Industry Day 2017 Conference.
October 20, 2017
MORNING SESSION
​8:00 - 9:00 am
Registration, Poster Set-up, Coffee and Bagels
1:00 - 1:40 pm
Cortical Plasticity Within and Across Lifetimes
Dr. Leah Krubitzer, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Psychology
Center for Neuroscience
University of California - Davis
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1:40 - 1:55 pm
Murine model of traumatic brain injury for identification of treatments
Chelsea Pernici, LA Tech
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1:55 - 2:10 pm
"Take off your sugar coat to age smarter" Role of Slc35D3 and neural ECM in aging-related cognitive decline
Adam Richard, LSU Health Sciences Center - Shreveport
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2:10 - 2:50 pm
The good, the bad, and the ugly - a research career from degree to industry
Dr. Steven H. Koslow, Ph.D.
Former Director, Division of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Founding Director, Office of Neuroinformatics, NIHM
Former Director, Allen Institute for Brain Research Association
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​2:50 - 3:00 pm
Closing Remarks: Dr. Leon Iasemidis
Rhodes Eminent Scholar Chair
Professor, Biomedical Engineering & Neurology
Director, Center for Biomedical Engineering and Rehabilitation Science (CBERS)
Director, Brain Dynamics Lab
Louisiana Tech University
​9:00 - 9:10 am
Opening remarks
Dr. Chris Kevil, Ph.D.
Vice Chancellor for Research
Director, Center for Cardiovascular Diseases and Sciences
Malcolm Feist Endowed Chair in Cardiovascular Disease
Professor, Department of Pathology and Translational Pathobiology
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport
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9:10 - 9:30 am
3D Bioprinting : The Future is Here
Dr. J. Steven Alexander, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology
LSU Health Sciences Center - Shreveport
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9:30 - 10:10 am
Artery-on-a-chip approaches to gauge atherogenesis and predict myocardial infarction
Dr. Scott I. Simon, Ph.D.
Professor and Vice Chair of Research, Department of Biomedical Engineering
University of California Davis
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10:10 - 10:25 am
Molecular function of Sigma-1 receptor in obesity-induced metabolic dysfunction
Chowdhury Abdullah, LSU Health Sciences Center - Shreveport
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10:25 - 10:40 am
Skin and Hair care formulations with natural clay microtubes
Abhishek Panchal, LA Tech
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10:40 - 10:55 am
BREAK
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10:55 - 11:15 am
Communication, Cognition, and Care: Applying Usability and Design Concepts to Biomedical Engineering Practices
Dr. Kirk St. Amant,
Professor, Department of English
Eunice C. Williamson Endowed Chair in Technical Communication
Louisiana Tech University
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11:15 - 11:55 pm
An Information Theoretic Approach for Creating Brain Maps of Spoken Language Processes from 4D Time Series Data
Dr. Willy Wriggers
Frank Batten Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
and Biomedical Engineering
Batten College of Engineering
Old Dominion University
3:00 - 5:00 pm
Poster Session and Job Fair
(Refreshments served)
5:00 pm Conference Adjourned
SCHEDULE.
AFTERNOON SESSION
​12:00 - 1:00 pm
Lunch