12th International Conference on
Neurodegenerative Disorders and Stroke

Dr. F. N.Kautzmann III is President, CEO, Chairman and Executive Director of Real Data Inc.org which is located in the USA. Before joining Real Data Inc.org Dr. F.N. Kautzmann III has held superior positions with MITRE Corporation, NASA-JSC. He earned several Ph.D.'s from Universities in different subjects, to name few- Three Ph.D.'s in Analytic Philosophy and Pure Mathematics, Number Theory, and a Ph.D. in Theoretical Computer Science, Columbia. He a Litt.D. from Cambridge. He is an Elected Fellow in fifteen UK scholarly Societies, has been an Adjunct Professor at Rice University and the University of Houston, Ph.D. programs.

Analytic/Continental Philosophy, Pure Mathematics, Number Theory, Theoretical Computer Science, Philosophy of Science, Evolutionary Biology, Genetics and Medicine.

Dr. Panagos is a Professor of Emergency Medicine and Neurology at Washington University in St Louis. He is a 1987 graduate of Dartmouth College. In 1994, he completed his medical education at Emory University. Following a year of surgical training at Naval Medical Center San Diego, he graduated and received his wings as a Naval Flight Surgeon in Pensacola, Florida. From 1996-1999, he was stationed in Okinawa, Japan from with the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing. In 2002, he completed a residency in Emergency Medicine at the University of Cincinnati and subsequently completed a SAEM funded Neurovascular Emergencies/Stroke Fellowship at the same institution in 2003. This was a first for an emergency physician in the US. Dr. Panagos’ primary research and clinical interest is the acute stroke management. He has published over 100 articles and abstracts and has lectured over 350 times across the US and worldwide, mainly on the topic of stroke care. At Washington University, he has served as the site PI for the IMS III, EXTEND and STOP IT trials-all NIH funded. He is the Director of Neurovascular Emergencies in the Division of Emergency Medicine and Co-Director of the Barnes-Jewish Hospital/Washington University Stroke Network. He currently serves on the ACEP Research Committee, American Stroke Association Scientific Statements Oversight Committee, American Stroke Association Advisory Committee and Chairs both the American Stroke Association Mission: Life Stroke Committee and Comprehensive Stroke Center EMS Routing Subcommittee. He has previously served as Chair of the Emergency Neurovascular Care Committee. He is a reviewer and Editor for several emergency medicine journals in the US and abroad, including Associate Editor of the Academic Emergency Medicine journal. Dr. Panagos is currently a Fellow of both the American Heart Association (AHA) and American College of Emergency Medicine (ACEP).

Acute stroke management

Scientist with in depth knowledge and hands on experience in stem cell biology and neurodenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease and Frontotemporal dementia. Always interested in potential collaborations and new career opportunities. Currently working at Copenhagen University as Associate Professor and Scientific Project Manager for Stemmad, Neurostem and Brainstem. Hands on experience with organizing research amongst different groups all over Europe in order to fulfill milestones and deliverables of several EU and local grants; including periodic and final reporting. My scientific work includes basic research using neurons derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells to develop in vitro disease models and identify novel disease mechanisms as well as overlapping pharmaceutical targets amongst neurodegenerative diseases. As a scientific project manager I am striving to streamline research and collaboration amongst our involved partners, write scientific progress reports and ensure completion of milestones and deliverables.

Neurodegenerative Diseases - Human, mouse and porcine stem cell biology (adult, embryonic and iPS cells) - Neural differentiation and neurodegenerative disorders (Alzheimer’s disease, Frontotemporal dementia and Huntington's disease) - Pancreas development, specifically analysis of transcription factors in pancreatic cell lineage commitment - Human genetics with a focus on X-linked mental retardation

Dr. Gavin Britz earned his MBBCh at the University of the Witwatersrand School of Medicine, South Africa in 1987. He completed a surgical internship in general surgery and fellowship in general surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore in 1993 and in 2002 he completed his residency in neurosurgery. During his residency he attended St. George’s Medical School, The University of London, UK and served as a Neurosurgical Registrar and Senior Registrar. After residency, he took a cerebrovascular fellowship in 2002 and an Interventional Neuroradiology Fellowship in 2003 at the University of Washington Medical School, Seattle. In 2003 he earned his MPH at the University of Washington, Seattle. He also obtained an MBA from George Washington University in 2015. He held faculty appointments at the University of Washington and Duke University before becoming a member of Houston Methodist Research Institute in 2014.

Brain aneurysm, cerebral microcirculation, acute brain injury & evaluating new and novel tools to treat a wide variety of problems such as brain aneurysms and skull base tumors

Dr. Stella Karantzoulis is the founder of Modern Brain Center, offering modern clinical neuropsychological services to a wide range of individuals with suspected or known disorders of the central nervous system. Dr. Karantzoulis has extensive expertise in diagnosing and managing Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's, traumatic brain injuries, brain tumors, seizure disorders, and learning disorders at all levels. Dr. Karantzoulis' clinical and research interests focus on the early identification of Alzheimer's disease (e.g., mild cognitive impairment and pre-clinical phases) and the development of novel therapeutic approaches in this population. Her clinical practice specializes in the neuropsychological evaluation of memory disorders, dementia, and other neurobehavioral syndromes (including epilepsy, traumatic brain injury, stroke, brain tumor). She is one of the few board-certified clinical neuropsychologists in New York to offer individualized as well as group-oriented approaches to memory intervention. Dr. Karantzoulis obtained her Masters and Doctorate degrees in Clinical Psychology from York University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In 2006, Dr. Karantzoulis completed a pre-doctoral internship at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, followed by a 2-year clinical post-doctoral residency in the Department of Neurology, Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, at New York University Langone Medical Center (NYULMC).

Early identification of Alzheimer's disease (e.g., mild cognitive impairment and pre-clinical phases) and the development of novel therapeutic approaches in this population, neuropsychological evaluation of memory disorders, dementia, and other neurobehavioral syndromes (including epilepsy, traumatic brain injury, stroke, brain tumor)