2026 NINDS CTE Summit
Save the Date: October 27-28, 2026
Bethesda, Md., & Remote
Theme: Research Priorities and Advances in Clinical Diagnosis
About the Conference
It will have been seven years since the First NINDS Workshop to Define the Diagnostic Criteria for Traumatic Encephalopathy Syndrome (TES) and eleven years since the First NINDS/NIBIB Consensus Meeting to Define Neuropathological Criteria for the Diagnosis of CTE. Since then, there have been new advances in both the clinical and neuropathological spheres and we will convene a new meeting to showcase these advancements and plan for the future, both in terms of research and clinical care.
Save the date for October 27-28, 2026. The conference will be virtual and in person. In person space is limited. Click or tap here to register.
An agenda for the conference will be added at a later date.
Conference Information
Goals of the Summit
Summit Workgroups
Conference Information
Conference Information
Goals of the Summit
Summit Workgroups
Conference Information
Save the Date: October 27-28, 2026
National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke
Bethesda, MD & Remote
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Goals of the Summit
- Review research progress on CTE, including, but not limited to research funded by NINDS
- Evaluate the readiness of the TES Criteria for use in settings beyond observational research, including clinical trials and clinical care.
- Make recommendations for additional future CTE-related research and funding priorities.
Summit Workgroups
The Summit will have 5 workgroups: CTE neuropathology and CTE/TES symptoms, biomarkers, clinical trials, and head trauma exposure. The agenda will include presentations by invited lecturers and workgroup chairs and co-chairs in addition to workgroup breakout sessions and discussion.
Conference Co-Chairs
