University of Minnesota Parkinson's Disease Autumn Symposium

The Udall Center of Excellence for Parkinson's Disease Research hosted an autumn symposium on October 11, 2024. The symposium will start at 9:30 AM and last approximately two hours. The event will be held at the McNamara Alumni Center, located at 200 Oak Street S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55455. Refreshments will be provided.

Agenda

9:30 Dr. Colum MacKinnon: At-home data collection
10:00 coffee break
10:15 Dr. Luke Johnson: Sleep in Parkinson's disease patients
10:45 coffee break
11:00 DBS panel: Dr. Bob McGovern, Dr. Josh Aman, and Susan Vold, RN

(11:30 end)

Parking

Valet parking is being provided at no cost to those attending the event. Please drive to McNamara Alumni Center's circle drive on Oak Street for valet service. If you prefer to park yourself, the University Avenue Parking ramp (at 1926 University Avenue S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55455) is immediately adjacent to the McNamara building, and is also connected to McNamara via an underground tunnel. If you park yourself, please bring your parking ticket with you to have it validated at the event.

Registration for this event is FULL.

To be added to the waitlist, please fill out the registration survey below. If a spot opens up, you will receive a notification no later than Thursday, October 10th.

McNamara Alumni Center

Speakers

Colum MacKinnon, PhD

Dr. Mackinnon received his PhD in Physiology from the University of Toronto and completed his postdoctoral training in Neurophysiology and movement disorders at the University College London. Previously, he worked at Northwestern University before becoming the Director of the Movement Disorders Laboratory at the University of Minnesota.

Robert McGovern, MD

Dr. McGovern received his MD from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City. He completed his neurosurgical residency at Columbia University Medical Center/New York-Presbyterian Hospital in New York, NY, and a year-long fellowship in epilepsy surgery at Cleveland Clinic in Ohio. Dr. McGovern's current focus is functional neurosurgery, with specialization in treating patients with epilepsy and deep brain stimulation surgery for those suffering from movement disorders.