people with ARSACS) participated in the Symposium. An international network of ARSACS researchers who shared their research progress in a climate of collaboration and exchange of...
by ARSACS | Jul 16, 2021 | Conferences, Past Conferences
A virtual conference to be held on June 14-17, 2021. This scientific conference has relevance to ARSACS. The theme is protein homeostasis, or proteostasis, which include the systems for production and folding of proteins, and the quality control repair and degradation...
by ARSACS | Jun 2, 2021 | Latest News, Past Conferences
Dr. Gentil and Dr. Durham presented the results of their team’s ARSACS research at the 31st International Symposium on ALS/MND. The research, funded by the Foundation, was the work of Afrooz Dabbaghizadeh and Alexandre Paré.31st International Symposium on...
by ARSACS | Feb 16, 2021 | Latest News, Past Conferences
As part of the Rare Diseases Day (February 25) organized by GRIMM, Dr. Olivier Audet will present his research findings on muscle co-contractions in ARSACS patients. Infographie (in French only).
by ARSACS | Feb 11, 2021 | Past Conferences
In case you missed it, this is a opportunity to view the virtual conference held on January 21 by Dr. Luc Hébert and Olivier Audet on the abnormal muscles co-contraction in ARSACS patients and possible avenues for interventions. Virtual conference. ( Text of...
by ARSACS | Jan 12, 2021 | Past Conferences
Invitation to individuals affected with ARSACS, their caregivers and health professionals to a free online presentation on Thursday January 21, 2021, 1:30pm-2:30pm “Abnormal muscle co-contraction in the lower limbs: a factor limiting the mobility of patients with...
by ARSACS | Oct 15, 2020 | Conferences, Past Conferences
Special invitation to individuals affected with ARSACS, their caregivers and health professionals to a free online presentation on November 5th, 2020. Dr. Gentil will present in layman’s terms his research project « Research on Gene and Replacement Therapies to...
by ARSACS | Oct 8, 2020 | Conferences, Past Conferences
“Comment le patient peut-il, du diagnostic à l’innovation, faciliter son odyssée thérapeutique?” Invitation to all. Note that the free visioconference, organized by the Centre de recherche Centre Hospitalier Université de Montréal and les Hospices Civils...
by ARSACS | Jun 11, 2019 | News Archives, Past Conferences
Dr. Brais will be presenting “New insights on ARSACS lead to a search for candidate compounds” at the 6th International Meeting on Spastic Paraparesis and Ataxia on September 20-21 2019 in Nice, France. The program includes plenary talks from leaders in...
by ARSACS | Apr 24, 2019 | News Archives, Past Conferences
Dr. Cynthia Gagnon will be presenting on the Natural History, Biomarkers and Endpoints for ARSACS at the November 2019 International Ataxia Research Conference in Washington, DC
by ARSACS | Mar 28, 2019 | News Archives, Past Conferences
Opportunity to meet Dr. Esther Becker from University of Oxford guest speaker at the NeuroForum 2019 conference and find out the «New insights into cerebellar disorders». The conference, organised by the Axe NeuroSciences, Centre de Recherche du CHU de Québec, will be...
by ARSACS | Jul 4, 2018 | News Archives, Past Conferences
Fifth International Symposium on ARSACS on October 31-November 1,2018 in Montreal. Special Invitation from Dr. Brais. Website Registration by October 1st.
