ITN/MnDRIVE Brain Conditions Retreat

2022 Retreat

MnDRIVE Brain Conditions and the Institute for Translational Neuroscience will hold a joint in-person retreat on Wednesday, January 19th, 2022 from 2-6 PM (CT). The first half of the retreat will consist of talks and the second half will be a poster session. Poster awards will be given to the best top 3 posters (1st place $200, 2nd Place $150, and 3rd Place $100). Attendees can access the speaker presentations virtually but the poster session will only be held at the in-person event. Appetizers and refreshments will be provided.

Speakers for the joint event are:

  • Damien Fair, PA-C, Ph.D., Professor of Pediatrics, Institute of Child Development Clinical Behavioral Neuroscience & Co-Director, Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain (MIDB)

  • Arthur de la Cruz-Lynch, MnDRIVE Neuromodulation Graduate Fellow, Integrative Biology & Physiology, Mentor: John Osborn, Ph.D.

  • Anne Huntemer-Silveira, MnDRIVE Neuromodulation Industry Partner Graduate Fellow, Neurosurgery, Mentor: Ann Parr, M.D., Ph.D.

  • Salil Saurav Pathak, Ph.D., MnDRIVE Neuromodulation Postdoctoral Fellow, Biomedical Sciences in Duluth, Mentor: Yi-Mei (Amy) Yang, Ph.D.

  • Saydra Wilson, M.D., Assistant Professor, MnDRIVE Early Faculty Development Awardee, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Mentors: Alik Widge, M.D., Ph.D. & Ziad Nahas, Ph.D.

  • Peter Kang, M.D., ITN Scholar, Professor and Vice Chair of Research, Neurology