Stanford Neurosurgery Events
2017
Feb February 09 Thu 2017
Spinal Cord Injury Seminar Series
Honoring the Paralyzed Veterans of America
VA Palo Alto Auditorium, Building 101, C1-100
Veteran’s Affairs Hospital, Palo Alto
Dr. Maxell Boakye
Ole A., Mabel Wise and Wilma Wise Nelson Endowed Research Chair
Associate Professor
Chief, Spinal Neurosurgery
Director, Outcomes Research
Clinical Director, Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Center
Department of Neurological Surgery
Mar March 01 Wed 2017
Retina: Pathways, Processing, and Prostheses
Presented by The Stanford Center for Mind Brain and Computation
Wednesday, March 1, 2017 1-5pm, Mackenzie Room (Room 300), Huang Engineering Building
E.J. Chichilnisky, Stanford
High-resolution electrical stimulation for design of retinal prostheses
Markus Meister, Caltech
Neural computations for visual behavior
Fred Rieke, University of Washington
Retinal encoding of natural images
Mar March 31 Fri 2017
TBI Research Forum: Detection and Treatment of Sensory Deficits
VA Palo Alto PAD Auditorium, Building 101, 1st Floor
Moderated by:
Odette Harris, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery and Director of Brain Injury at Stanford School of Medicine, Associate Chief of Staff of Rehabilitation (Polytrauma, SCI/D, BRS, PM&R) Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, and Site Director of the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center (DVBIC)
- Registration at Event - Open to All
Apr April 04 Tue 2017
Stanford Brain Rejuvenation Project
Mini-Symposium
Tuesday April 4, 1-4 PM (reception to follow)
Li Ka Shing Center, Berg Hall, Room C
Speakers:
Kevin Eggan, PhD (Harvard University)
“Promise and pitfalls of using pluripotent stem cells for studying and treating nervous system disorders”
Robert Baloh, MD, PhD (Cedars Sinai Medical Center)
“Role of C9orf72 in degeneration and inflammation”
Adriano Aguzzi, MD, PhD (University of Zurich)
“Biology of mammalian prions”
Xin Zhou, PhD (Stanford University, Lin lab)
“Engineering of light-controllable proteins and application in neurobiology"
Apr April 22 - 26 Sat-Wed 2017
AANS 2017 Annual Scientific Meeting
Neurosurgery: A World of Innovation
April 22-16, Los Angeles, CA
May May 07 Sun 2017
Kendall's Crusade Comedy Classic: Benfitting AVM Research at Stanford
San Francisco Playhouse
An evening benefiting AVM Research at Stanford University and Honoring Dr. Steven Chang for his advancements in AVM research.
Featuring award winning comedian Craig Shoemaker
Jun June 09 Fri 2017
Stanford University School of Medicine Neuroscience Forum
Li Ka Shing Center for Learning and Knowledge Berg Hall, 2nd Floor, 291 Campus Drive, Stanford, CA
7:00AM – 2PM
Highlighting research accomplishments of residents, fellows, medical students and post-graduates in the Neurosciences.
Abstract Submission Deadline: May 1
Jun June 15 Thu 2017
Spinal Cord Injury Seminar Series
Honoring the Paralyzed Veterans of America
SCI Center, Multipurpose Room, F126
Veteran’s Affairs Hospital, Palo Alto
Dr. Charles Tator
Professor of Neurosurgery, University of Toronto, Division of Neurosurgery,
Toronto Western Hospital,
Founder, ThinkFirst Canada.
Board Member, Parachute Canada
Jun June 17 Sat 2017
Stanford Moyamoya Center Annual Picnic
Mitchell Park (Pine Grove Area) 600 East Meadow Drive, Palo Alto
A special gathering of Moyamoya patients and the Stanford Moyamoya team.
Please RSVP: mariswob@stanford.edu or 650.723.5575
Oct October 28 - 29 Sat-Sun 2017
8th Annual Breakthroughs in Neurologic Therapies: Restoring Function to the Nervous System
The Palace Hotel - San Francisco, CA