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| 12:00pm – 5:00pm | Symposium Registration Open |
| Location: Zlotnik Ballroom Prefunction | |
| 5:30pm – 6:30pm | Welcome Location: Zlotnik Ballroom 1/2 |
| 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 – 9:00pm | Reception, Poster Session and Pitch Competition |
| Location: Zlotnik Ballroom 3 | |
| 6:30pm – 7:15pm | Pitch Competition |
| 7:30pm – 9:00pm | Poster Session |
| 7:00am – 8:30am | Symposium Registration/Check-In |
| Location: Zlotnik Ballroom Prefunction | |
| 8:o0am – 9:30am | Diversity Breakfast (breakfast will be provided) |
| Room: Guadalupe Classroom | |
| 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 – 10:55am | Opening of Day One/Welcome |
| Room: Zlotnik Ballroom 1/2 | |
| Fabrisia Ambrosio, PhD, MPT, Harvard University | |
| 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 | |
| 10:55 – 11:10 am | Break |
| Location: Zlotnik Ballroom Prefunction | |
| 11:10am – 12:00pm | Session #1: Modulation of the Microenvironment to Enhance CNS Recovery |
| Room: Zlotnik Ballroom 1/2 | |
| Moderator: Linda Noble-Haeusslein, PhD, University of Texas at Austin | |
| Jennifer Dulin, PhD, Texas A&M University | |
| Title: Neural Progenitor Cell Transplantation for Spinal Cord Injury | |
| 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, PhD, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston Title: Subventricular Zone Cytogenesis Provides Trophic Support for Neural Repair |
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| Speaker: Ahad Siddiqui, Mayo Clinic Title: Subthreshold Electrical Epidural Stimulation to Enhance Recovery after SCI |
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| 12:30pm – 3:00pm | Lunch (will be provided) |
| Room Location: Tejas Dining Room/Interior Courtyard | |
| 1:00pm – 2:30pm | NIH Regenerative Rehabilitation Research Opportunities Workshop |
| Room Location: Room 202 | |
| 3:00pm – 4:30pm | Session #2: Mechanically-Based Methods to Improve Regenerative Medicine Technologies for the Heart |
| Room: Zlotnik Ballroom 1/2 | |
| Moderator: Aaron Baker, PhD, University of Texas at Austin | |
| Plenary 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: Cardiac Tissue Engineering: Next Generation of Heart Regenerative Therapies | |
| 4:30pm – 4:45pm | Young Investigator Blockbuster |
| Speaker: Miles Massidda, University of Texas at Austin Title: Mechanobiological Rejuvenation of Messanchymal Stem Cells from Aged Patients |
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| 4:45pm – 5:05pm | Break (refreshments will be provided) |
| Location: Zlotnik Ballroom 1/2 Prefunction | |
| 5:10pm – 6:00pm | Session #3: Novel Biomarkers for Regenerative Rehabilitation Research |
| Room: Zlotnik Ballroom 1/2 | |
| Moderator: Nick Willett, PhD, University of Oregon | |
| 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: Exploring the Transcriptome and Connectome for the Study of Muscle-Brain Axis | |
| 6:00pm – 6:15pm | Young Investigator Blockbuster |
| Speaker: Kuntal Chowdhary, MD, University of Pittsburgh Title: Coming of Age – An Investigation into the Impact of Aging on the Efficacy of Platelet-Rich Plasma Treatment in Osteoarthritis |
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| 7:00pm – 9:00pm | Evening Session with Reception |
| Reception Location: Alumni Center (10 min walk from AT&T Center) | |
| Moderator: Michael Boninger, MD, University of Pittsburgh | |
| 7:30pm – 8:20pm | Keynote Speaker: |
| Karunesh Ganguly, MD, PhD, UCSF | |
| Title: Modulating Neural Population Dynamics to Improve Motor Function After Injury |
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| 8:20pm – 9:00pm | Reception |
| Student Social starts at 8:30 pm at Gabriel’s Cafe |
| 7:00am – 8:30am | Symposium Registration/Check-in | |
| Location: Zlotnik Ballroom Prefunction | ||
| 7:30am – 9:00am | Clinical Special Interest Group Breakfast (breakfast will be provided) | |
| Room: Guadalupe Classroom | ||
| Moderators: Carmen Terzic, MD, PhD, Mayo Clinic | ||
| Patrick Spicer, MD, Baylor, Scott and White Institute for Rehabilitation | ||
| 7:45am – 8:45am | General Breakfast (breakfast will be provided) | |
| Room: Tejas Conference Dining | ||
| 9:15am – 9:20am | Open/Welcome to Day Two | |
| Location: Zlotnik Ballroom 1/2 | ||
| Plenary 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 | |
| Speaker: Kai Wang, Harvard University | ||
| Title: Engineering 3D Skeletal Muscle Constructs to Model Age-Related Regenerative Defects and Responses to Intervention | ||
| 10:15am – 10:35am | Break (refreshments will be provided) | |
| Room: Zlotnik Ballroom Prefunction | ||
| 10:40am – 12:00pm | Session #4: How to Build a Better Mouse Trap: Innovations in Tissue Engineering for Regenerative Rehabilitation | |
| Room: Zlotnik Ballroom 1/2 | ||
| Moderator: Joseph Roche, BPT, Dip. Rehab. PT, PhD, Wayne State University | ||
| Elizabeth Cosgriff-Hernandez, PhD, University of Texas at Austin | ||
| Title: Polymer Strategies in Musculoskeletal Tissue Engineering | ||
| Lan Luan, PhD, Rice University | ||
| Title: Multimodal Neural Interface for Neurological Disorders | ||
| G.V. Shivashankar, PhD, ETH Zurich & Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland | ||
| Title: Mechano-Genomics of Cellular Rejuvenation for Cell-Based Therapies | ||
| 11:55am – 12:00pm | Closing Remarks Fabrisia Ambrosio, PhD, MPT, Harvard University |
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