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June 11-13, 2018 | London, UK
Neurology and Neuroscience
6 th International Conference on
The field of Brain Mapping has been evolving rapidly in the
last few years. Brain Mapping is defined as the study of the
anatomy and function of the brain and spinal cord through the
use of a variety of techniques, including: imaging (including
intra-operative, microscopic, endoscopic, and multi-modality
imaging), immunohistochemistry, molecular & optogenetics
methods, stem cell and cellular biology, engineering
(material, electrical and biomedical), neurophysiology, and
nanotechnology. Importantly, the field has gone from being
defined by imaging alone to include not only imaging but
also molecular/cellular and nano-level mapping with detailed
genetic and connectomic maps.
In 2013 the Society for Brain Mapping & Therapeutics
(SBMT), the Brain Mapping Foundation (BMF), and a few
other organizations successfully helped the White House to
formulate the Brain Research through Advancing Innovative
Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) initiative. The Organization has
also started a G20 Summit/Neuroscience-20 initiative as well
as Brain technology and Innovation Park (BTIP). BMF has been
funding a major partnerships with NASA and Federal Labs in
order to integrate nanotechnology devices, imaging, cellular
and molecular studies, artificial intelligence, supercomputing,
and stem cell biology.
In this presentation, I will explain how SBMT’s G20 Summit/
Neuroscience-20 and BTIP advancing neuroscience globally
by buidling international partnerships. I will demonstrate how
we have impacted the field through innovation, integration,
translation and commercialization of neurotechnologies.
I will also discuss how emerging technologies such as
nanoneuroscience, nanoneurosurgery, nanobioelectronics,
neurophotonics, predictive modeling combined and Artificial
Intelligence (AI) could provide game changing intraoperative
brain mapping systems.
Speaker Biography
Babak Kateb is a neuroscientist with more than 20 years of research experience.
His research has been focused on introduction of game changing diagnostics and
therapeutics into clinical neuroscience. He is founding chairman and CEO of the Society
for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics (SBMT), President and Scientific Director of the
Brain Mapping Foundation and Director of National Center for Nano-Bio-Electronics
and Director of Brain Technology and Innovation Park (BTIP); He is a recipient of
NASA Tech Brief Award (2011) for his pioneering work on sniffing cancer cells using
NASA’s electronic nose and the SBMT Pioneer in Medicine Award (2015) for designing
an FDA-approved device for microwaving cancer. He has edited two textbooks:
“Textbook of Nanoneuroscience and Nanoneurosurgery”, and “Neurophotonic and
Brain Mapping”. He has been involved in global neuroscience legislation/policies. He
has chaired 7 briefings on Brain Mapping at the US Congress, chaired brain mapping
days at the Canadian (2012) and Australian (2016) Parliaments. He has been one of the
key players in President Obama’s BRAIN initiative and co-author of the G20 summit/
Neuroscience-20, and author of BTIP Initiative.
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Babak Kateb
Society for Brain Mapping & Therapeutics, USA
From Nanoneurosurgery to supercomputing, and AI to smart intraoperative
microscopy