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October 21 - 23, 2021 | Virtual Symposium
Agenda 2021

Confirmed Agenda as of October 15, 2021

*Note: All times are in Central Time - United States.

 

  • THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2021 - DAY 1
  • 10:00 - 10:50 am: Exhibitor Visits & Breakout Rooms
    10:00 - 10:50 am: Exhibitor Visits & Breakout Rooms

     
    Visit our exhibiting sponsors to find out more about their offerings for the SCI Community!
    Join the Meet & Greet Open Forum Zoom discussion with conference attendees

  • 11:00 - 11:05 am:  Opening Remarks & Welcome
    11:00 - 11:05 am:  Opening Remarks & Welcome

     
    Matthew Rodreick | Unite 2 Fight Paralysis

  • 11:05 - 11:20 am:  Symposium In Context: Your Very Own Disaster Movie
    11:05 - 11:20 am:  Symposium In Context: Your Very Own Disaster Movie

     
    Sam Maddox | Unite 2 Fight Paralysis

  • SESSION 1 - Advocacy Strategies

     

  • 11:20 - 11:35 am:   The Care-Cure Continuum (with Quinn Brett)
    11:20 - 11:35 am:   The Care-Cure Continuum (with Quinn Brett)

     
    Jason Stoffer | Unite 2 Fight Paralysis

  • 11:20 - 11:35 am:  The Care-Cure Continuum (with Jason Stoffer)
    11:20 - 11:35 am:  The Care-Cure Continuum (with Jason Stoffer)

     
    Quinn Brett, MA | National Park Service

  • 11:35 - 11:50 am:  North American Spinal Cord Injury Consortium (NASCIC) – SCI Community Engagement
    11:35 - 11:50 am:  North American Spinal Cord Injury Consortium (NASCIC) – SCI Community Engagement

     
    Barry Munro, LLB | Canadian American Spinal Research Organization

  • 11:50 - 12:20 am:  Panel Discussion + Question & Answer Session
    11:50 - 12:20 am:  Panel Discussion + Question & Answer Session

    Jason Stoffer | Unite 2 Fight Paralysis
    Quinn Brett, MA | National Parks Service
    Barry Munro, LLB | Canadian American Spinal Research Organization
    Matthew Rodreick | Unite 2 Fight Paralysis - Moderator

  • 12:20 - 12:35 am: Advocate Spotlight
    12:20 - 12:35 am: Advocate Spotlight

     
    Franklin Elieh | NORCAL SCI
    Jason Stoffer | Unite 2 Fight Paralysis - Moderator

  • SESSION 2 - Strategic Collaborations
  • 12:35 - 12:50 pm: Changing the Pace of SCI Innovation: Lessons Learned on Bringing More Life Changing Technologies, Faster to People with SCI
    12:35 - 12:50 pm: Changing the Pace of SCI Innovation: Lessons Learned on Bringing More Life Changing Technologies, Faster to People with SCI

     
    Arushi Raina, MBA | Praxis Spinal Cord Institute

  • 12:50 - 1:05 pm:  A Contract Research Organization's Role in Management of SCI Clinical Trials
    12:50 - 1:05 pm:  A Contract Research Organization's Role in Management of SCI Clinical Trials

     
    Jim Hamer | DP Clinical

  • 1:05 - 1:20 pm: Facilitating Meaningful Connections between SCI Researchers and the Community (with Warren Alilain)
    1:05 - 1:20 pm: Facilitating Meaningful Connections between SCI Researchers and the Community (with Warren Alilain)

     
    Sabhya Rana, PhD | University of Florida

  • 1:05 - 1:20 pm: Facilitating Meaningful Connections between SCI Researchers and the Community (with Sabhya Rana)
    1:05 - 1:20 pm: Facilitating Meaningful Connections between SCI Researchers and the Community (with Sabhya Rana)

     
    Warren Alilain, PhD | University of Kentucky College of Medicine

  • 1:20 - 1:50 pm: Panel Discussion + Question & Answer Session
    1:20 - 1:50 pm: Panel Discussion + Question & Answer Session

    Arushi Raina, MBA | Praxis Spinal Cord Institute
    Sabhya Rana, PhD | University of Florida
    Warren Alilain, PhD | University of Kentucky College of Medicine
    Jim Hamer | DP Clinical
    Matthew Rodreick | Unite 2 Fight Paralysis - Moderator

  • 1:50-2:10 pm: Advocate Spotlight
    1:50-2:10 pm: Advocate Spotlight

    Jake Chalfin | Cure Advocacy Network - Pennsylvania
    Nancy Nicholas, MBA | SCI Community Liaison in the Blackmore Lab, Marquette University
    Matthew Rodreick| Unite 2 Fight Paralysis - Moderator

  • 2:10 - 2:25 pm: U2FP's Translational Work Group: Disruption to Direction
    2:10 - 2:25 pm: U2FP's Translational Work Group: Disruption to Direction

     
    Matthew Rodreick | Unite 2 Fight Paralysis

  • 2:25 - 2:55 pm:  Panel Discussion + Question & Answer Session
    2:25 - 2:55 pm:  Panel Discussion + Question & Answer Session

    Murray Blackmore, PhD | Marquette University
    Michael Lane, PhD | Drexel University
    Lana Zholudeva, PhD | Gladstone Institutes
    Dennis Bourbeau, PhD |Case Western Reserve University
    Matthew Rodreick | Unite 2 Fight Paralysis
    Sam Maddox | Unite 2 Fight Paralysis - Moderator

  • 2:55 - 3:00 pm:  Wrap Up
    2:55 - 3:00 pm:  Wrap Up

     
    Matthew Rodreick | Unite 2 Fight Paralysis

  • 3:00 - 3:45 pm: Exhibitor Visits & Breakout Rooms
    3:00 - 3:45 pm: Exhibitor Visits & Breakout Rooms

     
    Visit our exhibiting sponsors to find out more about their offerings for the SCI Community!
    Join an Open Forum or Session-themed Zoom discussion with conference attendees

  • FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2021 - DAY 2
  • 10:00 - 10:50 am: Exhibitor Visits & Breakout Room
    10:00 - 10:50 am: Exhibitor Visits & Breakout Room

     
    Visit our exhibiting sponsors to find out more about their offerings for the SCI Community!
    Join the Meet & Greet Open Forum Zoom discussion with conference attendees

  • 11:00 - 11:05 am: Welcome, Opening Remarks and Explanations

     
    Matthew Rodreick | Unite 2 Fight Paralysis

  • SESSION 3 - Clinical Research Strategies
  • 11:05 - 11:20 am:  A Clinical Trial of Cognitive Multisensory Rehabilitation for Neuropathic Pain Relief in Adults with Spinal Cord Injury
    11:05 - 11:20 am:  A Clinical Trial of Cognitive Multisensory Rehabilitation for Neuropathic Pain Relief in Adults with Spinal Cord Injury

     
    Ann Van de Winckel, PhD, MSPT, PT | University of Minnesota

  • 11:20 - 11:35 am:  Hybrid-FES Exercise to Prevent Cardiopulmonary Declines in Acute Hight Level SCI
    11:20 - 11:35 am:  Hybrid-FES Exercise to Prevent Cardiopulmonary Declines in Acute Hight Level SCI

     
    J. Andrew Taylor, PhD | Harvard Medical School

  • 11:35 - 11:50 am:  A Rebel's Approach to Improve Neurorecovery and Function after SCI
    11:35 - 11:50 am:  A Rebel's Approach to Improve Neurorecovery and Function after SCI

     
    Ceren Yarar-Fisher, PT, PhD | University of Alabama - Birmingham

  • 11:50 - 12:20 pm: Panel Discussion with Question & Answer Session
    11:50 - 12:20 pm: Panel Discussion with Question & Answer Session

    Ann Van de Winckel, PhD, MSPT, PT | University of Minnesota
    J. Andrew Taylor, PhD | Harvard Medical School
    Ceren Yarar-Fisher, PT, PhD | University of Alabama - Birmingham
    Christel Mitrovitch, MS | U2FP Board Member - Moderator

  • 12:20 - 12:40 pm: Advocate Spotlight
    12:20 - 12:40 pm: Advocate Spotlight

    Cynthia Templeton | Push to Walk
    Tommy Sutor, PhD | Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center
    Matthew Rodreick | Unite 2 Fight Paralysis - Moderator

  • SESSION 4 - Sexual Function
  • 12:40 - 12:45 pm: Introduction & Explanation
    12:40 - 12:45 pm: Introduction & Explanation

     
    Matthew Rodreick | Unite 2 Fight Paralysis

  • 12:45 - 1:00 pm:  Towards recovery of sexual function after chronic spinal cord injury: Preclinical studies in male rats.
    12:45 - 1:00 pm:  Towards recovery of sexual function after chronic spinal cord injury: Preclinical studies in male rats.

     
    Lique Coolen, PhD | Kent State University

  • 1:00 - 1:15 pm: Evidence of Response to Vaginal or Cervical Self-Stimulation in Women with Complete Spinal Cord Injury At or Above T10.
    1:00 - 1:15 pm: Evidence of Response to Vaginal or Cervical Self-Stimulation in Women with Complete Spinal Cord Injury At or Above T10.

     
    Barry R. Komisaruk, PhD | Rutgers University-Newark

  • 1:15 - 1:30 pm:  Everlasting Love and Sexual Sustainability after SCI: The Need for Compassion!
    1:15 - 1:30 pm:  Everlasting Love and Sexual Sustainability after SCI: The Need for Compassion!

     
    Marcalee Alexander, MD | Sex, Disability & Telehealth Author

  • 1:30 - 2:00 pm:  Panel Discussion with Question & Answer session
    1:30 - 2:00 pm:  Panel Discussion with Question & Answer session

    Lique Coolen, PhD | Kent State University
    Barry R. Komisaruk, PhD | Rutgers University-Newark
    Marcalee Alexander, MD | Sex, Disability & Telehealth Author
    Matthew Rodreick | Unite 2 Fight Paralysis - Moderator

  • 2:00 - 2:15 pm: Advocate Spotlight
    2:00 - 2:15 pm: Advocate Spotlight

     
    Peter Nowell | Cure Advocacy Network - Ohio
    Jake Beckstrom | Unite 2 Fight Paralysis - Moderator

  • 2:15 - 2:30 pm:   Beyond the Hype: Brain Computer Interfaces From Concept to Real World
    2:15 - 2:30 pm:   Beyond the Hype: Brain Computer Interfaces From Concept to Real World

     
    Florian Solzbacher, MS | Blackrock Neurotech

  • 2:30 - 2:50 pm: Question & Answer Session
    2:30 - 2:50 pm: Question & Answer Session

    Florian Solzbacher, MS | Blackrock Neurotech
    Sasha Rabchevskey, PhD | University of Kentucky - Moderator

  • 2:50 - 3:00 pm: Wrap Up
    2:50 - 3:00 pm: Wrap Up

     
    Matthew Rodreick | Unite 2 Fight Paralysis

  • 3:00 - 3:45 pm: Exhibitor Visits & Breakout Rooms
    3:00 - 3:45 pm: Exhibitor Visits & Breakout Rooms

     
    Visit our exhibiting sponsors to find out more about their offerings for the SCI Community!
    Join an Open Forum or Session-themed Zoom discussion with conference attendees

  • SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2021 - DAY 3
  • 10:00 - 10:50 am: Exhibitor Visits & Breakout Room
    10:00 - 10:50 am: Exhibitor Visits & Breakout Room

     
    Visit our exhibiting sponsors to find out more about their offerings for the SCI Community!
    Join the Meet & Greet Open Forum Zoom discussion with conference attendees

  • 11:00-11:05 am:  Opening Remarks
    11:00-11:05 am:  Opening Remarks

     
    Matthew Rodreick | Unite 2 Fight Paralysis

  • SESSION 5: Regeneration Strategies
  • 11:05 - 11:20 am:  Transplanting Neural Cells to Repair Cervical Spinal Cord Injury
    11:05 - 11:20 am:  Transplanting Neural Cells to Repair Cervical Spinal Cord Injury

     
    Michael Lane, PhD | Drexel University College of Medicine

  • 11:20 - 11:35 am:  3D-printed Spinal Cord Scaffold for Spinal Cord Injury Repair
    11:20 - 11:35 am:  3D-printed Spinal Cord Scaffold for Spinal Cord Injury Repair

      
    Jacob Koffler, PhD, MBA | University of California San Diego

  • 11:35 - 11:50 am:  Gene Therapy for Spinal Cord Injury: Progress, Challenges, and Prospects
    11:35 - 11:50 am:  Gene Therapy for Spinal Cord Injury: Progress, Challenges, and Prospects

     
    Murray Blackmore, PhD | Marquette University

  • 11:50 - 12:20 pm:  Panel Discussion with Question & Answer Session
    11:50 - 12:20 pm:  Panel Discussion with Question & Answer Session

    Michael Lane, PhD | Drexel University College of Medicine
    Murray Blackmore, PhD | Marquette University
    Jacob Koffler, PhD, MBA | University of California San Diego
    Sasha Rabchevsky | U2FP Board of Directors - Moderator

  • 12:20 - 12:35 pm: Advocate Spotlight
    12:20 - 12:35 pm: Advocate Spotlight

     
    Bob Yant | President & Founder, Axonis Therapeutics
    Sam Maddox | Unite 2 Fight Paralysis - Moderator

  • SESSION 6 - Spinal Stimulation Strategies
  • 12:35 - 12:50 pm:   Epidural Stimulation for Spinal Cord Injury – Are We Ready For Non-Research Deployment?
    12:35 - 12:50 pm:   Epidural Stimulation for Spinal Cord Injury – Are We Ready For Non-Research Deployment?

     
    Uzma Samadani, MD, PhD | University of Minnesota

  • 12:50 - 1:05 pm:  Neuromodulation: As Usual, Things Are More Complicated Than That
    12:50 - 1:05 pm:  Neuromodulation: As Usual, Things Are More Complicated Than That

     
    Keith E. Tansey, MD, PhD, FASNR, FASIA | Methodist Rehabilitation Center

  • 1:05 - 1:20 pm:   A Journey Toward Commercialization – Restoring Functions After SCI
    1:05 - 1:20 pm:   A Journey Toward Commercialization – Restoring Functions After SCI

     
    Yi-Kai Lo, PhD | ANEUVO

  • 1:20 - 1:50 pm: Panel Discussion with Question & Answer Session
    1:20 - 1:50 pm: Panel Discussion with Question & Answer Session

    Yi-Kai Lo, PhD | ANEUVO
    Keith E. Tansey, MD, PhD, FASNR, FASIA | Methodist Rehabilitation Center
    Uzma Samadani, MD, PhD | University of Minnesota
    Matthew Rodreick | Unite 2 Fight Paralysis - Moderator

  • 1:50 - 2:05 pm: Advocate Spotlight
    1:50 - 2:05 pm: Advocate Spotlight

     
    Traci Fernandez, MBA | TRYAbility Neurorecovery
    Rob Kozarek, MPH | University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics
    Matthew Rodreick | Unite 2 Fight Paralysis - Moderator

  • 2:05 - 2:20 pm: Spinal Cord Gateways to Restore Neurological Functions (with Jocelyn Bloch)
    2:05 - 2:20 pm: Spinal Cord Gateways to Restore Neurological Functions (with Jocelyn Bloch)

     
    Grégoire Courtine, PhD | .NeuroRestore

  • 2:05 - 2:20 pm: Spinal Cord Gateways to Restore Neurological Functions (with Grégoire Courtine)
    2:05 - 2:20 pm: Spinal Cord Gateways to Restore Neurological Functions (with Grégoire Courtine)

     
    Jocelyne Bloch, MD | .NeuroRestore

  • 2:20 - 2:50 pm: ONWARD Panel Discussion
    2:20 - 2:50 pm: ONWARD Panel Discussion

    Grégoire Courtine, PhD | .NeuroRestore
    Jocelyne Bloch, MD | .NeuroRestore
    Dave Marver, MBA | ONWARD
    Matthew Rodreick | Unite 2 Fight Paralysis - Moderator

  • 2:50 - 3:00 pm: Wrap Up Presentation & Invitation
    2:50 - 3:00 pm: Wrap Up Presentation & Invitation

     
    Matthew Rodreick | Unite 2 Fight Paralysis

  • 3:00 - 3:05 pm: Closing remarks
    3:00 - 3:05 pm: Closing remarks

     

  • 3:05 - 3:45 pm: Exhibitor Visits & Networking
    3:05 - 3:45 pm: Exhibitor Visits & Networking

     
    Visit our exhibiting sponsors to find out more about their offerings for the SCI Community!
    Join an Open Forum or Session-themed Zoom discussion with conference attendees

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