2015 Annual Symposium

On November 5th the RIRC hosted the Reeve-Irvine Research Medal symposium titled “Nervous System Regeneration: Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms” focused in axonal regeneration, neural repair and plasticity. We brought in experts who have made significant contributions in these areas. Many of our speakers have been involved in pre-clinical trials that have great potential for clinical applications in the very near future. The target audience for the symposium consisted of MD’s and RN’s in Neurological Surgery, Emergency Medicine, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Orthopedic Surgery. Additionally the target audience included Ph.D.’s in Neurology, Anatomy & Neurobiology, Bioengineering and Translational Sciences.

The objective of the symposium:

• Identify terminology related to axonal growth and the limitations of experimental methods
• Determine the benefits and issues with the study of central nervous system regeneration
• Describe the biological phenomena of regeneration and how this research can be applied to regeneration-based therapies