7:30 – 8:00 a.m.

Registration - Poster Display Area Open
Continental Breakfast 

8:00 – 8:05 a.m.

Plenary Session 6A: Towards Seamless Interfaces - The Biological Seam
Ravi Bellamkonda, PhD, Georgia Institute of Technology
Naomi Kleitman, PhD, NINDS/ NIH*

8:05 – 8:30 a.m.

State-Of-The-Art in Stability and Reliability Issues for Chronic Neural Interfaces
Andrew Schwartz, PhD, University of Pittsburgh

8:30 – 8:55 a.m.

Role of Inflammation and Its Modulation in Neurodegenerative Diseases
Michelle Block, PhD, Virginia Commonwealth University

8:55 – 9:20 a.m.

Anti-inflammatory Therapies and Neurodegenerative Diseases
Robert Miller, PhD, Case Western Reserve University

9:20 – 9:35 a.m.

Panel Discussion
Ravi Bellamkonda, PhD, Georgia Institute of Technology (Chair)
Panelists:
Michelle Block, PhD, Virginia Commonwealth University
Robert Miller, PhD, Case Western Reserve University
Andrew Schwartz, PhD, University of Pittsburgh

9:35 – 9:50 a.m.

Break

9:50 – 9:55 a.m.

Plenary Session 6B: Towards Seamless Interfaces - The Material Seam
Ravi Bellamkonda, PhD, Georgia Institute of Technology
Michael Selzer, MD, PhD, VA*

9:55 – 10:15 a.m.

Nanoelectrode Arrays and Neural Interfacing
Timothy McKnight, Oakridge National Laboratory

10:15 – 10:40 a.m.

Novel Materials Design for Neural Interfacing: Responsive Materials for Neural Interfaces
David Martin, PhD, University of Michigan

10:40 – 11:05 a.m.

Anti-inflammatory Biomaterial Strategies for Enhanced Integration
Andres Garcia, PhD, Georgia Institute of Technology

11:05 – 11:20 a.m.

Panel Discussion
Ravi Bellamkonda, PhD, Georgia Institute of Technology (Chair)
Panelists:
Timothy McKnight, Oakridge National Laboratory
Andres Garcia, PhD, Georgia Institute of Technology
David Martin, PhD, University of Michigan

11:20 – 12:00 p.m.

Key Note: Ethical Considerations for Neurological Devices
Joseph Fins, MD, F.A.C.P., Cornell University

12:00 – 1:00 p.m.

Lunch

12:00 – 1:00 p.m.

Break Out Session – Virtual Reality for Design, Assessment and Training in the Use of Neuroprostheses
Kenneth Curley, MD, TATRC* (Curley)
Stuart Harshbarger, John's Hopkins University
Robert Kirsch, Case, Biomedical Engineering
Wei Wang, University of Pittsburgh

12:00 – 1:00 p.m.

Break Out Session – Design Guidance for Neural Probes
Daryl Kipke, PhD, University of Michigan (Chair)
William Shain, PhD, Wadsworth Center
Discussants from CNCT Satellite Symposium

1:00 – 1:05 p.m.

Plenary Session 7: Sensory Feedback for Prosthetic Limbs
Ranu Jung, PhD, Arizona State University
Nancy Shinowara, PhD, NICHD/NIH*

1:05 – 1:30 p.m.

Role and Importance of Sensory Feedback for Limb Control
Gregory Clark, PhD, University of Utah

1:30 – 1:55 p.m.            

Sensory Feedback: Lessons from Robots
Yoky Matsuoka, PhD, University of Washington

1:55 – 3:15 p.m.

Panel Discussion
Neurotechnology for Sensory Restoration for Prosthetic Limbs
Ranu Jung, PhD, Arizona State University
Panelists:
Gregory Clark, PhD, University of Utah
Kenneth Horch, PhD, Research Professor Arizona State University
Yoky Matsuka, PhD, University of Washington
Dustin Tyler, PhD, Case Western Reserve University/VA*
Doug Weber, PhD, University of Pittsburgh

3:15 p.m.

Closing Comments
Hunter Peckham, PhD, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland FES* Center/VA*/MHMC*

3:30 p.m.

Conference Adjourns and Poster Removal

*
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 - Department of Veterans Affairs