Page 1 ATTAR FOUNDATION House of Wings and Rationales The Integrity of Urge Hypophysis 25th APRIL - 5th MAY, 2016 | IRAN Page 3 ATTAR FOUNDATION House of Wings and Rationales Mission Statement Research to investigate the function of the central hormones within the human brain aiming to better understand the intricacies of neuropsychology and improve upon the management of neuroendocrine disorders. The establishment of international research, student of neuroendocrinology. Biennial symposiums will be held to supportexchange this and notion. advanced educational programmes in the field Fortifying medicine with the essence of humanities, in particular, Eastern philosophy, literature, music and art for a wholesome approach to human health. Founders Mehrnoush Fatholahi Reza Ghaffari Kamyar Ghassemi Laily Mahoozi The Integrity of Urge Hypophysis Attar Foundation’s First Endeavour VII. Annihilation Upon Summit “Qaf” , from one thousand birds that journey, 30 arrive to be one Their solidarity gives birth to the legendary bird “Simorgh” (Si=Thirty, Morgh=Bird) The legend of the “Simorgh” is Urge VI. Bewilderment Within the cradle of the brain thousands of cells gather in oneness This union generates the splendid Hypophysis, the Master Gland The mastery of the Hypophysis is Integrity V. Unity The phenomenon of our universe is not its glory alone but the choreography of this endless diversity as one entity. The complexity lies in the art of orchestrating the marvel of existence. IV. Detachment Homeostasis is the core of celebrating differences and by asserting integrity and balance it heightens the beauty of our enigma. The vast unknown has drawn the mystics of the world. Their belief is that the love wholesomely. essence of gnosis is unification with existence and crucial to it, the ability to III. Gnosis Summit 30 aspires to sow the seed of friendship and unity between different branches of knowledge, in particular the two orchards of art and science. This symposium shall focus on the philosophy of Attar in the “Conference of the Birds” and its harmony with the neuroendocrine system. On this occasion masterminds who have journeyed the “Seven Valleys of Love” II. Love and have dedicated their lives with ultimate passion to learn, create, teach and Aboveselflessly all, become Summit one 30 withaims theirto host quest the willsimplicity be honoured. of being human. With sincere gratitude, Laily Mahoozi I. Desire Page 5 The Integrity of Urge Hypophysis 25th APRIL - 5th MAY, 2016 | IRAN In association with the Neurosurgical Society of Iran, Summit 30 spreads its wings to home your illustrious presence. It begins by disembarking on the grounds of Persia The rest shall be aboard the wings of magic and beauty The next landing is a choice... “From the skies we come To the heavens we rise” Rumi (A disciple of Attar) With utmost respect, Honorary Member of the President of the Neurosurgical Neurosurgical Society of Iran Society of Iran Laily Mahoozi, M.D. FRCP Hamid Rahmat, M.D. Project Manager Mehrnoush Fatholahi, I.E. M.B.A. Unit #4 | Nikrai Avenue | Northern Kazeroon Street | Mirdamad Blvd. | Tehran | Iran | Zip Code: 1919913961 | Telephone / Fax:+98-21-22264041 ATTAR FOUNDATION House of Wings and Rationales The Integrity of Urge Hypophysis HONOURABLE SPEAKERS From France King Bird Arshid Azarine Cardiovascular Conventional Radiologist | Musician | Georges Pompidou European Hospital | Paris 7DJAN | Speechless Through the 7 Valleys of Love Queen Bird Manijeh Nouri Lecturer | Translator of Persian Literature | Paris Khorasan and Toulouse | Cultural and Scientific Gateways | Part I King Bird Cameron Parsa Assistant Professor of Neuro-Ophthalmology | Johns Hopkins to Sorbonne University | Paris X Evolution Or X Revolution Melanopsin | Retina in the Rhythm of Life King Bird Alem Surre-Garcia Social Scientist | Writer | Reasearcher | Paris Khorasan and Toulouse | Cultural and Scientific Gateways | Part II Queen Bird Nahal Tajadod Professor, Writer and Researcher| Persian and Chinese Literature | Paris (Zoroastrianism, Manichaeism, Buddhism, Christianity and Islam) in 2nd to 13th CenturyThe Influence China. of the Persian Language in the advancement of New Religions From Germany King Bird Ramin Salsali Connoisseur and Patron of the Arts | Berlin and United Arab Emirates Museum | A Healing Power House Page 7 From Greece King Bird George Chrousos Professor and Chair of Endocrinology | Pediatrics | University of Athens | Athens The Evolution of Concepts of Homeostasis and Stress in Ancient Greek Philosophy and Medicine The Endless Horizon of Little Wings From Italy King Bird Lorenzo Villoresi Perfumer | Researcher of Fragrances | Florence Creator of the Scent ‘Neyshapur’ (A perfume on Oil) From Portugal King Bird Luis Sobrinho Professor of Endocrinology | University of Lisbon | Lisbon Prolactin as a Marker and Effector of a Maternal Sub-Routine in Humans Prolactin as a Stress Hormone in Humans. Could Paternal Deprivation Predispose to Pituitary Adenomas? From Switzerland King Bird Hossein Sadeghi Professor of Cardiovascular Surgery | University of Lausanne | Lausanne Omar Khayaam | Scientific Quatrains From the United Kingdom King Bird John Wass Professor of Neuroendocrinology | University of Oxford | Oxford Western Music and the Mind | Music and Hormones in Evolution King Bird Ashley Grossman Professor of Endocrinology | University of Oxford | Oxford How Hormones Changed History | God Save the Queen From the United States Queen Bird Greta Berman Professor of Art History | Julliard School of Music | New York Modern Art and Science | Interrelationships King Bird Michael Brodsky Professor of Ophthalmology | Mayo Clinic | Rochester | Minnesota The Musical Intelligence of Infantile Nystagmus | New Discoveries What is Dissociated Vertical Deviation? King Bird Richard Bulliet Professor of History | Columbia University | New York Nishapur in Iranian Art and Culture Islam and Peace King Bird Hossein Gharib Professor of Endocrinology | Mayo Clinic | Rochester | Minnesota Modern Medical Education in Iran King Bird Creig Hoyt Emeritus Chairman | Ophthalmology | University of California San Francisco | San Francisco Protecting the Infant Brain Blindness and Famous Authors | Trilogia: Adjusting to Blindness | Jorge Luis Borges | Ernesto Sabato | Ved Mehta Denying or Anger About Blindness | Aldous Huxley | James Thurber | John Milton Making a Career of Blindness | Homer | The Bards of the Tale of Heike | Gabrielle D’Annunzio King Bird Ahmet Karamustafa Professor of History | Middle East | Maryland University | Maryland Sufism | The School of Love Sufis and Popular Saints King Bird Edward Laws Professor and Director of Neurosurgery | Harvard University | Boston A Neurosurgical Way of Life | Steps and Challenges Along the Journey The Essentials of Pituitary Surgery King Bird Mohammad Jafar Mahallati Presidential Scholar of Islamic Studies | Oberlin College | Ohio The Spectrum of Peace | Ethical War to Unconditional Friendship King Bird Nelson Oyesiku Professor of Neurosurgery| Atlanta University| Atlanta The Medicine of Africa King Bird Seymour Reichlin Professor of Neuroendocrinology Emeritus | Tufts University | Boston Emotional Homeostasis The History of Neuroendocrinology Page 9 King Bird Michael Thorner Professor of Neuroendocrinology | University of Virginia | Charlottesville Serendipity and the Discovery of Growth Hormone Releasing Hormone The Development of Growth Hormone Secretagogues as the Next Promise in Clinical Neuroendocrinology Born in the Absence and Reborn in the Presence of Growth Hormone | A Dramatic Story Queen Bird Mary Lee Vance Professor of Neuroendocrinology | University of Virginia | Charlottesville The Psychological Calamities of Cushing’s Syndrome Women in Medicine | Pains and Pleasures From Iran King Bird Kazem Abbassioun Professor of Neurosurgery | Tehran Revolutionizing Neurosurgery in Revolution King Bird Hossein Alizadeh Persian Musician | Researcher | Tar and Setar Instrumentalist | Tehran Persian Music | The Resonance of Time King Bird Ahmad Aminpoor Professor of Architecture | Isfahan University of Art | Isfahan The Foundation of Iran’s Jewel King Bird Alireza Anoushiravani Professor of Linguistics | Shiraz University | Shiraz The Global Ethics of Comparative Literature King Bird Reza Ashrafzadeh Professor of Literature | Mashhad University | Mashhad Mantiq Al Tayr King Bird Mohsen Azimi-Nezhad Geneticist and Chancellor of Neyshapur University of Medical Sciences | Neyshapur The Medical History of Neyshapur King Bird Nasrollah Erfani Shiraz University of Medical Sciences Vice Chancellor for Global Strategies and International Affairs | Shiraz History of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences King Bird Reza Ghaffari Founder of Attar Foundation | Boston Unveiling of Attar Foundation | Mission Statement King Bird Mohammad Reza Ghaneei Professor of Architecture| Isfahan Constructing ‘Half the World’ King Bird Habib Hadianfar Professor of Psychology | Shiraz University | Shiraz Meditation King Bird Mohammad Hadi Imanieh Chancellor of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences | Shiraz Welcome and Introduction to Medicine in Shiraz King Bird Ghassem kakaie Professor of Philosophy and Mysticism | Shiraz University | Shiraz Mystical Experience in Sufism | Attar as a Case Study King Bird Gary Lewis United Nations Resident Coordinate | Tehran | Iran Sustainable Development Goals and Health King Bird Ramin Madani Chancellor of Isfahan University of Art | Isfahan A Historical Account King Bird Amirhossein Mahoozi Assistant Professor of Persian