Newswise — In honor of the centennial celebration of The Neurological Institute of New York, part of Columbia University Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, a daylong neuroscience symposium is being held on Friday, Sept. 25, 2009.
Please join us to hear from many of the top neuroscientists and neurology clinicians in the world — including two winners of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine – as they discuss some of the most common neurological diseases that plague our society — including Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, Stroke, and Glioblastomas.
The Neurological Institute of New York was established in 1909 as the first specialty hospital in the United States devoted entirely to the study and treatment of disorders of the nervous system.
When: Friday, September 25, 20098:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Where: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons (P&S) Alumni Auditorium650 West 168th Street, First FloorSubway: A/C/1 to W. 168th St.
SYMPOSIUM AGENDA (To view the agenda online, please visit: http://www.cumc.columbia.edu/dept/neurology/about/symposium.html)
8:30 a.m.IntroductionTimothy A. Pedley, M.D.Henry and Lucy Moses Professor of Neurology, chairman of the Department of Neurology at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons (P&S), and neurologist-in-chief at the Neurological Institute of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center (NYP/CUMC).
8:45 a.m.Achievements in Neurocritical CareStephan A. Mayer, M.D.Associate professor of neurology and neurosurgery at P&S, and director of the Neurological Intensive Care Unit at NYP/CUMC
9:15 a.m.Molecular Mechanisms for the Maintenance of Memory StorageEric R. Kandel, M.D.Nobel Laureate for Physiology or Medicine (2000)University Professor and Kavli Professor of Brain Science at Columbia University, and Senior Research Scientist at the Howard Hughes Medical Research Institute
9:45 a.m.Progress in Understanding the Genetic Basis of Alzheimer’s DiseaseRichard P. Mayeux, M.D.Gertrude H. Sergievsky Professor of Neurology, Psychiatry and Epidemiology; and co-director of the Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer’s Disease and the Aging Brain at P&S, and a neurologist at NYP/CUMC
10:30 a.m.Modulating Brain Function through SurgeryGuy M. McKhann, M.D.Florence Irving Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery at P&S and a neurosurgeon at NYP/CUMC
11 a.m.Progress in Understanding Motor Recovery After Stroke John W. Krakauer, M.D.Associate professor of neurology at P&S and co-director of the Motor Performance Laboratory at the Neurological Institute of NYP/CUMC
11:30 a.m.Advances in Surgery of the Spinal CordPaul C. McCormick, M.D.Herbert & Linda Gallen Professor of Neurological Surgery at P&S and director of the Spine Center of NYP/CUMC
1:15 p.m.Genes, Receptors and BehaviorRichard Axel, M.D.Nobel Laureate for Physiology or Medicine (2004)University Professor at Columbia University and Investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute
1:45 p.m.Mitochondrial MedicineSalvatore DiMauro, M.D.Lucy G. Moses Professor of Neurology, director of the H. Houston Merritt Clinical Research Center for Muscular Dystrophy and Related Diseases, and associate chair for laboratory research and training at P&S, and a neurologist at NYP/CUMC
2:15 p.m.Will There Ever be a Cure for Glioblastomas?Jeffrey N. Bruce, M.D.Edgar M. Housepian Professor of Neurological Surgery; director, Bartoli Brain Tumor Research Laboratory at P&S and co-director of the Brain Tumor Center at NYP/CUMC
2:45 p.m.Neurobiology of Spatial PerceptionMichael E. Goldberg, M.D.David Mahoney Professor of Brain and Behavior in the Departments of Neurology, Psychiatry, and Ophthalmology and the Center for Neurobiology and Behavior; and director of the Mahoney Center for Mind and Brain at P&S; and a research scientist at the New York State Psychiatric Institute
3:30 p.m.Constructing Sensory-Motor CircuitsThomas M. Jessell, Ph.D.Claire Tow Professor of the Departments of Neuroscience & Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics at P&S and an investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute
4 p.m.Progress in Parkinson DiseaseStanley Fahn, M.D.Movement Disorders Division Chief, H. Houston Merritt Professor of Neurology, Division of Movement Disorders at P&S and a neurologist at NYP/CUMC
4:30 p.m.Recent Developments in Endovascular Surgical NeuroradiologyPhilip M. Meyers, M.D.Associate professor of radiology and neurological surgery at P&S and co-director of neuroendovascular services at NYP/CUMC
5 p.m.Closing CommentsRobert A. Solomon, M.D.Byron Stookey Professor of Neurosurgery and chair of the Department of Neurosurgery at P&S and neurosurgeon-in-chief at NYP/CUMC
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