Dr. Clive Svendsen heads up the Svendsen Laboratory at Cedars-Sinai. He currently works closely with neurosurgeons, neurologists and other scientists to develop novel ways of using stem cells modified to treat patients with neurological diseases such as ALS, Huntington’s, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. Dr. Howard Federoff joined UC Irvine as Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs and Dean of the School of Medicine in 2015. Dr. Federoff is a nationally renowned clinical and research leader formerly at Georgetown University and a groundbreaking investigator for neurological disorders. Adrienne Shapiro is an advocate for sickle cell patients and their families.