Hearing loss and dementia: are they connected?
SPEAKER
Bopanna Ballachanda, PhD
President at Premier Consulting & Adjunct faculty San Jose State University, Texas
Sponsored by UNM Brain & Behavioral Health Institute (BBHI) and New Mexico Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (NM ADRC)
Join us for an exploration of the latest breakthroughs and advancements in brain and behavioral health research and programs at UNM and across New Mexico. 2024 theme is Neurodevelopmental Disorders. Registration is required. Reistration is free and will remain open through event day.
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
Substance Use and Exposure: Risk Factor and Outcome From the Prenatal Period to Beyond
Keynote Speaker: Ryan Bogdan, PhD, Washington University, St. Louis
AFTERNOON SESSION
UNM Centers with focus on Neurodevelopment during childhood:
- Navajo Birth Cohort Study, Debra MacKenzie, PhD
- HEALthy Brain and Child Development, Ludmila Bakhireva, MD, MPH, PhD
- IDeA State Pediatric Clinical Trials Network, Alberta Kong, MD, MPH
- Neonatal Research Network, Jessie Maxwell, MD
- Center for Development and Disability, Marcia Moriarta, PsyD
- New Mexico Alcohol Research Center, Daniel Savage II, PhD
Event Sponsors: Brain & Behavioral Health Institute, UNM Neurosciences, UNM Neurology, UNM Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, NIDA SW Clinical Trails Network, UNM Center for Memory and Aging, UNM Psychology, UNM College of Pharmacy, UNM Hospital Office of Diversity of Equity & Inclusion, Cellular and Molecular Basis of Disease (CMBD)
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Amyloid-β conformation and biomolecular interactions may underlie Alzheimer’s disease pathogenesis
Michael R. Nichols, PhD
Professor, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Missouri-St. Louis
Sponsored by Cellular and Molecular Basis of Disease (CMBD), Brain & Behavioral Health Institute (BBHI), UNM Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
Bio-behavioral approaches to studying adverse and protective childhood experiences
SPEAKER
Julie M. Croff, PhD, MPH
Associate Director & Co-Director of Administrative Core, Center for Integrative Research on Childhood Adversity; Professor, Department of Rural Health, Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences
Sponsored by HSC Office of Research's Child Health Research Signature Program (CHRSP) and Brain & Behavioral Health Institute (BBHI)
In person event on current brain & behavioral health research and community programs in New Mexico. This signature event for the UNM Brain & Behavioral Health Institute is designed to foster multi-disciplinary collaboration.
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
Blind Drunk: Reporting on New Mexico’s Neglected Crisis of Alcohol-Related Death
Keynote Speaker: Ted Alcorn, Independent Journalist
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION
Improving Systems of Care in NM for Substance Use Disorders. What are we getting right, what do we need to work on?
Moderated by Jeremy Lihte, President and Founder of NM Leaders in Recovery
NM BRAIN BLAST
TED-style talks focusing on substance use disorders by UNM trainees and community leaders on their preclinical, clinical, community and health services research
Event Sponsors: Brain & Behavioral Health Institute, CASAA, UNM Neurosciences, UNM Neurology, UNM Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, NIDA SW Clinical Trails Network, UNM Center for Memory and Aging, UNM Psychology, UNM College of Pharmacy, UNM Hospital Office of Diversity of Equity & Inclusion, Cellular and Molecular Basis of Disease (CMBD)
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HIV-mediated dysregulation of Aquaporin 4 may contribute to the accumulation of aberrant proteins in the brain
SPEAKER
T. Dianne Langford, PhD
Associate Dean, Research & Professor, Neural Sciences; Professor, Center for Substance Abuse Research, Temple University, Philadelphia
Sponsored by HSC Office of Research Signature Programs: Center for Infectious Disease and Immunity (CIDI) and Brain & Behavioral Health Institute (BBHI)
Neuroimaging & Quantitative MRI in Multiple Sclerosis
SPEAKER
Rohit Bakshi, MD, MA
Jack, Sadie and David Breakstone Professor of Neurology and Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School; Director, Laboratory for Neuroimaging Research; Senior Neurologist, Brigham Multiple Sclerosis Center, Boston
Sponsored by UNM School of Medicine, Department of Neurology, UNM Brain & Behavioral Health Institute (BBHI), and Mind Research Network (MRN)
A Hybrid Event on Current Brain & Behavioral Health Research and Community Programs in New Mexico.
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
Encoding of space and time in cortical structures
Keynote Speaker: Michael E. Hasselmo, D.Phil, Director, Center for Systems Neuroscience, Boston University
Event Sponsors: Brain & Behavioral Health Institute, UNM Neurosciences, UNM Neurology, UNM Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, NIDA SW Clinical Trails Network, UNM Center for Memory and Aging, UNM Psychology, UNM College of Pharmacy, Cellular and Molecular Basis of Disease (CMBD)
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From Bench-to-Bedside: Ongoing Efforts to Understand and Treat Traumatic Brain Injuries in New Mexico
SPEAKERS
C. William (Bill) Shuttleworth, PhD, Regents' Professor & Department Chair, UNM School of Medicine, Department of Neurosciences
Andrew R. Mayer, PHD, Vice President of Interdisciplinary Science; Professor of Translational Neuroscience, The Mind Research Network. Adjunct Associate Professor of Neurology and Psychiatry, University of New Mexico Health Science Center
Davin Quinn, MD, Director, UNM Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Service; Associate Professor , Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences , UNM School of Medicine; Chief, Division of Behavioral Health Consultation and Integration
Andrew P. Carlson, MD, Associate Professor, UNM School of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery
Co-hosted by UNM School of Medcine, The Mind Research Network and UNM Brain & Behavioral Health Institute.
Targeting Solutions for Future Clinical Pain Management
UNM DEPARTMENT OF ANESTHESIOLOGY & CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
PEAKERS
Karin Westlund High, PhD, Vice Chair of Research & Professor
Sascha R.A. Alles, PhD, Assistant Research Professor
LIGHTNING TALKS
Reza Ehsanian, MD, PhD, PGY 4 Resident, Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Department of Orthopedics & Rehabilitation
Aleyah E. Goins, BA, Graduate Student, UNM School of Medicine
A virtual event on Current Brain & Behavioral Health Research and Community Programs in New Mexico. Formally known as Neuroscience Day, the signature event for the Brain & Behavioral Health Institute (BBHI), this event is designed to foster multidisciplinary collaboration in brain and behavioral health research in New Mexico and to engage community organizations and learn about their programs in brain and behavioral health.
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
From Bench to Bedside – Translating a Neuroprotectant for Stroke from the Lab to Phase 3 Trials (During a Pandemic)
Keynote Speaker: Michael Tymianski, MD, PhD, FRCSC, Professor of Surgery and Physiology, University of Toronto, Canada
Event Sponsors: UNM Brain & Behavioral Health Institute, UNM Neurosciences, UNM Neurology, UNM Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, NIDA SW Clinical Trails Network, UNM Center for Memory and Aging, UNM Psychology, UNM College of Pharmacy, CASAA, Cellular and Molecular Basis of Disease (CMBD)
Developmental Alterations Following Prenatal Alcohol Exposure: How the Placenta Can Provide Insight
SPEAKER
Jessie R. Maxwell, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Neurosciences, Division of Neonatology; Associate Fellowship Director; Director of Research, Neonatology Division; University of New Mexico
Leveraging Your Research Track Record & Relationships for Direct Awards
PANELISTS
Ahsan Choudary, MPH, CPH, CAPM, Assistant Director of Research Development
Alan Arnold, PhD, Director of Research Development
Alex Thome, PhD, Research Enterprise Development SME
The MSI STEM Research & Development Consortium (MSRDC) is a solutions provider, research development partner and strategic asset to more than 60 minority-serving research institutions, industry and government partners. MSRDC members use a combination of basic, applied, and/or advanced technology development research to pioneer groundbreaking solutions. MSRDC helps the United States maintain a competitive technological advantage, both at home and abroad through a combination of research, collective expertise and a collaborative platform that drives innovation forward.
“Listening” and “Talking” to Neurons: Non-neuronal cells amplify pain and drug reward. Pathways from basic science to human and veterinary clinical trials.
SPEAKER
Linda R. Watkins, PhD
University of Colorado Distinguished Professor
Re-entering Clinical Research on Substance Use Disorder in the SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 Era
PANELISTS
Snehal Bhatt, MD, Valerie Carrejo, MD, Cameron Crandall, MD, Sarah Doorley, MD, Daniel Williams, PhD, University of New Mexico
The Southwest Clinical Trials Network is excited to announce an upcoming opportunity to interface with a virtual panel of frontline clinicians and researchers to discuss tips, tricks, and practice changes in response to SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 that have occurred in their work with patients with substance use disorders.
This event is co-hosted with the UNM Brain & Behavioral Health Institute (BBHI) and Southwest Clinical Trials Network.
Coronavirus: What does Covid-19 do to the brain?
SPEAKER
Michel T. Torbey, MD, MPH
Professor and Chairman, Department of Neurology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is a global health threat. Some COVID-19 patients have exhibited widespread neurological manifestations. In this talk, we will review the clinical manifestations of COVID-19 and its impact on the brain both short term and long term. We will also discuss signs and symptoms of brain involvement.
Implementation Science: What is it and why is it important?
SPEAKER
Theresa H. Cruz, PhD
Research Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Deputy Director, UNM Prevention Research Center, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque
Implementation science is the study of how to translate research evidence into routine practice and policy in the fields of health care and public health in order to improve outcomes at the population level. Historically, substantial time passes between the discovery of a research innovation and the regular use of that innovation – a gap between research and practice. Implementation science is used to bridge this gap by identifying how new treatments, interventions, policies and practices are implemented in the real world, and studying strategies that can be used to increase adoption and wide-spread use.
This event is co-hosted with the UNM Brain & Behavioral Health Institute (BBHI) and Southwest Clinical Trials Network.