Neuromuscular
Plasticity Symposium
Sponsored by T32 HD043730 Training
Grant
The University of Florida Neuromuscular Plasticity Training
Program presents:
4th Annual Neuromuscular Plasticity Symposium
December 5, 2008
MBI DeWeese Auditorium and President’s House, Gainesville FL
Plenary lectures will be held 9:00 AM - 12:15 PM at the MBI
DeWeese Auditorium LG-101A.
The poster session will be held 2:00 - 4:00 PM at President's
House, 2151 West University Avenue.
9:00:
"Cerebellar Versus Cerebral Contributions to Locomotor Adaptation."
Amy J. Bastian, PT, PhD (CV)
Associate Professor of Neuroscience
The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Director of the Motion Analysis Laboratory, Kennedy Krieger Institute
10:00:
"Spinal Cord Injury: A New Way to Achieve Recovery of Function."
Avis H. Cohen, PhD (CV)
Professor, Department of Biology,
Neuroscience and Cognitive Science Program, and
the Institute for Systems Research
University of Maryland
11:00 - 11:15:
Break
11:15:
"Skeletal Muscle Power Output is a Critical Determinant of
Physical Functioning in Older Adults."
Roger A. Fielding, PhD (CV)
Director and Senior Scientist
Nutrition, Exercise Physiology and Sarcopenia Laboratory Jean Mayer USDA
Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts Unversity
Professor of Nutrition and Medicine
Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy
Tufts University School of Medicine
Associate Director
Clinical Translation Research Center
Tufts Clinical Translational Science Institute
Abstracts/Posters:
We invite graduate students and postdoctoral fellows to present their research
in poster format. The poster session will be held 2:00 - 4:00 at
President's House, 2151 West University Avenue. The top three graduate
student poster winners will be recognized and presented a $500 travel award.
The top three post-doctoral fellow poster winners will also be recognized
and will receive a $250 travel award. All winners will be announced at the
4:00 poster awards ceremony! In addition, all poster participants and faculty
mentors will be invited to a round table lunch discussion with the keynote
speakers.
All presenters must submit an abstract to: abstract-nmpt@phhp.ufl.edu
by Monday, November 17, 2008. Click below for the two page
abstract template.
1:00 - 2:00 Round Table Lunch Discussion for Poster Participants and Mentors,
and Keynote Speakers
2:00 - 4:00 Poster Presentations
4:00 - 4:30 Poster Awards Ceremony
Please contact Laurie Bialosky at lbialosk@phhp.ufl.edu or 273-6113 with
any inquiries.
We look forward to your participation,
Dr. Krista Vandenborne
