January 17-21, 2007
Location: The Boar's Head Inn, Charlottesville, VA

This workshop for beginning investigators who are in the process of developing a grant application. This workshop provides five days of lectures, mentoring, and small group discussions as well as one-on-one access to VIPs in medical rehabilitation. Applications are still being accepted.

Guest Faculty

Mindy Aisen,MD
Director and Chief Executive Officer
United Cerebral Palsy Research & Educational Foundation

Ruth Brannon,MSPH, MA
Associate Director, Division of Research Sciences
National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR)

Diane L. Damiano, PT, PhD
WashingtonUniversity in St. Louis
Physical Therapy

Terri DiFazio, MD, FAAP
Allergan Corporation
Neonatology

Robert Gregor, PhD
Georgia Institute of Technology
Engineering, Motion Mechanics

Dennis C. Harper, PhD, ABPP
University of Iowa
Psychology

Scott Janis, PhD
National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke (NINDS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Ralph Nitkin, PhD
NationalCenter for Medical Rehabilitation Research (NCMRR)
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Peter Rosenbaum, MD, FRCP(C)
McMasterUniversity
Canada Research Chair in Childhood Disability

William Z. Rymer, MD, PhD
Northwestern University
Neurology/Rehabilitation

Richard L. Segal, PhD, PT
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Normal organization of the neuro-musculoskeletal system and its adaptability with disease or trauma

Donald G. Stein, PhD
EmoryUniversity
Neuropsychology

Steven L. Wolf, PhD, PT, FAPTA
Emory UniversitySchool of Medicine
Rehabilitation Medicine