2025 MR3 Network Scientific Retreat

The MR3 Network presents its 5th annual Scientific Retreat, "Advancing Medical Rehabilitation Research: Innovations, Technologies, and Translation," April 3, 2025, via Zoom, Save the Date!

Advancing Medical Rehabilitation Research: Innovations, Technologies, and Translation

April 3, 2025, via Zoom

Please join all six centers of the MR3 Network for this free online retreat detailing the centers' accomplishments in medical rehabilitation research and their vision for the future of the field. Participants from each center will share their research approaches, highlight their successes, and explore future directions for research in a wide-ranging program that features time allotted for questions and answers. We expect informative presentations and lively discussions at this free virtual event, so see the agenda below for full information.

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Agenda

(Subject to change, all times Eastern)

10:30 to 10:35 a.m.

Introduction

Rick Segal, PT, Ph.D., FAPTA

Professor, Department of Health Sciences and Research, College of Health Professions, Medical University of South Carolina

10:35 to 11:25 a.m.: National Center of Neuromodulation for Rehabilitation (NC NM4R)

Moderator: Randal Davis, MBA

Overview of the Impact of National Center of Neuromodulation for Rehabilitation

Steve Kautz, Ph.D.

Distinguished University Professor, Department of Health Sciences and Research, College of Health Professions, Medical University of South Carolina

 

Impact of Technical Developments in Neuromodulation for Rehabilitation

Mark George, M.D.

Distinguished University Professor of Psychiatry, Radiology and Neuroscience, Medical University of South Carolina
 

Overview of impact of Mentored Collaborations on Neuromodulation for Rehabilitation

Aiko Thompson, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Health Sciences and Research, College of Health Professions, Medical University of South Carolina
 

Closed-Loop Control Strategies Targeting the Ankle while Walking for Operant Conditioning

Victor Duenas, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, College of Engineering and Computer Science, Syracuse University
 

Tonic Stretch Reflex Threshold as a Framework to Personalize Neuromodulation Techniques

Daniele Piscitelli, PT, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Kinesiology, University of Connecticut

NC NM4R Q and A

11:25 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.: The National Pediatric Rehabilitation Resource Center (C-PROGRESS)

Moderator: Warren Lo, M.D.

C-PROGRESS: A Multi-Disciplinary Center to Advance Important Pediatric Rehabilitation Research

Sharon Landesman Ramey, Ph.D.

Director of C-PROGRESS, Distinguished Professor of Psychology, Pediatrics, and Neuroscience, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute, Virginia Tech
 

Improving Precision and Breadth in Assessing Neuromotor Disabilities

Jill Heathcock, MPT, Ph.D.

Associate Professor in Rehabilitation Science and Director of the Infant Lab, Ohio State University
 

Creating a Pediatric Rehabilitation Research Community through Didactic Exchanges

Stephanie DeLuca, Ph.D

Associate Professor and Director of the FBRI Neuromotor Research Clinic, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute, Virginia Tech
 

Examples of Mentored Collaborations and Pilot Studies in Pediatric Rehabilitation

Joint presentation by:

Catherine Hoyt, Ph.D., OTD, OTR/L

Assistant Professor and Director of the GROWTH Lab, Washington University School of Medicine

Sruthi Thomas, M.D., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Baylor College of Medicine
 

C-PROGRESS Q and A

12:15 to 12:30 p.m.

Break

12:30 to 1:20 p.m.: The Learning Health Systems Rehabilitation Research Network (LeaRRn)

Moderator: Linda Resnik, PT, Ph.D.

Learning Health Systems Research and the LeaRRn program

Linda Resnik, PT, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Health Services, Policy and Practice, Brown University
 

LeaRRn’s LHS Scholar Program

Janet Freburger, PT, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Physical Therapy, University of Pittsburgh
 

Rehabilitation Researchers Learning Health Systems Needs Assessment Survey

Pam Dunlap, DPT, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Therapy, University of Pittsburgh
 

Learning Health System Research Resources

Mary D. Slavin, PT, Ph.D.

Director, Education and Dissemination, Health Outcomes Unit, Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, Boston University
 

LeaRRn Q and A

1:20 to 2:10 p.m.: The Center for Smart Use of Technology to Assess Real-world Outcomes (C-STAR)

Moderator: Melissa Briody, MOT, OTR/L, MS HSM

C-STAR Outcomes and Impact: Using Technology to Transform Assessment in the Real World

Rick Lieber, Ph.D.

Chief Scientific Officer & Senior Vice President of Research, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Professor; Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Biomedical Engineering, and Neuroscience, Northwestern University
Sr. Research Career Scientist, Edward Hines VA Medical Center
 

Sensor Database Design and Deployment to Advance Clinical Insights in Rehabilitation

Arun Jayaraman, PT, Ph.D.

Executive Director, Technology & Innovation Hub (tiHUB)

Director, Max Näder Center for Rehabilitation Technologies & Outcomes Research, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Professor; Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical Social Sciences (Outcome and Measurement Science), and Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences, Northwestern University
 

C-STAR Collaborative Mentorship: Advancing Assistive Technology for Vocational Rehabilitation

Ayşe Torres, Ph.D., C-STAR Mentorship Awardee
Associate Professor, Departments of Counselor Education, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Biomedical Engineering ,Florida Atlantic University
 

C-STAR Pilot Project & IdeaLab: Developing Sensor-Based Remote Monitoring for Head Movement

Peter Fino, Ph.D., C-STAR Pilot Project Awardee
Associate Professor, Health & Kinesiology, University of Utah

2:10 to 2:25 p.m.

Break

2:25 to 3:15 p.m.: The Center for Reliable Sensor Technology-Based Outcomes for Rehabilitation (Restore)

Moderator: Jennifer Hicks, Ph.D.

Restore Center: Large-Scale, Real-World Biomechanics for the Rehabilitation Community

Scott Delp, Ph.D.

James H. Clark Professor of Bioengineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University
 

Personalized Gait Retraining for Knee Osteoarthritis: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Scott Uhlrich, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, University of Utah
 

Video-Based Gait Assessment for Individuals Post-Stroke

Ryan Roemmich, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University
 

Smartphone-Based Measurement of Injury Risk in Adolescent Female Athletes

Krithika Swaminathan, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Scholar, Bioengineering, Stanford University
 

Restore Q and A

3:15 to 4:05 p.m.: The Alliance for Regenerative Rehabilitation Research and Training (AR3T).

Moderator: Fabrisia Ambrosio, Ph.D.

Introduction

Fabrisia Ambrosio, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Harvard University
 

Combined Neural Stem Cell and Structured Treadmill Walking Therapy in a Pediatric Porcine Traumatic Brain Injury Model

Jarrod Call, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Physiology & Pharmacology, University of Georgia
 

Regenerative Rehabilitation Strategies to Enhance Skeletal Muscle Regeneration

Kai Wang, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Harvard University

 

AR3T Q and A

4:05 p.m. to 4:20 p.m.

MR3 Network Summary

Rick Segal, PT, Ph.D., FAPTA

Professor, Department of Health Sciences and Research, College of Health Professions, Medical University of South Carolina

4:20 to 4:30 p.m.

Conclusion and Thanks