NINDS Workshop and Conference Proceedings

The following are summaries of NINDS conferences and workshops.

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2008 Conferences
2007 Conferences
2006 Conferences
2005 Conferences
2004 Conferences
2003 Conferences
2002 Conferences
2001 Conferences
2000 Conferences
Conferences from Previous Years

2008 Conferences

• Mitochondrial Encephalopathies: Potential Relationships to Autism?
  June 29, 2008
• Planning for the Future:  An NINDS Forum
  May 16, 2008
• Genome Wide Association Studies (GWAS) in Ischemic Stroke Workshop
  April 30, 2008
• Neurological Effects of Blast Injury Workshop
  April 10 - 11, 2008
• Combination Therapies for Traumatic Brain Injury Workshop
  February 27 - 28, 2008
• NIH Symposium on Progranulin and the TDP-43 Proteinopathies
  February 4 - 5, 2008

2007 Conferences

• NINDS Workshop on Gene Delivery to the Nervous System
  November 12-13, 2007
• Rhyme and the Reason of Data Sharing
  November 5, 2008
• Classification of Traumatic Brain Injury Workshop
  October 17 - 18, 2007
• NeuroAIDS in the Asia-Pacific Region
  July 19, 2007
• Second Annual Research Symposium for Advances in Pain Research
  May 1, 2007
• Translational Research in Muscular Dystrophy
  June 25-27, 2007
• Shared Neurobiology of Autism
  June 10 - 13, 2007
• Lysosomal Storage Diseases Research Support by NINDS: A Meeting with Patient Voluntary Groups
  May 16, 2007
• Curing Epilepsy 2007 - Translating Discoveries into Therapies
  March 28-30, 2007
• Towards Clinical Progress in the Mucopolysaccharidoses
  March 7-8, 2007
• Frontotemporal Dementia Workshop
  January 18-19, 2007

2006 Conferences

• Clinical Research Awareness in Neurology and Neurosurgery Residency Workshop
  December 11-12, 2006
• NIH Peripheral Neuropathy Conference
  October 22-24, 2006
• Showcasing Success in Neuroscience Research: An NINDS Forum
  September 28, 2006
• Report of the Stroke Progress Review Group
  September 19, 2006
• Developing New Treatments for Tourette Syndrome: Clinical and Basic Science Dialogue
  September 10-12, 2006
• Neural Interfaces Workshop 2006
  August 21 - 23, 2006
• Ischemic Perinatal Stroke: Summary of a Workshop Sponsored by the NICHD and the NINDS
  August 21 - 22, 2006
• Second NINDS-DMRF Workshop on Dystonia: Recent Advances and Future Directions
  June 6-7, 2006
• Second International Workshop on Seizure Prediction
  April 8, 2006
• Ataxia-Telangiectasia Clinical Research Workshop Summary
  March 10-11, 2006

2005 Conferences

• Hydrocephalus: Myths, New Facts, Clear Directions September 29 - October 1, 2005
• Neural Interfaces Workshop 2005 September 7-9, 2005
• Selective Adhesion Molecule Inhibitors and CNS Disease July 26, 2005
• Neuroprotection Trials in Mouse Models of Neurodegeneration June 29, 2005
• Second Scientific Workshop on Neurodegeneration with Brain Iron Accumulation May 19-20, 2005
• Workshop on Nonepileptic Seizures May 1-3, 2005
• Vascular Cognitive Impairment April 24 - 27, 2005
• Immunomodulation Strategies for Stroke Prevention March 10, 2005
• Down Syndrome: Toward Optimal Synaptic Function and Cognition February 13-15, 2005
• Detection and Disclosure of Incidental Findings in Neuroimaging Research January 6-7, 2005

2004 Conferences

• 6th Annual Udall CenterDirectors Meeting November 30 - December 2, 2004
• Workshop on Protein - Protein Interaction Maps for the Mammalian Nervous System November 17-18, 2004
• Report on the Neural Interfaces Workshop November 15-17, 2004
• Drug Screening for Ataxia-Telangiectasia October 8, 2004
• Cognitive Rehabilitation Interventions: Moving From Bench To Bedside September 23-24, 2004
• Clinico-Pathological Correlations in the Lewy Body Dementias September 20-21, 2004
• Pediatric Functional Neuroimaging: A Trans-NIH Workshop May 24-26, 2004
• Biomarkers in Multiple Sclerosis April 14-16, 2004
• NINDS Counterterrorism and Neuroscience Workshop April 7-8, 2004
• The Glycoproteinoses: An International Workshop on Advances in Pathogenesis and Therapy April 7-8, 2004
• Emergency Neurologic Clinical Trials Network (ENCTN) March 17-18, 2004
• Genetic Testing for Parkinson's Disease and Related Disorders Minutes March 13, 2004
• NINDS Career Development Technical Assistance Workshop March 8-9, 2004
• Stroke Risk Assessment and Future Stroke Primary Prevention Trial: Workshop Summary January 13 - 14, 2004

2003 Conferences

• Glial Inflammation in HIV-1 Dementia and Other Chronic Neurodegenerative Diseases December 7-10, 2003
• Diagnosis of Depression in Parkinson's Disease December 4-5, 2003
• Priorities for Clinical Research in the Treatment of Acute, non-Traumatic Intracerebral Hemorrhage Workshop November 17-18, 2003
• Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase (GAD) Autoimmunity in Batten Disease November 13-14, 2003
• Digital Biology: The Emerging Paradigm November 6 - 7, 2003
• Workshop on Information Processing in the Biological Organism November 4 - 5, 2003
• Deep Brain Stimulation Consortium Meeting September 29-30, 2003
• Udall Centers Meeting - Extensive Collaboration Speeds Parkinson's Research September 10-11, 2003
• Genetics and Multiple Sclerosis: Future Prospects September 8-10, 2003
• The Role of Neuroimaging in Parkinson's Disease July 9-10, 2003
• Cell Biology Of Parkinson's Disease And Related Neurodegenerative Disorders June 12-13, 2003
• Imaging Markers of Epileptogenesis: New Research Directions April 10-11, 2003
• NINDS Career Development Technical Assistance Workshop March 31 - April 1, 2003
• Translating Promising Strategies for Spinal Cord Injury Therapy February 3-4, 2003

2002 Conferences

• Improving the Chain of Recovery for Acute Stroke in Your Community December 12 - 13, 2002 (Text version) (Full summary - pdf file, 4.9 MB).
• Proteomics in the Neurosciences December 9 - 10, 2002
• NINDS Workshop Targets Channelopathy November 20 - 22, 2002
• Health Disparities in Epilepsy Planning Panel November 13, 2002
• NINDS Stroke Disparities Advisory Panel Meeting November 7 - 8, 2002
• NINDS/ANA Career Development Symposium October 12 - 13, 2002
• NINDS Clinical Research Collaboration Workshop October 7 - 8, 2002
• DNA Microarrays and Epilepsy Research October 4, 2002
• Hereditary Dysautonomias: Current Knowledge and Collaborations for the Future October 3 - 4, 2002
• Models II: Identification and Characterization of Animal Models of Human Therapy Resistance and Epileptogenesis September 26 - 27, 2002
• The Mucopolysaccharidoses: Therapeutic Strategies for the Central Nervous System September 24 - 25, 2002
• Astrocyte Function in Health and Disease September 23 - 25, 2002
• New Perspectives In Tuberous Sclerosis Complex September 19 - 22, 2002
• Research on Psychosocial and Behavioral Interventions in Autism: Confronting the Methodological Challenges September 5 - 6, 2002
• Future Research Directions in Joubert Syndrome June 27 - 28, 2002
• 2002 Deep Brain Stimulation Consortium Meeting June 3-4, 2002
• First Symposium on Pediatric Neurotransmitter Diseases May 17 - 19, 2002
• Neurodegeneration Drug Screening Consortium April 7-8, 2002
• Neurobiology of Craniofacial/Deep Tissue Persistent Pain March 13-14, 2002
• International Workshop on Brain Banking March 11-12, 2002
• Molecular Analysis of Complex Genetic Epilepsies January 31 - February 1, 2002
• Parkinson's Disease Research Agenda Implementation Review Meeting January 9 - 10, 2002

2001 Conferences

• Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy/ Complex Regional Pain Syndromes (CRPS): State-of-the-Science December 15, 2001
• Emotional and Behavioral Health in Persons with Mental Retardation/Developmental Disabilities November 29 - December 1, 2001
• NIH Myositis Outcomes Workshop November 9 - 10, 2001
• Neurology of Disease in Children: Neurofibromatosis October 16, 2001
• NINDS-NIMH 50th Anniversary Symposium October 9 - 10, 2001
• NINDS Health Disparities Planning Meeting for Neuroscience Scholars Programs October 5, 2001
• Mentored K08 and K23 Awardees Meeting September 28-30, 2001
• Workshop on Research Opportunities on Human Neuroborreliosis September 9 - 12, 2001
• Udall Centers of Excellence for Parkinson's Disease Research Meeting August 6-7, 2001
• The Role of DNA Damage Response Defects in Neurogenetic Diseases: Working Group Meeting July 29 -August 1, 2001
• Cognitive and Emotional Health In Minority Children: Working Group Meeting July 23-24, 2001
• The Biology of Alpha-Synuclein and Lewy body Disease Workshop July 16-17, 2001
• NINDS Health Disparities Planning Panel on NeuroAIDS in Minority Populations July 16, 2001
• Pre-Doctoral Neuroscience Training Meeting July 12-13, 2001
• Multiple Sclerosis and Chemokines: Prospects for Therapeutic and Prophylactic Intervention July 9 - 10, 2001
• Workshop on Classification and Definition of Disorders Causing Hypertonia in Childhood April 22-24, 2001
• Workshop on Antiepileptic Drug (AED) Monotherapy Indications March 8-9, 2001
• Models for Epilepsy & Epileptogenesis NINDS Workshop March 1-2, 2001
• Cognitive and Emotional Aspects of Parkinson's Disease: Working Group Meeting January 25-26, 2001
• DMRF/NINDS Dystonia Workshop January 19-21, 2001
• NINDS Workshop on Re-establishing Connectivity in the Damaged Spinal Cord January 18-19, 2001

2000 Conferences

• Opportunities in Cognitive Neuroscience Research: Neuroimaging and Beyond, November 28-29, 2000.
• The Neural Prosthesis Program Workshop October 25-27, 2000.
• Workshop on Perinatal and Childhood Stroke September 18-19, 2000.
• Optical Imaging Workshop: from Bench to Bedside at the NIH, September 7-8, 2000.
• Functional and Dysfunctional Spinal Circuitry: Role for Rehabilitation and Neural Prostheses, June 14-15, 2000.
• Developmental Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism Symposium, June 8-11, 2000
• 21st Century Prevention and Management of Migraine Headaches, June 8-9, 2000
• The First International Symposium for Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia, May 25-27, 2000
• The First Scientific Workshop of Hallervorden-Spatz Syndrome, May 19-20, 2000.
• Theraputic Approaches for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, May 15-17, 2000.
• Clinical Trials in Head Injury, May 12-13, 2000.
• The Cause and Treatment of Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy, May 8-9, 2000.
• Defining the Future of Neurofibromatosis Research, May 4-5, 2000.
• Computational and Theoretical Neuroscience: From Synapse to Circuitry,   Technical ReportApril 28, 2000.
• NIMH and NINDS Joint Workshop on Neuroimaging Informatics, April 24, 2000.
• Role of the Immune System in Spinal Cord Injury, April 5-6, 2000.
• Curing Epilepsy: Focus on the Future, March 30-31, 2000.
• Brain Uptake and Utilization of Fatty Acids: Applications to Peroxisomal Biogenesis Diseases, March 2-4, 2000.

Archived Conference Reports from Previous Years

• The Dopamine Connection Workshop, November 10-11 , 1999.
• Trigeminal Neuralgia: Opportunities for Research and Treatment, September 14, 1999.
• Neural Stem Cells Workshop: Promoting Repair and Plasticity of the Nervous System, July 20-21, 1999
• Near Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) for Infant Cerebral Function Monitoring, May 18, 1999.
• Friedreich's Ataxia Research Conference, April 30-May 2, 1999
• Batten Disease: Basic Biology and Therapy, April 1-2, 1999.
• Near Infrared Spectroscopy in Infants and Children, September 25-26, 1997.
• National Symposium on Rapid Identification and Treatment of Acute Stroke, December 12-13, 1996.
• Spinal Cord Injury: Emerging Concepts, September 30 - October 1, 1996.
• Parkinson's Disease: A Research Planning Workshop, August 28-30, 1995.