New in 2020, the ‘Emerging Scholar Lecture’ series was designed exclusively for junior and early career annual meeting attendees. These sessions provide the opportunity for junior and early career members to present in front of a full virtual audience amongst their peer group. Sixteen presenters showcased their research during one of four ANA2020 Emerging Scholar Lecture Series sessions. All presentations were judged by ANA Fellows based on a set of criteria established by the Scientific Program Advisory Committee. 

Emerging Scholar Lectures 1

• An Undiagnosed White Matter Disorders Neurogenetics Clinic
• Loss of Chchd2 and Chchd10 Activates Oma1 Peptidase to Disrupt Mitochondrial Cristae Phenocopying Patient Mutations
• Objective Dystonia Identification Helps Elucidate Dystonia Pathophysiology
• The Power of Single Cell Technologies; from T Cell Receptor to Antigen(s) in Multiple Sclerosis

Emerging Scholar Lecture 2

• Chemically Patterned Hydrogel Scaffolds Provide Cell-assembled Matrices to Guide Spinal Cord Regeneration
• FTH1De Novo Dominant Variants Alter Iron Metabolism and Cause a Pediatric Onset Neuroferritinopathy
• Neuropathy-causing TRPV4 Mutations Disrupt TRPV4-RhoA Interactions and Impair Cytoskeletal Regulation
• Schwann Cells with Fig4 Deficiency are Predisposed to Demyelination

Emerging Scholar Lecture 3

• APOE Genotype Regulates Pathology and Disease Progression in Synucleinopathy
• Cognitive Impairment and Risk Factors of LATE, a Novel Degenerative Pathology
• Critical Glial Role For Parkinson's Disease Risk Genes In Controlling Alpha-synuclein Toxicity
• Disparities in Access to Care and Research Participation in Advanced Parkinson's Disease: Differences Between a Home Visit Study and Outpatient Clinic Population

Emerging Scholar Lecture 4

• Gamma Sensory Flicker for Patients with Prodromal Alzheimer’s Disease: A Phase I Trial
• In-vivo Two-photon Imaging Reveals Brain Capillary Plugging During Neurotoxicity in a Mouse Model of Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T Therapy
• Non-invasive Calcium Imaging Reliably Classifies Sleep States