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AGI Expert Masterclass: Genetics, Disease Mechanisms and Trial Readiness in SCAs

The first AGI Expert Masterclass on Spinocerebellar Ataxias (SCAs), held online on 21–23 April 2026, brings together leading international experts to address genetics, disease mechanisms, and trial readiness in SCAs. The program delivers advanced, up-to-date content with a strong emphasis on research and basic science, covering genetic diagnostics, pathophysiology, therapeutic strategies, and clinical, digital, imaging, and molecular outcomes relevant for clinical trials. This masterclass is designed for clinicians and basic researchers working in ataxias and assumes prior foundational knowledge of ataxia characteristics, as gained through NAF/MDS training or comparable clinical or research experience.

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AGI Expert Masterclass: Genetics, Disease Mechanisms and Trial Readiness in SCAs

Program (Time in CEST/Paris and EDT/Boston)

Day 1: Tue, 21 Apr 2026

Session 1 – Disease Groups - Focusing on SCAs

Introduction (Thomas Klockgether, Bonn, Germany), 3-3:10 pm CEST, 9-9:10 am EDT

Polyglutamine SCAs (Laura Jardim, Porto Alegre, Brazil, tbc), 3:10–3:35 pm CEST, 9:10-9:35 am EDT

Intronic Expansions/ Repeats (tbc), 3:35-4 pm CEST, 9:35-10 am EDT

Non-Repeat Disease (Joana Damasio, Porto, Portugal), 4-4:30 pm CEST, 10-10:30 am EDT

Session 2 – Genetic Diagnostics, incl. Novel Technologies and Genetic Testing

Technology (long read/ short read genome sequencing) (Alex Hoischen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands), 4:45-5:15 pm CEST, 10:45-11:15 am EDT

Diagnostic Strategies (Tobias Haack, Tuebingen,Germany), 5:15-5:45 pm CEST, 11:15-11:45 am EDT

Pre-Symptomatic Testing (Alexis Brice, Paris, tbc), 5:45-6:15 pm CEST, 11:45 am - 12:15 pm EDT

Day 2: Wed, 22 Apr 2026

Session 1 – Disease Mechanisms

Polyglutamine Disorders (Thorsten Schmidt, Tuebingen, Germany), 3-3:30 pm CEST, 9-9:30 am EDT

Ion Channel Involvement and Therapeutic Approaches (Vikram Shakkottai, Dallas, USA), 3:30-4 pm CEST, 9:30-10 am EDT

Non-Repeat Ataxias (David Pellerin, Montreal, Canada), 4-4:30 pm CEST, 10-10:30 am EDT

Session 2 – Therapies

ASO Therapies (Hayley McLaughlin, Ann Arbor, USA), 4:45-5:15 pm CEST, 10:45-11:15 am EDT

Supportive Treatments (Sheng-Han Kuo, New York, USA), 5:15-5:45 pm CEST, 11:15-11:45 am EDT

Transcranial Stimulation (Roderick Maas, Nijmegen, The Netherlands), 5:45-6:15 pm CEST, 11:45 am - 12:15 pm EDT

Day 3: Thur, 23 Apr 2026

Session 1 – Outcomes - Clinical and Digital

15:00 – 15:30: Clinical Scales (Marcus Grobe-Einsler, Bonn, Germany), 3-3:30 pm CEST, 9-9:30 am EDT

15:30 – 16:00: PROMs (Jeremy Schmahmann, Boston, USA), 3:30-4 pm CEST, 9:30-10 am EDT

16:00 – 16:30: Digital Markers (Winfried Ilg, Tuebingen, Germany), 4-4:30 pm CEST, 10-10:30 am EDT

Session 2 – Outcomes - Imaging and Molecular

Imaging (Gulin Oz, Minneapolis, USA), 4:45-5:15 pm CEST, 10:45-11:15 am EDT

Fluid Biomarkers (Giulia Coarelli, Paris, France), 5:15-5:45 pm CEST, 11:15-11:45 am EDT

Trial Readiness of Biomarkers (Jennifer Faber, Bonn, Germany), 5:45-6:15 pm CEST, 11:45 am - 12:15 pm EDT

Wrap-Up (Thomas Klockgether, Bonn, Germany)

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