[PL-01] Plenary Lecture 01

[PL-01-1] ALS: Overview of disease pathogenesis and the introduction of precision therapy

Matthew C. Kiernan (Bushell Chair of Neurology, Brain and Mind Centre; Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney; Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia)

Professor Matthew C Kiernan AM MBBS PhD DSc FRACP FAHMS

Professor Matthew Kiernan is the Bushell Chair of Neurology at the University of Sydney and Co-Director of the Brain and Mind Centre. He is Chair of the World Federation of Neurology ALS/MND Specialty Group and established the Pan-Asian Consortium for Treatment and Research in ALS (PACTALS). He is President of the Brain Foundation and Editor Emeritus of the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry.