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 SUNDAY, JUNE 28

 AANS/CNS Continental Breakfast

O'Keeffe Room @ Santa Fe Convention Center

Chinese Neurotrauma Association (CNTA) Meeting 
New Mexico Room @ La Fonda Hotel

08:30 am - 10:00 am

AANS-01: Acute Challenges in the Unstable Spine 
 O'Keeffe Room @ Santa Fe Convention Center
Chair: Richard Rodgers 
Speakers: Jason Huang / William Smith / Sanjay Dhall

10:30 am - 12:00 pm

AANS-02: Acute Surgical Cranial Trauma – To Drill or Not to Drill: 
That is the Question  
  O'Keeffe Room @ Santa Fe Convention Center
Chair: Jamie Ullman
Speakers: Martina Stippler / Gregory Kapinos / Soren Singel 

12:00 pm - 01:00 pm

FREE TIME / LUNCH ON YOUR OWN 

01:00 pm 

Poster Mounting - Groups A & B (Open all day)

01:00 pm - 02:30 pm

AANS-03: Outcomes After Spine Trauma  
  O'Keeffe Room @ Santa Fe Convention Center
Chair: Shekar Kurpad
Speakers: Aruna Ganju / Enrico Rejc / Allan Levi

01:30 pm - 03:00 pm

Journal of Neurotrauma Editorial Board Meeting
New Mexico Room @ La Fonda Hotel 

02:30 pm - 04:00 pm

AANS-04: Outcomes after Cranial Trauma 
 O'Keeffe Room @ Santa Fe Convention Center
Chair: Uzma Samadani
Speakers: Ann-Christine Duhaime / Daniel Perl / Christina Master

WINTR Business Meeting
Santa Fe Room @ La Fonda Hotel

NNS Officers & Councilors Meeting
Stiha Room @ La Fonda Hotel

07:00 pm - 08:30 pm

Sponsored by

Social Event: Welcome Reception [READ MORE]
La Terraza Garden Patio @ La Fonda Hotel
Included for all attendees - please RSVP & add to your cart when registering!

 MONDAY, JUNE 29

Breakfast & Exhibits Open

Sweeney Ballroom A-D @ Convention Center

POSTER SESSION I: GROUP A
Groups: A1-Cell Death / A2-Secondary Injury / A3-Blood-Brain Barrier / A4-Pediatric
 Sweeney Ballroom A-D @ Convention Center

PRESIDENT'S WELCOME ADDRESS
Sweeney Ballroom E/F @ Convention Center
Helen Bramlett

 PL1: NEW INVESTIGATORS AND NEW VISIONS FOR CNS INJURY RESEARCH
   Sweeney Ballroom E-F @ Convention Center
Chairs: Gregory Holmes / Diane Snow
Speakers: Michael Lane / Travis Jackson / Monica Perez

S01: CLINICALLY RELEVANT MODELS OF NEUROINFLAMMATION AFTER TBI
 Sweeney Ballroom E-F @ Convention Center
 Chairs: Courtney Robertson / Susanna Rosi
Speakers: Sujatha Kannan / Catharine Winstanley / Cesar Borlongan

 09:15 am - 10:30 am

Sponsored by 

S02: AGE AND SCI
 O'Keeffe Room @ Convention Center
Chair: Kim Anderson-Erisman
Speakers: Susan Charlifue / Christine Thomas / Rachel Cowan

S03: NOVEL AND EMERGING IMAGING FOR DETECTION AND DIAGNOSIS
OF TBI
 Coronado Room @ Convention Center
 Chair: Andre Obenaus / Timothy Duong
Speakers: Andrew Mayer / Timothy Duong / Ramon Diaz-Arrastia

Coffee Break  & Visit Exhibits

Sweeney Ballroom A-D @ Convention Center

11:00 am - 12:15 pm

Sponsored by

S04: PROGENITOR CELL THERAPY FOR ADULT TBI: PRECLINICAL 
FINDINGS AND CLINICAL OUTCOMES
 Sweeney Ballroom E-F @ Convention Center
Chairs: Linda Ewing-Cobbs / Charles Cox, Jr. 
Speakers: Charles Cox, Jr. / Pramod Dash / Linda Ewing-Cobbs & Jenifer Juranek

S05: THE ROLE OF apoE and APOE GENOTYPE IN OUTCOME AFTER TBI
 Coronado Room @ Convention Center
Chairs: Mark Burns / Barry Jordan
Speakers: Mark Burns / Fiona Crawford / Michael Vitek 

S06:  GENETIC DISSECTION OF LOCOMOTOR CIRCUITRY
 O'Keeffe Room @ Convention Center
 Chair: Scott Whittemore
Speakers: David Magnuson / Nicolas Stifani / Aya Takeoka 

12:15 pm - 1:45 pm

 _{Sponsored by} 

WINTR Lunch Workshop: HUMAN TBI NEUROPATHOLOGY
 Peralta Room @ Convention Center
Chairs: William Stewart / Patricia Washington
Speakers: William Stewart / Jennifer Hay / Victoria Johnson
*lunch pickup: 12:15-12:30pm

FREE TIME / LUNCH ON YOUR OWN

1:45 pm - 3:00 pm

Supported by ZOLL Medical

PL2: THERAPEUTIC HYPOTHERMIA AND TARGETED TEMPERATURE 
MANAGEMENT AFTER SCI AND TBI – IS THE VERDICT STILL OUT? 
 Sweeney Ballroom E-F @ Convention Center
Chair: W. Dalton Dietrich
Speakers: W. Dalton Dietrich / David Okonkwo / Allan Levi

03:00 pm - 03:30 pm

Coffee Break  & Visit Exhibits
Sweeney Ballroom A-D @ Convention Center

03:00 pm - 04:00 pm

POSTER SESSION II: GROUP A & TOP STUDENT FINALISTS
Groups: A5-Biomarker / A6-Edema / A7-Endrocrine / A8-Regeneration & Plasticity
Student Competition Final Judging: T1 - T20
 Sweeney Ballroom A-D @ Convention Center 

04:00 pm - 05:00 pm

POSTER SESSION III: GROUP B
Groups: B1-Aging / B2-Neurodegeneration / B3-Axonal Injury / B4-Epilepsy/Seizure
 Sweeney Ballroom A-D @ Convention Center

05:00 pm - 06:00 pm

Wine & Cheese with Exhibitors

Sweeney Ballroom A-D @ Convention Center

05:00 pm - 06:00 pm

POSTER SESSION IV: GROUP B
Groups: B5-Function / B6-Imaging / B7-Neuropathology
 Sweeney Ballroom A-D @ Convention Center 

06:00 pm 

Poster Removal - Groups A & B / Poster Mounting - Groups C & D

06:00 pm - 08:00 pm

Sponsored by

WiNTR Mentoring & Networking Reception [READ MORE]
 Georgia O'Keeffe Museum
Speaker: Mary Ellen Michel 
All delegates are invited to attend - Tickets: $25 / $15 Students 

 TUESDAY, JUNE 30

Breakfast & Exhibits Open

Sweeney Ballroom A-D @ Convention Center

POSTER SESSION V: GROUP C
Groups: C1-Cognition / C2-Gene Expression / C3-Neurocritical Care 
C4-Neurotoxicity/Neuroexcitiation / C5-Pain
 Sweeney Ballroom A-D @ Convention Center

NNS Business Meeting
Peralta / Lamy Room @ Convention Center

PL3: EXECUTIVE FUNCTION AFTER EXPERIMENTAL AND CLINICAL TBI
 Sweeney Ballroom E-F @ Convention Center
Chairs: Anthony Kline / Corina Bondi
Speakers: Corina Bondi / Cole Vonder Haar / William Barr 

S07: CLINICAL SCIENCE OF SPORTS CONCUSSION
 Coronado Room @ Convention Center
Chairs: Christopher Giza / Michelle LaPlaca
Speakers: Dawn Comstock / Kevin Guskiewicz / Gerard Gioia

S08: OPERATION BRAIN TRAUMA THERAPY: THE THRILL OF VICTORY 
AND THE AGONY OF DEFEAT
 Sweeney Ballroom E-F @ Convention Center
 Chair: Frank Tortella
Speakers: Patrick Kochanek / Deborah Shear / Stefania Mondello

S09: INFLUENCE OF LESION, STRESS AND EXERCISE ON BLOOD BRAIN 
BARRIER PERMEABILITY IN THE CNS
 O'Keeffe Room @ Convention Center
Chair: D. Michele Basso
Speakers: D. Michele Basso / Jonathan Godbout / Grace Griesbach

Coffee Break & Visit Exhibits

Sweeney Ballrooms A-D @ Convention Center

PL4:  PATIENT PERSPECTIVE
 Sweeney Ballroom E-F @ Convention Center
Chair: Kim Anderson-Erisman
Speakers: Briana Walker (SCI)  / Dr. Cathy Liu (TBI) & Gene Gurkoff, UC Davis   

NNS Officers & Councilors Lunch
Santa Fe School of Cooking

S10: OPEN COMMUNICATION: TBI
 Sweeney Ballroom E/F @ Convention Center
Chair: Ramona Hicks
Speakers:  Xiaoming Jin / John Wolf / Hannah Radabaugh / Audrey Lafrenaye /
Ying Deng-Bryant

S11: OPEN COMMUNICATION: SCI
 O'Keeffe Room @ Convention Center
Chair: Philip Popovich
Speakers: Chenxu Han / Pantelis Tsoulfas / Xiaoming Jin / Raymond Grill /
Juan Herrera

S12: OPEN COMMUNICATION: CLINICAL
  Coronado Room @ Convention Center
Chair: Bruce Lyeth
Speakers: Hayley Falk / Leighton Chan / Zachary Weil / Dan Perl / David Brody

Coffee Break  & Visit Exhibits
Sweeney Ballroom A-D @ Convention Center

POSTER SESSION VI - GROUP C
Groups: C6-Electrophysiology / C7-Inflammation / C8-Intracranial Pressure / 
C9-Neurotransmitter
 Sweeney Ballroom A-D @ Convention Center

POSTER SESSION VII - GROUP D
Groups: D1-Bioengineering / D2-Modeling / D3-Neurotransplantation / 
D4-Transplantation / D5-Monitoring / D6-Rehabilitation
  Sweeney Ballroom A-D @ Convention Center

Wine & Cheese with Exhibitors

 Sweeney Ballroom A-D @ Convention Center

POSTER SESSION VIII: GROUP D
Groups: D7-Astrocyte / D8-Neuroprotection / D9-Vascular
 Sweeney Ballroom A-D @ Convention Center

FREE TIME / Poster Removal - Groups C & D

07:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Social Event: An Evening in the Land of Enchantment [READ MORE]
 New Mexico History Museum
Tickets: $25 / $15 StudentsY, JULY 2

 WEDNESDAY, JULY 1

NNS 2016  Planning Committee Meeting
Teseque Room; 2nd floor @ Convention Center

08:00 am - 09:15 am

PL5: NEUROIMAGING OF CHRONIC TRAUMATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY
 Sweeney Ballroom E-F @ Convention Center
Chairs: Samuel Gandy 
Speakers: Ann McKee / Barry Jordan / Dara Dickstein

09:15 am - 10:30 am

S13: BRAIN INJURY: EFFECTS ON PHYSIOLOGY AND FUNCTION 
BEYOND THE BRAIN
 Coronado Room @ Convention Center
Chairs: Jonathan Lifshitz / Emily Swartz-Besecker
Speakers: Lee Shapiro / Phillip Popovich / Vishal Bansal

09:15 am - 10:30 am

Supported by

S14: PURINES – FORGOTTEN MEDIATORS IN CNS INJURY
 Sweeney Ballroom E-F @ Convention Center
Chair: Patrick Kochanek
Speakers: Edwin Jackson / Detlev Boison / Michael Schwarzschild

 09:15 am - 10:30 am

Supported by

S15: POST-TRAUMATIC EPILEPSY: MECHANISMS AND MANIFESTATIONS
 O'Keeffe Room @ Convention Center
Chair:  Bridgette Semple
Speakers: Amy Wagner / Bridgette Semple / Thomas Sick

10:30 am - 11:00 am

AWARDS CEREMONY
Sweeney Ballroom E-F @ Convention Center

11:45 am - 01:00 pm

Sponsored by

Student / Post-Doc Mingle & Lunch  [READ MORE] 
Sweeney A-B Ballroom @ Convention Center
All Students and Post-Docs are invited to mingle and network 
at this complimentary lunch - Ticket Required; SOLD OUT
Hosted by the Officers & Councilors of the National Neurotrauma Society

01:00 pm - 02:15 pm

PL6: CELL DEATH IS STILL ALIVE
  Sweeney Ballroom E-F @ Convention Center
Chair: Michal Hetman / Scott Whittemore
Speakers: Esperanza Arias-Perez / Larry Benowitz / Sujata Saraswat Ohri

PL7:  FACILITATING TRANSPARENCY IN DATA ANALYSIS FOR TBI 
AND SCI RESEARCH
  Sweeney Ballroom E-F @ Convention Center
Chair: Denes Agoston
Speakers: Denes Agoston / Wolfram Tetzlaff / Douglas H. Smith / Vance Lemmon

CLOSING REMARKS & INTRODUCTION OF 2016 PRESIDENT
Sweeney Ballroom E-F @ Convention Center
Helen Bramlett / Diane Snow