Restorative Therapies for Sensory Disorders Symposium 2017

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Monday, March 20th, 2017

08:15 – 08:45 Reception
08:45 – 09:00 Opening remarks: Christian Vogl, Tina Pangršič Vilfan (Institute for Auditory Neuroscience , University Medical Center Göttingen) and Manuela Schmidt (MPI for Experimental Medicine Göttingen)
09:00 – 10:30 Session 1: Restoration of Vision & Hearing (Chair: Tina Pangršič Vilfan, Göttingen)
09:00 - 09:45 Deniz Dalkara (Institut de la Vision, Paris/France)
“Gene Therapy-mediated Treatment of Ocular Disease”
09:45 – 10:30 Tobias Moser (Institute for Auditory Neuroscience, University Medical Center Göttingen/Germany)
“Cochlear Optogenetics”
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee & Snacks
11:00 – 12:30 Session 2: Restoration of Touch & the Treatment of Neuropathic Pain (Chair: Manuela Schmidt, Göttingen)
11:00– 11:45 Sliman Bensmaia (University of Chicago/USA)
“Neuroprosthetic Restoration of Somatosensory Function”
11:45 - 12:30 Joseph C. Glorioso (University of Pittsburgh/USA)
“Chemical Genetics and the Treatment of Chronic Pain”
12:45 – 13:45 Session 3: Round table discussion (Moderators: Daniel Keppeler, IAN & Niklas Michel , MPIem)
12:45 – 13:45 Panel discussion (all participants)
19:00 Speakers' Dinner

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