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NEBRASKA: Dr. Ruiping Xia will present "Physiological Mechanism of Rigidity in Parkinson's Disease" at 1:00 PM on Friday HPER Biomechanics Laboratory to feature Parkinson's Disease presentation Friday The Health, Physical Education and Recreation Biomechanics Laboratory at UNO will host a presentation by Ruiping Xia on Friday. Dr. Xia, an assistant professor of physical therapy education at UNMC (University of Nebraska Medical Center), will present "Physiological Mechanism of Rigidity in Parkinson's Disease" at 1 p.m. in room 213 at HPER. The event is free and open to the public. Dr. Xia received her BS and MS degrees in biomedical engineering from Tianjin University in China and received her Ph.D. in physiology from the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom. Before she joined UNMC, she worked as a research scientist at the Institute of Neurology in Queen Square, London, and as a research associate at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago. Her current research is focused on exploring physiological mechanisms underlying altered muscle tone in neurological disorders, such as individuals with Parkinson's disease or with upper motor neuron syndrome. She has previously worked on projects investigating muscle coordination in rhythmic hand movements, and eye-hand coordination in motor tracking tasks. Her work brings together a variety of disciplines, including special education, biology, engineering, psychology and biomechanics. For more information, contact Nick Stergiou at 554-3247 or [log in to unmask] SOURCE: The Gateway, NE http://tinyurl.com/6dx25 * * *Murray Charters <[log in to unmask]> Please place this address in your address book Please purge all others Web site: Parkinsons Resources on the WWWeb http://www.geocities.com/murraycharters ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn