*Registration   *Parking   *Agenda   *Faculty   *CE Credit   *Brochure

Course Description and Target Audience
The Louisville Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience will host a special all-day event, Neuroscience Day, to be held on May 6, 2010. Neuroscientists, faculty, residents, postdocs, students and staff will present posters, discuss their research programs, and attend to lectures given by internationally-renowned neuroscientists.

The 20th Annual Neuroscience Day theme will be Translational Research and will feature as a key speaker Prof. Warren Olanov. Our visiting speaker will also meet informally with residents, students and graduate students.  University of Louisville internationally recognized neuroscientists: Drs. Wang, Hagg and Sephton, will be the afternoon lecturers. Participants in Neuroscience Day will be able to receive for the first time CME credits for their attendance.

Neuroscience Day attracts trainees and faculty from diverse departments within the University of Louisville and from several other Universities in Kentucky, Ohio and Indiana. In addition to learning, it fosters collaborations between investigators.

This course is designed for neurologists, physicians, physician assistants and other health professionals serving in the neurology practice setting.


Agenda                                                   
8:30AM
Registration, Continental Breakfast, and Judging of Posters

10:30AM
Break

10:45AM
Plenary Lecture 1: “Is Parkinson’s disease a prion disorder?”
Dr. C. Warren Olanow

12:00PM
Complimentary Lunch for Advanced Registrants

1:00PM
Plenary Lecture 2: “Attempts to obtain a disease-modifying therapy in PD”
Dr. C. Warren Olanow

2:00PM
Break/Poster Viewing (tea and coffee served)

2:15PM
Louisville Neuroscience Day Seminars: What’s happening in our own backyard?
“MicroRNA, brain aging and longevity”
Dr. Eugenia Wang

“Targeting vasculature for neuroprotection”
Dr. Theo Hagg

“Loss of locomotor function following wheelchair restriction in the spinal cord injured adult rat”
Ms. Krista Caudle

“Circadian biology and cancer progression”
Dr. Sandra Sephton

3:40PM
Awards Presentation and Chapter Business Meeting

4:00PM       
Reception


Faculty
Keynote Speaker
C. Warren Olanow, MD
Henry P. and Georgette Goldschmidt Professor
Chairman Emeritus, Department of Neuroscience
Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Director, Robert and John M. Bendheim Parkinson’s Disease Center
Mt. Sinai School of Medicine

Krista Caudle
Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center
2009 Grad Student Poster
Competition Winner
University of Louisville
Louisville, Kentucky

Theo Hagg, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Louisville
Department of Neurological Surgery
Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center
Louisville, Kentucky



Sandra Sephton, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
University of Louisville
Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Associate Scientist
Brown Cancer Center
Louisville, Kentucky

Eugenia Wang, Ph.D.
University of Louisville
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Gheens Center on Aging
Louisville, Kentucky




Continuing Education Credit
Physician Credit - The University of Louisville Continuing Health Sciences Education office designates this educational activity for a maximum of 3.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Registration
Advance registration for this free symposium is now closed. You may still attend by registering in person at the registration desk starting at 8:30 AM on Thursday, May 6 at the symposium site, the Clinical & Translational Research Bldg, University of Louisville Health Sciences Center, Louisville, KY 40202.


Parking
Attendees may park at meters on the street near the UofL Health Sciences Center, which is located at 500 S. Preston St. There is also pay parking available in Jewish Hospital parking garage and the University Hospital parking garage. Jewish Hospital is located at 200 Abraham Flexner Way and University Hospital at 530 S. Jackson Street.


Driving Directions
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Brochure
Click here for a copy of the course brochure, which contains information regarding speakers, topics, etc. To download the file, right click on the link and select save as.

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Learning Objectives:
1) Assess prions as a cause of Parkinson’s Disease.
2) Explain the potential neuroprotective agents for Parkinson’s Disease.
3) Identify epigenomic controls of aging.
4) Evaluate why targeting vasculature may lead to neuroprotection.
5) Diagnose and treat behavioral factors that influence cancer progression.


Special Services
To request disability arrangements, contact Continuing Health Sciences Education at
 chse@louisville.edu at least 10 days prior to the conference. Continuing Health Sciences Education fully complies with the legal requirements of the ADA and the rules and regulations thereof.


Accreditation
The University of Louisville School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.