Programme This year we will be socially distanced so in-person places are limited to 150. Click here to return to the main meeting pageThursday 23 September 202108.30 Arrival and RegistrationSession 1Chaired by: Professor Siddharthan Chandran, Director, Edinburgh Neuroscience09.15 Welcome, Professor Siddharthan Chandran, Director, Edinburgh Neuroscience and Director, Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences09.20 Neural representation of colour: from low-level contrast to high-level concepts, Dr Jasna Martinovic, Psychology 09.45 Fellows and Postdocs Session IMolecular mechanisms that shape the neural networks, Dr Dhanya Cheerambathur, Sir Henry Dale Fellow, Wellcome Centre for Cell Biology, School of Biological SciencesNeural Circuits of Kinship Behaviour, Dr Ann Clemens, Simons ESAT Fellow, Centre for Discovery Brain SciencesGenetic contributions to the onset, severity and course of adolescent depression, Dr Alex Kwong, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Centre for Clinical Brain SciencesCosts and benefits of antimicrobial peptide expression in the CNS, Dr Emily Gwyer Findlay, Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Fellow, Centre for Inflammation Research10.50 Refreshments (40 min) Option to present a poster in-person or online Session 2Chaired by: Professor Tara Spires-Jones, Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences and UK Dementia Research Institute at Edinburgh11.30 Student data blitz session (5 min talks)Reverse translational research in glioblastoma, Michael Poon, Cancer Research UK Clinical PhD Fellow, Centre for Medical InformaticsGeneration and validation of a mouse model of EEF1A2-related neurodevelopmental disorder, Grant Marshall, Centre for Genomics & Experimental MedicineSimilar neural networks respond to coherence during comprehension and production of discourse, Matias Morales, PsychologyAstrocytes – Friends or Foes in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis? Investigating the molecular mechanisms of mC9orf72 human iPSC-derived astrocyte mediated motor neuron deficits, Maria Stavrou, MRC Clinical Research Training Fellow, Rowling Scholar, Centre for Clincial Brain SciencesApolipoprotein E (ApoE) and sex interactions on Alzheimer’s cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers, Tyler Saunders, Centre for Discovery Brain sciences12.00 MND-SMART, a new approach to clinical trials in neurological disorders, Dr Suvankar Pal, Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences12.25 20 years of pre-clinical studies targeting multicentre clinical neonatal neuroprotection trials, Prof Nikki Robertson, Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences. 12.50 Shout-out - statistics and experimental design resources, Dr Crispin Jordan (Deanery of Biomedical Sciences) and Dr Gillian Currie (CAMARADES)13.00 Lunch & Posters (60 min) Meet colleagues, make new friends, and start new collaborations Session 3Chaired by: Dr Blanca Díaz Castro, Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences and UK Dementia Research Institute at Edinburgh14.00 Fellows and Postdoc Session IIAlzheimer’s disease and small vessel disease: a matter of blood-brain barrier dysfunction? Dr Axel Montagne, Chancellor's Fellow and UK Dementia Reseach Institute Group LeaderMicrogial crosstalk with neurons and astrocytes, Dr Jing Qiu, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Centre for Discovery Brain SciencesRemyelination after spinal cord injury, Dr Peggy Assinck, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow, Centre for Regenerative MedicineDeveloping a theory of mind: Insights from fMRI studies of children, Dr Hilary Richardson, new lecturer, Psychology15.00 Developing new treatments for bipolar disorder by understanding mechanisms of circadian disruption, Professor Danny Smith, Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences15.25 Tea and Posters (35 min)Session 4 Chaired by: Professor Siddharthan Chandran, Director, Edinburgh Neuroscience16.00 Annual Distinguished Lecture 2021When the Spark Goes Out: The Neuroscience of Motivation and Apathy, Professor Masud Husain, Professor of Neurology & Cognitive Neuroscience, Nuffield Dept Clinical Neuroscience, University of Oxford, and new Editor ofthe journal Brain.17.00 Drinks reception in conference centre foyer18.00 Close of Meeting This article was published on 2024-12-16
