Neurology Grand Rounds: Dr Jonathan Rohrer

Visiting Professor Series: 
Professor Jonathan Rohrer
Professor of Neurology
University College London Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London, UK.

Title: Edging closer to therapies for frontotemporal dementia

Learning objectives:
1) the current status of observational FTD studies,
2) worldwide collaborative efforts to develop platform trials, and
3) recent developments in therapies developed for FTD

Dr. Jon Rohrer is a Professor of Neurology at the Dementia Research Centre in the Queen Square UCL Institute of Neurology as well as a Consultant Neurologist at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery. He leads the international Genetic FTD Initiative, GENFI, a European and Canadian multicentre cohort study of presymptomatic genetic FTD. The research of his team focuses on the development of novel biomarkers in frontotemporal dementia (FTD)

These rounds are generously supported through formal partnership with the Division of Neurology; Alexion, Amylyx, Eisai, EMD Serono, Paladin Labs, Roche and UCB.