Seminars of Interest (14May12) Seminars of Interest (14May12)| Monday 14th May |
Geriatric Medicine Lifecourse influences on well-being in old age: following up the Scottish Mental Health Survey 1947 Ms Caroline Brett, Research Associate, University of Edinburgh 1.30 - 2pm, Postgraduate Education Centre, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Little France |
| Monday Neuroscience Seminars Neural stem and progenitor cells and the evolution of the cerebral cortex Prof Wieland Huttner, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden, Germany 3.45 pm, Lecture Theatre B, Chancellor's Building, Little France Host: Dr Catherina Becker |
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| Psychology - Gillian Birrell Memorial Lecture Understanding and treating paranoid thinking Prof Daniel Freeman, MRC Senior Clinical Fellow and Professor of Clinical Psychology, University of Oxford 5.15 pm, Lecture Theatre F21, Psychology Department, 7 George Square Series Organiser: Thomas Bak |
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| Tuesday 15th May |
Informatics - Adaptive and Neural Computation Workshop title to be advised Mike Smith, Adaptive and Neural Computation, University of Edinburgh title to be advised Peter Orchard, Adaptive and Neural Computation, University of Edinburgh 11 am, Room 4.31/4.33, Informatics Forum, 10 Crichton Street Series Contact: Charles Sutton |
| Synthetic Systems Edinburgh (formally Systems Biology Edinburgh) Synthsys Scientific Advisory Board Open Session Talks Speakers: Jean Beggs, Richard Kitney, Andrew Goryachev, Seth Grant 1.10 pm onwards, Lecture Theatre 1, Daniel Rutherford Building, King's Buildings registration required (by 14th May): http://synthsys.eventbrite.com |
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| Little France Postdoc Society Careers in Science 2.30 - 6 pm, Wellcome Auditorium, Queen's Medical Resarch Institute, Little France more info: http://www.lfpds.ed.ac.uk/ All welcome. Register by emailing Brian.McHugh@ed.ac.uk |
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| Music in Human and Social Development - Music Informatics and Cognition group (MusIC) Information and Neural Dynamics in the Perception of Musical Structure Marcus Pearce, Queen Mary, University of London 5.15 pm, Room 2.33, Informatics Forum, 10 Crichton Street |
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| Wednesday 16th May |
Clinical Brain Sciences - Stroke Research Group European Stroke Conference run-throughs Lorna Gibson, Will Whiteley, Joanna Wardlaw, all University of Edinburgh 2 pm, DCN Seminar Room, Division of Clinical Neurosciences, Western General Hospital Series Organiser: Dr Will Whiteley |
| Clinical Brain Sciences - Psychiatry I say potato, you say spud: linguistic alignment in interaction Prof Holly Branigan, Psychology, University of Edinburgh 4 pm, Small Lecture Theatre, Kennedy Tower, Royal Edinburgh Hospital Host: Dr Andrew Stanfield watch the seminar live! |
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| BioQuarter How to raise money for early-stage biotech Davidson Chalmers LLP 5 pm, Room 7, Chancellors Building, Little France looking at sources of funds and how to raise money for early-stage biotech ventures email James Wood: james.wood@bioquarter.com by 15th May to reserve your place at this seminar |
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| Thursday 17th May |
Azheimer's Scotland Dementia Research Centre Dementia: Diagnosis and Beyond 10 am - 4 pm, Prestonfield Room, John McIntyre Conference Centre, Pollock Halls Click here to register |
| Cardiovascular Sciences - Progress Report Database Tools for Exploring Pharmacological Space Helen Benson, Adam Pawson, Joanna Sharman 12 noon, Welcome Auditorium, Queen's Medical Research Institute, Little France |
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| Clinical Brain Sciences - Academic Half Day Reach forward and touch the internet! Treating hemianopic patients using web apps Dr Alex Leff, Institute of Neurology, London 1.15 pm, DCN Seminar Room, Division of Clinical Neurosciences, Western General Hospital Series Organiser: Dr Suvanka Pal |
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Postgraduate Social Seminar Series (SBMS) |
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| Friday 18th May |
Inflammation Research How multi-tasking macrophages deal with death, damage and development Dr Will Wood, Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath 12 noon, Wellcome Auditorium, Queen's Medical Research Institute, Little France |
| Integrative Physiology and Informatics (ANC/DTC) Joint Seminar Local Translation in Neurons Prof Erin Schuman, Max Planck Institute for Brain Research, Germany 12.30 pm, Lecture Theatre, Hugh Robson Building, George Square Host: Prof David Wyllie |
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Monday Neuroscience Seminar Series - Additional Seminar |
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| Informatics (ANC/DTC) and Integrative Physiology Joint seminar Forming Sparse Olfactory Memories Prof Gilles Laurent, Max Planck Institute for Brain Research, Germany 4 pm, Lecture Theatre, Hugh Robson Building, George Square Host: Dr Matt Nolan |
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| Psychology - Human Cognitive Neuroscience The effects of interference tasks on working memory performance in young and older adults Mark Horne, University of Edinburgh Cognitive Load and Working Memory: Multiple-Component vs. Resource-Sharing Approaches Jason Michael Doherty, University of Edinburgh 4 pm, Room S38, Psychology Building, 7 George Square Series Organiser: Maria Garraffa |
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| Monday 21st May |
Regenerative Medicine - symposium Driving Stem Cell Research Towards Therapy Monday 21st & Tuesday 22nd May 2012 John MacIntyre Centre, Pollock Halls Register by 17th May: http://www.crm.ed.ac.uk/event/driving-stem-cell-research-towards-therapy |
| Monday Neuroscience Seminars Insulation and inflammation: genetic analysis of myelin and microglia in zebrafish Prof. William Talbot, Stanford University School of Medicine, USA 12.30 pm, Lecture Theatre B, Chancellor's Building, Little France Host: Dr David Lyons note unusual time |
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| College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine - Inaugural Lectures (open to the public) Living a Life of Stress Prof Megan Holmes, Personal Chair of Molecular Neuroendocrinology 5.15 pm, Lecture Theatre A, Chancellor’s Building, Little France Crescent |
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| Tuesday 22nd May |
Informatics - Adaptive and Neural Computation Seminar Markov chain Monte Carlo without a good rand() function Iain Murray, Adaptive and Neural Computation, University of Edinburgh 11 am, Room 4.31/4.33, Informatics Forum, 10 Crichton Street Series Contact: Charles Sutton |