March 20, 2019 | 12 p.m. to 3.45 p.m. | UAB Wallace Tumor Institute - Room 101 and Lobby

UAB Center for Exercise Medicine will host Alison Cernich, Ph.D. – Director of the National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research (NCMRR) at the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health – on March 20, 2019.

Program highlights:

• Dr. Cernich will deliver a lecture on “Rehabilitation Research at NIH: Programs and Opportunities” from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. at the UAB Wallace Tumor Institute - Room 101. Lunch will be provided.
• There will also be a poster viewing session from 1 p.m. to 2.30 p.m. that highlights – informative posters of UAB research programs relevant to medical rehabilitation, and research of NCMRR T32-funded trainees.
• Following the poster session, there will be a Q&A session from 2.45 p.m. to 3.45 p.m. – where medical rehabilitation researchers and prospective NCMRR applicants get a chance to interact with Dr. Cernich.

Dr. Cernich is a board-certified neuropsychologist who is known for her work in TBI and computerized neuropsychological assessment. She provides oversight for the portfolio of NCMRR and works within NIH to coordinate rehabilitation research. She serves on multiple interagency strategic planning committees and government oversight committees for major research initiatives in the federal government relevant to disability and rehabilitation research.

This is a great opportunity to get insight into medical rehabilitation research and exchange your ideas with a national leader. So, please plan to attend. Registration is free, and lunch will be provided for those who have registered. 

Registration is now closed. Please contact Purnima Kasthuri Janarthanan for details.