• MRI Issues of Neural Implants Room 201 A&B Speakers: Frank Shellock, Steve Manker
• Micromotion and its Effects on Long-Term Viability of Brain-Machine Interfaces Speakers: Douglas McCreery, Jitendran Muthuswamy
Room 201 A&B
Room 202 A,B&C
8:30 am – Noon
Morning Session:
• 8:30 – 10:00: Session 4: Retinal Prostheses Moderator: Dr. James Weiland Goals: To provide an update on clinical trials of retinal implants and state-of-the-art approaches to improve performance of retinal implants for patients suffering from retinitis pigmentosa. Speakers: Mark Humayun, Shelley Fried, Daniel Palanker
Grand Ballroom
10:00am – 10:30am
Morning Break in Posters, Exhibits Area
Exhibit Hall B
• 10:30-noon: Session 5: Alternative Approaches for Visual Prostheses Moderator: Dr. Mark Humayun Goals: To examine novel neurotechnological approaches beyond retinal stimulation devices for restoration of vision for blind patients. Speakers: Bradley Greger, Robert Chow, Frank Werblin
Noon – 12:30 pm
Poster Blitz Speakers: Patrick Nasiatka, Kevin Kilgore, Isaac Clements, Steven Bierer, Seung Woo Lee, Noah Ledbetter
Grand Ballroom
12:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Lunch on your own. Exhibits and Posters open.
Exhibit Hall B
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Poster Session 2 (all poster presenters please be by your posters)
Exhibit Hall B
2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Afternoon Session:
• 2:30 – 4:00: Session 6: Challenges and Opportunities of Activity Dependent Plasticity Moderator: Dr. Warren Grill Goals: To review the available science on activity-dependent plasticity and to identify potential applications of this knowledge for the development on novel neural interfaces. Speakers: John H. Martin, V. Reggie Edgerton, Edelle Field-Fote
Grand Ballroom
4:00 - 5:00 pm
Special Session for Students
Getting hired in the medical device industry Moderator: Cesar Blanco Panelists: Don Deyo (Medtronic), Mir Imran (Incube Labs)
Rooms 202A,B,&C
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Aquarium of the Pacific Event
Aquarium of the Pacific
*Sessions are held in the Grand Ballroom.
**Workshops are held in the 2nd floor meeting rooms.
