Neural Interfaces 2025 Program​

June 12 – 14, 2025 │ Crystal Gateway Marriott │ Arlington, VA

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Thursday, June 12 Friday, June 13 Saturday, June 14

Thursday, June 12, 2025

Time	Session	Invited Moderators & Speakers
7:00 AM	Breakfast
8:00 AM	Welcome to Neural Interfaces 2025
8:30 AM	Voices of Experience: Patients in Neural Interface Trials	Invited moderators: Prasad Shirvalkar, MD, PhD; and Erika Ross Ellison, PhD Invited speakers: Jennifer French, MBA Patient speakers: Jon Nelson and TBD
9:00 AM	Building Bridges with Stakeholder Communities	Invited moderators: Jennifer French, MBA; and Nick Langhals, PhD Invited speakers: Katie Sale, BS; Rachel Wurzman, PhD; and April Marrone, MD, PhD
10:45 AM	Bench to Bedside Adventures	Invited moderator: Parag Patil, MD, PhD Invited speakers: Chad Andresen, MS; Rohan Hoare, PhD; Jennifer Ernst, MBA; and Matt Angle, PhD
12:00 PM	Lunch Break
1:30 PM	Biohybrid Neural Interfaces: Merging Biology and Technology	Invited moderators: Damiano Barone, MD, PhD; and Jin Hyung Lee, PhD, MS Invited speakers: Damiano Barone, MD, PhD; Jin Hyung Lee, PhD, MS; George Malliaras, PhD, FRS; Kacy Cullen, PhD; and Rylie Green, PhD
1:30 PM	Light-Based Neuromodulation: Emerging Therapies and Mechanisms	Invited moderators: Juanita Anders, PhD; and Mike Moffitt, PhD Invited speakers: Clark Tedford, PhD; Juanita Anders, PhD; and Mike Moffitt, PhD
3:15 PM	High Channel-Count Neural Interfaces: Applications and Challenges	Invited moderators: Ahmed Raslan, MD Invited speakers: Duygu Kuzum, PhD; Shadi Dayeh, PhD; Tim Harris, PhD; Peter Konrad, MD, PhD; and Vikash Gilja, PhD
3:15 PM	Open-Source Neuromodulation: Driving Innovation & Accessibility	Invited moderators: Kevin Kilgore, PhD; and Ellis Meng, PhD, MS Invited speakers: Victor Pikov, PhD; Cindy Chestek, PhD; and Kevin Kilgore, PhD
4:30 PM	Poster Presentations: Basic-Translational Abstracts
4:30 PM	Basic-Translational Abstracts: Abstract A1
5:10 PM	Basic-Translational Abstracts: Abstract B1
5:50 PM	Basic-Translational Abstracts: Abstract C1

Friday, June 13, 2025

Time	Session	Invited Moderators & Speakers
7:00 AM	Breakfast
8:00 AM	Visual Prosthetics	Invited moderators: Rob Gaunt, PhD Invited speakers: Phillip Troyk, PhD, MS
8:30 AM	Inspirational Talk	Invited speakers: James Cavuoto and Neuralink speaker (TBD)
9:00 AM	Known Neurophysiological Mechanisms and Phenomena: Foundations for Next-Generation DBS Therapies	Invited moderators: Mike Moffitt, PhD; and Cameron McIntyre, PhD Invited speakers: Shruti Nanivadkar; Dominique Durand; Luka Milosevic; and Luis Lujan, PhD, MS
10:45 AM	Advancing Closed-Loop Bioelectronic Medicine	Invited moderators: Imanuel Lerman, MD, MS; and Luis Lujan, PhD, MS Invited speakers: Alik Widge, MD, PhD; and Christopher Puleo, PhD
12:00 PM	Lunch Break
1:30 PM	Advancing Neural Interfaces Beyond the Lab for Real-World Rehabilitation	Invited moderators: Hamid Charkhkar, PhD; and Helen Huang, PhD, MS Invited speakers: Lee Fisher, PhD; James Abbas, PhD, MS, ScB; Deanna Gates, PhD; and Hamid Charkhar, PhD
1:30 PM	Intracortical Microstimulation (ICMS) as a Translational Tool for Neural Circuit Research and Sensory Restoration	Invited moderators: TK Kozai, PhD; and Florian Solzbacher, PhD Invited speakers: Chengcheng Huang, PhD; Erin Purcell, PhD; Eduardo Fernandez, PhD; and Leon Lagnado, PhD
3:15 PM	Clinical Trial Design in Neuromodulation	Invited moderators: Megan Frankowski, PhD; and Svjetlana Miocinovic, MD, PhD Invited speakers: Aviva Abosch, MD, PhD; and Helen Mayberg, MD
3:15 PM	Expanding the Frontier: Opportunities and Challenges in Cranial and Peripheral Nerve Interfaces	Invited moderators: Kevin Otto, PhD; and Stavros Zanos, MD, PhD Invited speakers: Konstantin Slavin, MD; Stavros Zanos, MD, PhD; Sihong Wang, PhD; and Seth Hays, PhD
4:30 PM	Poster Presentations: Clinical-Translational Abstracts
4:30 PM	Clinical-Translational Abstracts: Abstract A1
5:10 PM	Clinical-Translational Abstracts: Abstract B1
5:50 PM	Clinical-Translational Abstracts: Abstract C1
6:30 PM	Cultivating the Next Generation: Pathways for Future Leaders in Neural Engineering	Invited moderators: Matt Johnson, PhD; and Karlo Malaga, PhD Invited speakers: Karlo Malaga, PhD, MSE; Katherine Polasek, PhD; Matt Johnson, PhD; Layla Houshmand, PhD; and Erika Ross Ellison, PhD

Saturday, June 14, 2025

Time	Session	Invited Moderators & Speakers
7:00 AM	Breakfast
8:00 AM	Neurotech Commercialization	Invited moderator: Lee Fisher, PhD Invited speaker: Jeff Kramer, PhD
8:30 AM	Inspirational Talk	TBD
9:00 AM	Biomarkers in Action: Advancing Adaptive Brain Stimulation	Invited moderators: Jordyn Ting, PhD; and Rob Gaunt, PhD Invited speakers: Simon Little PhD; Nicole Provenza, PhD; and Prasad Shirvalkar, MD, PhD
10:45 AM	New Frontiers in SCS: Expanding Therapeutic Applications	Invited moderators: Lee Fisher, PhD, MS; and Siamak Salavatian, PhD, MS Invited speakers: Erica Dale, PhD; Siamak Salavatian, PhD, MS; Ashley Dalrymple, PhD; and Maria Jantz, PhD
12:00 PM	Lunch Break
1:30 PM	Funding the Future of Neurotechnology	Invited moderator: Emily Caporello, PhD Invited speakers: Pierre Mourad, PhD; Lu Zhang, MS; and John Propst, PhD, MBA
1:30 PM	Leveraging Publishing Wisdom: An Insider's Guide to Academic Success	Invited moderators: Magda Anitescu, MD, PhD; and Jessica Wheeler, BS Invited speakers: Warren Grill, PhD; Magda Anitescu, MD, PhD; and Jessica Wheeler, BS