Dr Marco Davare to present at TMS Summer School

The winner of the Magstim Young Investigators Award 2008, Dr Marco Davare, will return to the Magstim Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) Summer School on 29th and 30th of May 2009 to present his work on “Understanding the cortical grasping network by using paired-pulse TMS”. Dr Davare will join eminent researchers and academics from the fields of Neuroscience and Neurology for two days of seminars and networking. Dr. Marco Davare, Institute of Neurology, University College London (UCL) won the Magstim Young Investigator Award in 2008 for his research into how the brain controls precise hand movements. “There is a clinical need to understand why hand and finger movements are particularly affected by damage to the cortex, and its major descending pathways.” Dr Davare explains. “The TMS Summer School is a way for us ‘young scientists’ to be better known by the research community. It gives us the chance to meet with the top academics in our field and discuss our latest research” comments Dr Davare. “Winning the Young Investigator Award last year has opened many doors to me. As a result, I was asked to speak at the Third International Conference on Transcranial Magnetic and Direct Current Stimulation at the end of 2008, and will also be presenting at the Federation of European Neurosciences in 2010. I am therefore extremely pleased to be asked to return as a speaker at this year’s Summer School.” This year’s summer school will take place at the Kennedy Lecture Theatre, Institute of Child Health, UCL and will see international academics and researchers present on a wide range of topics around the themes of attention, perception, motor systems and cognition. The meeting will also include the announcement of the Magstim Young Investigator Award 2009. Winners will receive a cash prize of £500 and like Dr Davare, have the opportunity to present their work at next year’s summer school as part of the overall programme. Nominations for the ‘Magstim Young Investigator’ awards should be directed to brainTMS@gmail.com. Self nominations are encouraged. To register and attend this year’s event please email brainTMS@gmail.com, with the subject line marked MAGSTIM SUMMER SCHOOL 2009. Places are restricted to 250. For further information and a complete programme of speakers, please visit www.magstim.com. About Magstim Magstim provide clinicians and researchers with state-of-the-art stimulation and monitoring equipment to facilitate the assessment, protection and improvement in function of the human nervous system, with  effort focused on applications related to magnetic neurological stimulation and intra-operative nerve monitoring. Magstim has gained an international reputation for the development, manufacture and distribution of electronic medical devices and has longstanding contacts with key opinion leaders within the clinical and  academic sectors.


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