2021 FUTURES Quality of Life Panel: Easing the Burden

Focused on engaging families in conversations about the load they carry and how to manage life as a caregiver.

Taylor Berhow, MSW, MPA

Social Worker and Neuro-behavioral Health Specialist

University of Utah Health

Tiffany Cook, MS, CCC-SLP

Senior Director

CureDuchenne Cares

Richard Kravitz, MD

Professor of Pediatric Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine

Duke University

Marissa Penrod

Co-Founder

The Duchenne Family Assistance Program

Lori Safford

Duchenne Mother and Advocate

2021 FUTURES Quality of Life Panel: Defining Happiness

Focused on the intersection between physical needs and living a fulfilling life.

Tiffany Cook, MS, CCC-SLP

Senior Director

CureDuchenne Cares

Doug Levine, PT

CureDuchenne Certified Physical Therapist

CureDuchenne

Pradeep P.A. Mammen, MD, FACC, FAHA

Associate Professor of Medicine and Co-Director

Senator Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Cooperative Research Center, Director for Translational Research for the Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Program, UT Southwestern Medical Center

Tom McNalley, MD

Associate Professor of Pediatrics

University of California San Francisco Benioff's Children's Hospitals

Brenda Wong, MD

Professor of Pediatrics and Neurology and Director

UMass Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Program at the University of Massachusetts Medical School

2021 FUTURES Quality of Life Panel: Cognition in Duchenne

Focused on cognitive abilities and psychological wellness in individuals living with Duchenne.

Tiffany Cook, MS, CCC-SLP

Senior Director

CureDuchenne Cares

Missy Dixon, MS, PhD

Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Divisions of Pediatric Neurology, Psychiatry and Behavioral Health

University of Utah

Danielle Forrest, OTR, OTD

Occupational Therapist III

Children’s Health and Rehabilitation Services

Matthew Harmelink, MD

Pediatric Neurologist

Medical College of Wisconsin

Mathula Thangarajh, MD, PhD, FAAN

Assistant Professor of Neurology

Virginia Commonwealth University

2021 FUTURES Quality of Life Panel: Making Decisions

Focused on empowering families to make informed decisions about their child’s care / personal care across all junctures of the Duchenne journey.

John Brandsema, MD

Child Neurologist and Neuromuscular Section Head

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Tiffany Cook, MS, CCC-SLP

Senior Director

CureDuchenne Cares

Michael Kelly, PhD

Chief Scientific Advisor

CureDuchenne

Sheryl Marrazzo

Duchenne Mother, Grandmother and Advocate

4 Jake's Sake | CureDuchenne

Christina Trout, RN, MSN

Advanced Practice Nurse, Neuromuscular Program

Department of Pediatrics, University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital

Jennifer Wallace Valdes, PT

CureDuchenne Certified Physical Therapist

CureDuchenne Physical Therapy Program

The Family’s Role in Research Panel

A deep dive into the world of clinical and academic research, including input from multiple stakeholders, with the family at the center of it all.

Matthew Alexander, PhD

Assistant Professor in Pediatric Neurology and Genetics

Children’s of Alabama | University of Alabama at Birmingham

Diana Castro, MD

Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Neurology and Neurotherapeutics

University of Texas Southwestern

Tiffany Cook, MS, CCC-SLP

Senior Director

CureDuchenne Cares

Joanna Kemp, BSN, RN

Senior Director of Clinical Operations | Director, CureDuchenne Link

CureDuchenne

Lauren Morgenroth, MS, CGC

Chief Operating Officer

TRiNDS

Clint & Leslie Porter

CureDuchenne Champion Family

2021 FUTURES: Keynote Panel

An inspiring conversation about living in the moment with a rare diagnosis.

Sean Baumstark

Co-Founder

Two Disabled Dudes

Kyle Bryant

Co-Founder

Two Disabled Dudes

Jake Marrazzo

Living with Duchenne

Glenn Olesen

Living with Duchenne

GlennDane Adapt and Conquer

Tanner Rico

Living with Duchenne

2021 FUTURES: Exon Skipping Panel

Information and updates on exon skipping therapies and research from experts in the Duchenne community.

Ash Dugar, PhD

Senior Vice President, Medical Affairs

Dyne Therapeutics

Kevin Eggan, PhD

Group Vice President, Head of Research and Early Development

BioMarin

Leslie Magnus, MD

Vice President, Medical Affairs

NS Pharma

James McArthur, PhD

President and Chief Executive Officer

PepGen

Lianna Orlando, PhD

Senior Director of Research

CureDuchenne

Mark Stahl, MD, PhD

Senior Medical Director, Clinical Development

Avidity Biosciences

Deanna Tucker, PharmD

Senior Medical Science Liaison

Sarepta Therapeutics