Part of IEM INNOVATION WEEK (April 11-15th, 2022)

2022 MN Neuromodulation Symposium Program

Click HERE to download a PDF of the official Program Book

Tuesday, April 12, 2022 (5:00 pm–7:30 pm CT)

Virtual IEM Career Mixer (https://www.iem.umn.edu/iem-career-mixer-2022)

Thursday, April 14, 2022 (1:30 pm–8:00 pm CT)

1:30 pm - 1:45 pm: Opening Remarks by UMN Medical School Dean Jakub Tolar, M.D., Ph.D.

1:45 pm - 3:30 pm: Session 1: Limbic, Depression, and Mood Disorders

1:45 pm - 1:50 pm: Session Chair: Alik Widge, M.D., Ph.D.

• 1:50 pm - 2:20 pm: Heather Dawes, Ph.D. ● University of California - San Francisco
  ​Intracranial brain stimulation as a treatment for major depression

• 2:25 pm - 2:55 pm: Kelly Bijanki, Ph.D. ● Baylor College of Medicine
  Stereo-EEG-guided deep brain stimulation for treatment-resistant depression – circuit mapping and modulation

• 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm: Sarah Heilbronner, Ph.D. ● University of Minnesota
  Uncovering the brain's wiring diagram with translation in mind

3:30 pm - 4:00 pm: Break - Vendors

4:00 pm - 5:45 pm: Session 2: Closing the Loop

4:00 pm - 4:05 pm: Session Chair: David Darrow, M.D

• • 4:05 pm - 4:35 pm: Aryn Gittis, Ph.D. ● Carnegie Mellon University
    Circuit-Inspired DBS for Prolonged Therapeutic Benefits in Mice

  • 4:40 pm - 5:10 pm: Stavros Zanos, M.D., Ph.D. ● Feinstein Institute for Medical Research
    Precision vagus neuromodulation

  • 5:15 pm - 5:45 pm: Christine Conelea, Ph.D. ● University of Minnesota

Tourette's, Teenagers, and TMS: Using neuromodulation to probe and treat the developing brain

5:50 pm - 6:35 pm: Voice of the Patient Community

Session Chair: Robert McGovern III, M.D.

Erin Venker, MA, LPCC ● Counselor for OCD and Anxiety Center of Minnesota ● Patient

Paul Klanderud, Ph.D. ● Deep Brain Stimulation Parkinson's Patient

• Patients, caregivers, and research participants reflect on their experience with OCD, Depression, and Parkinson's Disease as well as what research can benefit them.

6:35 pm: Adjourn

6:35 pm - 8:00 pm: Networking Event with Appetizers

Friday, April 15, 2022 (8:00 am–4:45 pm CT)

8:00 am - 9:00 am: DEI Breakfast hosted by UMN Institute for Translational Neuroscience

Title: Striving for equity: Addressing tokenism

Moderated by Azadeh Yazdan-Shahmorad, Ph.D.

Panel: Aryn Gittis, Ph.D., Ben Hayden, Ph.D., Tay Netoff, Ph.D., Sarah Offutt, Ph.D., Gulin Oz, Ph.D., Erika Ross, Ph.D., Virginia Woods, Ph.D., Alik Widge, M.D., Ph.D.

Abstract:

This will be a participatory meeting where small groups, led by a moderator, will discuss questions about tokenism from two viewpoints: a person from an underrepresented background that can be impacted by tokenism, and a person in the position of power who is concerned about the impact of their behaviors. This will be a safe space to explore, discuss, and share thoughts on identifying and dealing with tokenism.

9:10 am - 10:55 am: Session 3: Learning, Memory, and Alzheimer's Disease

9:10 am - 9:15 am: Session Chair: Benjamin Hayden, Ph.D.

• 9:15 am - 9:45 am: Christos Constantinidis, Ph.D. ● Vanderbilt Brain Institute
  Cholinergic deep brain stimulation: mechanisms of action and clinical potential

• 9:50 am - 10:20 am: Dan Rizzuto, Ph.D. ● Nia Therapeutics
  Closed-loop neuromodulation for the treatment of memory loss following traumatic brain injury

• 10:25 am - 10:55 am: Diane Chan, Ph.D. ● Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  40Hz Non-Invasive Neuromodulation for Alzheimer's Disease

10:55 am - 11:10 am: Break

11:10 am - 12:40 pm: Poster Session

11:10 pm - 12:40 pm: Lunch

12:45 pm - 1:15 pm: Funding Opportunities

12:45 pm - 1:15 pm: Session Chair: Tay Netoff, Ph.D.

• 12:50 pm - 1:05 pm: Grace M. Hwang, Ph.D. (NSF)

NSF Funding Opportunities

• 1:10 pm - 1:25 pm: Megan M. Frankowski, Ph.D. (NIH)

NINDS and Trans-NIH Funding Opportunities for Technology Development and Translation

1:30 pm - 2:35 pm: Innovation & Industry Session

Session Chair: Hubert Lim, Ph.D.

Session Members:

Jeff Kramer, Ph.D. ●Medtronic ● Biosensing in Neuromodulation Therapies

Kent Lee ● Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. ● Neurostimulation for obstructive sleep apnea - translating science into clinical practice

David Page, Ph.D. ● Abbott ● Patient-Centric Breakthroughs to Fuel Neuromodulation

Andrew Kelly ● Cirtec Medical ● Cirtec Medical – Recent Innovations for Neurological Sensing and Closed-Loop Neuromodulation

Mark Hjelle & Suman Narayan, Ph.D. ● Heraeus Medical Components ● Amplicoat – A solution for neuromodulation systems

Gaynor Foster, Ph.D ● Magstim ● Non-invasive brain modulation – a company perspective

Merek Gourley ● Boston Scientific ● Image Guided Programming: An intuitive adaption to managing DBS therapy

2:35 pm - 2:45 pm: Break

2:45 pm - 4:30 pm: Session 4: New Technologies and Analyses

2:45 pm - 2:50 pm: Session Chair: Jan Zimmermann, Ph.D.

• 2:50 pm - 3:20 pm: Azadeh Yazdan-Shahmorad, Ph.D. ● University of Washington
  Engineering cortical plasticity in non-human primates using optogenetics

• 3:25 pm - 3:55 pm: Lan Luan, Ph.D. ● Rice University
  New advances in flexible electrode technology

• 4:00 pm - 4:30 pm: Alexander Opitz, Ph.D. ● University of Minnesota
  Targeting Brain Oscillations with Non-invasive Brain Stimulation

4:30 pm - 4:35 pm: Closing Remarks by UMN Interim Vice President for Research J. Michael Oakes, Ph.D.

4:35 pm - 4:45 pm: Poster Awards Presented by Tay Netoff, Ph.D.

4:45 pm: Adjourn