Young Investigator Agenda

Savannah International Trade and Convention Center
Savannah, Georgia

Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Young Investigators
6 p.m., Arrival and check-in at Westin Hotel
8 – 10 p.m., Wine and Cheese Reception, Harbor Ballroom B - 1st floor of the Westin Hotel

Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Neurobiology of Disease in Children Symposium: Childhood Ataxia
7:30 – 5 p.m., Savannah International Trade and Convention Center, Oglethorpe Auditorium
6 – 8 p.m., Opening Reception, Child Neurology Society

Thursday, October 27, 2011
Young Investigator Breakfast
7 – 9 a.m., Grand Ballroom B - 2nd floor of the Westin Hotel
Buffet breakfast will be served
7:15 – 7:45 a.m., Dr. Gihan Tennekoon - Feature Presentation

You will also have the opportunity to briefly introduce yourself and describe your research and career plans using a one-power point slide "datablitz" of a significant piece of research (e.g. graph, table, etc.).

YI Participants:
	Eric Arehart, MD, PhD PGY1 Resident, Pediatrics Georgia Health Sciences University, Augusta,GA Mentor: Bernard L. Maria, MD, MBA Research Interests: Rett Syndrome & underlying neurobiology of motor and cognitive movement
	Claire Ashley, BS Translational Research Assistant, Pediatrics Georgia Health Sciences University, Augusta,GA Mentor: Bernard L. Maria, MD, MBA & Theodore Johnson, MD, PhD Research Interests: glioblastomas in children
	John Frederick Brandsema, MD Chief Resident, Pediatric Neurology The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario Mentor: Grace Yoon, MD, FRCP(C), FCCMG Research Interests: pediatric neuromuscular disease, research in children with inherited ataxia
	Dong-Hui Chen, MD, PhD Research Assistant Professor, Neurology University of Washington, Seattle Mentor: Wendy Raskind, MD, PhD & Tom Bird, MD Research Interests: SCA14
	Satyan Chintawar, PhD Postdoctoral Researcher, Experimental Neurology Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium Mentor: Massimo Pandolfo, MD Research Interests: stem cells based therapy and neurodegenerative diseases
	Abigail E. Collins, MD Assistant Professor, Pediatrics & Neurology Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora Mentor: Dr. Susan Perlman Research Interests: pediatric movement disorder, ataxia
	Maria Grazia Cotticelli, PhD Senior Research Investigator, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine University of Pennsylvania Mentor: Robert B. Wilson, MD, PhD Research Interests: Therapeutic development related to Friedreich's Ataxia
	Xiaofei Du, MD, MS Research Associate, Neurology University of Chicago Mentor: Christopher Gomez, MD, PhD Research Interests: 1A C terminal fragment
	Kelly Hoang, BS, BSEd Translation Research Assistant, Pediatrics Georgia Health Sciences University, Augusta,GA Mentor: Bernard L. Maria, MD, MBA & Theodore Johnson, MD, PhD Research Interests: immune response related to CNS tumors in children, tobacco smoking intervention, childhood obesity
	Chad Hoyle, MD Assistant Professor, Neurology Ohio State University, Columbus Mentor: John Kissel, MD Research Interests: Friederich's Ataxia
	Sheng-Han Kuo, MD Movement Disorders Fellow, Neurology Columbia University, New York, NY Research Interests: cerebellar degeneration in post-mortem human brains
	Kyle Martin, BS Graduate Student, Medical & Molecular Genetics Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis Mentor: R. Mark Payne, MD Research Interests: Giant Axonal Neuropathy (GAN), post-translational modifications of gigaxonin, GAN protein replacement therapy
	Lauren Courtney Mitchell, MD PGY1 Resident, Pediatrics Georgia Health Sciences University, Augusta,GA Mentor: Bernard L. Maria, MD, MBA Research Interests: pediatric neurology
	Lily Paemka, BSc, MPhil Doctoral Student, Genetics The University of Iowa Mentor: Alexader G. Bassuk, MD, PhD Research Interests: PRICKLE gene mutations implicated in epilepsy and ataxia
	Ronny Ramirez Mesen, BS Translation Research Assistant, Pediatrics Georgia Health Sciences University, Augusta, GA Mentor: Bernard L. Maria, MD, MBA & Martha Tingen, PhD Research Interests: community-based research on the correlation between asthma and second-hand smoke
	Gregory Randall Wagner, BS Doctoral Student, Medical & Molecular Genetics Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis Mentor: R. Mark Payne, MD, FAAP, FACC Research Interests: molecular pathogenesis of cardiomyopathy in Friedreich's Ataxia
	Guangbin Xia, MD, PhD Assistant Professor, Neurology University of Florida, Gainesville Mentor: Tetsuo Ashizawa, MD & S. H. Subramony, MD Research Interests: inherited cerebellar ataxia
	Sarah Hung Ying, MD Assistant Professor, Radiology, Neurology, & Ophthalmology Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland Research Interests: biomarkers of disease progression in the cerebellar ataxias
	Keyi Zhu, MD, PhD Postdoctoral Associate, Molecular & Human Genetics Baylor College of Medicine, Houston Mentor: Juan Botas, PhD Research Interests: identify common genetic modifiers of sponocerebellar ataxias (SCA), SCA1, 2, & 7
	Isabelle Iltis, PhD Research Assistant Professor, Center for Magnetic Resonance Research University of Minnesota, Minneapolis Mentor: Khalaf Bushara, MD, MRCP Research Interests: MR to identify biomarkers of neurogenerative diseases
	Not Pictured: Andrew McGarry, MD Senior Instructor, Neurology University of Rochester, New York Mentor: David Lynch, MD, PhD Research Interests: Friedreich's Ataxia and other movement disorders with juvenile component

Young Investigator Agenda

YI Participants:

Eric Arehart, MD, PhD

Claire Ashley, BS

John Frederick Brandsema, MD

Dong-Hui Chen, MD, PhD

Satyan Chintawar, PhD

Abigail E. Collins, MD

Maria Grazia Cotticelli, PhD

Xiaofei Du, MD, MS

Kelly Hoang, BS, BSEd

Chad Hoyle, MD

Sheng-Han Kuo, MD

Kyle Martin, BS

Lauren Courtney Mitchell, MD

Lily Paemka, BSc, MPhil

Ronny Ramirez Mesen, BS

Gregory Randall Wagner, BS

Guangbin Xia, MD, PhD

Sarah Hung Ying, MD

Keyi Zhu, MD, PhD

Isabelle Iltis, PhD

Andrew McGarry, MD