Thu, March 30, 2017, 7:00pm
Location:
Forum Hall, Palmer Commons
"Concussion" Film Screening & Moderated Discussion
Free Admission
Moderator: Raymond De Vries, PhD
Panelists:
- Ellen Arruda, PhD, Professor, Mechanical Engineering
- Karen Kelly-Blake, PhD, Assistant Professor, Center for Ethics and Humanities in the Life Sciences, MSU
- Matthew Lorincz, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Neurology, Co-Director, Michigan NeuroSport
Refreshments provided.
Join us for a free screening of the award-winning film, Concussion. Watch the true story of Dr. Bennet Omalu, renowned forensic pathologist who discovered chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), acclaimed as, "a gripping medical mystery and a dazzling portrait of the young scientist no one wanted to listen to."
The film will be followed by a panel discussion related to key bioethical and scientific issues brought up by the film, as well as current research into brain injury and brain injury prevention.