2024 VAST Summer Student Symposium
Time: August 20 12-2 pm ET
In the first part of the Symposium, we welcome Dr. Guilherme Moraes Balbim to share with us his work on how exercise programs can help stroke patient’s experience improved sleep, thereby reducing a patient’s risk of experiencing additional strokes in the future.
Keynote Speaker: Guilherme Moraes Balbim - Rise & Shine: Promoting Sleep Quality in Chronic Stroke with Exercise
Tune in for Student Presentations:
Esther Dazogbo - Establish whether the circulating lipidome can be used to monitor the extent and progression cerebral amyloidangiopathy (CAA) associated with cognitive decline
Bhavana Gill - Cerebrospinal Fluid Alzheimer’s Disease Biomarkers in Patients with Transient Ischemic Attack
Georgia Polomski - Towards Clinical Applications of fNIRS: Improving Reproducibility
Milla Shakleva - Analyzing Cerebral Blood Flow in Patients with Cardiovascular Risks Factors (CVRF) Using Arterial Spin Labeling
Mckenna Stuart - Utilizing a Fluorescent Tracer to Investigate Murine Cerebrovascular Impairments in Neurotrauma and Associated Dementia
Ibadat Warring - Longitudinal Associations Between Vascular Risk Factors and Mild Behavioral Impairment
VAST Summer Program:
The VAST Summer Program encompasses a series of workshops and seminars targeted to undergraduate trainees in the field of VCI to help with overall VCI knowledge, research skills, and networking. While targeted to undergraduates, all are welcome to attend. This series is coordinated by our VAST Trainee Curriculum Committee members. We'd encourage everyone to invite trainees in their labs. Sessions are organized biweekly for Tuesdays beginning at 4pm eastern time / 2pm mountain time / 1pm pacific time. The series will finish with our annual Summer Student Symposium at the end of August (date TBD but save Aug 20 at 12-3pm eastern in your calendar)! All trainees who attend at least 4 of the sessions, as well as the symposium, will be awarded a certificate of completion. All trainees are welcome to sign up and attend the program.