1800 244 735

Therapeutics conference videos now online

HDBuzz covered CHDI’s therapeutics conference in February 2011 from Palm Springs. Now, videos of many of the scientific presentations have been made available to watch online.

The therapeutics conference

The annual Huntington’s disease Therapeutics Conference, hosted by CHDI Foundation Inc., is a unique forum for HD researchers to come together, share exciting findings, and establish collaborations and partnerships that accelerate the pace of research into therapies for Huntington’s disease.

CHDI is a not-for-profit ‘virtual biotechnology company’ that aims to “rapidly discover and develop drugs that delay or slow Huntington’s Disease”. It’s the largest single driving force behind the development HD treatments.

Shortly after HDBuzz launched in January, we reported from the 2011 Therapeutics Conference, held in Palm Springs, California. Our daily reports from the conference gave a plain-language overview of all the main science presented at the conference – and it was a ton of exciting stuff!

You can find our reports by searching for ‘CHDI’ on HDBuzz.net.

The videos

For the first time, videos of many of the scientific presentations have now been made available online. To find them, visit http://chdifoundation.org/ and click the ‘Presentations from the 2011 HD Therapeutics Conference’ link.

Be prepared, though: these presentations were delivered by scientists, to a room full of scientists – so they’re all rather more intensive than a typical HDBuzz article!

So, you might find helpful to consult our daily conference reports, alongside the videos.

We applaud this move – it was an exciting conference and the science deserves to reach as many people as possible. As far as HDBuzz is concerned, making conference presentations available online like this is a great step forward.

Latest Research Articles

Understanding expansions at the single cell level

Published date: 12 March, 2024

In two recent studies, researchers looked at how different parts of the brain are affected by CAG expansions in Huntington’s disease (HD) at the level of individual brain cells. The scientists looked at post-mortem brains from people with and without HD to track molecular changes in different brain regions called the cortex and striatum. These ... Read more

Huntington's Disease Therapeutics Conference 2024 – Day 3

Published date: 7 March, 2024

HDBuzz is back for the last day of the CHDI HD Therapeutics Conference: Thursday February 29th in Palm Springs, California. This article summarizes our real-time updates of the conference in community-friendly language. From genes to medicines The morning session will focus on how human genetics is driving the development of therapeutics. “Genetic modifiers” are genes ... Read more

Huntington's Disease Therapeutics Conference 2024 – Day 2

Published date: 6 March, 2024

HDBuzz is back for Day 2 of the CHDI HD Therapeutics Conference: Wednesday February 28th in Palm Springs, California. This article summarizes our real-time updates of the conference in community-friendly language. It’s a brain disease This morning’s session is titled “It’s a brain disease” and will feature talks about BRAINSSSS! HD scientists are a bit ... Read more

Huntington's Disease Therapeutics Conference 2024 – Day 1

Published date: 5 March, 2024

The HDBuzz team recently convened in Palm Springs, California, along with hundreds of other scientists from all over the globe, for the 19th Annual HD Therapeutics Conference, hosted by the HD research foundation CHDI. From Tuesday February 27th through Thursday February 29th, we live-tweeted dozens of scientific talks by world experts in Huntington’s disease research, ... Read more

CRISPR-based drugs: one giant leap for mankind

Published date: 14 February, 2024

You’ve likely heard of CRISPR. By now, you also may have heard that CRISPR has been used to produce a revolutionary new treatment for Sickle Cell Disease. Just 4 years after the Nobel Prize for the discovery of CRISPR was awarded, we have an approved treatment using this technology. This may have you wondering if ... Read more

Making babies: having a family, the HD way

Published date: 11 January, 2024

For people at risk of Huntington’s disease, having a baby who might inherit HD can make decisions around planning a family extremely difficult. This article explains the options available, and how modern reproductive science can make a difference right now to families touched by HD. Content warning This article describes issues of fertility, tough choices, ... Read more