Agenda as of September 3, 2024.
*Note: All times are in Eastern Daylight Time (UMT/GMT -4 hours), United States and subject to change.
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2024 - ARRIVAL DAY
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5:00 - 7:00 pm: Early Registration & Check-In -
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2024 - DAY 1
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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
Candace Floyd, PhD | Emory University
Matthew Rodreick | Unite 2 Fight Paralysis -
SESSION 1 - Translation: Context
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Kent C. New, MD, PhD, FAANS | Ascension St. Vincent’s Medical Center -
Jennifer Dulin, PhD | Texas A&M University -
10:15 - 10:45 am: Panel Discussion with Question & Answer Session
Kent C. New, MD, PhD, FAANS | Ascension St. Vincent’s Medical Center
Jennifer Dulin, PhD | Texas A&M University
David Baker, PhD | Marquette University -
10:45 - 11:15 am: Break - Exhibitor Visits
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SESSION 2 - Translation: 3 Body Problem
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David Magnuson, PhD | University of Louisville -
Ann Van de Winckel, PT, MSPT, PhD | University of Minnesota Medical School -
Gordon S Mitchell, PhD | University of Florida -
12:15 - 12:45 pm: Panel Discussion with Question & Answer Session
David Magnuson, PhD | University of Louisville
Ann Van de Winckel, PT, MSPT, PhD | University of Minnesota
Gordon S Mitchell, PhD | University of Florida -
12:45 - 1:45 pm: Lunch
Plated lunch served in the conference center -
SESSION 3 - Spinal Cord Stimulation: What Can It Do?
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Dimitry Sayenko, MD, PhD | Houston Methodist -
Elizabeth Bottorff, PhD | University of Minnesota -
Evan Sandler, PT, DPT | Shepherd Center -
2:45 - 3:10 pm: Panel Discussion and Question & Answer session
Dimitry Sayenko, MD, PhD | Houston Methodist
Elizabeth Bottorff, PhD | University of Minnesota
Evan Sandler, PT, DPT, PhD Candidate | Shepherd Center -
3:10 - 3:40 pm: Break - Exhibitor Visits
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SESSION 4 - Translation: Is 'Five Years' Finally Here?
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James D. Guest, MD, PhD, FAANS | Miami Project to Cure Paralysis -
Dave Marver | ONWARD Medical -
4:20 - 4:40 pm: Question & Answer Session
Dave Marver | ONWARD Medical
James D. Guest, MD, PhD, FAANS | Miami Project to Cure Paralysis -
Freaque | SCI Musician & Artist
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Reveca Torres | SCI Visual Artist
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5:00 - 5:20 pm: Panel Discussion with Question & Answer Session
Freaque | SCI Musician
Reveca Torres | SCI Visual Artist -
5:20 - 5:30pm: Closing Remarks
Matthew Rodreick | Unite 2 Fight Paralysis -
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2023 - DAY 2
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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 -
SESSION 5 - The Future in Combination
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Candace Floyd, PhD | Emory University -
Kajana Satkunendrarajah, PhD | Medical College of Wisconsin -
10:10 - 10:30 am: Panel Discussion with Question & Answer Session
Mark A. Anderson, PhD | Wyss Center
Candace Floyd, PhD | Emory University
Kajana Satkunendrarajah, PhD | Medical College of Wisconsin -
10:30 - 11:00 am: Break - Exhibitor Visits
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SESSION 6 - Commercializing Cures
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Dan Mikol, MD, PhD | NervGen Pharma -
Jessica Kwok, PhD | University of Leeds -
Michael Lauw | Lineage Cell Therapeutics -
12:00 - 12:30 pm: Panel Discussion with Question & Answer Session
Dan Mikol, MD, PhD | NervGen Pharma
Jessica Kwok, PhD | University of Leeds
Michael Lauw | Lineage Cell Therapeutics -
12:30 - 1:30 pm: Lunch
Plated lunch served in the conference center -
1:30 - 3:00 pm: Poster Session -
3:00 - 3:30 pm: Break - Exhibitor Visits
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SESSION 7: Strategy - Breakout Groups
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3:30 - 5:00 pm: Breakout Session A
Social Media: How Do We Break through the Noise? -
3:30 - 5:00 pm: Breakout Session B
Whole Body Translation? -
3:30 - 5:00 pm: Breakout Session C
Federal Cure Advocacy Network -
3:30 - 5:00pm: Breakout Session D
Commercialization: How Can the SCI community Help? -
3:30 - 5:00 pm: Breakout Session E
Untapped Resource: ABT Centers as a Collaborator in Clinicial Trials -
5:00 - 5:15 pm: WRAP UP
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END OF CONFERENCE
