Future of Neuroscience Conference: Neural Repair
Friday, April 18, 2008
Time: 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
This interactive day-long program focuses on the fascinating field of neural repair. The program will feature poster sessions, platform presentations, a series of case vignettes, a panel discussion, and several invited lecturers discussing new developments in the field. The presenters will combine high-level science with practical clinical application.
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Future of Neuroscience Schedule
| 9:00 a.m. - 9:20 a.m. | Welcome and Introduction Michael Weinrich, MD |
| 9:20 a.m. - 9:55 a.m. | "Cellular Therapies in Motor Neuron and White Matter Spinal Cord Disease" Douglas Kerr, MD, PhD, Johns Hopkins Hospital |
| 9:55 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. | "Rewiring the Injured CNS: Lessons from the Optic Nerve" Larry Benowitz, PhD, Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School |
| 10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. | Abstract Presentations TBD |
| 11:00 a.m. - 11:20 a.m. | Break and Posters |
| 11:20 a.m. - 11:55 a.m. | "Noninvasive Brain Stimulation in Neurology: Perspectives on the Therapeutic Potential of fTMS and TDCS" Alvaro Pascual-Leone, MD, PhD, Harvard Medical School |
| 11:55 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | "Synaptic Plasticity" Gary Lynch, MD, University of California, Irvine |
| 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. | Luncheon |
| 1:30 p.m. - 2:05 p.m. | "Treatment of Spinal Cord Injury" Mark H. Tuszynski, MD, PhD, University of California, San Diego |
| 2:05 p.m. - 2:40 p.m. | "Restorative Therapies for Stroke" Steven Cramer, MD, University of California, Irvine |
| 2:40 p.m. - 3:10 p.m. | Abstract Presentations TBD |
| 3:10 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. | Break and Posters |
| 3:30 p.m. - 4:05 p.m. | "Brain Neuroprosthesis Interface" Hunter Peckham, PhD, Case Western Reserve University |
| 4:05 p.m. - 4:40 p.m. | "Aphasia Treatment and the Human Mirror System" Steven Small, MD, PhD, University of Chicago Medical Center |
| 4:40 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Panel Discussion Douglass Kerr, Larry Benowitz, Alvaro Pascual-Leone, Gary Lynch, Mark Tuszynski, Steven Cramer, Hunter Peckham, and Steven Small |