2017 Chicago Symposium on Translational Neuroscience

"Neuromodulation and Brain Machine Interface"

May 12, 2017

The University of Chicago Medicine
Knapp Center for Biomedical Discovery (KCBD)
900 E 57th St.
Chicago, IL 60637
First Floor Auditorium (KCBD 1103)

Registration Deadline: April 30, 2017
Cost to Register: None
Breakfast & Lunch will be provided

Breakfast: 9:00am
On site Registration: CLOSED
Introductions: 10:00am

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	10:15am Richard A. Andersen PhD James G. Boswell Professor of Neuroscience Caltech, Division of Biology and Biological Engineering The Eileen S. Trafimow Keynote Speaker Lecture Title: "Brain-Machine Interfaces Using Neural Activity from the Posterior Parietal Cortex of Tetraplegic Humans" view abstract
	11:00am Robert F. Kirsch PhD Allen H. and Constance T. Ford Professor and Chair Department of Biomedical Engineering Case Western Reserve University Executive Director, Cleveland Functional Electrical Stimulation Center Research Career Scientist Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center Lecture Title: "Restoring Movement and User Control of the Paralyzed Arm: BCI-Commanded FES" view abstract
	12:00pm Lunch Break
	1:00pm Robert Gaunt PhD Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation University of Pittsburgh Lecture Title: "Somatosensation in Human Brain Machine Interfaces" view abstract
	1:45pm Theodore W. Berger PhD Holder of the David Packard Chair in Engineering Director, Center for Neural Engineering USC Viterbi School of Engineering Professor of Biomedical Engineering Lecture Title: "An Implantable Neural Prosthesis for Human Memory" view abstract
	2:30pm Break & Photos
	2:45pm Thomas Wichmann MD Professor, Department of Neurology Director, Morris K. Udall Center of Excellence for Parkinson's Disease Research Emory University Lecture Title: "The Role of the Thalamus in Parkinsonism" view abstract
	3:30pm Helen M. Bronte-Stewart MD John E. Cahill Family Professor Professor of Neurology and, by courtesy, of Neurosurgery at the Stanford University Medical Center Stanford University Medical Center Lecture Title: "Closed Loop Neuromodulation for Parkinson’s Disease, the Present and the Future" view abstract

Symposium Steering Committee:
	Christopher M. Gomez MD PhD Albina Y. Surbis Professor Department of Neurology The University of Chicago
	Sliman Bensmaia PhD Associate Professor Department of Organismal Biology and Anatomy Committee on Neurobiology Committee on Computational Neuroscience The University of Chicago
	Nicholas Hatsopoulos PhD Professor Department of Organismal Biology and Anatomy Department of Neurology Committee on Neurobiology The University of Chicago
	Tao Xie MD PhD Associate Professor The University of Chicago

Symposium Organizer
	Marla Scofield Education Administrator Department of Neurology