Research Seminar Series

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Seminars that are in webinar format will be shared via weekly announcement emails and calendar invitations. If you would like to be added to the distribution list (Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, Northwestern University, and Affiliates only), please contact Miranda Nwakah mnwakah@sralab.org.

June 29 -- Chandramouli Krishnan, PT, PhD
Professor, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, University of Michigan
"The Future of Rehabilitation is Accessible"
Location: Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, 12th Floor, Room IJK

July 6 -- No scheduled seminar — Independence Day

July 13 -- Sook-Lei Liew PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
Director, Neural Plasticity and Neurorehabilitation Laboratory, Associate Professor, Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of Southern California
"Big Data and AI for Stroke Rehabilitation Research and Beyond"
Location: Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, 12th Floor, Room IJK

July 20 -- Elizabeth Skidmore PhD, OTR/L
Associate Dean for Research & Professor, Dept. of Occupational Therapy, University of Pittsburgh
"Designing for Implementation: Lessons Learned from Strategy Training"
Location: Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, 10th Floor, Auditorium ABC

July 27 -- Swathi Kiran PhD, CCC-SLP
Director, Center for Brain Recovery & Aphasia Research Laboratory, James and Cecilia Tse Ying Professor in Neurorehabilitation, Boston University
"Using Machine Learning and AI to Predict Recovery in Post-stroke Aphasia: Moving Towards Precision Rehabilitation"
Location: Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, 12th Floor, Room IJK

Aug. 3 -- Tae Hwan Chung, MD
Director, Multidisciplinary POTS and Autonomic Disorders Program, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
"Rethinking Autonomic Medicine – New Paradigms for Diagnosis and Treatment"
Location: Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, 10th Floor, Auditorium ABC

Aug. 10 -- Marwan Baliki, PhD
Research Scientist, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
"From Nociception to Subjectivity: A Mesolimbic Integration Model of Pain"
Location: Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, 12th Floor, Room IJK

Aug. 17 -- Monica Perez, PT, PhD
Scientific Chair, Arms + Hands Lab, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
"Neural Control of Involuntary Movements: Implications for Rehabilitation"
Location: Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, 10th Floor, Auditorium ABC

Aug. 24 -- Alexander Ovechkin MD, PhD
Professor, Department of Neurological Surgery, Director, Adult NeuroRecovery Program, University of Louisville
"Neuromodulatory Rehabilitation for Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury and Beyond"
Location: Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, 12th Floor, Room IJK

Sept. 2 -- Joint Clinical Grand Rounds and Research Seminar (Wednesday) Craig M. McDonald, MD
Chair, Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Professor, Departments of Pediatrics and Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, University of California, Davis
"Developing Gene Therapy for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy"
Location: Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, 10th Floor, Auditorium ABC