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Plasticity and Repair in Neurodegenerative Disorders

February 19-22, 2004
Lake Arrowhead Conference Center/UCLA
Lake Arrowhead, CA

A workshop to discuss neuroplasticity and repair in humans and models of Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, and Traumatic/hypoxic brain injury.

• Speakers
• Topics
• Program
• Venue
• Workshop Schedule
• Logistics
• Organizing Executive Committee

Speakers Include

Borge Barrio	Ian Irwin	Charlie Meshul
Michel Baudry	Michael Jakowee	Giselle Petzinger
Erwan Bezard	Harley Kornblum	Tim Schallert
Tom Carmicael	Michael Levine	Elise Schauwecker
Helena Chui	Gary Lynch	Jay Schneider
Greg Cole	Ron Mandel	Evan Snyder
Tim Collier	John Marshall	Kathy Steele-Collier
Carl Cotman	Tim McNeill	Kathy Sullivan
Reggie Edgerton	William Melega	Bruce Teter
Beth Fisher	Frank Menneti	Carolee Winstein
Duong Huynh	Gloria Meredith	Michael Zigmond

Topics

Parkinson's Disease	Molecular Markers
Alzheimer's Disease	Neurotransmitter interactions
Huntington's Disease	Environmental factors: diet caloric restriction, environmental restriction, environmental
Traumatic Brain Injury	Mapping
Stroke including hypoxia-ischemia	Aging
Spinal cord injury	Free radicals
Aging	Genetics
	Neurotrophic factors
	Animal models
	Gene transfer methods
	PET Imaging correlates

Program

Invited speakers will present talks of 30 minutes plus 5 minutes for questions and open discussion. In addition, two evening discussions will have an open discussion forum where attendees will be invited to present new findings, discuss controversial topics, and provide alternative interpretations of data. All attendees are invited to present posters that will remain up for the entire conference. Presenters should emphasize not only new findings from their laboratories but also provide speculation on future directions, insights, and predictions. Presenters should provide an abstract and outline of their work in advance (via email), for inclusion in the program book.

Venue

The workshop will be held February 19-22 at the UCLA Conference Center at Lake Arrowhead. This conference center is in the forested regions around Lake Arrowhead in the San Bernadino Mountains. The center offers state-of-the-art facilities for presentations in a causal environment. Since all presentations, discussions, coffee breaks, and meals will all take place within the facility, it provides an excellent environment for scientific interactions and the exchange of ideas.

Workshop Schedule

Attendees may arrive on Thursday, February 19 after noon to enjoy the beautiful conference center grounds and surroundings. The meeting begins with dinner at 6:30 p.m., with the first evening session at 8:00 p.m. Morning sessions begin at 9:00 a.m. Breakfast, lunch and dinners will be served and refreshments will be provided for socials. The meeting ends after lunch on Sunday February 22.

Logistics

Cost for registration/room and board:	$500.00 Faculty $250.00 Fellow/Student
Contact:	Michael Jakowec (mjakowec@surgery.usc.edu) Kathy Regalado (kregalado@surgery.usc.edu)
Or Phone:	Kathy Regalado, Conference Coordinator (323) 442-5728 Michael Jakowec (323) 442-1057
Mailing Address:	Plasticity Meeting University of Southern California Attn: Kathy Regalado 1510 San Pablo Street, Ste 268 Los Angeles, CA 90033

Organizing Executive Committee

Michael Jakowec, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Neurology
Division of Movement Disorders, Keck School of Medicine
University of Southern California, MCH-148
1333 San Pablo St.
Los Angeles, CA 90033
Phone: (323) 442-1057
Fax: (323) 442-1003
Email: mjakowec@surery.usc.edu

Bruce Teter, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
University of California, Los Angeles
Alzheimer's Research Group
VA Medical Center, MC-151,
16111 Plummer St.
Sepulveda, CA 91343
Phone: (818) 891-7711/7481
Email: bteter@ucla.edu

Giselle Petzinger, MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Neurology
Division for Movement Disorders, Keck School of Medicine
University of Southern California, MCH-148
1333 San Pablo St.
Los Angeles, CA 90033
Phone: (323) 442-1057
Fax: (323) 442-1055
Email: gpetzinger@surgery.usc.edu

Mark Lew, MD
Professor and Director
Division for Movement Disorders, Keck School of Medicine
University of Southern California
1510 San Pablo St.
Los Angeles, CA 90033
Phone: (323) 442-5728
Email: mlew@surgery.usc.edu

Last updated February 09, 2005