Precision Neuroscience Conference
May 25 – 27, 2022 in Roanoke, VA
Advancing neuroscience-based precision medicine
The international Precision Neuroscience Conference builds on a collaboration between Nordic and Virginia universities to advance neuroscience-based precision medicine, including diagnosis and treatment.
Who should attend?
Master’s and Ph.D. Students and Trainees
Physicians specializing in brain disorders
Faculty interested in precision neuroscience research
Quick facts
The conference registration fee for regular attendees is $275 USD. The graduate student rate is $75 USD, or $100 USD including up to two dinners
Lodging and conference sessions will take place at the Hotel Roanoke in downtown Roanoke, Virginia. Hotel Roanoke reservation pricing: $159 per night (single occupancy); $179 per night (double occupancy); $20 each additional person, per day
Conference Program
The conference will feature roughly 25 – 30 presentations from leading international researchers. We are still finalizing the program, but here is the anticipated schedule and list of confirmed speakers:
7:30 – 8:15 AM: Registration
8:15 – 8:30 AM: Welcome and Conference Overview
8:30 – 9:45 AM: Sessions (Three Speakers)
9:45 – 10:05 AM: Break
10:05 – 10:55 AM: Keynote Presentation
10:55 – 12:10 PM: Sessions (Three Speakers)
12:10 – 1:10 PM: Lunch
1:10 – 2:25 PM: Sessions (Three Speakers)
2:25 – 2:45 PM: Break
2:45 – 4:00 PM: Sessions (Three Speakers)
4:00 – 5:00 PM: Keynote Address
6:00 – 8:00 PM: Reception
8:15 – 8:30 AM: Welcome
8:30 – 9:45 AM: Sessions (Three Speakers)
9:45 – 10:10 AM: Break
10:10 – 11:00 AM: Keynote Presentation
11:00 – 11:50 PM: Sessions (Three Speakers)
11:50 – 1:00 PM: Lunch
1:00 – 1:50 PM: Keynote Presentation
1:55 – 2:55 PM: Poster Presentations
2:55 – 3:15 PM: Break
3:15- 4:05 PM: Sessions (Two Speakers)
4:05 – 5:05 PM: Panel
7:00: Dinner at the Hotel Roanoke
8:30 – 8:40 AM: Welcome
8:40 – 10:20 AM: Sessions (Four Speakers)
11:20 – 11:30 AM: Concluding Remarks (Boxed Lunch Provided)
Confirmed speakers and panelists for 2022
Linda Hildegard Bergersen, Ph.D., University of Oslo | Talk Title TBD
Clive Bramham, M.D., Ph.D., University of Bergen | “The Arc of Synaptic Memory: From Hub Protein to Retroviral-like Capsid”
David Cifu, M.D., Virginia Commonwealth University Health| “Update from the Repetitive Concussions from Blast and Combat Exposure: Update from the Long-term Impact of Military-Relevant Brain Injury Consortium”
Ukpong Eyo, Ph.D., University of Virginia Health System| “Understanding Microglia as a Novel Target in Seizure Disorders”
Shannon Farris, Ph.D., Fralin Biomedical Research Institute – Virginia Tech | “Gene Expression at Social Synapses”
Steve Finkbeiner, M.D., Ph.D., University of California San Francisco | “Finding Causes and Treatments for Neurodegenerative Disease with Stem Cells, Genomics, Robotics, and Artificial Intelligence”
Joshua A. Gordon, M.D., Ph.D., National Institute of Mental Health, NIH | Talk Title TBD
Asta Kristina Haberg, M.D., Ph.D., Norwegian University of Science and Technology | “Building Blocks of Memory Across the Lifespan”
Tor Haugstad, M.D., Ph.D., Sunnaas Rehabilitation Hospital | Panelist
Jan H. J. Hoeijmakers, Ph.D., University of Cologne, Erasmus University Rotterdam | “Understanding the Contribution of Aging to Neurodegeneration and the Effect of Nutritional Interventions”
Kathryn L. Holloway, M.D., Virginia Commonwealth University | Panelist
Eugene Hwang, M.D., Children’s National Hospital | “Immunotherapy: A Path Towards Fulfilling the Hope and Promise for Children with Brain Cancer”
Jaideep Kapur, M.D., University of Virginia | Panelist
Anthony-Samuel LaMantia, Ph.D., Fralin Biomedical Research Institute – Virginia Tech | “The Odds of Small Things: Precision Analysis of Pathogenic Mechanisms in a Neurodevelopmental Disorder”
Catherine Limperopoulos, Ph.D., Children’s National, Children’s Research Institute | “Prenatal Origins of Neurophyschological Disorders: The Role of Quantitative Fetal MRI”
Read Montague, Ph.D., Fralin Biomedical Research Institute – Virginia Tech | Talk Title TBD
Gretchen N. Neigh, Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth University | “Adolescent Stress Causes Long-term Sex-specific Changes in Neural Metabolism and Behavior”
Hilde Loge Nilsen, Ph.D., University of Oslo | “Base Excision Repair as a Risk Modulator of Parkinson’s Disease”
Jukka-Pekka Onnela, D.Sc., Harvard University | “Smartphone-based Digital Phenotyping in Precision Neuroscience”
Sharon Landesman Ramey, Ph.D., Fralin Biomedical Research Institute – Virginia Tech | “Intensive Early Interventions: Transforming Children’s Neurobehavioral Trajectories”
Aashit K. Shah, M.D., Carilion Clinic | Panelist
Sharon Swanger, Ph.D., Fralin Biomedical Research Institute – Virginia Tech | “Synapse- and Cell-Type-Specific Dysfunction in a Dravet Syndrome Mouse Model”
Accommodations
Hosted by Virginia Tech’s Fralin Biomedical Research Institute, the 2021 Precision Neuroscience Conference will be held at the Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center in downtown Roanoke, Virginia.
Conference Venue
The Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center is a Tudor-style hotel that offers world-class lodging, a spa, and a AAA Four Diamond restaurant, The Regency Room. Built in downtown Roanoke in 1882, the hotel is steps away from the museums, public art, craft breweries, shops, and restaurants that make downtown Roanoke such a popular destination.
Free shuttle service to and from the airport
Spa, pool, fitness rooms, and business center
Hotel Roanoke reservation pricing: $159 per night (single occupancy); $179 per night (double occupancy); $20 each additional person, per day
Traveling to Roanoke, VA
Air service is provided to the Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport (ROA) through a variety of international carriers, including Allegiant Air, American Airlines, Delta, United Airlines, and U.S. Airways. Direct flights are offered from Atlanta, Charlotte, Chicago, NYC, Philadelphia, St. Petersburg, Washington, and Orlando.
Daily service provided to and from D.C., Baltimore, Philadelphia, NYC, and Boston via Amtrak
Take the Blue Ridge Parkway for a scenic drive to Roanoke through the famous Blue Ridge Mountains (Pictured Right)
Interstate 81 connects Roanoke to the northeast corridor. U.S. 220 is a main route coming from North Carolina
About Roanoke, VA
Roanoke is a vibrant mountain city with 100,000 residents located in Virginia’s Blue Ridge. Recently ranked one of the top mountain bike destinations in the world, Roanoke is an outdoor-lovers paradise offering hundreds of miles of hiking and cycling trails.
Learn more about Virginia’s Blue Ridge
Download a Visitor’s Guide
Learn about the Roanoke Innovation Corridor
Register for Precision Neuroscience
Conference Fees
- Regular registration fee is $275 USD
- Graduate students may attend for a discounted rate of $75 USD ($100 including up to two dinners)
- Online registration for the 2022 Conference will open soon!
Reserve your room at the Hotel Roanoke
- Single occupancy rooms are $159 per night
- Double occupancy rooms are $179 per night
- Hotel Roanoke charges $20 per each additional person, per day
Information about reserving your hotel room for 2022 will be posted soon.
Submit a poster abstract
Please submit your poster title, author(s), abstract, and contact information using this online submission form. Poster abstracts are due by April 1, 2022.
COVID-19 Safety Protocols
Please note: The following COVID-19 safety guidelines may shift as public health protocols evolve leading up to the conference.
Attendees must be fully vaccinated
All attendees are required to wear masks
Complimentary PCR tests are available on-site
Organizing Committee Members
Linda Hildegard Bergersen, Ph.D. University of Oslo, University of Copenhagen
Clive Bramham, Ph.D. University of Bergen
Pearl Chiu, Ph.D. Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC
Stephanie DeLuca, Ph.D. Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC
Michael Fox, Ph.D. Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC
Michael J. Friedlander, Ph.D. Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC
Tor Haugstad, M.D., Ph.D. Sunnaas Rehabilitation Hospital
Hal Irvin, Ph.D. Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC
Jon Storm-Mathisen, M.D., Ph.D. University of Oslo
Anders Nykjaer, M.D., Ph.D. Aarhus University
