Schedule at a Glance

Saturday, September 14, 2024

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  • A Successful RNA-Targeted Therapy for ALS
  • C9orf72 ALS/FTD: Challenges and New Opportunities in Translational Research
  • Human Gene Therapy in Hereditary ALS: Current Status and Future Prospects
  • TDP43: A Nexus for Neurodegeneration

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Sunday, September 15, 2024

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  • Advocating for Yourself and Your Program
  • Challenges Facing Program Directors
  • Starting Out: Becoming an APD and Navigating Promotion
  • Incorporating Holistic Review in Residency Recruitment
  • Integrating Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Neurology Residency Selection
  • Empowering Progress: Advancing Science, Education, and Careers to Enhance Neurologic Health for All
  • Panel Discussion
  • Unlocking Opportunities: The Benefits of Junior and Early Career Membership in the American Neurological Association
  • Career Development Opportunities at the VA
  • NIA update
  • View from NINDS
  • View from the DOD

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  • Circadian Regulation of Glial Activation and Neuroinflammation in Alzheimer Disease
  • Stroke-Induced Astrocyte Reactivity Shows Localized Immune Responses Conserved in Other Neural Injuries
  • Targeting Microglia for Neurotherapies
  • The Role of Inflammatory Cells in MS

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  • ABPN: Update & Continuing Certification Overview
  • Neurology and Child Neurology Article-Based Continuing Certification
  • Emerging Therapies for Pediatric Neuromuscular Disorders.
  • Potential for Treatment or Reversal of Mitochondrial Disorders
  • Precision Therapy for Pediatric Epileptic Encephalopathies; Targeting mTOR
  • A Flashy Case
  • Alphabet Soup and Phenotype - How Do We Understand This?
  • What's Up with White Spots?
  • Beyond Jeopardy: Game Design to Teach Neurology and Neuroscience
  • Diversity and Inclusion in Serious Games
  • This Lecture is Boring: An Intro to Game-Based Learning
  • Disability and Neurotechnology
  • The NeuroEthics of Deep Brain Stimulation
  • Diverse Population Considerations for ALS Trials
  • Measuring Treatment Burden: The Adverse Event Unit
  • Reducing Trial Non-Compliance and Increasing Trial Safety
  • Administrative Leadership for Women in Academic Neurology
  • Entrepreneurship/Innovation in Academic Neurology
  • Pharmaceutical Research Grants/Funding and Pharmaceutical Consulting While in Academia

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  • AI Applications for Implantable Devices in Neuropsychiatric Diseases
  • AI for Discovery and Diagnosis of Neurological Diseases using Deep Learning and Large-Scale Neuroimaging
  • Multi-Modal Analyses of Seizure and Interictal Phenotypes and Drug Response in Epilepsy Models: Possibilities for Clinical Application
  • The Power of Informatics and Machine Learning Applications to Personalized Healthcare Delivery

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  • Drug Development in Neurodegenerative Diseases: Challenges and Opportunities
  • In Situ Characterization of Macromolecular Assemblies using Correlative 2D and 3D Cryo-Electron Microscopy
  • Understanding and Treating Enteric Nervous System Disease in a CNS Neurodegenerative Disorder
  • The Neurovascular Continuum: Pediatric Stroke
  • The Neurovascular Continuum: Vulnerabilities in Women and in Aging
  • A Transgenic Rabbit Model of Pediatric Epilepsy and SUDEP
  • Fibroblast Models MELAS/LHON Plus to Test Novel Pharmaco-Epigenomic Drugs
  • Refining TDP-43 Dependent Disease Mechanisms and Therapeutic Approaches in ALS Using Human iPSC Models
  • Defining The Path To Disease Modifying Therapy For Genetic Leukoencephalopathy
  • Neurological Manifestations of Errors of Immunity
  • The White Matter Rounds Experience: An International Network to Accelerate the Diagnosis of Adult Subjects with Atypical White Matter Diseases
  • Modulating Neural Population Dynamics To Improve Motor Recovery
  • Neurostimulation Tools for Post-Stroke Motor Recovery – Prime Time
  • Understanding Mechanisms of Aphasia Recovery To Improve Brain Stimulation Treatments

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Monday, September 16, 2024

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  • Communicating on Social Media
  • Communicating with Philanthropists
  • Concerning Visas: An IMG Tale
  • How Mentorship Matters When Choosing A Career Pathway
  • Immigrant Neurologists In The Physician-Scientist Pipeline
  • My Academic Journey As An Immigrant Neurologist
  • A Personal Perspective on Prioritization, Procrastination, and Planning
  • Keeping All the Balls In The Air: Lessons Learned
  • Adequate Support And Infrastructure: What An R25 Added? Trainee
  • Creating A Realistic Research Project- Do You Need An R25?
  • Transitioning To Fellowship: Can You Actually Get Prelim Data For A K?

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  • Brain Circuit-Targeted Neuromodulation
  • Emerging Focused Ultrasound Techniques For Diagnosis And Treatment Of Brain Disorders
  • Invasive And Non-Invasive Approaches To Epilepsy Treatment
  • Using Synchronization Of Cortical Rhythms To Improve Memory In Older Adults

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  • Focused Ultrasound For Movement Disorders
  • Implantable Brain-Computer Interfaces For Restoring Communication And Mobility
  • Responsive Neurostimulation To Restore Consciousness In Epilepsy
  • AUPN Meet The Chairs: Empowering Women Leaders: Successes and Challenges in the Role of Department Chair
  • Women Leaders in Neurology
  • Identification of Autoimmune Epilepsy Syndromes
  • Immunotherapy in Autoimmune Epilepsy: An Experience from Autoimmune Epilepsy Clinic
  • Navigating the Expanding Spectrum of Neural Specific Antibodies Associated with Autoimmune Encephalitis
  • Diversifying Neurology Residency and Fellowship Programs: Lessons Learned, Current Strategies, and Future Directions
  • Fostering Diversity in Academic Neurology Departments
  • Increasing Diversity in the Neurosciences: A Comprehensive Collaborative Approach
  • Strategies to Increase Diversity in Medical Schools: How Do We Go From Here?
  • Enhancing Biomedical Writing Skills
  • Cross-Domain Natural Language Processing to Redefine Disease and Drug Targets: A Case Study with Parkinson's
  • Large Language Models Towards the Automation of Clinical Meta-Analysis: A Case Study with Glioblastoma
  • Diagnosis and Evolving Philosophies of Care for Patients with Neurosarcoidosis
  • Mimics and Approaches in Neurosarcoidosis Myelitis
  • Updates in our Understanding of Biomarkers and Laboratory Findings in Neurosarcoidosis
  • Headache Management In Rural Population
  • Headache Treatment and Management in Pediatric Population[s]
  • Migraine Management During Pregnancy and in Older Adults

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  • CNS Autoimmunity with Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Cancer Immunotherapy
  • The Role of Infectious Triggers in Autoimmune Encephalitis
  • Treatment Approaches in Pediatric Autoimmune Encephalitis
  • Cholinergic System Changes and Cognition in Parkinson Disease
  • Manipulation of Microglial Genes in Alzheimer's Disease: When and in Which Direction?
  • Update on Performance of Blood-Based Biomarkers in AD
  • Mechanisms of Epileptogenesis in Status Epilepticus
  • Traumatic Brain Injury as a Human Model of Epileptogenesis
  • Tuberous Sclerosis Complex as a Human Model of Epileptogenesis
  • Cerebral Malaria Updates: Vaccines, Climate Change, and Beyond
  • Neurologic Care in Conflict Zones
  • Neuroscience Research Capacity Building in LMICs
  • Beyond the ICU: Impacting Long-Term Outcomes Following Neurological Critical Illness and TBI
  • Long-Term Outcomes after TBI with Special Interest in Women and Marginalized Groups
  • Advances in Inclusion Body Myositis
  • Learnings from Gene Therapy in Pediatric Neuromuscular Disorders
  • What's on the Horizon for ALS

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Tuesday, September 17, 2024

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  • Developing a Career in Global Health
  • Global Neurology: Nuts and Bolts
  • In-Practice: Life of a Global Neurologist
  • Building a Career in Neurology Education
  • Clinical Career Tracks: Challenges and Strategies for Success
  • Impacting Neurology Through Research: A Perspective
  • Basic Science: Should MD/PhDs do a Post-Doc Rather than Traditional Fellowship?
  • Earlier Decisions Tax Programs
  • Neurohospitalists: Need Even For Those Hospitalists?
  • Design and Implementation of a Disease Modifying Therapy Program at UAB
  • Overview of Anti-Amyloid Therapies: Considerations for Prescribing and Monitoring

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  • Corticosteroids in Herpes Simplex Encephalitis, and Other Therapeutics in Viral Encephalitis: Lessons Learned
  • Enhanced Diagnostic Precision in AE to Guide Prognosis and Treatment
  • The Advantages and Pitfalls of Metagenomic Sequencing in Infectious and Autoimmune Encephalitis
  • Treatments and Trials in Autoimmune Encephalitis: The Urgent Need for Evidence

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  • Advances in Pediatric Ischemic Stroke
  • Sleep Health Influences Disparities in Stroke Risk and Health Outcomes
  • The Impact of Sex and Gender on Stroke Outcomes
  • Clinical Presentation and Pathophysiological Differences of Visual Symptoms
  • Migraine Pathophysiology: Insights from Functional Imaging
  • Cerebellar Deep Brain Stimulation in Cerebral Palsy
  • Controversies of Spinal Cord Stimulation for Gait Disturbance in Parkinson's Disease
  • Skin Synuclein Signature in Diverse Synucleinopathy
  • Choroidal Abnormalities and Visual Outcomes in Children with NF1-Associated Optic Pathway Gliomas
  • Quantifying Induced Nystagmus Using a Smartphone Eye Tracking Application
  • Updates on the Diagnostic Criteria for MOGAD
  • OSA and Stroke Prevention
  • Sleep Stage Specific Effects of Sleep Apnea on Cerebrovascular Pathology and Memory in Older Adults at Risk for Alzheimer's Disease
  • Sleep and Multiple Sclerosis

*Sessions marked with an asterick (*) award AMA PRA Category I Credit(s)™ through the ANA. Please refer to the CME page for more information.