Frontiers in Clinical Neuroscience Plenary Session

Thursday, April 14, 2011

9:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.

Focuses on translational research related to clinical issues of importance. Four physician-scientists outline their recent research findings, along with the clinical implications.

Moderator: Stefan M. Pulst, MD, FAAN, Chair, Science Committee.

Neurodegeneration: Models and Mechanisms

Serge Przedborski, MD, PhD
Columbia University, New York, NY

Neurexins and Neuroligins: From Synaptic Cell Adhesions to Autism

Thomas C. Sudhof, MD
Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA

Optogenetics: Development and Application

Karl Diesseroth, MD, PhD
Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA

Coding and Decoding Pathogenic Ion Channels in Epilepsy

Jeffrey Noebels, MD, PhD
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX