PRELIMINARY PROGRAM
PRELIMINARY PROGRAM
IX LATIN AMERICAN COURSE ON LYSOSOMAL STORAGE DISEASES
SEPTEMBER 14-18, 2026 – ANTIGUA, GUATEMALA
Sep 14
Monday
SESSION 1 (Chair: R Giugliani)
08:00 - 14:00 - Arrivals
14:00 - Secretary open
15:00 - Hotel Check in
15:30 - Welcome Reception
16:00 - 16:30
Welcome and Introduction
Roberto Giugliani (Brazil)
16:30 - 17:10
Cell Biology and Biochemistry of Lysosomes
Guilherme Baldo (Brazil)
17:10 - 17:50
Pathophysiology of LDs
Carlos Prada (USA/Colombia)
17:50 - 18:30
Clinical Overview and Genetic Aspects of LDs
Luis Figuera (Mexico)
Evening - Dinner at hotel
Sep 15
Tuesday
SESSION 2 (Chair: N Gomez-Ospina)
08:00 - 08:40
Aspects and Management of Gaucher Disease
Gregory Pastores (UK)
08:40 - 09:20
Laboratory Diagnosis of Gaucher Disease
Paula Rozenfeld (Argentina)
09:20 - 10:00
Acid Sphingomyelinase Deficiency
Roberto Giugliani (Brazil)
10:00 - 10:30 - Official Picture / Coffee Break
SESSION 3 (Chair: A Klein)
10:30 - 11:10
Clinical Aspects and Management of Pompe
Uma Ramaswami (UK)
11:10 - 11:50
Laboratory Diagnosis of Pompe Disease
Francyne Kubaski (USA/Brazil)
11:50 - 12:30
Clinical Aspects of MPS and Related Diseases
Joseph Muenzer (USA)
12:30 - 14:00 - Lunch at hotel
SESSION 4 (Chair: R Schiffmann)
14:00 - 14:40
Alpha-Mannosidosis and other Glycoproteinoses
Carlos Prada (USA/Colombia)
14:40 - 15:20
Mechanism of Neurodegeneration in the LSDs
Hernan Amartino (Argentina)
15:20 - 16:00
Variant Intepretation Guidelines for LDs
Filippo Vairo (USA/Brazil)
16:00 - 16:30 - Coffee Break
SESSION 5 (Chair: F Vairo)
16:30 - 17:50
Group work: preliminary presentation of cases by delegates in small groups (Supervised by faculty members)
17:50 - 18:30 - Free time
Evening - Dinner at hotel
Sep 16
Wednesday
SESSION 6 (Chair: H Amartino)
08:00 - 08:40
Laboratory Diagnosis of MPS and Related Diseases
Francyne Kubaski (USA/Brazil)
08:40 - 09:20
Treatment for MPS and Related Diseases
Joseph Muenzer (USA)
09:20 - 10:00
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in LDs
Carmem Bonfim (Brazil)
10:00 - 10:30 - Coffee Break
SESSION 7 (Chair: J Muenzer)
10:30 - 11:10
Clinical Aspects, Diagnosis and Management of Fabry
Uma Ramaswami (UK)
11:10 - 11:50
Key Questions on Gaucher, Fabry and Pompe Disease
(Discussion led by Gregory Pastores)
11:50 - 12:30
Use and pitfalls of AI in the diagnosis and treatment of the LDs
Raphael Schiffmann (USA)
12:30 - 14:00 - Lunch at hotel
14:00 - Networking Afternoon and Evening
Sep 17
Thursday
SESSION 8 (Chair: P Rozenfeld)
08:00 - 08:40
Niemann Pick C and Other Lysosomal Transport Diseases
Andres Klein (Chile)
08:40 - 09:20
GM1 and GM2 Ceroid Lipofuscinoses
Hernán Amartino (Argentina)
09:20 - 10:00
MLD, Krabbe and other Leukodystrophies
Natalia Gomez-Ospina (USA/Colombia)
10:00 - 10:30 - Coffee Break
SESSION 9 (Chair: C Prada)
10:30 - 11:10
Inflammation and LDs
Paula Rozenfeld (Argentina)
11:10 - 11:50
Drug Development Process from Bench to Pharmacy
Guilherme Baldo (Brazil)
11:50 - 12:30
Modifier Genes in Lysosomal Diseases
Andres Klein (Chile)
12:30 - 14:00 - Lunch at hotel
SESSION 10 (Chair: G Pastores)
14:00 - 14:40
Neonatal Screening for LDs
Carlos Prada (USA/Colombia)
14:40 - 15:20
Diagnosis of LDs in the Multiomic Era
Filippo Vairo (USA/Brazil)
15:20 - 16:00
What an Emerging LSD specialist should understand?
Uma Ramaswami (UK), Gregory Pastores (UK),
Raphael Schiffmann (USA), Joseph Muenzer (USA)
16:00 - 16:30 - Coffee Break
SESSION 11 (Chair: F Vairo)
16:30 - 17:50
Group work (cont): preliminary presentation of cases by delegates colocar in small groups (Supervised by faculty members)
17:50 - 18:30 - Free time
Evening - Group Dinner Offsite
Sep 18
Friday
SESSION 12 (Chair: U Ramaswami)
08:00 - 09:20
Presentation of selected cases by the students and discussion with faculty members; Discussion with all faculty members, moderated by Luis Figuera (Mexico) and Uma Ramaswami (UK)
SESSION 13 (Chair: G Baldo)
09:20 - 10:30
Gene Therapy for LDs
Raphael Schiffmann (USA)
10:30 - 11:10
Genome Editing for LDs
Natalia Gomez-Ospina, (USA/Colombia)
11:10 - 11:50
Key Takeaways / Closure
Roberto Giugliani (Brazil)
NOTE: Course will adjourn by
11:30 to allow timely transfers to
the airport
12:30 - 14:00 - Lunch at hotel / Lunchbox
14:00 - Departures