Program - S1. Brain Development and Connectivity Across the Lifespan in Down Syndrome: Insights from Cellular Mechanisms, Mouse Models, and Advanced Human MRI

S1. Brain Development and Connectivity Across the Lifespan in Down Syndrome: Insights from Cellular Mechanisms, Mouse Models, and Advanced Human MRI

Tracks

Room 1 | Capitol Ballroom

Wednesday, June 17, 2026

11:00 - 13:00

Room 1 | Capitol Ballroom

Speaker

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Dr Fedal Saini

Researcher

King's College London

Introduction

Prof. Tarik Haydar

Boston University

Lasting effects on TcMAC21 cortical function from fetal alterations to neurogenesis.

11:00 - 11:30

Dr. Shahid Zaman

Assistant Professor

University Of Cambridge & CPFT

Early Volumetric and Microstructural Alterations in Down Syndrome Revealed by In Vivo Fetal and Neonatal Brain MRI

11:30 - 12:00

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Dr Fedal Saini

Researcher

King's College London

Probing grey matter microstructure with diffusion MRI to study preclinical Alzheimer’s disease in adults with Down syndrome

12:00 - 12:30

Dr. Marie-Joelle Beaudoin

CAMH

Cerebellar Maturation: Structural Connectivity of the Cerebellum and its Relationship to Cognitive functioning in Adults with Down Syndrome

12:30 - 13:00

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