Seminar Series

Professor
Department of Neurology
University at Buffalo's Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences

Seminar Topic:
Clinical Relevance of Exercise in MS

Continuing Education credit for NYS-licensed PT/PTAs, OT/OTAs, for in-person or zoom attendance. 

To join via zoom: https://buffalo.zoom.us/j/99537810747?pwd=4pPzabTZGCGks0HImtVK10VuSxOfFA.1

Speaker Bio:

Bianca Weinstock-Guttman is a SUNY Distinguished professor, Professor of Neurology at The Jacobs Medical School and Biomedical Sciences and Director for the Jacobs MS Center for Treatment and Research for over 20 years. Dr. Weinstock-Guttman sustains an active clinical, research and scholastic program. She was involved in numerous pivotal clinical trials in MS including the first pivotal therapeutic studies for Multiple sclerosis. Currently, she is involved in several phase III studies and in investigator-initiated studies with a primary focus in understanding and monitoring MS disease heterogeneity and progression and more recently  focusing on consequence of aging in MS.

Dr. Weinstock-Guttman is a strong advocate for rehabilitation programs including physical and cognitive programs and along with the other center investigators. She is involved in many pilot studies that may provide support for developing appropriate intervention to improve our patients daily life activities and quality of life.

Dr. Weinstock-Guttman published more than 550 peer-reviewed articles, primarily in neurology and immunology journals.

She is frequently invited as a guest lecturer at national and international conferences and has given several hundred poster presentations worldwide. Her research is primarily oriented toward:

• Aging and MS
• How MS therapies affect patients’ physical and cognitive status
• Identifying predictors of disease progression (genetic and environmental interactions)
• Pediatric MS, with studies conducted as part of a national network comprising pediatric MS centers of excellence established by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society
• Healthy interventions including rehabilitation and dietary modification for patients with MS

Clinical Associate Professor
Department of Rehabilitation Science
University at Buffalo

Seminar Topic: WHO Rehabilitation 2030

Associate Professor
Universidade Federal de São Carlos

Seminar Topic: Social Inequalities and Health Professional Roles

Research Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
University at Buffalo's Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences

Seminar Topic: Aging and Physical/Cognitive Resilience

Assistant Professor
DPT Program, Department of Rehabilitation Science
University at Buffalo's School of Public Health and Health Professions

Seminar Topic:  The Contribution of Proprioceptive Feedback and Spinal Circuits to Neural Control of Movement: Insights into Neuromodulation 

Director, Client Services
Center for Assistive Technology
University at Buffalo

Seminar Topic
Facilitating Effective Use of Screen Readers for Computer Access

Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Inpatient Rehabilitation Neuropsychologist
University of Rochester Medical Center

Seminar Topic
Rehabilitation Psychology

Chief of Outpatient OT
University of Rochester Medical Center

Seminar Topic
Brun Care

Postdoctoral Fellow/Research Coordinator
UBMD University Orthopedics, and the UB Concussion Management Lab

Seminar Topic
Concussion

Heather Coles, M.A. CCC-SLP

Speech-Language Pathologist
University at Rochester Medical Center

Simon Carson MS, OT/L, MBA
Occupational Therapist 
University at Rochester Medical Center

Seminar Topic
From Concept to Creation, an Interdisciplinary Approach in Developing iPad Cognitive Assessments

Associate professor, Department of Nuclear Medicine
UB Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences

Seminar Topic
Neuroimaging for research--a primer, with a focus on auditory studies

Clinical associate professor, Department of Rehabilitation Science                                                                        UB School of Public Health and Health Professions

Seminar Topic

Reprogramming Skeletal Muscle for Enhanced Recovery from Peripheral Nerve Injury

Adam Sheppard, AuD, PhD
Assistant professor, Department of Communicative Disorders and Sciences 
UB College of Arts and Sciences

Robert Burkard, PhD 
Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Science  
UB School of Public Health and Health Professions

Seminar Topic
Threshold and Suprathreshold Measures of Hearing

Assistant professor, Department of Rehabilitation Science
UB School of Public Health and Health Professions

Research assistant professor, Department of Medicine
UB Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences

Seminar Topic
Treating Chronic Pain with Behavioral Medicine

Assistant professor, Department of Urban and Regional Planning
Director of Research, IDEA Center
UB School Architecture and Planning

Seminar Topic
Advancing Inclusive Design: Linking Research to Practice

Assistant professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation
Director, Integrated Cognitive Rehabilitation Program
University of Rochester Medical Center

Seminar Topic
Intro to Cognitive Rehabilitation: Insights from a Neuropsychologist 

Director of strategic initiatives and professional development
UPMC Centers for Rehab Services

Seminar Topic
Identifying and Addressing the Needs of Survivors of Critical Illness

Assistant professor, Department of Rehabilitation Science
UB School of Public Health and Health Professions

Seminar Topic
Brain Injury Behind Closed Doors: Prevalence, Risk Factors, Consequences and Management

Assistant Professor
Department of Rehabilitation Science
University at Buffalo

Seminar Topic
Neuroplasticity after spinal cord injury