American Physiology Society Summit
April 20-23, 2023: Long Beach, CA
Each year the APS brings together a diverse group of clinicians and researchers who are interested in the autonomic nervous system. It offers a valuable opportunity to present new research ideas and share insights.
The SPARC Emerging Scientist awards winners have been announced!
SPARC congratulates Jin Chen, PhD takes 1st place, and Kohlton Bendowski, PhD candidate, takes 2nd place for abstracts on cardiac innervation. Thank you to all who entered! We appreciate your time and effort to help create a strong SPARC presence at APS 2023.
Add the following symposia to your agenda!
SPARC Emerging Scientists: Investigations in Peripheral Nervous System Neuromodulation
Saturday, April 22, 2023 4:15 PM– 5:00 PM
Exploration Stage, PhysioHub, Conv. Ctr.
This SPARC panel will feature presentations by 2023 SPARC Emerging Scientist awardees. These scientists will summarize their research encompassing modulation of the peripheral nervous system through targeted neural control of organ function. Their promising work in neuromodulation is in alignment with and bolsters SPARC’s mission of accelerating the development of therapeutic devices that modulate electrical activity in the vagus and other nerves to relieve conditions. The panel will be chaired by Dr. Andrew Weitz, NIH Program Director, with a brief introduction to the SPARC program’s mission and accomplishments, as well as the exciting trajectory of the recently launched Phase Two.
Comparison across Species, Individuals, and Disease States Enabled by Spatial Mapping with the SPARC DRC
Friday, April 21, 2023 12:15 PM– 1:00 PM
Exploration Stage, PhysioHub, Conv. Ctr.
The sympathetic nervous system not only is essential to cardiac functions such as heart rate, contractility, and conduction velocity, but also cardiomyocyte size and neurotrophic support. Modeling the anatomical organization of the heart’s efferent innervation could prove essential to improving neuromodulation treatments towards specific targeted therapies as the spatial representation may be modified by disease states. Drs Cheng Bizanti, and Hunter introduce in this session methods for spatial mapping of peripheral nervous system connectivity and the process and utility of integrating ex vivo mapping of multi-modal, multi-scale data to common coordinate 3D scaffolds in normal and sleep apnea models.
See all SPARC Community presentations at APS
Presenting Neuromodulation & Bioelectronic Medicine Research at this Summit?
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