MONDAY, JULY 23, 2012

8:00 - 9:15 AM Neurotrauma Biomarkers
Chairs: Frank Tortella, Ronald HayesSevere TBI Biomarkers -Stephen Robiscek Protein Biomarkers for Brain Injury - Robert Siman Biomarkers for Mild/Moderate TBI - Linda Papa

9:15 - 10:30 AM Poster Session A
Chair: Ross Bullock

10:30 - 11:00 AM Coffee Break

11:00 - 12:15 PM Bioengineering in Neurotrauma
Chairs: Michelle La Placa, Li Ying ZhangRole of Bioengineering in Neurotrauma Research - Michelle LaPlacaNeural Cell Printing - Brad Ringeisen OBI Modeling - Namas Chandra

11:00 - 12:15 PM Translational Overlap Between TBI and SCI
Chairs: Michael Beattie, Andrew BakerAutoantibodies and CNS Injury - Phillip PopovichBlood CNS Barrier after TBI and SCI: Fact or Fiction? - Claire HulseboschTranslational SCI Research Update - Michael Fehlings

12:15 - 1:15 PM Negotiating Skills (supported by WINTR)
Chair: Mayumi PrinsAllison Vaillancourt

1:15 - 2:30 PM Poster Session B
Chair: TBA

2:30 - 3:45 PM Preclinical Therapy Development
Chairs: Andrew Maas, Edward HallOperation Brain Trauma Therapy (OBTT) Program - Patrick KochanekCellular Pathology after Contusive Brain Trauma in the Immature Rat - Ramesh RaghupathiStem Cells as Therapy for Neurotrauma - How They Might Produce Beneficial Effects - Dong Sun

2:30 - 3:45 PM Reconnecting Circulatory Axonal Regeneration /
  Plasticity after SCI
Chairs: Riyi Shi, Xiao Ming XuAxonal Regeneration Mediated by Transplantation of Myelin-Forming Glial Cells after Spinal Cord Injury - Xiao Ming XuPlasticity after SCI - John HouleRespiratory Pathways in SCI - [TBA]

3:45 - 4:15 PM Coffee Break

4:15 - 5:30 PM Clinical Data Collection and Clinical Trials
Chairs: Geoff Manley, Donald SteinPractical Considerations for Collecting and Sharing Data with NIH/NINDS - Ramona Hicks Progress in Building a Federated TBI Database - Matt McAuliffe PROTECT Trial (Progesterone) for TBI -David W.. Wright Progesterone for TBI (PHR Trial) -David O.. Okonkwo

4:15 - 5:30 PM TBI in Military Operations
Chairs: Kenneth Curley, Stefania MondelloBreacher Study - Gary H. KamimoriBlast Brain Injury Models - Li Ying ZhangNeuroimaging for Blast TBI vs PTSD - David Brody

5:30 - 7:30 PM WINTR Mentoring Program

TUESDAY, JULY 24, 2012

8:00 - 9:15 AM Cutting-Edge Research in Neurotrauma:
  New Insights & Ideas
Chairs: Ramona Hicks, John PovlishockNeuregulin-1 and Neurovascular Protection in Stroke and Trauma - Josephine LokBrigham and Womens Hospital: Blood and CSF Biomarkers in Human Subarachnoid Hemorrhage - Sherry ChouNew Technology in Neuroimaging of Diffuse Axonal Injury - Carlos Marquez de la Plata
 
8:00 - 9:15 AM Translational Investigation in Pediatric TBI:
  Kids Aren't Just Little Adults
Chairs: P. David Adelson, Michael BeattieOxidative Stress - A Special Therapeutic Target in the Developing Brain - Hulya BayirOutcome Monitoring in Pediatric Brain Injury - Jamie HutchisonThe Specific Rationale for Decompressive Craniectomy in Pediatric Severe TBI – P. David AdelsonContiguous EEG Monitoring in Pediatric Brain Injury is Overdue - Cecil Hahn

9:15 - 10:30 AM Poster Session C
Chair: Bruce Lyeth

10:30 - 11:00 AM Coffee Break