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Luttge lecture Speaker
University of California, San Francisco
Adam Gazzaley, MD, PhD
David Dolby Distinguished Professor of Neurology, Physiology, and Psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco, and the founder and executive director of Neuroscape, a translational neuroscience center engaged in technology creation and scientific research. He designs and develops novel brain assessment and optimization tools to impact education, wellness, and medicine practices. This novel approach involves the development of custom-designed, closed-loop video games integrated with the latest advancements in software (brain computer interfaces, GPU computing, cloud-based analytics) and hardware (virtual/augmented reality, motion capture, mobile physiological recording devices, transcranial electrical brain stimulation). These technologies are then advanced to rigorous research studies that evaluate their impact on multiple aspects of brain function and physiology.
Community Day Agenda
Location
The Lauretta & John DeWeese Auditorium LG-101A
Located on the first floor of the McKnight Brain Institute building.
Friday, February 2, 2023
9:00 – 10:00 AM
DeWeese Auditorium
*Breakfast available starting at 8:30 am.
Entrepreneurship Breakfast with special guest Adam Gazzaley, MD, PhD
David Dolby Distinguished Professor of Neurology, Physiology, and Psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco, and the founder and executive director of Neuroscape.
Co-hosted by Neuro(PD)2, the MBI Postdoc Professional Development Group, and moderated by Dr. May Khanna, Assistant Dean of Innovation & Entrepreneurship in the College of Medicine.
10:00 – 10:30 AM
Break
10:30 – 11:30 AM
DeWeese Auditorium
“We Didn’t Even Know”: Reflections on 25 Years of Progress in Brain Research Blitz
Center directors reflect on the most exciting advances in their respective fields since the inception of the MBI.
- Sara Burke, PhD, and Adam Woods, PhD, Co-Directors of the Center for Cognitive Aging & Memory Clinical Translational Research (CAM)
- Gordon Mitchell, PhD, Director of the Breathing Research & Therapeutics Center (BREATHE)
- Sara Jo Nixon, PhD, Director of the Center for Addiction Research & Education (CARE)
- Mike Jaffee, MD, Director of the Brain Injury, Rehabilitation, & Neuroresilience Center (BRAIN)
- Carol Mathews, MD, Director of the Center for OCD, Anxiety & Related Disorders (COARD)
- Brandon Zielinski, MD, PhD, Scientific Director of the Center for Autism & Neurodevelopment Disorders (CAN)
- Matt LaVoie, PhD, Director of the Center for Translational Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases (CTRND)
- Laura Ranum, PhD, Center for NeuroGenetics (CNG)
- Roger Fillingim, PhD, Director of the Pain Research & Intervention Center of Excellence (PRICE)
- Joanna Long, PhD, Director of the Advanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging & Spectroscopy Facility (AMRIS)
Moderated by Jada Lewis, PhD, Professor and Deputy Director of the MBI.
11:30 – 1:00 PM
Box Lunch & Break
Pick up a box lunch in the lobby and mix with members of the MBI community. Box lunches must be reserved in advance!
1:00 – 3:00 PM
DeWeese Auditorium
Luttge Lecture Symposium
Reflections on 25 Years at the MBI
Jen Bizon, PhD, Professor & Chair of Neuroscience Department & Director of McKnight Brain Institute
Michael Dockery, MD, Chair of the McKnight Brain Research Foundation (MBRF)
“A New Era of Experiential Medicine: The Future of Brain Optimization”
Adam Gazzaley, MD, PhD, David Dolby Distinguished Professor of Neurology, Physiology, and Psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco, and the founder and executive director of Neuroscape.
Introduction by Sara Burke, PhD, Professor of Neuroscience & Co-Director of Center for Cognitive Aging and Memory Clinical Translational Research.
3:00 – 3:45 PM
MBI Front Patio
A Silver Celebration
Sweet treats, Photograph on the front patio
3:45 – 4:45 PM
DeWeese Auditorium
New Vistas in Brain Research: Perspectives from MBI Rising Stars
Where will MBI research go in the next 25 years? Panelists will discuss a variety of issues regarding the future of brain research, including potential innovations, new technology, new concepts, and ethics.
- Ramon Sun, PhD, Anne and Oscar Lackner Endowed Eminent Scholar & Associate Professor of Biochemistry Molecular Biology
- Lakiesha Williams, PhD, Professor of Biomedical Engineering & PI of the Tissue Mechanics, Microstructure, and Modeling Laboratory
- Shellie-Anne Levy, PhD, Assistant Professor of Clinical and Health Psychology & PI of the Brain Health Equity and Dementia Prevention Lab
- Elias Sayour, MD, PhD, Stop Children’s Cancer/Bonnie R. Freeman Professor for Pediatric Oncology Research & PI of the Ribonucleic Acid Engineering Laboratory
- Lori Knackstedt, PhD, Associate Professor of Psychology & PI of the Neurobiology of Addiction Research Lab
- Paola Giusti-Rodriguez, PhD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry & Co-Founder of the Latin American Genomics Consortium
- Eric Wang, PhD, Associate Professor of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology & PI of the Wang Lab
Moderated by Jose Abisambra, PhD, Associate Professor of Neuroscience & Deputy Director of the BRAIN Center, & Eduardo Candelario-Jalil, PhD, Associate Professor of Neuroscience.
4:45 – 5:00 PM
DeWeese Auditorium
Concluding Remarks by Director Bizon