Events

A/Professor Catherine Blizzard
Associate Professor Cathy Blizzard
Brain Health Theme Leader
Menzies Institute for Medical Research
University of Tasmania

Host: Dr Matilde Balbi

Jake Carroll
Director, Research Computing Centre
University of Queensland

Host: Professor Frederic Meunier

Dr John Lee
FightMND Bill Guest Mid-Career Research Fellow
Group Leader (Neuroimmunomics Laboratory)
School of Biomedical Sciences (SBMS)

Dr Andrew Tosolini
Research Fellow, Ngo & Steyn Groups
Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN)
School of Biomedical Sciences (SBMS)

Host: Prof Pankaj Sah

A/Professor Jonathan Polimeni
Richard M. Lucas Center for Imaging
Department of Radiology
Stanford University
USA

Host: Dr Clarissa Whitmire

Please join us for a wine appreciation dinner where the Sommelier will share thoughts on the evening’s wine selections and enjoy an enlightening presentation from renowned QBI Professor John McGrath.

Professor Darryl Eyles
Queensland Brain Institute
University of Queensland

Host: Dr Xiaoying Cui

The UQ Neuroscience Symposium will showcase breakthrough discoveries at The University of Queensland.

Associate Professor Rodrigo Grassi-Oliveira
Department of Clinical Medicine
Translational Neuropsychiatry Unit
Aarhus University
Denmark

Host: Professor Tim Bredy

A free information session for general practitioners, clinicians and allied health professionals to explore challenges and innovation across brain injury care.

Associate Professor Victor Anggono
Queensland Brain Institute
University of Queensland

Host: Mr Lingrui Zhang

Dr Luca Godenzini
University of Zurich
Switzerland

Host: Dr Clarissa Whitmire

Speaker: Associate Professor Joseph Moxon
College of Medicine and Dentistry
James Cook University
Townsville

Host: Dr Matilde Balbi

Professor Marina Mikhaylova
Primary Investigator, Optobiology Lab
Humboldt University of Berlin

Host: Professor Frederic Meunier

Professor Susanne Wegmann
Group Leader
DZNE Berlin, Germany

Host: Professor Frederic Meunier

Professor Thomas Burne
Queensland Brain Institute
University of Queensland

Host: Farideh Ghavidel

Dr Nathalie Dehorter
Queensland Brain Institute
University of Queensland

Host: Rebekah Parkinson

Dr Bowen Dempsey
School of Psychological Sciences
Macquarie University, Sydney

Host: Dr Clarissa Whitmire

Dr Andrew Harvey
The Queensland Emory Drug Discovery Initiative (QEDDI)
University of Queensland

Host: Professor Peter Nestor

Brain Awareness Week aims to increase public awareness of and support for brain research. As part of this global campaign, the Queensland Brain Institute is hosting its third public session to inspire the community to learn more about their brain and how understanding this complex organ can help us improve our lives.

Dr Cirong Liu
Lab of Translational Brain Imaging
Institute of Neuroscience
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Shanghai, P.R.China

​Host: Professor Pankaj Sah

Dr Andrew Harvey
The Queensland Emory Drug Discovery Initiative (QEDDI)

Host: Professor Peter Nestor

A/Professor Silvia Velasco
Murdoch Children's Research Institute
Melbourne

Host: Dr Nathalie Dehorter

Professor Bruno van Swinderen
Queensland Brain Institute
University of Queensland

Host: Dr Drew Min Su Cylinder