7:30 – 8:00am

Registration - Poster Display Area Open
Continental Breakfast 

8:00 – 8:05am

Plenary Session 4A: Neural Prosthesis Program
Joseph J. Pancrazio, PhD, NINDS/NIH*
Hunter Peckham, PhD, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland FES* Center/VA*/MHMC*

8:05 – 8:30am

Restoration of Arm/Hand Function Through Functional Electrical Stimulation
Robert Kirsch, PhD, Case Western Reserve University/VA*

8:30 – 8:55 a.m.

Bladder Function Control with Functional Electrical Stimulation
Warren Grill, PhD, Duke University

8:55 – 9:20 a.m.

Probabilistic Control of Functional Electrical Stimulation
Andrew Fuglevand, PhD,  University of Arizona

9:20 – 9:35 a.m.

User Perspective
Jennifer French, Neurotech Network
Maria Sutter, Graduate Student

9:35 – 9:55 a.m.

Panel Discussion
Hunter Peckham, PhD, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland FES Center*/VA*/MHMC*
Panelists:
Jennifer French, Neurotech Network
Andrew Fuglevand, PhD, University of Arizona
Warren Grill, PhD, Duke University
Robert Kirsch, PhD, Case Western Reserve University/VA*
Gerald Loeb, MD, PhD, University of Southern California
Maria Sutter, Graduate Student

9:55 – 10:05 a.m.

Break

10:05 – 10:10 a.m.

Plenary Session 4B: Neural Prosthesis Program
Joseph J. Pancrazio, PhD, NINDS/NIH*
Daofen Chen, PhD, NINDS/NIH*

10:10 – 10:35 a.m.

Wireless Cortical Microelectrode Array
Florian Solzbacher, PhD, University of Utah

10:35 – 11:00 a.m.

Advances in Brain Implantable Active Microsystems
Arto Nurmikko, PhD, Brown University

11:00 – 11:25 a.m.

Floating Microelectrode Array with Active Integrated Circuits
Martin Bak, Microprobe, Inc.
Philip Troyk, PhD, Illinois Institute of Technology

11:25 – 11:40 a.m.

Panel Discussion
Joseph J. Pancrazio, PhD, NINDS/NIH*
Panelists:
Martin Bak, Microprobe, Inc.
Philip Troyk, PhD, Illinois Institute of Technology
Arto Nurmikko, PhD, Brown University
Rahul Sarpeshkar, PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge
Florian Solzbacher, PhD, University of Utah

11:40 – 12:00 p.m.

Poster Platform Presentations (4)
Grace Peng, PhD, (Moderator), NIBIB/NIH*
Joseph O-Doherty, Duke University
Ethan Heming, University of Calgary
Paul Marasco, Neural Engineering Center for Artificial Limbs, RIC
Jonathan Cayce, Vanderbilt University

12:00 – 1:00 p.m.

Lunch

12:00 – 1:00 p.m.

Break Out Session – Training Opportunities
Grace Peng, PhD NIBIB/NIH*

12:00 – 1:00 p.m.

Break Out Session – Commercialization of Neurotechnology
Warren Grill, PhD, Duke University (Chair)
Dr. James Weiland, PhD, University of Southern California (Co-Chair)
Pete Lando, St. Jude Medical Company
Ben Pless, Autonomic Technologies, Inc
Geoff Thrope, NDI Medical, LLC

12:00 – 1:00 p.m.

Break Out Session – Neuroprosthetic Implants - Designing to Reduce Complications
Michael Keith, M.D. FES Center*, MetroHealth Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University
Jeffrey Duerk, PhD, Case Center for Imaging Research
Gilles Pinault MD, F.A.C.S., Louis Stokes Cleveland VA

1:00 – 2:00 p.m.

Poster Session

2:00 – 2:05 p.m.

Plenary Session 5A:  Concepts Neuroprotection, Regeneration and Repair
James Weiland, PhD, University of Southern California
Michael Selzer, MD, PhD, VA* 

2:05 – 2:30 p.m.

Neural Remodeling in Retinal Degeneration
Robert Marc, PhD, University of Utah

2:30 – 2:55 p.m.

Role of Electrical Activity in Retinal Ganglion Cell Survival and Axon Growth
Jeffery Goldberg, MD, PhD, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute

2:55 – 3:20 p.m.

Signaling Pathways Underlying Neural Survival and Apoptosis 
Steven Green, PhD, University of Iowa

3:20 -  3:35 p.m.

Panel Discussion
James Weiland, PhD, University of Southern California (Chair)
Panelists:
Steven Green, PhD, University of Iowa
Jeffery Goldberg, MD, PhD, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
Robert Marc, PhD, University of Utah

3:35 – 3:50 p.m.

Break

3:50 – 3:55 p.m.

Plenary Session 5B: Engineering Devices for Neuroprotection, Regeneration and Repair
Patricia Leake, PhD, University of California San Francisco
Roger Miller, PhD, NIDCD/NIH*

3:55 – 4:15 p.m.

Drug Delivery to the Inner Ear
David Martin, PhD, University of Michigan

4:15 – 4:40 p.m.

Hearing/Neural Protection During Cochlear Implantation: Neurotrophic Agents and Glucocorticosteroids
Stephen O'Leary, PhD, FRACS University of Melbourne, Australia

4:40 – 5:05 p.m.

Hearing/Neural Protection During Cochlear Implantation: Electrode Design and Minimally Invasive Surgery
Thomas Lenarz, MD, PhD, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Germany (Dept. of ORL)
David Martin, PhD, University of Michigan
Stephen O'Leary, PhD, FRACS University of Melbourne, Australia

5:15 – 5:30 p.m.

Panel Discussion
Patricia Leake, PhD, University of California San Francisco (Chair)
Panelists:
Thomas Lenarz, MD, PhD, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Germany (Dept. of ORL)

5:30 p.m.

Conference Adjourns for the Day

6:15 p.m.

Buses Board for Conference Reception

7:00 p.m.

Reception
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum

10:00 – 11:15 p.m.

Buses Available for Return to Hotel

11:15 p.m.

Final Shuttle Bus for Return to Hotel

*
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