13th Annual UCI Neuromuscular Colloquium

1. Identify different clinical presentations and patterns of involvement in neuromuscular diseases.
2. Understand current standards and guidelines for management of neuromuscular disorders.
3. Understand genetic basis of inherited myopathies and advancements in gene therapies.
4. Understand the changing landscape of myasthenia gravis treatment in light of recent development of targeted therapies such as complement inhibition and neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn) blockade.
5. Discuss ongoing clinical trials in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis including gene targeted and cell-based therapies.
6. Discuss the roll of imaging studies in the diagnosis and management of inherited myopathies.

$100 Physicians
$75 Allied Healthcare Professionals
$75 Non-UCI Nurses
$40 UCI Nurses
Complimentary: ALL internal and external Students, Fellows, Residents
Complimentary: UCI Faculty **promo-code required
Paid Exhibitor attendee (1 or 2 people limit per exhibitor): **promo-code required

ADA Statement: In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, we will make every reasonable effort to accommodate your request.  For any special requests, please contact the activity administrator before the meeting date.

Event Contact: Rachel Shulemson at [email protected].

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Huntington Beach, CA 92648, USA

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13th Annual UCI Neuromuscular Colloquium Room Block 

The University of California, Irvine School of Medicine adheres to ACCME Criteria, Standards and Policies regarding industry support of continuing medical education. Disclosure of faculty and their commercial relationships will be made prior to the activity.

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

University of California, Irvine School of Medicine Continuing Medical Education adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers or others are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

Member Information

Role in activity

Nature of Relationship(s) / Name of Ineligible Company(s)

Rachel Shulemson
University of California, Irvine

Activity Coordinator

Nothing to disclose

Namita Goyal, MD
Professor of Neurology
UC, Irvine School of Medicine

Course Director, Faculty

Grant or research support-Abcuro|Grant or research support-Amylyx (Relationship has ended)|Grant or research support-Alexion|Grant or research support-Annexon|Grant or research support-Calico|Grant or research support-Clene|Grant or research support-Fulcrum|Grant or research support-Janssen|Grant or research support-Medicinova|Grant or research support-MT Pharma (Relationship has ended)|Grant or research support-PepGen|Grant or research support-Pfizer|Grant or research support-PTC therapeutics|Grant or research support-Roche|Grant or research support-Sanofi|Speakers Bureau-Argenx|Speakers Bureau-CSL Behring

Ali A Habib, MD
Clinical Professor
UC, Irvine School of Medicine

Course Director, Faculty

Grant or research support-argenx|Grant or research support-Alexion Pharmaceuticals|Grant or research support-UCB|Grant or research support-CabalettaBio|Grant or research support-Genentech (Any division)|Grant or research support-Immunovant|Grant or research support-Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.|Grant or research support-VielaBio-Horizon|Speakers Bureau-Alexion Pharmaceuticals|Speakers Bureau-UCB|Speakers Bureau-argenx|Membership on Advisory Committees or Review Panels, Board Membership, etc.-argenx|Membership on Advisory Committees or Review Panels, Board Membership, etc.-UCB|Membership on Advisory Committees or Review Panels, Board Membership, etc.-Roche (Any division) (Relationship has ended)|Paid consultant-NMDPharma|Grant or research support-Arcellx|Grant or research support-Novartis Corporation Pharmaceuticals|Grant or research support-Merck (Any division)

Tahseen Mozaffar, MD, Professor
Professor
UCI School of Medicine

Course Director, Faculty

Consulting Fee-Alexion Pharmaceuticals|Consulting Fee-Amicus|Consulting Fee-Sanofi|Consulting Fee-Fate Therapeutics|Consulting Fee-Maze Therapeutics|Grant or research support-Spark Therapeutics (Relationship has ended)|Consulting Fee-Cabaletta (Relationship has ended)|Grant or research support-AnnJi (Relationship has ended)|Grant or research support-Ask Bio|Consulting Fee-Horizon Therapeutics|Grant or research support-Cabaletta|Consulting Fee-Janssen (Any division) (Relationship has ended)|Consulting Fee-Argenx|Grant or research support-Argenx|Consulting Fee-Merck (Any division)|Honoraria-Muscular Dystrophy Association|Consulting Fee-Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.|Consulting Fee-UCB|Grant or research support-Astellas (Any division)

Margaret Adler, MD
Program Director
Harbor UCLA Medical Center

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Suur Biliciler, MD
Professor of Neurology
UT Health Science Center at Houston,McGovern Medical School

Faculty

Speakers Bureau-UCB|Honoraria-Amgen, Inc. (Relationship has ended)

Anne M Connolly, MD, FAAN
Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics
Nationwide Childrens Hospital Columbus Ohio

Faculty

Advisor-Sarepta Therapeutics|Advisor-Edgewise Therapeutics|Grant or research support-Scholar Rock|Grant or research support-Biohaven|Grant or research support-Novartis|Membership on Advisory Committees or Review Panels, Board Membership, etc.-Avidity Biosciences|Membership on Advisory Committees or Review Panels, Board Membership, etc.-Oculopharmaca

JORDI DIAZ-MANERA, MD, PhD
PROFESSOR
NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY
United Kingdom

Faculty

Consulting Fee-Astellas (Any division)|Grant or research support-Sanofi S.A.

Maxwell Greene, MD
Stanford

Faculty

Paid consultant-NMD Pharma|Membership on Advisory Committees or Review Panels, Board Membership, etc.-ML Biosolutions

Stephen Johnson, MD
Mayo Clinic

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Shaida Khan, DO
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Faculty

Membership on Advisory Committees or Review Panels, Board Membership, etc.-UCB (Relationship has ended)|Advisor-UCB (Relationship has ended)

Richard A Lewis, MD
Professor of Neurology
Cedars-Sinai

Faculty

Consulting Fee-Annexon |Consulting Fee-Argenx |Consulting Fee-Seismic|Consulting Fee-BioCrist|Consulting Fee-Intellia|Consulting Fee-TGTX|Consulting Fee-tgtx|Consulting Fee-Dianthus |Consulting Fee-Grifols|Consulting Fee-Janssen (Any division)|Consulting Fee-Nuvig |Consulting Fee-Sanofi S.A.|Consulting Fee-Takeda Pharmaceuticals (Any division)|Consulting Fee-Immunovant|Consulting Fee-Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.|Consulting Fee-Novartis Corporation Pharmaceuticals|Honoraria-Medscape

Jeffrey Mullen, MD
UC Irvine School of Medicine

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Lauren Phillips, MD
MD
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Mona Rezaei, MD
university of California, Irvine

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Anna Rostedt Punga, MD, PhD
Professor of Clinical Neurophysiology
Uppsala University
Sweden

Faculty

Consulting Fee-UCB|Advisor-ARGENX|Advisor-Toleranzia|Membership on Advisory Committees or Review Panels, Board Membership, etc.-Amgen, Inc.

Steven Scherer, MD, PhD
Professor
University of Pennsylvania

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Perry Shieh, MD, PhD, FAAN
Professor
UCLA

Faculty

Speakers Bureau-Alexion Pharmaceuticals|Speakers Bureau-UCB|Speakers Bureau-Biogen|Speakers Bureau-Genentech (Any division)|Speakers Bureau-CSL Behring, LLC|Speakers Bureau-argenx|Speakers Bureau-Grifols|Consulting Fee-Sarepta|Consulting Fee-Novartis Corporation Pharmaceuticals|Consulting Fee-Astellas (Any division)|Consulting Fee-Biogen|Consulting Fee-Genentech (Any division)|Consulting Fee-Alexion Pharmaceuticals|Consulting Fee-UCB|Speakers Bureau-Catalyst

Julian Thomas, MD
Pediatric Subspecialty Facuty

Faculty

Speakers Bureau-Biogen|Advisor-Italfarmaco (Relationship has ended)

Bhavesh Trikamji, MD
Associate Professor of Neurology
University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Mindi Word
University of California, Irvine

Other Planning Committee Member

Nothing to disclose

Friday, May 9, 2025

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