S1. Brain Development and Connectivity Across the Lifespan in Down Syndrome: Insights from Cellular Mechanisms, Mouse Models, and Advanced Human MRI
Tracks
Room 1
| Wednesday, June 17, 2026 |
| 11:00 - 13:00 |
| Room 1 |
Speaker
Prof. Tarik Haydar
Boston University
Lasting effects on TcMAC21 cortical function from fetal alterations to neurogenesis.
11:00 - 11:30Biography
Dr Abi Fukami - Gartner
King's College London
King's College London
Early Volumetric and Microstructural Alterations in Down Syndrome Revealed by In Vivo Fetal and Neonatal Brain MRI
11:30 - 12:00Biography
Abi Fukami-Gartner conducted his PhD research under the supervision of Professor Mary Rutherford at King's College London & St Thomas' Hospital, London (UK). He has coordinated the "early brain imaging in DS" (eBiDS) study, and published data pertaining to the fetal and neonatal brain with DS.
Dr Fedal Saini
Phd Student
King's College London
Probing grey matter microstructure with diffusion MRI to study preclinical Alzheimer’s disease in adults with Down syndrome
12:00 - 12:30Biography
Marie-Joelle Beaudoin
Cerebellar Maturation: Structural Connectivity of the Cerebellum and its Relationship to Cognitive functioning in Adults with Down Syndrome
12:30 - 13:00Biography
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