Program of the 2nd International Association of Neurorestoratology Annual Conference (IANRAC) 24 April—26 April, 2009

24 April 2009 (Friday) :

Pre-conference，Neurorestoratological Youth Forum，Council Meeting

09:00–16:00  Pre-conference: Spinal Cord Outcome Assessment Workshop

China SCI Net research cooperation team and University of Hong Kong SCI fund holding SCI clinical evaluation workshop

Detail of the workshop:

This  workshop will train attendee on those following spinal cord injury  evaluation methods: Walking Index for Spinal Cord Injury, WISCI and  SCIM.

Time: 09:00–16:00

Session chair: Wise Young

09:00–10:00  Wise Young (USA): China SCI Net investigator meeting – clinical trial planning

10:00–12:00  Malka Itzkovich (Israel): Spinal Cord Independence Measure (SCIM)

12:00–13:00  Lunch

13:00–13:30  John Chen (Hong Kong): ChinaSCINet Observational Trial Summary

13:30–15:30  Mary Schmidt Read (USA): Walking Index for Spinal Cord Injury (WISCI)

15:30–16:00  Discussion & Summary

15:40–18:10  Neurorestoratological Youth Forum

Session Chair: Enzhong Liu, Weiping Wu, Lin Chen

15:40–15:50 Zhicheng Zhang (Beijing): The study of vaccination of NogoA combined with olfactory ensheathing glia implantation in treatment of acute spinal cord injury

15:50–16:00 Weipeng Liu (Beijing): Treatment of newborns with severe injured brain with transplantation of human neural precursor cells

16:00–16:10  Ruofei Li (Shanxi): Construction of recombinant adeno-associated virus vector co-expressing nogo66-sirna AND hngfβ genes

16:10–16:20  Guanhua Xu (Jiangsu): Research on biocompatibility of fibrin glue and olfactory ensheathing cells in vitro

16:20–16:30  Xiaoming Gong (Beijing): Olig1 is downregulated in oligodendrocyte progenitor cell differentiation

16:30–16:40  Di Chen (Beijing): Clinical study of combination neurorestoratological therapy for cerebral palsy

16:40–16:50  Yat-Ping Tsui (Hong Kong): In vitro derivation of myelinating Schwann cells from bone marrow stromal cells for transplantation

16:50–17:00  Chao Liu (Shandong):  Observation of the olfactory ensheathing cells transplantation for old  spinal injury by approach of multi-targets implantation

17:00–17:10  Jianling Bao (Beijing): Olfactory ensheathing cells transplantation delay the worsen progression in ALS rats by possible neuroprotective effect

17:10–17:20  Gan Wang (Beijing): Repair of adult rat spinal cord injury by co-transplantation of olfactory ensheathing cells and neural stem cells

17:20–17:30  Na Liu (Hubei): Compatibility of olfactory ensheathing cells with collagen-heparan sulfate biological scaffolds in vitro

17:30–17:40  Hui Yang (Heilongjiang): The effect of Fuzhisan(FZS) on cell proliferation in hippocampus in rat brain with Alzheimer’s disease(AD)

17:40–17:50  Kai Cao (Shanxi):  Primary culture of olfactory ensheathing cells and study of olfactory  mucosa olfactory ensheathing cells transplantation in therapy of spinal  cord injury

17:50–18:00  Guibin Zhong (Shanghai):  Experimental and clinical study on the artificial bladder reflex arc  established in therapy of flaccid bladder after spinal cord injury

18:00–18:10  Dexiang Ban (Tianjin): Treatment of rat’s spinal cord injury with autologous activated Schwann cells via different grafting routes

18:10–19:00  Dinner

19:00–21:00  Council and invited experts meeting of IANR

1.     Chairman’s  presentation on “2008-2009 IANR Council Annual Work Report” will be  deliberated by council members and invited experts. Invited experts and  council members will provide different views as well as suggestions for  IANR of 2009-2010.

2.     Discuss the " Beijing Declaration of IANR ";

3.     Discuss next year’s 3^rd IANRAC schedule, time and place the conference to be held, list the name of organization council members and scientific council members, and formulate the qualification and selection process of “Biggest Contribution Award to Neurorestoratology ”;

4.     Form the Editorial Board of the book "CNS Neurorestoratology" (1^st edition in English), discuss the outline and distribute the task;

5.     Announce Cell Committee members of IANR;

6.     Cell Committee members will discuss and make “IANR’s principal of cell research and treatment”

25 April 2009 (Saturday):

08:00–08:30  Opening Ceremony, Representatives’ Collective Photo

08:30–12:10  Discipline introduction/ Cell and tissue transplantation (I)

Session Chair: Wise Young, Geoffrey Raisman, Ying Li

08:30–08:45  Hongyun Huang (China): Construction of neurorestoratology and approach on its related subjects 08:45–09:10 Almudena Ramón-Cueto (Spain): Repair of chronic spinal cord injuries by olfactory bulb ensheathing glia and feasibility of autologous therapy

09:10–09:50  Geoffrey Raisman & Ying Li (UK): Functional/Anatomical repair of spinal roots by olfactory ensheathing cells

9:50–10:00 Daqing Li (UK): Obtain OECs from Human Olfactory Mucosa

10:00–10:20 Discussion

10:20–10:30 Coffee Break

Session Chair: Almudena Ramon-Cueto, Zaid M. Al Zoubi, Shiqing Feng

10:30–10:55 Chernykh ER (Russia): Autologous bone-marrow cell transplantation for treatment of spinal cord injury

10:55–11:20 Lin Chen (China): Establishment of a clinical neurorestoratologic strategy based on olfactory ensheathing cell intracranial/intraspinal transplant: evidence from 1255 patients with CNS diseases

11:20–11:45 Albert Bohbot: (France): OECs and Laserponcture® from 2005 to today: follow-up and progress

11:45–11:55 Xijing He (China): Observation of perioperative skin sweat test of the SCI patients treated with the human OECs transplantation

11:55–12:10 Discussion

12:10–13:00 Lunch

13:00–15:35 Cell and tissue transplantation (II)

Session Chair: Patricia E. Phelps, Tiansheng Sun, Dajue Wang

13:00–13:25 Yoon Ha (Korea): Multimodality approach for spinal cord injury cell therapy

13:25–14:10 Ziad .M. Al Zoubi & Adeeb Al-Zoubi & Mohammed Jamoos (Jordan): Treatment of Spinal Cord Injuries Using Purified Stem Cells － A Jordanian Experience

14:10–14:35 Harry S. Goldsmith (USA): Omentum transposition for Alzheimer Disease and Spinal Cord Injury

14:35–15:00 Patricia E. Phelps (USA): Transplantation of olfactory ensheathing glia enhance recovery of hindlimb stepping in adult spinal transected rats

15:00–15:25 Discussion

15:25–15:35 Coffee Break

15:35–-16:45 Medicine, neural restoration and protection

Session Chair: Michael Chopp, Kwok-Fai So, Qunyuan Xu

15:35–16:00 Kwok-Fai So (Hong Kong. China): Neuroprotective therapies for CNS injuries

16:00–16:15 Hua Feng (China): Suppressing acid-sensing ion channel 1a promotes functional recovery in traumatic spinal cord injury

16:15–16:25 Debora R Fior-Chadi (Brazil): Effects of nicotine on neuronal plasticity and neurorestoration

16:25–16:35 Jiming Wang (China): Effect of Gui-lu Marrow-benefiting capsule on behavior, porosis and mortality of experimental rabbit model with syringomyelia

16:35–16:45 Discussion

16:45–18:10 Tissue engineering and bioengineering

Session Chair: Huanzong Zuo, Changman Zhou, Xijin H e

16:45–17:10 Eva Syková (Czech Republic): Treatment of spinal cord injury using autologous stem cells and biomaterials

17:10–17:20 Peng Liang (China): BMSC-DHAM matrix promotes axonal regeneration and functional recovery after spinal cord injury in adult rats

17:20–17:45 Qunyuan Xu (China): A study on experimental therapy of rat model of stroke by tissue engineering with hyaluronic acid based scaffold

17:45–17:55 Gang Chen (China): Co-transplantation of neural stem cells、schwann cells and PLGA to repair the spinal cord injury of rats

17:55–18:10 Discussion

18:00–19:00 Dinner

19:00–21:40 Cell and tissue transplantation (III)

Session Chair: Enzhong Liu, Gustavo Moviglia, Shaocheng Zhang

19:00–19:10 Ming Lu (China): Advances in olfactory ensheathing cells combination with neural stem cells

19:10–19:25 Shiqing Feng (China): Effects of the repairs on Schwann cells after spinal cord injury

19:25–19:35  Yaojian Rao (China): Clinical application of transplantation of olfactory ensheathing cells for the treatment of spine core injury

19:35–19:45  Chaoqun Ye (China): The migration of Olfactory Ensheathing Glias(OEG) and Schwanne cells(SCs) transplanted in contused spinal cord of rats

19:45–20:00 Discussion

20:00–20:10 Coffee Break

Session Chair: Hua Feng, Yoon Ha，Lin Chen

20:25–20:35 Krystyna Domanska-Janik (Poland): Cord blood derived neural stem/progenitors for regenerative neurology

20:35–21:00 Wise Young (USA): Myelotomy Treatment of Rat Spinal Cord Contusion

21:00–21:10 Boyd Melson (USA): The voice from patients and their family with chronic spinal cord injury

21:10-21:20 Jie Ma (China) Experimental study on embryonic stem cell transplantation to repair hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy

21:20–21:40 Discussion

26 April 2009 (Sunday):

8:00-12:15 Neuromodulation and neural stimulation

Session Chair: Klaus R.H. von Wild, Guoming Luan, Xinglin Wang

08:00–08:15 Milan R. Dimitrijevic &Vedran Deletis (Slovenia&USA):"Spinal cord injury repair. Where we are today and where we could be?"

08:15–08:40 Vedran Deletis (USA): Intraoperative neurophysiology of the spinal cord Injured patients

08:40–09:05 Larry Jordan (Canada): Brainstem and spinal neural systems for the initiation of locomotion

09:05–09:30 Russell J Andrews (USA): Neuromodulation for neurorestoration

09:30–09:45  Xiaomei Zhai（China）: Ethics & Governance in Stem Cell Research

09:45–10:05 Discussion

10:05–10:15 Coffee Break

Session Chair: Vedran Deletis, Russell J Andrews, Larry Jordan

10:15–10:40 Gerson Chadi (Brazil): Neuronal stimulation in CNS for neurorestoration

10:40–11:05 Guoming Luan (China): Neuromodulation—Current Status in China and INS

11:05–11:30 Carmelo Sidoti (Italy): Cortical neuromodulation for ALS. What we learned

11:30–11:55 Klaus R.H. Von Wild (Germany): Making paraplegics walk again by neuromodulation

11:55–12:15 Discussion

12:15–13:20 Lunch

13:20–15:10 Neural rehabilitation and neural restoration

Session Chair: Wagih Shafik El Masri, Albert Bohbot，Jianjun Li

13:20–13:45 Gitendra Uswatte (USA): Constraint-induced movement therapy: remodeling neural structures and restoring function
13:45–14:10 Wagih Shafik El Masri (UK): Quantitative Temporal Motor Recovery in Frankel ASIA A& B traumatic Spinal Cord Injury Patients

14:10–14:20 Zhenhuan Liu (China): Exploratory development of combined rehabilitation treatment for children with cerebral palsy

14:20–14:45 Serge Rossignol (Canada): The importance of the spinal CPG in the recovery of locomotion after partial spinal cord lesions
14:45–15:00 Discussion

15:00–15:10 Coffee Break

15:10–-16:10 Neural plasticity

Session Chair: Gitendra Uswatte, Gerson Chadi, Carlos Lima

15:10–15:35 Michael Chopp (USA): Plasticity and Remodeling of Brain

15:35–16:00 Carlos Lima (Portugal): Beyond brain cell therapies: the neuroplasticity issue

16:00–16:10 Discussion

16:10–18:00 Peripheral nerve and others

Session Chair: Yan Wang, Jianxing Song, Zuo Luan

16:10–16:25 Gustavo Moviglia (Argentina): Protective Autoimmunity as a epigenetic influence for the recovery of early Adreno Leuko Dystrophy Cerebral Childhood patients

16:25–16:50 Yan Wang (China): Transfer  of vascularized ulnar nerve for the reconstruction of stepping function  of paraplegia patient by using a novel nerve anastomosis technique

16:50–17:05 Shaocheng Zhang (China): Microsurgical treatment in neuralgia caused by spinal cord or peripheral nerve injury

17:05–17:20 Dajue Wang (UK): Reticular formation and repair of the spinal cord

17:20–17:40 Jianxing Song (Singapore): Targeting Nogo-NgR and Eph-eprin signalling for Enhancing Regeneration of the Injured CNS Axons

17:40–18:00 Discussion

18:30–21:00 Closing ceremony

18:30–18: 45 Neurorestoratology Youth Forum Award

18:45–19:00 Closing speech – Chairman, Academic Committee of the 2^nd IANRAC–Geoffrey Raisman

19:00–19:30 Entertainment Performance

19:30-21:00 Dinner