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

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2023 - ARRIVAL DAY

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

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2023 - DAY 1

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

Register/check-in and eat.
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

9:15 - 9:30 am: The Spinal Cord Injury Research Program - Funding Impactful Research for and in Partnership with the SCI Community

Melissa Miller, PhD | United States Department of Defense

9:30 - 9:45 am: [Presentation Title Coming Soon]

Linda Bambrick, PhD | National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)

9:45 - 10:00 am: A New Era in Spinal Cord Injury Research: Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation

Marco Baptista, PhD | Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation

10:00 - 10:15 am: Wings for Life: A Commitment to Curing SCI

Sam Maddox | Wings for Life; Unite 2 Fight Paralysis

10:15 - 10:40 am: Panel Discussion with Question & Answer Session

10:40 - 11:20 am: Break - Exhibitor Visits

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

11:20 - 11:40 pm: Characterizing Sensorimotor Activity during Spinal Stimulation in Humans

Peter J. Grahn, PhD | Mayo Clinic

11:40 - 12:00 pm: One Center’s Road from Investigator-centric Academic Research toward Participant-oriented Rehabilitation Progress

Noam Y. Harel, MD, PhD | Bronx VA Neurorecovery Research
(with Jill Wecht, EdD)

11:40 - 12:00 am: One Center’s Road from Investigator-centric Academic Research toward Participant-oriented Rehabilitation Progress

Jill Wecht, EdD | Mount Sinai Spinal Cord Injury Model System
(with Noam Y. Harel, MD, PhD)

12:00 - 12:20 pm: Autonomic Dysfunction after Spinal Cord Injury: Characterizing the Deficits and Understanding the Effects of Spinal Cord Stimulation

Ryan Solinsky, MD | Mayo Clinic

12:20- 12:40 pm: Panel Discussion with Question & Answer Session

12:40 - 1:40 pm: Lunch

Plated lunch served in the conference center

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

Nathan Torgerson | Medtronic

2:00 – 2:20am: Translational Medicine: Epidural Spinal Cord Stimulation from Research to the Clinic

Elizabeth Koch, DPT | Minneapolis VA Medical Center
(with Ann Goding Miller, DPT)

2:00 - 2:20pm: Translational Medicine: Epidural Spinal Cord Stimulation from Research to the Clinic

Ann Goding Miller, DPT | Minneapolis VA Medical Center
(with Elizabeth Koch, DPT)

2:20 - 2:40 pm: [Presentation Title Coming Soon]

Sakina Valika, PT, DPT, NCS, MSCS | TryAbility Neurorecovery Center

2:40 - 3:40 pm: Stim Participant Stories + Panel Discussion

EStim Participants: Coming Soon

3:40 - 4:10 pm: Break - Exhibitor Visits

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

4:10 - 4:30 pm: Data Sharing and Reuse For Improved Translation of Spinal Cord Injury Research

J Russell Huie, PhD | University of California, San Francisco

4:30 - 4:50 pm: Restoring Upper Extremity Function in SCI with Neuroprosthetics

Megan Moynahan, MS | Institute for Functional Restoration - Case Western Reserve University

4:50 - 5:10 am: [Presentation Title TBD]

Leslie Morse, DO | University of Minnesota Department of Rehabilitative Medicine

5:10 - 5:30 pm: Panel Discussion with Question & Answer session

5:30 - 7:30 pm: Networking Reception

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

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2023 - 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: Biominerals for Therapeutic Delivery to the Injured Spinal Cord

Bill Murphy, MS, PhD | University of Wisconsin

9:30 - 9:50 am: Implementing Principles of Neuroanatomy, Neuroontogenesis, and Neuroplasticity in Integrative Therapies for Spinal Cord Injury

Igor Lavrov, MD, PhD | Mayo Clinic

9:50 - 10:10 am: Charting the SCI-Specific Serotonergic Psychedelic Risk Landscape: Initial Insights from Self-Report

David McMillan, PhD | The Miami Project

10:20 - 10:40 am: Panel Discussion with Question & Answer Session

10:40 - 11:10 am: Break - Exhibitor Visits

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

11:00 - 11:10 am: [Presenter Title Coming Soon]

[Presenter Information Coming Soon]

11:20 - 11:35 pm: SCI/TBI Minnesota Research Grant Program Update

Nekey Oliver, MEd | Minnesota Office of Higher Education

11:35 - 11:45 pm: Minnesota SCI Advisory Council Presentation

Past and present members of the MN SCI Research Grant Advisory Council share their experiences and thoughts: Mark Gormley, MD; Rob Wudlick; Uzma Samadani, MD, PhD, FACS, FAANS, Matthew Rodreick

11:45 - 12:15 pm: Panel Discussion with Question & Answer Session

12:15 - 1:15 pm: Lunch

Plated lunch served in the conference center