5^th International Conference on Parkinson’s disease and Movement Disorders October 19-20, 2018 New York, USA

Dr. A.V. Srinivasan is the President of Indian Academy of Neurology and also he is the emeritus Professor of The Tamilnadu DR.M.G.R.Medical University. • Dr A V Srinivasan, driven by his quest for excellence and the latest discoveries on human brain related disorders, joined Madras Medical College (MMC) and received MD(General Medicine) in 1978.Later he pursued and received DM in Neurology from his alma mater.He is First Neuro physician of his state Tamil Nadu in India in government service to be conferred, the Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (FRCP) in London in 2012, fellowship of the Indian Academy of Neurology 2004 and fellowship by the American Academy of Neurology, in 2003.He Is the First Indian to receive American Indian Neurology Award (AINA) in USA in 2001, for the best paper presentation IN STROKE during annual American Academy of Neurology meeting in 2001 in PHILADELPHIA. ByTheTamil Nadu DR. MGR Medical University. Currently serving as a Member –in the ACADEMIC COUNCIL of National institute of Mental health and Neurosciences, Deemed University, Bangalore.

Neurology

Dr. Rajendra D. Badgaiyan, MD, is a psychiatrist and cognitive neuroscientist. He is Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Richmond University Medical Center, and Professor of Psychiatry at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York. He received formal training in psychiatry, psychology, cognitive neuroscience, molecular imaging and neuroimaging. He was awarded the prestigious BK Anand National Research Prize in India and Solomon Award of Harvard Medical School. His research is focused on the study of neural and neurochemical mechanisms that control human brain functions. He developed the single scan dynamic molecular imaging technique (SDMIT) to detect, map, and measure neurotransmitters released acutely in the human brain during task performance. This technique is now used in laboratories all over the world. Using this technique, he studies dopaminergic control of human cognition and behavior. He is also interested in learning the nature of dysregulated dopamine neurotransmission in psychiatric and neuropsychiatric conditions. His research is funded by NIMH, NINDS, VA, and various foundations. Previously he served in the faculty of Harvard Medical School, SUNY Buffalo and University of Minnesota. He has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals.

Psychiatry, Cognitive Neuroscience

John M Baumann inspires and helps real people to live their lives to the fullest, and even embrace their life-changing event, with the goal of uncovering their life’s purpose. He is an internationally-recognized inspiring success speaker. In 2002, working as the top attorney for a public company, he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. From 2005 until 2014, he taught law at the College of Business at the University of Louisville to over 1,000 undergraduates. He was selected the Most Inspiring Professor. He wrote a book entitled, “Decide Success - You Dead Yet”. He earned his Juris Doctorate degree from Cornell Law School after graduating Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of Massachusetts, School of Management. As an attorney, he has passed the bar and practiced law in Texas, Louisiana and New Jersey before becoming General Counsel of a NASDAQ listed corporation headquartered in Kentucky.

Parkinson disease

Jayakumar Rajadas is the Founding Director of Biomaterials and Advanced Drug Delivery Laboratory at Stanford University. He is also an Adjunct Professor at UCSF School of Pharmacy, University of California. He is currently working on the molecular mechanism of neurodegenerative disorders involved in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases. His research has also been involved in transforming nano science ideas into biomaterials and drug delivery technologies. Before moving to Stanford, he served as the Founding Chair Person of the bio-organic and neurochemistry division at one of India’s national laboratories. He is a recipient of several awards including Young Scientist award in Chemistry for the year 1996 from the Government of India. He has also won the Best Scientist award from the Tamil Nadu state Government India in the year 1999. He is co-recipient of nine SPARK transnational awards in Stanford University. He has published over 194 papers with numerous granted/disclosed patents.

Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases

Kohji Fukunaga first discovered calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII) from brain. He received his PhD degrees from Kumamoto University School of Medicine in 1985. During 1988 to 1990, he worked as research fellow in Vanderbilt University (HHMI) under Professor TR Soderling. In 2002, he was appointed a Professor and Chairman in the faculty of graduate school of pharmaceutical sciences. He was Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Pharmacological Sciences (Elsevier) since 2012. He is interested in disease-modifying drug development for neurodegenerative disorders and psychiatry diseases such as autism and mental retardation.

Neurodegenerative disorders

Dr. Ben Weinstock has over 30 years of experience in the rehabilitation of patients suffering from complex medical and neurological conditions. He has presented previously at international conferences. In 2015 he wrote and published the only book about the prevention of PD. In 2017 he began to present his course, Exercise Prescription, Individualized Care for PD (EPIC-PDâ„¢) to Doctors of Physical Therapy. EPIC-PD is the only methodology that takes motor and non-motor factors into account to develop an individualized exercise and lifestyle prescription for a person with PD.

Disease prevention Geriatrics Neurological rehabilitation, especially Parkinson's Disease Autonomic dysfunction

Prof. Azza A. Ali has completed her PhD specialised in Pharmacology and Toxicology from Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Egypt. Her postdoctoral studies included different scientific aspects especially on neurodegenerative disorders; she also developed research line of behavioural pharmacology in Egypt. She is member of many scientific societies as (AAPS) and Alzheimer's Association (ISTAART). She is also Editorial Board Member of many international Journals as Brain Disorder & Therapy, Acta Psychopathologica, EC Pharmacology and Toxicology as well as Organising Committee Member and Chairperson at many international Conferences as the International Conference on Brain Disorders & Dementia Care, Canada (2017) and International Conference on Parkinson's Disease & Movement Disorders, USA (2017). She published more than 60 papers in reputed journals, supervised and discussed more than 90 PhD and MSc thesis and actively participated by oral and posters presentations at many international conferences especially on Alzheimer's disease and Dementia as well as on Parkinson's disease as Dementia Conferences (2015, 2016), Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC 2016, 2017) and Parkinson's Conference (2017). She has many appreciation certificates and certificate of best presentation award at 19th International Conference on Environmental Pollution and Pollution Control, London, UK (ICEPPC 2017). Now she is a Head of Pharmacology and Toxicology Department at Al-Azhar University, Egypt.

Behavioural pharmacology, Movement disorder