Jonathan Cooper, London, UK

Field: The neurobiology of Batten Disease

Susan Cotman, Boston, USA

Field: Investigation of the role of autophagy and membrane trafficking in NCL 

Beverly Davidson, Iowa City, USA

Field: Fundamental aspects of neurodegenerative diseases and development of novel therapies for their treatment 

Jeffrey Gerst, Rehovot, Israel

Field: Intracellular protein and mRNA transport in cell growth and disease 

Guido Hermey, Hamburg, Germany

Field: The functional role of activity-regulated genes in learning and memory and a variety of neuronal diseases, including neurodegeneration 

Jörg Kreuter, Frankfurt, Germany

Field: Nanoparticles

Thomas Langmann, Regensburg, Germany

Field: The role of immunological events especially microglial activation in activation in retinal degeneration as the leading symptom of NCL

David Pearce, Sioux Falls, USA

Field: Investigation of the biochemistry of CLN3 using yeast homolog Btn1p

Mika Ruonala, Frankfurt, Germany

Field: Research in the juvenile form of NCL 

Steve Walkley, New York, USA

Field: Pathobiology and treatment of lysosomal disorders of the brain