Grand Rounds February 2026

Presentation will be in lecture format with Q & A following

All Grands rounds take place on Tuesday from 12:00pm-1:00pm

For zoom dial in please use:

        1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) or

        1 646 558 8656 US (New York)

February 3, 2026

Sherlock Holmes and the Metacognition of Neurology

Ilya Kister, MD
Professor, Department of Neurology at NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Director, Neuromyelitis Optica Treatment and Research Program
Director, MS Fellowship
NYU Langone Multiple Sclerosis Comprehensive Care Center,
New York, NY

February 10, 2026

AAV Based Gene Therapy for the Muscular Dystrophies

Melissa Spencer, PhD
Director, Neuromuscular Division, Neurology
Co-Director, Center for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy at UCLA
UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center
Los Angeles, CA

February 17, 2026

Ataxia, Epilepsy, Migraine and Cognitive Delay: CACNA1A Spectrum Disorders and the Search for Therapies

Christopher M. Gomez, MD, PhD
Albinea Y Surbis Professor
Department of Neurology
The University of Chicago
Chicago, IL