The University of Texas at Arlington and Cook Children's will host "Brain Health Across the Lifespan" on Thursday, Sept. 10, bringing together researchers, clinicians, faculty and students to explore brain health from infancy through old age.
The symposium runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Library Atrium on the sixth floor of UTA's Central Library, followed by a poster session and reception. Welcome remarks will be given by Christos Papadelis, founding director of UTA's Pediatric Brain Health and Neurosciences Center.
"Seven years ago, we set out to prove that a pediatric hospital could be a place where discovery happens at the bedside. This symposium marks how far that vision has come and where it goes next," said Dr. Papadelis. "By joining Cook Children's clinical depth with UT Arlington's strength in engineering, imaging and data science, we are building something Texas has not had before: a single research community that follows brain health from the first years of life through the last. The mechanisms we study in a child with epilepsy, cerebral palsy, stroke or autism do not stop being relevant at age 18, and neither should our science."
The event aims to connect pediatric and adult neuroscience research on conditions such as epilepsy, stroke and Alzheimer's disease, and to advance work in neuroimaging, artificial intelligence and precision medicine. Sessions will cover topics including traumatic brain injury, healthy aging and pediatric precision health, with a keynote from Pascal Sati, associate professor of neurology and director of the neuroimaging program at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles, on new MRI techniques for diagnosing multiple sclerosis.
A poster session is open to researchers submitting abstracts on brain health topics ranging from dementia to health equity.
The symposium continues Sept. 11 at Cook Children's Medical Center in Fort Worth with a second day of sessions and a keynote from Papadelis.
Registration and abstract details are available on UTA's Imprint website. Parking information can be found here.
About The University of Texas at Arlington (UTA)
The University of Texas at Arlington is a growing public research university in the heart of Dallas-Fort Worth. With a student body of over 42,700, UTA is the second-largest institution in the University of Texas System, offering more than 180 undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Recognized as a Carnegie R-1 university, UTA stands among the nation's top 5% of institutions for research activity. UTA and its 300,000 alumni generate an annual economic impact of $28.8 billion for the state. The University has received the Innovation and Economic Prosperity designation from the Association of Public and Land Grant Universities and has earned recognition for its focus on student access and success, considered key drivers to economic growth and social progress for North Texas and beyond.
