UQ Neuroscience Symposium 2022

Mon 26 Sep 2022 9:00am–Tue 27 Sep 2022 5:00pm

Venue

Queensland Brain Institute

Room:

Level 7 Auditorium

The UQ Neuroscience Symposium will showcase breakthrough discoveries at The University of Queensland in the areas of:

Fundamental Neuroscience
New Frontiers in Neuroscience
Clinical Neuroscience

For EMCRs - selected abstract for oral presentations.

Prizes will be awarded for best poster / oral presentations.

A networking event will be hosted at the end of the first day of the symposium. All attendees are welcome. Canapes and drinks will be provided.

Keynote Speakers

Professor Marina Mikhaylova

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Professor Terence O'Brien

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Program

Monday 26 September

Time	Event
9am – 9:20am	Arrival and coffee
9:20am – 9:30am	Welcome Prof Pankaj Sah
SESSION 1	Keynote
9:30am – 10:30am	Prof Marina Mikhaylova (Berlin) Synaptic control of organelle localisation: focus on the endoplasmic reticulum Chair: Dr Dhanisha Jhaveri
10:30am – 11:00am	Morning Tea
SESSION 2	Discovery Neuroscience
11am – 12:40pm	15+5 min talks Chair: Prof Massimo Hilliard Speakers Prof Barry Dickson (QBI) Rapid reconstruction of neural circuits with synaptic resolution and molecular contrast Dr Laura Fenlon (SBMS) How can the timing of developmental processes shape cortical formation and evolution? Prof Stefan Thor (SBMS) Decoding the development of the mammalian hypothalamus Dr Dhanisha Jhaveri (Mater/QBI) Reprogramming stress-sensitive adult-born neurons to promote resilience Abigail Shaughnessy (EMCR) Short-term plasticity of the clownfish visual system in response to anthropogenic changes to the light environment
12:40pm – 2pm	Lunch + Posters
SESSION 3	New Frontiers in Neuroscience
2pm – 3pm	15+5 min talks Chair: Prof Helen Cooper Speakers Dr Philip Mosley (FoM) Deep brain stimulation of an amygdala-frontal network for the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder Dr Matilde Balbi (QBI) A multimodal approach to assess activity-dependent neuroprotection after stroke Dr Gabriela-Oana Bodea (EMCR) L1 retrotransposon activity is integral to the transcriptional program of PV+ interneurons
3pm - 3:30pm	Afternoon Tea
3:30pm – 4:30pm	Speakers (Session 3 continued) Dr Merja Joensuu (AIBN) BoNT/A targets Synaptotagmin 1-ganglioside-SV2 complex for synaptic vesicle entry and neurointoxication A/Prof Jake Gratten (Mater) Spatial transcriptomics of stress-induced anxiety and anti-depressant response Dr Wei-Siang Liau (EMCR) Activity of long noncoding RNA at the synapse is required for fear extinction memory
4:30pm - 6:30pm	Drinks, canapes & networking

Tuesday 27 September

Time	Event
SESSION 4	Keynote
9am – 10am	Prof Terence O’Brien (Monash) Epilepsy and Pregnancy: optimising outcomes for mums and bubs Chair: Prof Elizabeth Coulson
10am – 10:30am	Morning Tea
SESSION 5	From Preclinical Research to Human Biology: Translating Discoveries
10:30am – 12:10pm	15+5 min talks Chair: Prof Juergen Goetz Speakers Prof Stephen Williams (QBI) Electrical excitability of human neocortical neurons Prof Trent Woodruff (SBMS) Therapeutic development of an immune-targeted drug for neurodegenerative disease Dr Tara Walker (QBI) Selenium mediates exercise-induced adult neurogenesis and reverses learning deficits induced by hippocampal injury and ageing Dr Adam Walker (QBI) Identifying new targets for neurodegenerative disease treatment Matthew Kenna (EMCR) Harnessing new approaches to reveal the neural circuitry of memory
12:15pm – 1:30pm	Lunch + Posters
SESSION 6	Clinical Neuroscience
1:30pm – 2:30pm	15+5 min talks Chair: Prof Jason Mattingley Speakers Prof David Reutens (CAI) MRI and tissue microstructure Prof Gail Robinson (QBI/Psychology) Cognition and behaviour in the acute stage post-stroke Prof Peter Nestor (QBI/Mater) Studying humans with degenerative dementias
2:30pm – 3pm	Afternoon Tea
SESSION 7	Biomedical-Clinical Partnership: Shaping Translational Neuroscience
3pm – 3:50pm	20+5 min talks Chair: Prof Peter Nestor Speakers A/Prof Lata Vadlamudi (UQCCR) / Prof Ernst Wolvetang (AIBN) Personalising Epilepsy Regimes with Stem cells and artificial Intelligence models for Superior Treatment outcomes. (PERSIST mission) A/Prof Shyuan Ngo (AIBN) / Prof Pamela McCombe (UQCCR) Bench to bedside and back again
3:55pm – 4:40pm	Vision for UQ Neuroscience – A Panel Discussion Chair: Prof Elizabeth Coulson Panel Prof Pankaj Sah Prof Pamela McCombe Prof Maher Gandhi A/Prof Nadeeka Dissanayaka Dr Craig Belcher Dr Cameron Turner
	Concluding Remarks + Oral/Poster Prizes

Supported by

Queensland Brain Institute
Faculty of Medicine
School of Biomedical Sciences
Centre for Clinical Research (UQCCR)
Mater Research

Contacts

Dr Dhanisha Jhaveri

dhanisha@uq.edu.au

UQ Neuroscience Symposium 2022