Below is the final program schedule for the 2009 meeting. Please check back for updates.

Wednesday - March 18, 2009

6:00 pm Opening Reception

7:15 pm Welcome and Overview (SBC Board)

7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Keynote Address

Larry W. Swanson, PhD
"Quest for the basic plan of the nervous system"
Milo Don and Lucille Appleman Professor of Biological Sciences
Departments of Biological Sciences, Psychology and Neurology, University of Southern California

Thursday - March 19, 2009

6:30 am Breakfast

7:00 am - 8:45 am: Plenary Session I

"Advances in Experimental Treatments for Spinal Cord Injury"
(Theo Hagg, University of Louisville - Organizer;
Overview 5', 3 speakers 30' ea, Summary and Discussion 10')
Speakers: Theo Hagg, MD/PhD, University of Louisville; Xiao-Ming Xu, MD/PhD, Indiana University; Wolfram Tetzlaff, MD/PhD, University of British Columbia

8:45 am - 10:00 am: Plenary Session II

"Genetic Dissection of the Central Serotonergic System"
(Zhou-Feng Chen, Washington University in St. Louis - Organizer;
Overview 5', 2 speakers 30' ea, Summary and Discussion 10')
Speakers: Zhou-Feng Chen, PhD, Washington University in St. Louis; Evan S. Deneris, PhD, Case Western Reserve University

10:00 am - 11:45 pm: Plenary Session III

"Innovations to Look into the Brain"
(Elaine Bearer, Brown University/Cal Tech - Organizer
Russell E Jacobs - Co-Organizer and discussant ;
Overview 5', 3 speakers 30' ea, Summary and Discussion 10')
Speakers/Discussant: Elaine L. Bearer, MD/PhD, Brown University/CalTech; Russell E Jacobs, PhD, CalTech; Tomas Falzone, PhD, UCSD; Kathryn McCabe, PhD, CalTech

11:30 am Deli Lunch

Afternoon Free Time

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Open Board Meeting

Friday - March 20, 2009

6:30 am Breakfast

7:00 am - 1:00 pm Posters

7:00 am - 8:45 am: Plenary Session IV

"Animal Models for Alzheimer's Disease"
(Richard Robertson, UCI and Frank LaFerla, UCI - Organizers;
Overview 5', 3 speakers 30' ea, Summary and Discussion 10')
Speakers: Gary Arendash, PhD, University of Southern Florida; Roberta Diaz-Brinton, PhD, USC; Frank LaFerla, PhD, UCI

8:45 am - 10:30 am: Plenary Session V

"Retinal Supporting Cells"
(Goeff Lewis, UCSB - Organizer:
Overview 5', 3 speakers 30' ea, Summary and Discussion 10')
Speakers: William Brunken, Ph.D., SUNY Downstate; Goeff Lewis, PhD, UC Santa Barbara; Zhao Qin, BS, University of Michigan

10:30 am - 11:30 am: Plenary Session VI

"Neurons and nervous systems in health and disease "
(Geraldine Kress, Washington University - Organizer;
Overview 5', 2 speakers 20' ea, Summary and Discussion 5')
Speakers: Geraldine Kress, BS; Washington University in St. Louis; Ariel Lyons-Warren, Washington University in St. Louis; Todd Nolan, PhD, University of Florida.

11:30 am - 12:00 pm: Panel Discussion

"SBC Outreach: Efforts, Data, Future"
(Geraldine Krauss and Thomas A Woolsey, Washington University in St. Louis- Organizers;
Overview 20', Panel Input and Summary Discussion 40')
Geraldine Kress, BS; Washington University in St. Louis; Ariel Lyons-Warren, Washington University in St. Louis; Todd Nolan, PhD, University of Florida; Zhao Qin, BS, University of Michigan; Thomas A. Woolsey, MD, Washington University in St Louis

11:40 am Deli Lunch

Afternoon Free Time

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Dinner

8:00 pm - 9:00 pm: Plenary Address

Mark F. Jacquin, PhD
"What if Translational Research Doesn't Translate? Lessons Learned"
Professor of Neurology, Department of Neurology and Hope Center, Washington University in St. Louis

Saturday - March 21, 2009

6:30 am Breakfast

7:00 am - 8:45 am: Plenary Session VII

"Breaking Dogmas in Neuroscience"
(Charles Ribak, Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, UCI- Organizer;
Overview 5', 3 Speakers 30' ea, Summary and Discussion 10')
Speakers: Alysson Renato Muotri, PhD, UCSD; Lee A. Shapiro, PhD, Texas A&M, Andre Obenaus, PhD, Loma Linda

8:45 am - 9:45 am Plenary Address

"This is your brain on politics"
Darren Schreiber, JD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Political Science, Department of Political Science, UCSD

9:45 am - 11:30: Plenary Session VIII

"Imaging Hemodynamic and Structural Features of the Brain in Health and Disease"
(Anna Devor, Department of Neurosciences UCSD - Organizer;
Overview 5', 3 speakers 30' ea, Summary and Discussion 10')
Speakers: Anna Devor PhD, UCSD; Anders Dale, PhD, UCSD; James Brewer, MD/PhD, UCSD

11:30 am Deli Lunch

Afternoon Free Time

6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Closing Reception, Dinner, Awards

Last Updated 03/14/09