Basic and Translational Applications of the Network Theory for Dystonia

Aasef G Shaikh, MD, PhD is a Penni and Stephen Weinberg Chair in Brain Health at University Hospitals Cleveland. He is a Professor and Vice-Chair for research in Neurology at Case Western Reserve University. Dr Shaikh directs National VA Parkinson Consortium Center at Cleveland VA and is a principal investigator in Daroff DellOsso Oculomotor Laboratory. His interdisciplinary research focuses on motor systems, eye movement and vestibular control. The overarching goal of his research program is to study mechanistic underpinning of complex neurological disorders affecting the eye and head movements and vestibular function.

Dr Anna Sadnicka BSc MBChB MRCP PhD

Anna is a Clinical Lecturer fascinated by the neural control of movement and how this is disturbed in movement disorders. Her award-winning research combines behavioural experiments, electrophysiology, and computational models to shed light on dystonia mechanism. She has a particular emphasis on translating her research into novel movement retraining and neuromodulation strategies.