The Spinal cord injury network / ANZSCoS Symposium 2009

“Bridging the Gap: Translational Research in Spinal Cord Injury”

Thursday November 26th

ANZSCoS Annual Meeting, November 25th – 27th 2009, Perth WA


CHAIR:

Professor Phil Waite, PhD
University of New South Wales

 

Bridging the Gap: Translational research in spinal cord injury
SESSION I                                                                                                         
 
 
 
Talk Titles
1.30-2.00
Prof James Vickers
University of Tasmania
Axonal injury and regeneration: how neurons respond to damage
2.00-2.30
Prof Mary Galea
University of Melbourne
Spinal cord injury and exercise
2.30-3.00
Prof Alan Mackay-Sim
Griffith University
Early and late strategies for spinal cord repair
3.00-3.30
Dr Tim Woodfield
University of Otago
Multi-therapeutic strategies for treating spinal cord injury
3.30-4.00
AFTERNOON TEA
SESSION II
4.00-4.30
Dr Giles Plant
University of Western Australia
Spinal cord remyelination following glial transplantation
4.30-5.00
Dr Jillian Clark
Hampstead Rehabilitation Centre
Prognostic biomarkers in the management of spinal cord injury: Basic biochemistry and clinical applications
5.00-5.30
A/Prof Janet Keast
University of Sydney
Persistent pain after spinal cord injury: understanding mechanisms to develop treatments
5.30-6.00
GENERAL DISCUSSION
Facilitated by Prof Phil Waite and Dr Tim Geraghty (President, ANZSCoS)
6.00-7.00
DRINKS
 

 We thank the NSW Office for Science and Medical Research for supporting this symposium.