Director of NINDS, Walter Koroshetz to Give Keynote Address at NICIS - America

MINNEAPOLIS - Dec. 7, 2016 - PRLog -- Arrowhead Publishers is pleased to announce that Walter Koroshetz, MD, Director, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), NIH will be the keynote presenter at Arrowhead Publishers' Neuroscience in Intensive Care International Symposium (NICIS) -America. This Symposium, taking place in Washington, DC on March 2-3, 2017, will provide an overview of cutting edge research on precision medicine in neurocritical care. For more information on the conference, visit: http://nicis.org.

Dr. Koroshetz will be providing attendees of the Symposium with an in-depth review of the latest developments in the Brain Research Through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative. Launched by President Obama in 2013, the BRAIN Initiative strives to revolutionize what we know about brain function. Although the past decade has led to several exciting developments, this project focuses on advancing neurotechnology with the ultimate goal of discovering new ways to treat, cure and even prevent brain disorders. For more information, visit: https://www.braininitiative.nih.gov/about/index.htm.

Several thought leaders, including Walter Koroshetz, will provide attendees with the latest and most revolutionary discoveries in the field of critical neurological illness and injury. The vision of NICIS is to provide a forum that will promote transformative advances in the care and science of patients with critical neurological illness and injury. NICIS brings together clinicians and scientists who share a common interest in translating discoveries in the neurosciences into better patient-centered outcomes. For more information, visit: http://landing.nicis.org.

For more information, please contact:

John Waslif: Managing Director

Arrowhead Publishers

866-945-0263 ext 700

john.waslif@nicis.org

Rachel Donlon: Marketing Associate

Arrowhead Publishers

866-945-0263 ext 701

Rachel.donlon@nicis.org