Previous Conference Info

Sessions:
1. Intrinsic Mechanisms of Regeneration (H. Geller; P. Bridgman; A. Fournier; A. DiPolo; J.
Fetcho)
2. Noninvasive MR Imaging of Spinal Cord Injury and Repair (P. Stroman; E. Schwartz; T.
Mareci; A. Flanders)
3. Role of Training, Synaptic Plasticity and Learning on Functional Recovery (F. Gomez-Pinilla;
J. Kleim; R. Nudo – cancelled; R. Edgerton)
4. DEBATE: Growth Across the Glial Scar Will Be Sufficient for Functional Recovery (J.
Fawcett; P. Reier; J. Silver; J. Kocsis; E. Hall; O. Steward)
5. Human Stem Cells for Model Development and Repair: Opportunities and Challenges (A.
Chiu; H. Keirstead; SC Zhang; L. Studer; C. Freed)
2005
Keynote Speaker:
Featured Speakers:
Jerry Silver
John Steeves
Miguel Nicolelis
Steve Goldman
Ed Wirth III
Jeff Lichtman
Paul Martin
Sessions:
1. Autonomic Dysfunctions and the Long-Term Effects on the Aging Spinal Cord-Injured
Population (K. Anderson; M. Craggs; S. Elliott; C. Mathias)
2. Growth/Plasticity and Functional Outcome (H. Goshgarian, J. Martin, J. Houle, G. Kartje, B.
Calancie)
3. Convergent Signaling Regulating Axon Growth (M. Filbin; D. Van Vactor; Z. He; T. Yamashita;
B. Eickholt)
4. DEBATE: Increasing Inflammation is Beneficial for Neural Repair and Outcome (H.
Gendelman; J. Kipnis; JR Perez-Polo; P. Popovich; L. Weaver; VH Perry)
5. Intrinsic Mechanisms Underlying the Initiation of Nerve Regeneration (L. Benowitz; R.
Ambron; M. Fainzilber; J. Twiss; G. Raivich)
6. Emerging Topics in Regeneration (M. Sofroniew; C. Floyd; D. Pearse; Y. Zou; M. Shoichet)
2003
Keynote Speaker:
Featured Speakers:
Mary Bunge
Hunter Peckham
Michael Fehlings
Ellen Heber-Katz
Stephen Strittmatter
Sessions:
1. Optic Nerve Regeneration (KF So; B. Barres; S. Thanos; M. Berry; S. Dunlop; P. Hitchcock; J.
Rizzo)
2. Biological and Translational Potential of Olfactory Ensheathing Glial Cells (A. Ramon-Cueto;
J. Kocsis; S. Barnett; J. Roskams; M. Oudega)
3. Visceral Function and Pain in SCI (S. Rabchevsky; L. Weaver; M. Ramer; G. Smith; V.
Mushahwar)
4. Regeneration in Complex Systems (S. Bryant; D. Gardiner; K. Muneoka; S. Odelberg; C. Becker)
5. Molecular Correlates of Nerve Regeneration (M. Filbin; M. Schachner; W. Tetzlaff; M.
Tuszynski; S. Strittmatter)
6. Emerging Topics in Regeneration (J. Steeves; M. Maden; U. Sagman)