Session 3
Illuminating Hope: How Optogenetics Can Provide Breakthroughs in Neuromodulation
Thursday, May 1st from 3:30p - 5:00p
Thursday, May 1st from 3:30p - 5:00p
Session Chair
Session Chair
Esther Krook-Magnuson, PhD
Esther Krook-Magnuson, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience, University of Minnesota
Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience, University of Minnesota
"Optogenetics in Humans: Partial Recovery of Visual Function in a Blind Patient"
"Optogenetics in Humans: Partial Recovery of Visual Function in a Blind Patient"
Jose-Alain Sahel, MD
Jose-Alain Sahel, MD
Distinguished Professor and Chairman, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Distinguished Professor and Chairman, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
"Theta Phase-Locked Manipulations Bidirectionally Impact Seizure Susceptibility"
"Theta Phase-Locked Manipulations Bidirectionally Impact Seizure Susceptibility"
Zoe Christenson Wick, PhD
Zoe Christenson Wick, PhD
Instructor, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Instructor, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
"Illuminating Novel Seizure Nodes in the Brain: From Mice to Humans"
"Illuminating Novel Seizure Nodes in the Brain: From Mice to Humans"
Quyn Anh Nguyen, PhD
Quyn Anh Nguyen, PhD
Assistant Professor, Pharmacology and Vanderbilt Brain Institute, Vanderbilt University
Assistant Professor, Pharmacology and Vanderbilt Brain Institute, Vanderbilt University