Past Speakers
2022-2023 Speakers
Andrei Krassioukov, MD, PhD
Institution: University of British Columbia
Title of Talk: “Till Death Do Us Part: An Optimistic View on Reality of Autonomic Dysfunction Following Spinal Cord Injury”
Dr. John "Kip" Kramer
Institution: University of British Columbia
Title of Talk: “New-Old Opportunities for Translation in Acute Spinal Cord Injury: Optimizing Pharmacological Management and Surveillance to Enhance Motor Recovery”
Dr. Franklin D. West
Institution: University of Georgia
Title of the Talk: “Neuroprotective and Regenerative Stem Cell Therapies in a Pig Stroke and TBI Model”
Michael Whalen, MD
Institution: Massachusetts General Hospital
Title of Talk: “Elucidating Mechanisms of Disease in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Using Mouse Models”
Ann M. Parr, MD, PhD
Institution: University of Minnesota
Title of Talk: “Building a New Spinal Cord after Injury”
Dr. Rodney Ritzel
Institution: University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Title of Talk: “Bi-directional Neuroimmune Dysfunction after Experimental TBI”
Dr. Kevin K. Wang
Institution: University of Florida
Title of Talk: “Translational Biomarkers for Traumatic Brain Injury: From Animal Studies to Human and Back”
2021-2022 Speakers
Dr. Cédric G. Geoffroy
Institution: Texas A&M University
Title of Talk: “Impact of Spinal Cord Injury on Cardiometabolic and Bowel Functions”
Dr. Sandra M. Garraway
Institution: Emory University
Title of Talk: “Exploring Multiple Mechanisms Underlying Pain After Spinal Cord Injury”
Dr. Justin E. Karr
Institution: University of Kentucky
Title of Talk: “Understanding Outcome Following Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: New Approaches and Underrepresented Populations”
Dr. Michael Kyweriga
Institution: Novoron Bioscience, Neuroregenerative Therapeutics
Title of Talk: “Development of a chronic tethered intrathecal drug delivery system in rats”
Dr. Hülya Bayir
Institution: University of Pittsburgh
Title of Talk: “Phospholipid Signaling in the Pathogenesis of Traumatic Brain Injury”
Hongyan "Jenny" Zou, PhD, MD
Institution: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Title of Talk: “Dissecting Neuronal Intrinsic and Extrinsic Hurdles of Axon Regeneration”
2020-2021 Speakers
Dr. John R. Lukens
Institution: University of Virginia
Title of Talk: “Causes and Consequences of Defective Brain Lymphatic Drainage in Head Trauma”
Dr. Regina C. Armstrong
Institution: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Title of Talk: “Low Dose 4-Aminopyridine Therapy Mitigates Axon Damage and Demyelination During the Acute Phase After Experimental Traumatic Brain Injury”
Dr. Michael D. Sunshine
Institution: University of Florida (at time of talk) / University of Kentucky (current institution)
Title of Talk: “Using spinal stimulation to restore motor function following spinal cord injury and opioid overdose”
Dr. Aaron Phillips
Institution: University of Calgary
Title of Talk: “A Hemotherapy for Spinal Cord Injury”