2013 UCSD - HeadNorth Neural Injury and Regeneration Symposium
Sponsored by: HeadNorth and
Department of Neurosciences.
Organized by: Dr. Edmund Hollis (ehollis@ucsd.edu), Dr. Binhai Zheng (binhai@ucsd.edu), assisted by Dennis Nowak
The 2013 UCSD - HeadNorth Neural Injury and Regeneration Symposium was held on June 3. Local regeneration researchers gathered together for research talks, scientific discussions and met with representatives from HeadNorth, a local non-profit organization that serves the need of people impacted by spinal cord injury.
Dr. Michael Sofroniew from UCLA gave the keynote address.
Date: June 3, 2013
Time: 9 am - 1 pm
Place: CNCB Auditorium
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Speakers:
Jeffrey Goldberg, M.D., Ph.D., Professor, Dept. of Ophthalmology
Lizhen Chen, Ph.D., (Laboratory of Dr. Yishi Jin), Depts. of Biology and Cellular and Molecular Medicine
Anders Smith, (Laboratory of Dr. Binhai Zheng), Dept. of Neurosciences and Biomedical Graduate Program
Ephron Rosenzweig, Ph.D., (Laboratory of Mark Tuszynski), Dept. of Neurosciences
Travis Stiles, (Laboratory of Steven Gonias), Dept. of Pathology and Biomedical Graduate Program
Keynote address:
Michael Sofroniew, M.D., Ph.D., Professor, Dept. of Neurobiology, UCLA
Astrocyte roles in CNS disorders
Acknowledgement
This symposium is jointly sponsored by HeadNorth and the UCSD Department of Neurosciences. HeadNorth is a local non-profit organization whose mission is “to provide essential support and guidance to individuals affected by a spinal cord injury (SCI), while championing a cure for paralysis." The UCSD Department of Neurosciences, chaired by Dr. William Mobley, is building new models to increase collaboration among researchers, industry, and clinicians through multidisciplinary research interest groups and a Translational Neuroscience Institute. For more information, please visit the department website (https://medschool.ucsd.edu/som/neurosciences).