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Saturday
April 12:
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Arrival Day |
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No Host Bar at Kellogg Conference Hotel,
6 - 9 pm |
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Sunday
April 13:
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Science
& Education Symposium - Kellogg Conference Hotel |
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7:45
- 8:30 am: |
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Registration
& Continental Breakfast |
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8:30 - 8:45 am: |
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Welcome Remarks |
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8:45
- 9:15 am: |
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Keynote
Address: Sean
Tipton - former president of CAMR (Coalition for the Advancement of
Medical Research) |
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9:15 - 9:30 am:
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Break |
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9:30 am - 12 Noon:
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Breakout
Sessions I & II |
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1. Drs. Simon Archibald & Stephen Davies
- Decorin and GRP-derived Astrocytes: Advances in SCI Repair |
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2. Dr.
D. Michele Basso - Evidence for Exercise Interventions for
Neuropathic Pain After
Spinal Cord Injury. As
many as 80% of
people with spinal cord injury (SCI) develop neuropathic pain.
This pain called allodynia is described as burning and
stabbing which is triggered by innocuous stimuli. Effective
treatments are limited or absent for this type of pain.
Dr. Basso will report on her research into whether different
types of exercise could reduce allodynia below the level of the
injury. |
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3. Dr.
Hans Keirstead - Moving Stem Cell Research to the Clinic. Dr. Keirstead will outline the progress of his research
efforts to develop treatments for spinal cord injury. One treatment
that his laboratory developed is now being tested in humans, and two
others are being developed for human testing. Dr. Keirstead will
discuss the challenges, failures and successes he has experienced on
his road from the bench to the bedside.
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4. Dr.
John McDonald - Changing Concepts in
CNS Repair: From Stem Cell to
Activity-Based Restoration
Therapies |
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5. Dr.
Damien Pearse - Update on Research Findings at the Miami Project |
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6. Dr.
Yang (Ted) D. Teng - Functional Repair for the Injured Spinal Cord: Mechanisms
gleaned from neural stem cell and polymer studies |
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7. Dr.
Wise Young - SCI 101 and Update on the China Clinical Trials |
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12 Noon - 12:15 pm:
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Break |
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12:15 - 1:30 pm:
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Seated
Lunch - Advocate Testimonials |
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1:30 - 2:00 pm:
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Dr.
Mark Hurtt - Alseres Pharmaceuticals |
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2:00 - 2:15 pm:
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Break |
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2:15 - 4:30
pm: |
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Breakout
Sessions III & IV - See Sessions I & II for list of speakers |
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4:30 - 5:00 pm: |
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Break |
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5:00
- 7:00 pm: |
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Networking
Reception hosted by the Sam Schmidt Paralysis Foundation |
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Monday
April 14:
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Complementary
& Real-Time Therapies - Kellogg Conference Hotel |
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8:00 - 8:45 am: |
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Continental
Breakfast |
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8:45 - 10:45
am:
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Neurotechnology
for SCI with Interactive Demonstrations - More
Info
Jennifer French, Neurotechnology Network |
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10:45 - 11:00
am:
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Break |
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11:00 - 12 Noon:
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Strategies
to Maximize Health Status in the Presence of Paralysis
Dr. Cristina Sadowsky, Clinical Director,
International Center for SCI, Kennedy
Krieger Institute |
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12 Noon - 1:00 pm: |
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Box Lunch |
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1:00 - 2:00 pm: |
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Stem
Cell Research "Breakthroughs" - Separating Fact from
Fiction
Brooke
Ellison, President & Founder of The Brooke Ellison Project |
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2:00 - 2:30 pm:
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Legislative
Briefing - Michael Manganiello & Rachel Hammerman |
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2:30-2:45 pm: |
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Break |
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2:45 - 4:45 pm: |
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Adaptive
Yoga Workshop with Jo Zukovich - More
Info
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6:00 - 9:00 pm: |
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Kickoff
to Capitol Hill Banquet |
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6:00 - 7:00 pm: |
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Social Hour |
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7:00 - 9:00 pm: |
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Dinner & Entertainment |
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Tuesday
April 15: |
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Capitol
Hill Day - Make appointments with your legislators - More
Information |
