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NeuroTexas Institute Research Foundation and The University of Texas at Austin's Institute for Neuroscience to Host First Annual Austin Translational Neuroscience Symposium

3/31/11

Symposium Will Feature the Latest Advances in Neuroscience Research, and Will Feature Steven Pinker, Ph.D., Listed in Time Magazine’s
“The 100 Most Influential People in the World Today.”

AUSTIN, Texas—On April 2, 2011, the NeuroTexas Institute Research Foundation, along with The University of Texas at Austin’s Institute for Neuroscience, will host the first annual Austin Translational Neuroscience Symposium. The symposium, which is designed for academic and medical researchers and students, will feature the latest advances in clinical and basic neuroscience research, and is designed to build collaborative relationships with researchers and clinicians from The University of Texas and St. David’s HealthCare.

“Austin has become a leader in neuroscience research, and we want to build upon the successes we have already accomplished,” Matthew Cowperthwaite, Ph.D., director of research at NeuroTexas Institute at St. David’s HealthCare, said. “Getting those who are already at the forefront of neuroscience research under one roof will lead to further advances in this field, and ultimately have a significant impact on people’s lives in the coming years.”

The symposium will focus on a variety of topics, including research advances in nerve repair, the role of ion channels in epilepsy and their potential for future therapeutic development, genetics of glioblastoma, and the surgical treatment of brain tumors.

"This symposium is bringing together leaders in the field and represents a significant opportunity for translational neuroscience research to move forward,” Dan Johnston, Ph.D., director of the Institute for Neuroscience at The University of Texas at Austin, said. “In addition, it spotlights Austin as a leading area of the country for neuroscience research."

Steven Pinker, Ph.D., a Harvard College professor and Johnstone Family Professor of Psychology at Harvard University, will serve as the keynote speaker. Pinker, who has also taught at Stanford and MIT, has been named Humanist of the Year, and was listed in Foreign Policy and Prospect magazine's “The World's Top 100 Public Intellectuals” and in Time magazine's “The 100 Most Influential People in the World Today.” His latest book, The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature, was a New York Times bestseller. 

Pinker’s research on visual cognition and the psychology of language has won prizes from the National Academy of Sciences, the Royal Institution of Great Britain, the Cognitive Neuroscience Society and the American Psychological Association. He has also received six honorary doctorates, several teaching awards and numerous prizes for his books, The Language Instinct, How the Mind Works and The Blank Slate. He is the chair of the Usage Panel of the American Heritage Dictionary and writes frequently for The New Republic, The New York Times and other publications.

The Austin Translational Neuroscience Symposium will begin at 8:30 a.m. and will run through 4 p.m. It will be held in the St. David’s Medical Office Building, located at 3000 N. IH 35 in Austin. The symposium is free, but there is a $60 fee for physicians requesting Continuing Medical Education (CME) credit. Breakfast and lunch will be provided.

For more information or to register, log on to NTIResearch.org/home/AustinNeuroscienceSymposium.aspx, or call 888.868.2104 or 512.478.3627.


NeuroTexas Institute at St. David’s HealthCare

NeuroTexas Institute at St. David’s HealthCare, located near downtown Austin at 1015 East 32nd Street, is dedicated to ensuring the best clinical outcomes for patients with conditions affecting the brain, spine and nerves, as well as providing exceptional neurological and neurosurgical care. The Institute was founded to promote quality care, provide academic leadership and perform advanced research in the field of neuroscience. It includes 30 physicians of various subspecialties, all committed to its vision of quality care and research advances. The physicians, together with other neuroscience professionals, provide comprehensive, individualized and high-quality care, integrating the most advanced clinical protocols and surgical technologies. For more information please visit NeuroTexasInstitute.com.

St. David’s Medical Center

St. David’s Medical Center, located at 919 East 32nd Street off of IH35, is part of St. David’s HealthCare, one of the largest health systems in Texas. Founded in 1924, St. David’s Medical Center includes a 350-bed, acute care hospital, and a dedicated 64-bed Rehabilitation Hospital providing comprehensive inpatient and outpatient care. St. David’s Medical Center is home to the renowned NeuroTexas Institute, (including the TIA Center for Stroke Prevention and designation as a Primary Stroke Center); the acclaimed Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute; high-level women’s services with Level I, II and III nurseries; a Bariatric Center of Excellence; the Breast Center; orthopedic services; and a 24-hour emergency department. In 2010, St. David’s Medical Center was named to the list of 100 Top Hospitals by Thomson Reuters, a leading provider of information and solutions to improve the cost and quality of healthcare. For more information, please visit StDavids.com.

The University of Texas Institute for Neuroscience

The Institute for Neuroscience (INS) is an umbrella organization that serves as the intellectual and administrative center for neuroscience research and education at The University of Texas at Austin. The INS binds together more than 70 neuroscience-related faculty from more than 13 basic science and clinical departments and divisions and five research centers, including the Center for Perceptual Systems, the Waggoner Center for Alcohol and Addiction, the Center for Learning and Memory, the Imaging Research Center and the Computational Visualization Center. Research within the INS is diverse with investigators approaching the study of the brain from backgrounds ranging from physics and computer science, to genetics, cell biology, physiology and psychology. By fostering a multidisciplinary approach to the study of neuroscience, the INS has created a vibrant and collaborative environment in which progress in our knowledge of brain function is limited only by the imagination and creativity of our world-class students, post-doctoral fellows and faculty. By continuously delving deeper and understanding more about brain function, our investigators are building the essential foundation of knowledge that leads to the development of new and better cures and treatments of brain disease.

NeuroTexas Institute

NeuroTexas Institute is committed to Neuroscience excellence providing advanced treatments augmented by academic and research leadership for patients with neurological conditions.

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