Venue
Date: Thursday 29 May 2025 - Friday 30 May 2025
Time: 29th from 9.00am - 4.30pm followed by BBQ and Posters, 30th from 9.00am - 12.30pm
Venue: Queensland Brain Institute, Level 7 Auditorium (Building 79, University of Queensland, St Lucia)
The biennial UQ Neuroscience Symposium is being held at the Queensland Brain Institute on 29-30 May 2025.
Save the date and join your neuroscience colleagues to hear the latest insights and research in the field.
Themes
- Cognitive neuroscience – unravelling how the brain thinks
Professor Jason Mattingley (QBI/Psychology), A/Professor Jess Taubert (CRiSP/HMBS), and Dr Hannah Filmer (Psychology).
- Neurogenetics and gene regulation
Professor Tim Bredy (QBI), Dr Gabriela-Oana Bodea (QBI/MRI), and A/Professor Miguel Rentería (QIMR).
- Protecting the brain against neurodegeneration
Professor Jürgen Götz (QBI), Dr Matilde Balbi (QBI), and Professor Trent Woodruff (SBMS).
- Clinical and basic science synergies in neurology
Professor Pamela McCombe (UQCCR), A/Professor Judith Greer (UQCCR), A/Professor John O'Sullivan (UQCCR), A/Professor Ian Harding (QIMR), and A/Professor Robert Henderson (UQCCR).
- Developmental mechanisms underlying neurological disorders
Dr Melanie White (IMB), Dr Nathalie Dehorter (QBI), and Dr Kirat Chand (UQCCR).
A networking event will be held at the end of the first day of the symposium aimed at devising a UQ neuroscience research strategy. All attendees are welcome. Canapes and drinks will be provided.
Prizes will be awarded for best poster presentations for students and postdocs.
Keynote Speaker
Professor Glenn King
Institute for Molecular Bioscience (IMB)
Local Organising Committee
Chair, Helen Cooper (QBI) h.cooper@uq.edu.au
Lata Vadlamudi (UQCCR) l.vadlamudi@uq.edu.au
Carlie Cullen (MRI) carlie.cullen@mater.uq.edu.au
Stephan Thor (SBMS) s.thor@uq.edu.au
Nela Durisic (QBI) n.durisic@uq.edu.au
Adekunle Bademosi (QBI) a.bademosi@uq.edu.au