Timing and Town

• The SEQUINS Annual Meeting held in the Spring each year, is a multidisciplinary one-day scientific forum focused on nervous system health and care

• SEQUINS annual meeting's overarching goal is the reduction of neurological inequities and disparities, and accelerated translation of research findings to improve outcomes for disproportionately burdened populations

• The inaugural SEQUINS annual meeting is taking place in person on May 15, 2025 in Charleston, South Carolina, USA; a virtual attendance option will also be available

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Particulars and Participants

• ​Forum brings together leaders in the field of brain health equity research to review current “state-of-the-art” scientific work and formulate new directions in research and therapies.

• Unique composition of the Annual Meeting allows for cross-fertilization between scientists, both young and established, local and global, and by ​capitalizing on the interdisciplinary experience of the invited participant body, seeks to elucidate the evolution of a few major themes integral to the field.

 

Presentations and Priorities

• Topics for the individual talks are chosen based on their strategic impact on furtheringunderstanding of underlying mechanisms and the development of innovative approaches for advancingbrain health equity

• Each SEQUINS Annual Meeting emphasizes 5 major types of inequities/disparities (race/ethnic, sex/gender, geographic, socioeconomic, and global)

• SEQUINS Annual Meetings identify knowledge gaps and controversies as well as present opportunities and solutions for researchers from diverse scientific and professional disciplines to discuss cutting-edge research about key inequities/disparities in brain care and health

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Scope and Style

• Invited presentations cover various aspects of investigation and management including: basic/translational science, clinical science, population health, community engagement, clinical trials,implementation science, and policy-making/scaling-up.

• Invited speakers present late-breaking and often unpublished data to stimulate energetic discussion,and the sessions are designed to allow for substantial time for moderated participant discussion.

 

Networking and Notifications

• Representatives from academia, industry, the National Institutes of Health participate in the robust discussions

• Networking functions are embedded into scheduled events at the Annual Meeting

• Proceedings of each SEQUINS Annual Meeting are summarized and published in the Society's scientific journal

 

Partners and Posterity

• The SEQUINS Annual Meeting is a collaborative initiative between the Society for Equity Neuroscience, Medical University of South Carolina (Department of Neurology and College of Graduate Studies), as well as other stakeholders and partners as identified and invited.

• ​Starting in 2026, the SEQUINS Annual Meeting program agenda will be tailored to incorporate themes and speakers that cover NINDS Strategic Plan High-Level Health Equity Recommendations: https://www.neurology.org/toc/wnl/101/7_Supplement_1