ASIA is pleased to introduce its newest affiliate. The International Symposium on Neural Regeneration (ISNR) is a 501c(3) organization that has held a premier scientific conference every two years since 1985, typically in Asilomar, CA. The primary purpose of the ISNR is to present current research topics by leaders to an interdisciplinary audience studying neural regeneration, bioengineering and associated areas, with a focus on spinal cord injury (SCI) and peripheral nerve repair. The single session meeting format promotes interactions between attendees, who typically number at 300. Invited participants are encouraged to stay for the entire meeting to maximize scientific discussions with trainees. Trainees gain vital presentation experience by participating in data blitz oral presentations and poster sessions, which include judging and feedback from international faculty. Travel support for trainees is given as generously as possible in a competitive abstract review process. Historically, many attendees of ISNR are also ASIA members or attend ASIA annual meetings. ISNR leaders say they are thrilled to be an affiliate of ASIA and hope this will strengthen interactions between the clinical and translational communities interested in SCI and peripheral nerve repair-related topics in research and medicine.
Scientific Advisory Board (SAB):
Karim Fouad (Univ. Alberta), Andrei Krassioukov (UBC/ICORD) Chet Moritz (Univ. Washington), Sasha Rabchevsky (Univ. Kentucky at Lexington), David Magnuson (Univ. of Louisville), Megan Detloff (Drexel Univ.), William Cafferty (Yale Univ. School of Medicine), Jeff Twiss (Univ. South Carolina), and Jill Ward (Emory Univ.). Previous SAB members include Elizabeth Bradbury (UCL), Valeria Cavalli (Washington Univ. in St. Louis), Gordon Mitchell (UF), Amy Moore and Jan Schwab (The Ohio State Univ. Wexner Medical Center), as well as other noted leaders in SCI and regeneration related research and medicine. Current ISNR director: Ona Bloom, (The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research/Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra Northwell). Past ISNR directors: Phil Popovich (The Ohio State University), Roger Madison (VA Medical Center/Duke University) and Frederick Seil (VA Office of Regeneration Research/Oregon Health and Science University (founding director).
The ISNR Website
Past ISNR Events
