Welcome to the registration page for the Sleep-Wake and Cognition: A Light in the Dark for Neurological Disorders Symposium.
The planning committee looks forward to your attendance at our day-and-a-half symposium to address the significant and important gaps in knowledge about the bidirectional relationships between sleep and cognition and in the context of neurologic disorders. This day-and-a-half event promises to be a transformative experience, including collaboration with distinguished speakers from around the globe as well as our own esteemed UC Davis experts. We will bridge the frontiers of fundamental preclinical and human sciences of sleep and cognition and how they interact, along with the potential for novel technologies to treat disorders, as well as the ethics of sleep-wake and cognitive neuroengineering.
Event Details:Date: October 14-15, 2024 Location: UC Davis School of Medicine, Education Building
Why Attend?
Inspiring Speakers: Hear from renowned experts in sleep and cognition research.
Networking Opportunities: Connect with fellow researchers, clinicians, and students.
Cutting-Edge Research: Learn about the latest advancements and innovative approaches in treating neurological disorders.
General Program
Day 1 – October 14, 2024
7:30-8:00am
Registration and Breakfast
8:00-8:10am
Introduction and Welcome
Kim Barrett, PhD, Vice Dean for Research School of Medicine
Kia Shahlaie, MD, PhD, Department Chair Neurological Surgery
8:10-8:20am
Posing the problem and description of the theme
Nigel Pedersen, MD, Neurology Vice Chair of Research
Patrick Fuller, PhD, MS, Neurological Surgery Vice Chair of Research
8:20-10:10am
Session One: Fundamental mechanisms of sleep-wake cycle and disorders of consciousness
Moderators: Patrick Fuller, PhD, MS (UCD Neurological Surgery) and Nigel Pedersen, MD (UCD Neurology)
Session Six: A Deliberate Future: New Technologies and Their Ethical Impacts
Moderators: Gene Gurkoff, PhD (UCD Neurological Surgery), Mark Fedyk, PhD (UCD Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing)
Speakers: Adam Williamson, PhD, (Karolinska Institutet), David Amaral, PhD (UCD Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences), Cynthia Kubu, PhD (Cleveland Clinic)
12:20-12:30pm
Meeting Close
Amy Brooks-Kayal, MD, Department Chair Neurology
12:30-1:15pm
Lunch and Overall Discussion
Registration Rate
This event is generously sponsored by the UC Davis School of Medicine Office of Research along with the Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery allowing for no cost registration. Space is limited.
Diversity Travel Grants
UC Davis is proud of its diverse research community and is offering 5 Diversity Travel Grants, (up to $1,200.00 each) for early career scholars to attend and share a poster presentation of their research at the symposium. External candidates and internal UCD candidates are welcome to apply. Application details are available HERE. Applications are due by September 9, 2024 5pm PST. To submit anapplication,please click HERE.