It's a wrap! Argonaute Syndromes Science & Family Conference 2022

• Increase understanding of the features of AGO1 and AGO2 and what this means for children with these diseases

• Help scientists understand the real-life challenges that patients face

• Encourage research ideas and collaborations

• Unite patient families to share experiences and support each other

• Share learnings to raise awareness and engage with the AGO community

   

Dr. Nora Leonardi - President AGO2 Association

Dr. Davor Lessel - Research Group Leader at University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf

First to document Lessel-Kreienkamp syndrome (AGO2 gene)

Prof. Hans-Jürgen Kreienkamp - Professor at University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf

First to document Lessel-Kreienkamp syndrome (AGO2 gene)

Prof. Amélie Piton - Professor at Strasbourg University Hospital

First to document neurodevelopmental disorder associated with AGO1

Prof. Gunter Meister - Professor at University of Regensburg

Leading researcher on RNA-guided gene silencing and Argonaute proteins

Program of the preceding science conference.

Friday August 26 - Meet & Greet

• 16:00-17:30: Meet and greet for families

  • Dancing for all abilities with Carolina Youth Dance Academy (founded by AGO2 parents)

• 17:30 BBQ conference dinner. Opportunity to meet and network with attendees of the science conference

Saturday August 27 - Main Conference

• 10:30-11:00: Coffee

• 11:00-12:30: Session 1 - The patient story

  • Welcome by Dr. Leonardi, panel with patient families and storytelling with Dr. Schey

• 12:30-13:45: Lunch break

• 13:45-15:15: Session 2 - AGO1/AGO2 research: What we know about the syndrome and what this means for your child 

  • Discussion and Q&A with Dr. Lessel, Prof. Piton, Prof. Kreienkamp, Prof. Meister, Prof. Simard

• 15:15-16:00: Coffee break and dancing for all abilities

• 16:00-17:00: Session 3 - Paths to a treatment

  • Virtual talks & Q&A with Dr. Leslie Gordon and M. Pettigrew

• Dinner at Novotel (not included)

Sunday August 28 - Family Day

• 10:00 - Puppet theater show "The Great Coconut Robbery" with hand-made puppets (special show in English - thanks to fabulous Birgit!!)

• 11:30 - Lunch in a beer garden

• ~13:00 - Good-byes after lunch

University of Regensburg, Germany (Google Maps)

Regensburg is a beautiful city in Bavaria. Its medieval historic town is a UNESCO heritage site. We recommend you save some time to visit it!

Regensburg can be reached in 1-1.5h from Munich and in 3.5h from Frankfurt. More information on travel here.

You will receive a pass to travel on local public transport upon arrival at your hotel.

Our conference partner is the Novotel.

The deadline for pre-booked rooms has passed, but if you still need a room please email contact@ago2.org and we will do our best to get you a room. 2 nights for patient families are covered by the grant.

Hotel rooms are fully refundable if cancelled at least 2 weeks prior to arrival.

• Food: Room rates include a breakfast buffet. Dinner on Friday, lunch & coffee breaks on Saturday and lunch on Sunday will be provided for free at the conference. Dinner on Saturday night is not included.

• Language: The official language of the conference is English

• Child care: We will have a separate space close to the conference room to meet up in. We will have some toys and volunteers in the room to assist with kids activities. Please get in touch if you have extra requirements we should know about ahead of time.

• Covid: We will respect local requirements regarding covid and are monitoring the situation to keep everyone as safe as possible.

  • Please note that masks must be worn at all times on public transport

  • Please take a self-test before you travel and don't come if you test positive