Spring Brain Conference 2024 Scientific Program:
The scientific program for Spring Brain Conference 2024 will include the following Keynote Speakers and Plenary Sessions:
Keynote speakers:
Katerina Akassoglou, PhD
Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease
Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco
Li Gan, Ph.D.
Weill Cornell Medicine
Brain and Mind Research Institute
Bruce Trapp, Ph.D.
Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic
Department of Neurosciences
Plenary Sessions and Session Organizers:
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Neuroimmune Mechanisms in Health and Disease
Dimitrios Davalos, Ph.D.
Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic
Department of Neurosciences
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Leveraging Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell technology to study CNS disorders
Valentina Fossati, Ph.D.
The New York Stem Cell Foundation
Research Institute
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Blood-Brain and other CNS Barriers
Richard Daneman, Ph.D.
University of California, San Diego
Departments of Pharmacology and Neuroscience
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Clinical Care and Repair Mechanisms in Stroke
Joao Gomes, M.D.
Cleveland Clinic
Neurological Intensive Care Unit and Cerebrovascular Center
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Neuroinflammation: Translation at the Brain-Immune Interface
Daniel Reich, M.D., Ph.D.
Translational Neuroradiology Section
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
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Novel insights into CNS effects of commonly used drugs - including nicotine
Jeffrey Joyce, Ph.D.
Florida State University College of Medicine
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Visuospatial Perception: from Bench to Bedside and Back
Aasef Shaikh, M.D., Ph.D.
Department of Neurology
University Hospitals, Cleveland Medical Center
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Neurodegeneration: Translation at the Brain-Immune Interface
Jorge Palop, Ph.D.
Gladstone Institutes
University of Californis, San Francisco
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Glioblastoma
TBD
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Trainee and Hot Topic presentations (oral presentations from trainees, and hot topics selected from submitted abstracts)
TBD
Each plenary session will host 3 oral presentations (20 min presentation and 5 min discussion each)
Additional sessions and speaker details will be added to the program soon