2016 Chicago Symposium on Translational Neuroscience

"Ion Channels and Neurological Disease"

2016 Speakers:
	10:15am William A. Catterall PhD Professor and Chair, Department of Pharmacology University of Washington Lecture Title: "Electrical Signaling at Atomic Resolution: From Structure to Therapy" view abstract
	11:00am Jian Payandeh PhD Genentech, Inc. Lecture Title: "Visualizing the Holy Grail of Sodium Channel Pharmacology: Nav1.7 and Beyond" view abstract
	12:00pm Lunch Break
	1:00pm Louis J. Ptáček MD Professor, Department of Neurology University of California, San Francisco Lecture Title: "Clinical, Genetic, and Physiological Characterization of Episodic Neurological Disorders" view abstract
	1:45pm Miriam H. Meisler PhD Myron Levine Distinguished University Professor Professor of Human Genetics Professor of Neurology University of Michigan Lecture Title: "De novo, Gain-of-Function Mutations of Sodium Channel SCN8A in Epileptic Encephalopathy" view abstract
	2:30pm Break & Photos
	2:45pm Steve Cannon MD PhD Professor and Chair, Department of Physiology University of California, Los Angeles Lecture Title: "Mechanism-Based Therapeutics in Periodic Paralysis" view abstract
	3:30pm Jeffrey L. Noebels MD PhD Professor, Neurology, Neuroscience, and Molecular & Human Genetics Director, Blue Bird Circle Developmental Neurogenetics Laboratory Baylor College of Medicine Lecture Title: "Mutant Ion Channels, Killer Waves, and Sudden Unexpected Death" view abstract

Symposium Steering Committee:
	Christopher M. Gomez MD PhD Albina Y. Surbis Professor and Chair Department of Neurology
	Francisco Bezanilla PhD Lillian Eichelberger Cannon Professor Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology The University of Chicago
	Alfred L. George MD Chair, Department of Pharmacology Director, Center for Pharmacogenomics Magerstadt Professor of Pharmacology Northwestern University

Symposium Organizer
	Marla Scofield Education Administrator Department of Neurology