| 12:00pm – 5:00pm | Symposium Registration Open |
| 5:30pm – 6:30pm | Welcome – Opening Session: Learning from the “Learned” Brain Location: Zlotnik Ballroom |
| Linda Noble-Haeusslein, PhD, University of Texas at Austin | |
| Plenary Speaker: | |
| Conor Walsh, PhD, Harvard University | |
| Title: Restoring Function with Soft Wearable Robots | |
| 6:30pm – 8:00pm | Reception & Poster Session |
| 7:00am – 8:30am | Symposium Registration/Check-In |
| 8:o0am – 9:30am | Diversity Breakfast (breakfast will be provided) |
| Discussion facilitated by: | |
| Paula K. Davis, MA, Office of Diversity and Inclusion, University of Pittsburgh | |
| Co-Chair: Jennifer W. Maedgen, PhD, Division of Diversity and Community Engagement, University of Texas at Austin | |
| 9:45am – 10:45am | Opening of Day One/Welcome |
| Fabrisia Ambrosio, PhD, MPT, University of Pittsburgh | |
| Nick Willet, PhD, University of Oregon | |
| Title: Wu TSAI Human Performance Alliance | |
| Keynote Speaker: | |
| Theresa A. Jones, PhD, University of Texas at Austin | |
| Title: Brain Reorganization After Stroke: “Learning” to Drive it in Optimal Directions | |
| 11:10am – 12:00pm | Session #1: Modulation of the Microenvironment to Enhance CNS Recovery |
| Moderator: TBD | |
| Jennifer Dulin, PhD, Texas A&M University | |
| Title: Neural Progenitor Cells for Restoring Spinal Locomotor Circuitry | |
| Argyrios Stampas, MD, Texas Medical Center, Houston | |
| Title: Updates on Clinical Trials: Transcutaneous Tibial Nerve Stimulation for SCI Neurogenic Bladder | |
| 12:00pm – 12:30pm | Young Investigator Blockbuster |
| Speaker: Michael Williamson, BSc, Institute for Neuroscience, University of Texas at Austin | |
| Speaker: TBA (selected from poster abstracts) | |
| 12:30pm – 3:00pm | Lunch (will be provided) |
| 1:00pm – 3:00pm | NIH Regenerative Rehabilitation Research Opportunities Workshop |
| 3:00pm – 4:30pm | Session #2: Mechanically-Based Methods to Improve Regenerative Medicine Technologies for the Heart |
| Moderator: TBD | |
| Featured Speaker: | |
| William R. Wagner, PhD, University of Pittsburgh | |
| Title: Biohybrid Material Development for Application in Mechanically Active Soft Tissues | |
| David Mack, PhD, University of Washington | |
| Title: Functional Contractility Measurements in Human Stem Cell-Derived Cardiac and Skeletal Muscle Tissues as a Pathway to Discover New Therapies | |
| Carmen Terzic, MD, PhD, Mayo Clinic | |
| Title: TBD | |
| 4:30pm – 4:45pm | Young Investigator Blockbuster |
| Speaker: TBA (selected from poster abstracts) | |
| 4:45pm – 5:05pm | Break (refreshments will be provided) |
| 5:10pm – 6:00pm | Session #3: Novel Biomarkers for Regenerative Rehabilitation Research |
| Moderator: TBD | |
| Marzia Bedoni, PhD, Don Gnocchi Foundation | |
| Title: Progressing the Field of Regenerative Rehabilitation: Extracellular Vesicles as New Biomarkers of Response to Regeneration in Cerebrovascular Disease | |
| Amrita Sahu PhD, University of Pittsburgh | |
| Title: TBD | |
| 6:00pm – 6:15pm | Young Investigator Blockbuster |
| Speaker: TBA (selected from poster abstracts) | |
| 6:40pm – 8:30pm | Evening Session with Reception Location: Etter-Harbin Alumni Center |
| Moderator: TBD | |
| Keynote Speaker: | |
| Karunesh Ganguly, MD, PhD, UCSF | |
| Title: Modulating Neural Population Dynamics to Improve Motor Function After Injury |
| 7:00am – 8:30am | Symposium Registration/Check-in | |
| 7:30am – 9:00am | Clinical Special Interest Group Breakfast (breakfast will be provided) | |
| Moderators: Carmen Terzic, MD, PhD, Mayo Clinic | ||
| Co-chair: Patrick Spicer, MD, Baylor, Scott and White Institute for Rehabilitation | ||
| 7:45am – 8:45am | General Breakfast (breakfast will be provided) Location: Zlotnik Ballroom |
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| 9:15am – 9:20am | Open/Welcome to Day Two | |
| Featured Speaker: | ||
| Jose del R. Millan, PhD, University of Texas at Austin | ||
| Title: Brain-Computer Interfaces: Promoting Learning and Plasticity | ||
| 10:00am – 10:15am | Young Investigator Blockbuster | |
| 10:15am – 10:35am | Break (refreshments will be provided) | |
| 10:40am – 12:00pm | Session #4: How to Build a Better Mouse Trap: Innovations in Tissue Engineering for Regenerative Rehabilitation | |
| Moderator: TBD | ||
| Elizabeth Cosgriff-Hernandez, PhD, University of Texas, Austin | ||
| Title: Polymer Strategies in Musculoskeletal Tissue Engineering | ||
| Lan Luan, PhD, Rice University | ||
| Title: Multimodal Neural Interface for Neurological Disorders | ||
| G.V. Shivashankar, PhD, Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland | ||
| Title: Mechano-Genomics of Cellular Rejuvenation for Cell-Based Therapies | ||
| 11:55am – 12:00pm | Closing Remarks Fabrisia Ambrosio, PhD, MPT, University of Pittsburgh |
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