Scientific Program
10th Annual Minnesota Neuromodulation Symposium Program
Thursday, April 20th, 2023 (8:00 am–6:10 pm CT)
8:00 am Breakfast and Registration check-in
9:00 am Opening Remarks by Minnesota U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar
SESSION 1: Vagal Nerve Neuromodulation
9:15 am Session Chair - Dr. Ziad Nahas, University of Minnesota
9:20 am Speaker 1:1 - Dr. Vaughan Macefield, Monash University
"VNS: What Can We Learn from Microelectrode Recordings from the Human Vagus Nerve?"
9:50 am Speaker 1:2 - Dr. Michael Kilgard, University of Texas at Dallas
"Vagus Nerve Stimulation During Therapy Promotes Synaptic Plasticity and Enhances Recovery from Psychiatric
and Neurological Disorders"
10:20 am Speaker 1:3 - Dr. Sangeeta Chavan, Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research
"Hacking Neural Circuits to Treat Inflammation”
SESSION 2: Ensuring Equity in Access to Neuromodulation Therapies
10:55 am Session Chair - Dr. Saydra Wilson, University of Minnesota
11:00 am Speaker 2:1 - Dr. Saydra Wilson, University of Minnesota
"Equity in Neuromodulation"
11:30 am Speaker 2:2 - Dr. Laura Cabrera, Penn State University
"Lessons Learnt from other Neuromodulation Interventions to Understand the Landscape of Barriers and Facilitators
for VNS"
12:00 pm Discussion - What are the Solutions?
12:30 pm Lunch & Vendors Session
G-Tec Workshop - Think Room 4
"Brain Stimulation & Neuromodulation Applications"
SESSION 3: Interoception and Bidirectional Interaction Between the Peripheral and Central Nervous Systems
1:30 pm Session Chair - Dr. Manda Keller-Ross, University of Minnesota
1:35 pm Speaker 3:1 - Dr. David Darrow, University of Minnesota
"Spinal Cord Stimulation to Restore Autonomic Function after Spinal Cord Injury"
2:05 pm Speaker 3:2 - Dr. Melanie Maya Kaelberer, Duke University
"A Gut Sense"
2:35 pm Speaker 3:3 - Dr. Jeanie Park, Emory University
"Leveraging Interoceptive Pathways to Improve Sympathetic Regulation in Chronic Disease"
3:05 pm Break
3:35 pm Voice of the Patient Community
Moderated by Dr. Saydra Wilson, University of Minnesota
4:35 pm Adjourn
4:35 pm Networking Event
6:10 pm End of day
Friday, April 21, 2023 (8:00 am–4:45 pm CT)
8:00 am Breakfast
SESSION 4: Neurotechnologies: New Opportunities and Accessibility
8:30 am Session Chair - Dr. Sarah Swisher, University of Minnesota
8:35 am Speaker 4:1 - Dr. Florian Solzbacher, University of Utah
"Next Generation Neural Interface Platforms for Central, Peripheral, and Autonomic Nervous System Applications: Are
We Reaching an Inflection Point for Clinical Use?"
9:05 am Speaker 4:2 - Dr. Todd Coleman, Stanford University
"Advancing Methods and Neurotechnologies to Monitor and Modulate Couplings Between the Brain and Viscera"
9:35 am Speaker 4:3 - Dr. Hubert Lim, University of Minnesota
"Emerging Ultrasound Approaches to Noninvasively Modulate the Nervous System and End-Organs"
10:05 am Poster Session Part 1
11:05 am Poster Session Part 2
12:05 pm Lunch & Vendor Session
12:55 pm Industry Innovations
Session Chair - Dr. Hubert Lim, University of Minnesota
Featuring: Abbott, Inspire Medical, Medtronic, and Platt & Associates, Inc.
Dr. MingMing Zhang, Abbott
"Academia-Industry Partnership to Serve Our Patient Population Sooner"
Dave Dieken, Inspire Medical
"Closed-Loop Peripheral Nerve Stimulation Technology for Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Beyond"
Abbey Becker, Medtronic
"Biosensing: The Foundation of Our Next-Generation Neuromodulation Therapies"
Jo Jo Platt, Platt & Associates, Inc.
"Ingredients for Innovation"
1:55 pm Funding Opportunities
Session Chair - Dr. Ziad Nahas, University of Minnesota
Dr. Tyler Best (NIH)
"The NIH Stimulating Peripheral Activity to Relieve Conditions (SPARC) Program"
Dr. Wen Chen (NIH/NCCIH)
"NIH Programs Beyond the SPARC Initiative"
Dr. Brooks Gross (NINDS)
"NINDS and Trans-NIH Funding Opportunities for Neurotechnology Development and Translation"
Dr. Steven Zehnder (NSF)
"NSF Funding Opportunities"
2:40 pm Break
SESSION 5: Neuromodulation Targeting of End Organ Function
3:00 pm Session Chair - Dr. Alena Talkachova, University of Minnesota
3:05 pm Speaker 5:1 - Dr. John Osborn, University of Minnesota
"Neuromodulation of the Kidney as a Treatment for Hypertension and other Cardiometabolic Diseases"
3:30 pm Speaker 5:2 - Dr. Paul Yoo, University of Toronto
"Advances in Peripheral Nerve Stimulation Therapies for Modulating Urinary Function"
4:00 pm Speaker 5:3 - Dr. Marat Fudim, Duke University School of Medicine
“Splanchnic Nerve Modulation for Cardiovascular Disease"
4:30 pm Closing Remarks by Dr. Shashank Priya, VP of Research, University of Minnesota
4:40 pm Poster Awards Announced by Dr. Tay Netoff, University of Minnesota
4:45 pm Event Adjourned