Parkinson's Symposium 2024 - Presentation from Professor Glenda Halliday AC PhD FAA FAHMS, leading Australian neuroscientist and 2022 NSW Scientist of the Year!

Join Professor Glenda Halliday AC PhD FAA FAHMS, an Australian leading neuroscientist (2022 NSW Scientist of the year) specialising in neurodegeneration as she presents new information on Parkinson’s Disease; how it's caused, what happens to a person, new ways for diagnosis, and concepts for treatments and cures. The symposium will include presentations from clinicians, researchers and people with Parkinson's about the early and precise detection of Parkinson's Disease, Duodopa pumps, apomorphine, deep brain stimulation, early multidisciplinary input into the disease and the development of a Parkinson's registry in Tasmania. 

Professor Glenda Halliday has been a Fellow of the National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC) since 1990, appointed Professor of Medicine (2003) then of Neuroscience (2008), then NHMRC Senior Principal Research Fellow (2010) at the University of NSW, and is now a NHMRC leadership fellow at The University of Sydney until 2025. Prof. Halliday started her research in neuroscience by studying the neurochemical dopamine and its systems in a variety of animal species, including humans. It has been her focus on understanding the brain and its workings in people that has distinguished her neuroscience career.

Her research has played a major role in shaping the international standards for neuropathological diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases, particularly Lewy body diseases and frontotemporal dementias. Her research has also served as an evidence base for changes in the clinical diagnosis of these patients. Her contributions have been recognised by membership to the Australian Academy of Science and the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences and an Order of Australia, as well as through the following and other awards; 

• 2022 NSW Scientist of the year, 
• 2021 Robert A. Pritzker Prize for Leadership in Parkinson’s Research by the Michael J Fox Foundation, 2020 and 2014 NHMRC Elizabeth Blackburn Awards, 
• 2016 Cozzarelli Prize for outstanding 2015 paper, National Academy of Sciences, USA;
• 2011 Nina Kondelos Prize for outstanding neuroscience, Australian Neuroscience Society.

Event Timetable:

• 1pm - 2pm - Welcome and Presentation: New information on Parkinson’s – how is it caused, what happens to a person, new ways for diagnosis, and concepts for treatments and cures - Professor Glenda Halliday

• 2pm - 2.25pm - Break and Tasmanian Medical Orchestra

• 2.25pm – 2.45pm - The early and precise detection of Parkinson’s Associate Professor Jane Alty

• 2.45pm - 3.05pm - Deep Brain Stimulation, Apomorphine, Duodopa treatments Dr Sarah Hewer and Dr Frank Nicklason

• 3.05pm - 3.15pm - Questions

• 3.15pm - 3.40pm - Early multidisciplinary input in Parkinson’s, multidisciplinary panel discussion

• 3.40pm – 3.55 - Development of a Parkinson’s registry in Tasmania, panel discussion

• 3.55pm - 4.00pm - Closing remarks

We hope that you take this opportunity to hear about the latest research results.