Panther Rehab Rounds – Exploring the biology and symptom burden associated with allostatic load after TBI with Amy Wagner, MD

Join the Department of PM&R for a monthly-invited lecture in the field of physical medicine and rehabilitation. Topics will be of interest to our Residents, Fellows, and Post-docs, but the event is open to trainees and faculty of all departments. November's topic: Exploring the biology and symptom burden associated with allostatic load after TBI Presented by: Amy Wagner, MD Dr. Wagner is a leading investigator in the use of biomarkers developing prognostic models and clinical decision algorithms as well as optimizing individualized treatment outcomes, in an effort to “personalized rehabilitation medicine.” She has coined the term “Rehabilomics” to define this relatively new field of study that involves clinical and preclinical studies involving rehabilitation-relevant biomarkers as related to function, prognosis, treatment, and recovery. Her research also focuses on the neurobiology of neuroplasticity and recovery after TBI and how commonly used therapeutic agents impact neurobiological and neurobehavioral processes associated with neuroplasticity and recovery. She is especially focused on dopaminergic systems and brain injury recovery, and her experimental TBI work also includes the study of rehabilitation relevant cognitive training paradigms to better understand the substrates and mechanisms of learning and memory recovery.