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Understanding how neuronal activity and synaptic function produce and are shaped by behaviour is a fundamental goal of neuroscience. Similarly, improved treatments for mental and neurological disorders will rely on gaining a better appreciation for how the brain coordinates activity across synaptic, circuit and system scales. This short conference brings together academic, industry and clinical leaders to discuss the latest advances in these areas.

Registration

Registration costs $200 and includes a buffet dinner on Friday August 17. 

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Abstract submissions and posters

Abstract submission is now closed.

Poster boards will be 1200 (W) x 1800 (H) mm. We recommend posters be made to A0 dimensions (1189 x 841 mm).

A full list of talk and poster abstracts is available in the conference abstract book.

Download the conference abstract book

Speakers

  • Ehsan Arabzadeh         The Australian National University
  • Bernard Balleine           The University of NSW
  • David Bredt                    Johnson and Johnson
  • Elizabeth Coulson        The University of Queensland
  • Marta Garrido               The University of Queensland
  • Geoffrey Goodhill         The University of Queensland
  • Shengtao Hou              Southern University of Science and Technology
  • Rick Huganir                 Johns Hopkins University
  • Julie Kauer                    Brown University
  • Anatol Kreitzer             University of California, San Francisco
  • Diane Lipscombe        Brown University
  • Rob Malenka                Stanford University
  • Stephen Maren            Texas A&M
  • Chris McBain                NIH
  • Katherine Roche          NIH
  • Bernardo Sabatini        Harvard University
  • Pankaj Sah                    The University of Queensland
  • Morgan Sheng             Genentech
  • Peter Silburn                 The University of Queensland
  • Greg Stuart                   The Australian National University
  • Susannah Tye              The University of Queensland
  • Andres Villu Maricq     University of Utah
  • Liping Wang                 Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology

Program

  Confirmed program

Accommodation

Q Station has a total of 84 rooms and is 35 minutes from central Sydney. Numerous alternative hotels are located within a 25 minute walk or 10 minute bus ride of the conference venue, near Manly beach.

Sponsors

The organisers are extremely grateful to the following sponsors: 

  • International Society for Neurochemistry (ISN)
  • Janssen
  • Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Integrative Brain Function (CIBF)
  • ZEISS
  • Coherent Scientific
  • BioLegend
  • The Queensland Brain Institute

Conference Organisers: Pankaj Sah*, Katherine Roche, David Bredt and Shengtao Hou

*Scientific queries to pankaj.sah@uq.edu.au

All other queries to qbievents@uq.edu.au

About Neurons, synapses & circuits - from function to disease

Understanding how neuronal activity and synaptic function produce and are shaped by behaviour is a fundamental goal of neuroscience. Similarly, improved treatments for mental and neurological disorders will rely on gaining a better appreciation for how the brain coordinates activity across synaptic, circuit and system scales. This short conference brings together academic, industry and clinical leaders to discuss the latest advances in these areas.

    Venue

    1 North Head Scenic Drive. Manly NSW 2095
    Room: 
    Q Station