Agenda 2022 : Annual Symposium : Get Educated : Unite 2 Fight Paralysis

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2022 - ARRIVAL DAY

5:00 - 7:00 pm: Early Registration & Check-In

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2022 - DAY 1

7:30 - 9:00 am: Registration & Continental Breakfast

Check in at the registration table
Grab your complimentary continental breakfast
Visit our exhibiting sponsors to find out more about their offerings for the SCI Community

9:00 - 9:15 am: Opening Remarks & Welcome

Matthew Rodreick | Unite 2 Fight Paralysis
David P. Steinberg, MD | Craig H. Neilsen Rehab Hospital - University of Utah

9:15 - 9:35 am: SCI Research Wheel 101

Matthew Rodreick | Unite 2 Fight Paralysis

9:35 - 9:55 am: Challenges and Opportunities in the Translation Pipeline for SCI Medicine

Dennis Bourbeau, PhD | Research Investigator, Louis Stokes Cleveland Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center

9:55 - 10:15 am: The Great Divide

Quinn Brett, MA | National Park Service

10:15 - 10:35 am: Panel Discussion + Question & Answer Session

Matthew Rodreick | Unite 2 Fight Paralysis
Dennis Bourbeau, PhD | Research Investigator, Louis Stokes Cleveland Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Quinn Brett, MA | National Parks Service

10:35 - 11:05 am: Break - Exhibitor Visits

Visit our exhibiting sponsors to find out more about their offerings for the SCI Community!

11:05 – 11:25 am: The Importance of the Age Factor After Spinal Cord Injury

Cédric G. Geoffroy, PhD | Texas A&M University

11:25 - 11:45 pm: Key Variables that Affect the Clinical Relevance of SCI Preclinial Studies

Candace Floyd, PhD | University of Utah

11:45 - 12:05 pm: Question & Answer Session

Cédric G. Geoffroy, PhD | Texas A&M University
Candace Floyd, PhD | University of Utah

12:05 - 1:05 pm: Lunch

Plated lunch served in the conference center

1:05 - 1:20 pm: Innovation Management - Maximizing the Commercial Impact of University Inventiveness

Paul J. Corson | University of Utah

1:20 - 1:40 pm: “It Won’t Work”: The Perception Challenge Facing Commercial BCIs

Florian Solzbacher, MS, PhD | Blackrock Neurotech

1:40 - 2:00 pm: [Presentation Title Coming Soon!]

Company Representative | NervGen Pharma

2:00 - 2:20 pm: Panel Discussion + Question & Answer Session

Paul Corson | University of Utah
Florian Solzbacher, MS, PhD | Blackrock Neurotech
Company Representative | NervGen Pharma

2:20 - 2:40 am: [Presentation Title Coming Soon!]

Dale Hull, MD, MPA| Neuroworx

2:40 - 3:00 pm: Question & Answer Session

Dale Hull | Neuroworx
Matthew Rodreick | Unite 2 Fight Paralysis

3:00 - 3:30 pm: Break - Exhibitor Visits

Visit our exhibiting sponsors to find out more about their offerings for the SCI Community!

3:30 - 4:55 pm: Film Screening: Move Me

An exclusive screening of Kelsey Peterson's documentary, Move Me.

4:55 - 5:25 pm: Question & Answer Session

Kelsey Peterson | Filmmaker, Move Me
Quinn Brett - Moderator

5:30 - 7:30 pm: Networking Reception

Use your two complimentary drink tickets included with your registration and join conference attendees for hors d'oeuvre and other refreshments

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2022 - DAY 2

7:30 - 9:00 am: Registration & Continental Breakfast

Check in at the registration table if you haven't already.
Visit our exhibiting sponsors to find out more about their offerings for the SCI Community!

9:00 - 9:10 am: Opening Remarks / U2FP Introduction

Matthew Rodreick | Unite 2 Fight Paralysis

9:10 - 9:30 am: Bridging the Translational Gap through Effective Communication

Lana Zholudeva, PhD | McDevitt Lab

9:30 - 9:50 am: A Novel Approach to Target Functional Restoration after Spinal Cord Injury

Monica A. Perez, PT, PhD | Shirley Ryan AbilityLab

9:50 - 10:10 am: Recovery of Forearm and Fine Digit Function after Chronic Spinal Cord Injury

Jerry Silver, PhD | Case Western Reserve University

10:10 - 10:30 am: Panel Discussion with Question & Answer Session

Lana Zholudeva, PhD | McDevitt Lab
Monica A. Perez, PT, PhD | Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Jerry Silver, PhD | Case Western Reserve School of Medicine

10:30 - 11:00 am: Break - Exhibitor Visits

Visit our exhibiting sponsors to find out more about their offerings for the SCI Community!

11:00 - 11:20 pm: [Presentation Title Coming Soon]

Reggie Edgerton, PhD | Neurobiology Department at UCLA

11:20 - 11:40 am: [Presentation Title Coming Soon]

Susan Harkema, PhD | University of Louisville

11:40 - 12:00 pm: Spinal Cord Stimulation Restores Synergies After Spinal Cord Injury

David Darrow, MD, MPH | University of Minnesota Medical School

12:00 - 12:30 pm: Panel Discussion with Question & Answer session

Reggie Edgerton, PhD | Neurobiology Department at UCLA
Susan Harkema, PhD | University of Louisville
David Darrow, MD, MPH | University of Minnesota Medical School

12:30 - 1:30 pm: Lunch

Plated lunch served in the conference center.

1:30 - 1:50 pm: [Presentation Title Coming Soon]

Samuel I. Stupp, PhD | Northwestern University

1:50 - 2:10 pm: Mid-career Crisis of a Spinal Cord Injury Researcher: Can Humanization of Rodent Models through Sex, Age, and Bowel Outcomes Help?

John Gensel, PhD | University of Kentucky

2:10 - 2:25 pm: Fighting for Recovery on Multiple Fronts: The Past, Present, and Future of Clinical Trials for Spinal Cord Injury

Valerie Dietz, PhD Candidate | Texas A&M University

2:25 - 2:40 am: Community Engagement Is Essential for Productive and Meaningful SCI Research

Jason Biundo | Boston Children's Hospital

2:40 - 3:00 pm: Panel Discussion with Question & Answer Session

Samuel I. Stupp, PhD | Northwestern University
John Gensel, PhD | University of Kentucky
Valerie Dietz, PhD Candidate | Dulin Lab, Texas A&M University Department of Biology
Jason Biundo | Boston Children's Hospital

3:00 - 3:30 pm: Break - Exhibitor Visits

Visit our exhibiting sponsors to find out more about their offerings for the SCI Community!