6:30 – 7:30 a.m.

Poster Set Up

7:30 – 8:00 a.m.

Registration – Poster Display Area Open
Continental Breakfast 

8:00 – 8:05 a.m.

Introduction and Goals
Hunter Peckham, PhD,  Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland FES* Center/VA*/MHMC*
Joseph Pancrazio, PhD, NINDS/NIH*

8:05 – 8:10 a.m.

Welcome
Barbara Snyder, President, Case Western Reserve University

8:10 – 8:15 a.m.

Plenary Session 1A: New Concepts for DBS - Neuroplasticity and Neuroprotection
Jerrold Vitek, MD, PhD, Cleveland Clinic and Lerner Research Institute
Beth-Anne Sieber, PhD, NINDS/NIH*

8:15 – 8:40 a.m.

Neuroprotection Conferred by High Frequency Deep Brain Stimulation of the Subthalamic Nucleus in Parkinsonian Rats
P. David Charles, MD, Vanderbilt University

8:40 – 9:05 a.m.

Neuroprotective Potential of STN DBS: Insight from Rodent Models
Caryl Sortwell, PhD, University of Cincinnati

9:05 – 9:30 a.m.

STN Ablation Does Not Protect SNc Cell Survival
Andreas Kupsch, MD,  University of Medicine, Berlin, Germany

9:30 – 9:45 a.m.

Panel Discussion
Jerrold Vitek, MD, PhD, Cleveland Clinic and Lerner Research Institute
Panelists:
P. David Charles, MD, Vanderbilt University
Andreas Kupsch, MD, University of Medicine, Berlin, Germany
Caryl Sortwell, PhD, University of Cincinnati

9:45 – 10:00 a.m.

Break

10:00 – 10:10 a.m.

User Perspective

10:10 – 10:15 a.m.

Plenary Session 1B: DBS Clinical Trials for Movement Disorders
Jerrold Vitek, MD, PhD, Cleveland Clinic
Beth-Anne Sieber, PhD, NINDS/NIH*

10:15 – 10:40 a.m.

VA/NIH Sponsored Clinical Trial
Ken Follett, MD, PhD, F.A.C.S., Nebraska Medical Center

10:40 – 11:05 a.m.

Randomized Trial of Unilateral DBS in STN vs GPi for Advanced Parkinson’s Disease Jerrold Vitek, MD, PhD, Cleveland Clinic and Lerner Research Institute

11:05 – 11:25 a.m.

Special Presentation: DBS for Tourettes Syndrome
Domenico Servello, MD, Istituto Galeazzi IRCCS, Milan, Italy

11:25 – 11:45 a.m.

Panel Discussion
Jerrold Vitek, MD, PhD, Cleveland Clinic and Lerner Research Institute (Chair)
Panelists:
Ken Follett, MD, PhD, F.A.C.S., Nebraska Medical Center
Domenico Servello, MD, Istituto Galeazzi IRCCS, Milan, Italy

11:45 – 12:00 p.m.

Platform Presentations (3)
Joseph Pancrazio PhD, NINDS/NIH* (Moderator)
Karl Sillay, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Merrill Birdno, Duke University
Elias Greenbaum, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

12:00 – 1:00 p.m.

Lunch

12:00 – 1:00 p.m.

Break Out Session - DBS Consortium
Jaimie Henderson, MD, Stanford University Medical Center
Dominique Durand, Case Western Reserve University
James Mellor, Intelect Medical
Joseph Pancrazio, NINDS/NIH*
Jeffery Wertheimer, The Parkinson Alliance

12:00 – 1:00 p.m.

Break Out Session - Hermetic Packaging
James Weiland, PhD, University of Southern California
Paul Meadows, ImThera Medical, Inc.
PM Raj, Georgia Tech Packaging Research Center
Phil Troyk, Illinois Institute of Technology

1:00 – 2:00 p.m.

Poster Session

2:00 – 2:05 p.m.

Plenary Session 2: Modulation of Neuronal Excitability with Applied Electric Fields
Warren M. Grill, PhD, Duke University
Joseph Pancrazio PhD, NINDS/NIH*

2:05 – 2:30 p.m.

Rational Design of Sub-Threshold Stimulation Protocols
Marom Bikson, PhD, City College of New York

2:30 – 2:55 p.m.

Modulation of Excitability with Weak Electrical Fields: A Prototype for Continuous Feedback Control
Bruce J Gluckman, PhD,  Pennsylvania State University

2:55 – 3:20 p.m.

Enhancing Cognitive Function with DC Brain Polarization
Eric Wasserman, MD, NINDS/NIH*

3:20 –  3:40 p.m.

Panel Discussion
Warren M. Grill, PhD, Duke University
Panelists:
Marom Bikson, PhD, City College of New York
Bruce J Gluckman, PhD, Pennsylvania State University
Eric Wassermann, MD, NINDS/NIH*

3:40 – 4:00 p.m.

Break

4:00 – 4:05 p.m.

Plenary Session 3: Detection and Control of Seizures with Electrical Stimulation
Dominique Durand, PhD, Case Western Reserve University
Randall Stewart, PhD, NINDS/NIH

4:05 – 4:30 p.m.

Localizing and Tracking Seizure Generation in Epileptic Networks
Brian Litt, MD, University of Pennsylvania

4:30 – 4:55 p.m.

Therapeutic Uses and Mechanisms of Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
Scott Krahl, PhD, UCLA, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System

4:55 – 5:20 p.m.

DBS Stimulation for Epilepsy
Imad Najm, MD, Cleveland Clinic

5:20 – 5:30 p.m.

Panel Discussion
Dominique Durand, PhD, Case Western Reserve University
Panelists:
Scott Krahl, PhD, UCLA, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
Brian Litt, MD, University of Pennsylvania
Imad Najm, MD, Cleveland Clinic

5:30 – 7:30 p.m.

Opening Cocktail Mixer
InterContinental Hotel and Conference Center, Third Floor Lobby

*
FES - Functional Electrical Stimulation
MHMC - MetroHealth Medical Center
NIH - National Institute of Health NIH
NIBIB - National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and BioEngineering
NIDCD - National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
NICHD - National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
NINDS - National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
NCMRR - National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research
ODOD - Ohio Department of Development
TATRC – Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center
VA - Veteran's Administration