7th SAUDI MOVEMENT DISORDERSCONFERENCE

DAY 2: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2025

PARALELL SESSION 1

• Moderators: Dr Wejdan Hakami
• Dr Walaa Mohammad

Morning Parallel Sessions

• 09:00 AM – 12:00 AM

GP2 The global PD genetics program

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• Dr Andrew Singleton
• Prof Huw Morris
• Prof Ai Huey Tan
• Dr Blauwendratt

↪︎ Why is genetics important (GP2)

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↪︎ Monogenic disease, state of the field

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↪︎ Complex genetics, state of the field

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↪︎ Genetic testing in the clinic

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↪︎ Challenges of working in underrepresented populations

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↪︎ Lessons from monogenic PD and atypical Parkinsonism studies

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↪︎ Genetics based therapeutics

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↪︎ Why genetics research is important

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PARALELL SESSION 2

• Moderators: Dr Jehad Maqlan
• Dr Omar Alsenaidi

LCIG workshop.

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• Dr Ali Abusrair

Ataxia workshop.

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• Dr Heba Shinawi

DBS and other interventions

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• Dr Faisal Alotaibi

LUNCH BREAK 12:00 AM -13:00 PM