Scientific Program

Neuromod is part of IEM INNOVATION WEEK (April 28-May 2, 2025)

Add-ons are available for other Innovation Week Events

Neuromodulation Symposium

Thursday, May 1st, 2025

7:30a - Breakfast & Registration

Please check in at the registration table upon arrival. If you were unable to register prior to the event, onsite registration will be available next to the check-in desk. Card payments only.

8:15a - Opening Remarks

8:30a - Keynote Speaker

Kai Miller, MD, PhD - Mayo Clinic

9:20a - Session 1 - Precision Symptom Targeting: Advancing Movement Disorder Treatment With Deep Brain Stimulation

Session Chair - Leonardo Brito de Almeida, MD, MS - University of Minnesota

10:50a - Let’s Get Real: Integrating DEIA Principles into Clinical Trial Design and Implementation

11:20a - Break

Snacks and beverages available

11:35a - Session 2 - Breaking Barriers: The Future of Non-Invasive Neuromodulation for Mental Health

Session Chair - Alexander Opitz, PhD - University of Minnesota

1:05p - Lunch

Lunch and beverages available

2:05p - 5 Minute Pitch Session

3:15p - Break

3:30p - Session 3 - Illuminating Hope: How Optogenetics Can Provide Breakthroughs in Neuromodulation

Session Chair - Esther Krook-Magnuson, PhD - University of Minnesota

5:05p - Funding Opportunities

5:55p - Adjourn

Neuromodulation Symposium

Friday, May 2nd, 2025

8:00a - Breakfast, Registration & Sponsor Exhibits

Please check in at the registration table upon arrival. If you were unable to register prior to the event, onsite registration will be available next to the check-in desk. Card payments only.

9:00a - Session 4 - Rewiring Immunity: Unlocking the Brain-Inflammation Connection

Session Chair - Hubert Lim, PhD - University of Minnesota

10:30a - Break

Snacks and beverages available

Poster Presenters: Please use this time to set up your poster or proceed to your assigned location

10:45a - Poster Session

12:15p - Lunch

Lunch and beverages provided

1:15p - Session 5 - Unlocking Potential: Innovations in Autonomic Neuromodulation

Session Chair - Edgar Pena, PhD - University of Minnesota

2:45p - Break

3:00p - Session 6 - AI Meets Neuromodulation: The Next Frontier in Brain-Technology Integration

Session Chair - Dora Hermes Miller, PhD - Mayo Clinic

4:35p - Closing Remarks

4:55p - Poster & Venture Pitch Awards

5:05p - Adjourn