4th Annual Neuroscience Retreat
The NeuroNexus Institute
at UMass Chan Medical School presents
4th Annual Neuroscience Retreat
at UMass Chan Medical School presents
4th Annual Neuroscience Retreat
Date & Time:
Friday, June 22, 2018
9:00 am - 11:30 am
Location:
Lazare Research Building, Room 716
Agenda:
8:40 – 9:00 am Registration / Coffee
9:00 – 9:10 am Welcoming Remarks
David R. Weaver, Ph.D.,
Professor of Neurobiology; Director, NeuroNexus Institute
Terence R. Flotte, M.D.,
Celia and Isaac Haidak Professor of Medical Education,
Dean, T.H. Chan School of Medicine;
Provost and Executive Deputy Chancellor
9:10 – 10:00 am Keynote Address: “Novel Nanoparticles for Next Generation Imaging”
Introduction: Jason Shohet, M.D., Ph.D., Ali and John Pierce Chair in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Associate Professor and Division Chief, Department of Pediatrics, UMass Chan
Keynote Speaker: Ananth Annapragada, Ph.D.
Professor and Director of Basic Research
The Singleton Department of Pediatric Radiology
Texas Children's Hospital & Baylor College of Medicine
10:00 – 10:10 am Coffee Break
10:10 – 11:30 am Roundtable Discussion of NeuroImaging Resources and Needs
To discuss: Proposed equipment acquisitions
Discussion of current & future projects
Implications for infrastructure (animal holding, etc.)
11:30 am Adjourn