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22nd VPS13 Forum: "Novel functions of VPS13 and XK proteins"

28. July 2025

The 22nd virtual VPS13 Forum is to continue the conversation and exchange amongst an international community of clinicians, scientists, and families dealing with chorea-acanthocytosis (VPS13A disease) or McLeod syndrome (XK disease), respectively.

Monday, July 28th

from 2:00-4:00 pm CEST/UTC+2 (Central European Summer Time)

from 8:00-10:00 am EDT/UTC-4 (Eastern Daylight Time)

from 9:00-11:00 pm JST/UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)

Zoom Link

Meeting ID: 692 1089 3370

Code: 853735

A G E N D A

  1. Advocacy updates: Representatives of the Neuroacanthocytosis Advocacies
  2. Conference update: Muhammad Ansar, Ophthalmology Department of the University of Lausanne, Switzerland
  3. XK is a novel oligodendrocyte protein with a potential role in de-/remyelination: Shiqi Liao, Hemmer group, Department of Neurology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, School of Medicine and Health, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
  4. VPS13 proteins are essential for ER homeostasis: Paula Sanchez, Zorzano group, Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB  Barcelona), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Baldiri Reixac, Barcelona, Spain
  5. Membrane contact sites link lysosomal dysfunction and mitochondrial quality control via regulation of local protein synthesis in neurons: Angelika Harbauer, Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence, Martinsried, Germany, and Technical University of Munich, Institute of Neuronal Cell Biology, Munich, German

We hope to see many of you at the event, which we hope will result in an extensive exchange of observations and ideas. Apart from the presentations, the discussion is the main focus of the forum.

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