David C. Hess, M.D.Medical College of Georgia 
Mark S. Kindy, Ph.D.Medical University of S.C. 
Lowell M. Greenbaum
Giora Feuerstein, M.D.Wyeth Research 
Scott J. Myers, Ph.D.NeurOp, Inc. |
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6:00-8:00 PM - SEPS Reception
Friday October 12th
8:00 – 8:30 AM - Continental Breakfast
8:30 – 8:40 AM - Welcome/Introductions- Drs. Jerry J. Buccafusco and R. William Caldwell (Organizers)
Symposium on STROKE
8:40 – 9:25 AM - David C. Hess, M.D., Chair, Dept. of Neurology,
The Hazard of Living in the South: The Stroke Belt
9:25 - 10:10 AM - Mark S. Kindy, Ph.D., Prof., Dir. of Neurosciences Institute,
Mechanisms of Stroke mediated cell death: Apoptosis vs. Necrosis vs. Autophagic Death
10:10 – 10:30 AM - Break
10:30 – 12:00 PM - Local/ Regional Speakers
12:00 – 1:30 PM - Lunch
1:30 – 2:30 PM - Poster Presentations (will continue through Saturday)
2:30 – 4:15 PM - Platform Session I – Presentations by Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows.
6:00 PM - Benedict R. Lucchesi, M.D., Ph.D., Univ. of Michigan Med. Sch.
SEPS Banquet and Lowell M. Greenbaum Lecture
Saturday October 13th
8:00 – 8:30 AM - Continental Breakfast
8:30 – 8:40 AM - Announcements / Introductions
Symposium on STROKE
8:40 – 9:25 AM - Giora Feuerstein, M.D., Assistant Vice President Head,
Discovery Translational Medicine.
The Slippery Slope of STROKE Drug Discovery and Development: Can we ever succeed in STROKE Therapeutics?
9:25 - 10:10AM - Scott J. Myers, Ph.D., Director of Drug Discovery,
pH Sensitive NMDAR inhibitors: clinical candidates for the treatment of Stroke
10:10 – 10:30 AM - Break
10:30 – 12:00 PM - Local/ Regional Speakers
12:00 – 2:00 PM - Lunch / Leisure time (Fort Discovery, Augustinos, Greek Festival).
2:00 – 2:30 PM - Poster Presentations
2:30- 4:15 PM - Platform Session II – Presentations by Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows.
4:30 – 5:00 PM - Acknowledgments and Awards
Evening on your own
This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit.
OBJECTIVES:
This program should enable participants to:
- Describe processes involved in testing new drugs for the prevention of stroke.
- Discuss fundamentals of conducting medical research studies to identify new diagnostic tools in stroke prevention.
