Events

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Dr Campbell Le Heron - New Zealand Brain Research Institute, NZ : "Reward, effort and dopamine - unravelling the mechanisms that underlie loss of motivation in brain disorders."

27 September 2023 12:00pm–1:00pm

in Neuroscience Seminars

Dr Campbell Le Heron
New Zealand Brain Research Institute
NZ

Host: Professor Gail Robinson

Dr Adam Walker - QBI : "Mechanisms of TDP-43 dysfunction in neurodegeneration"

4 October 2023 12:00pm–1:00pm

in Neuroscience Seminars

Dr Adam Walker
Queensland Brain Institute
University of Queensland

Host: Matisse Jacobs

Dr Anne Lagendijk - Institute for Molecular Bioscience, UQ

11 October 2023 12:00pm–1:00pm

in Neuroscience Seminars

Dr Anne Lagendijk
Institute for Molecular Bioscience
UQ

Host: A/Prof Steven Zuryn

QBI and Lexus of Brisbane Spring High Tea

14 October 2023 12:30pm

in QBI and Lexus of Brisbane – Spring High Tea

This is a Dementia fundraiser event, supporting the Alastair Rushworth Alzheimer's Research Fund to continue the work of the Clem Jones Centre for Ageing Dementia Research at QBI. In 2023, the QBI Lexus Spring High Tea will be hosted in the ballroom at the Victoria Park Golf Club. The afternoon will include high tea and French champagne.

Dining for Dementia Brisbane Gala

14 October 2023 6:00pm–10:00pm

in Dining for Dementia

Join us for delicious food, exciting entertainment, live auctions and heartfelt inspiration as we come together to work towards finding a cure for this heartbreaking disease.

Bridge to Brisbane 2023

15 October 2023 6:00am–12:00pm

in Bridge to Brisbane

A/Professor Jana Vukovic - QBI

18 October 2023 12:00pm–1:00pm

in Neuroscience Seminars

A/Professor Jana Vukovic
Queensland Brain Institute
University of Queensland

Host: Elise Kellet

Professor Etienne Sibille - Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, Canada

20 October 2023 12:00pm–1:00pm

in Neuroscience Seminars

Professor Etienne Sibille
Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute
Canada

Host: Susannah Tye

Sean Keating and Matt Kenna

25 October 2023 12:00pm–1:00pm

in Neuroscience Seminars

PhD Student Seminars
1. Sean Keating (Neurodegeneration Pathobiology Group, A. Walker Lab)
2. Matt Kenna (Synaptic Plasticity Group, Sah Lab)

Chair: Alison Carlisle

QBI Alastair Rushworth PhD Fundraising Trek 2023

26 October 2023 8:00am–30 October 2023 5:00pm

in QBI Alastair Rushworth PhD Fundraising Trek supporting dementia research

A group of trekkers are walking the Flinders Ranges to raise funds to support the fight against dementia.

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No Seminar

20 September 2023 12:00pm–1:00pm

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Dr Susannah Tye - QBI : ''Precision Medicine Pathways for Treatment Resistant Depression"

13 September 2023 12:00pm–1:00pm

in Neuroscience Seminars

Dr Susannah Tye
Queensland Brain Institute
University of Queensland

Host: Heather Macpherson

Peter Goodenough Memorial Lecture 2023

6 September 2023 5:00pm–7:00pm

in Peter Goodenough Memorial Lecture

We are pleased to announce the 2023 Peter Goodenough Memorial Lecture:

New visions for mental health care: Using neuroscience to personalise treatments
By Professor Leanne Williams

A/Professor Jai Yu - University of Chicago, USA : "How experience shapes future problem solving."

6 September 2023 12:00pm–1:00pm

in Neuroscience Seminars

A/Professor Jai Yu
University of Chicago
USA

Host: Prof Barry Dickson

No Seminar

30 August 2023 12:00pm–1:00pm

in Neuroscience Seminars

QBI 20th Anniversary Scientific Symposium

25 August 2023 9:00am–6:00pm

in QBI 20th Anniversary Scientific Symposium

The 20th Anniversary Scientific Symposium is a celebration of the extraordinary contributions to neuroscience that we have made over the past 20 years. Celebrate QBI's science with your colleagues on 25 August 2023.

National Science Week: UQ Ideas Forum Livestream Event

18 August 2023 9:30am–12:15pm

in National Science Week: UQ Ideas Forum

Please join us for a Q&A-style panel discussion around the importance of basic science to inform the innovations of tomorrow with a focus on AI, facilitated by energy expert and science commentator, Dr Joel Gilmore.

A/Professor Brad Sutherland - University of Tasmania, Hobart : "Loss of pericytes and interactions with microglia impact cerebrovascular function: implications for Alzheimer’s disease"

9 August 2023 12:00pm–1:00pm

in Neuroscience Seminars

A/Professor Brad Sutherland
University of Tasmania,
Hobart

Host: Dr Dhanisha Jhaveri

Neurobiology of drosophila minisymposium

31 July 2023 9:00am–12:00pm

in Neuroscience Seminars

Hosted by Barry Dickson. Morning tea and lunch provided.

Dr Miriam Matamales - University of New South Wales, Sydney : "The Striatal Binary Mosaic: a bipartite cellular system encoding behavioural change"

26 July 2023 12:00pm–1:00pm

in Neuroscience Seminars

Dr Miriam Matamales
University of New South Wales
Sydney

Host: A/Prof Victor Anggono

No Seminar

19 July 2023 12:00pm–1:00pm

in Neuroscience Seminars

Dr Nigel Kee - School of Biomedical Sciences, UQ: "Derivation of Posterior Axial Assembloids (PAXAs) from human stem cells"

12 July 2023 12:00pm–1:00pm

in Neuroscience Seminars

Dr Nigel Kee
School of Biomedical Sciences
University of Queensland

Host: Dr Adam Walker

Dr Samantha Barton - The Florey, VIC : "Using Human iPSC-derived Organoids to Model Disease"

5 July 2023 12:00pm–1:00pm

in Neuroscience Seminars

Dr Samantha Barton
The Florey
VIC

Host: Dr Adam Walker

Professor Helen Cooper - QBI : "Deciphering the role of autism genes in cortical development: from stem cells to synapses"

21 June 2023 12:00pm–1:00pm

in Neuroscience Seminars

Professor Helen Cooper
Queensland Brain Institute
University of Queensland

Host: Hilary Yong

Dr. Mohamad El Amki - University of Zurich, Switzerland : "Exploring the Brain Vascular function: from the pial vasculature to the delicate capillaries"

14 June 2023 12:00pm–1:00pm

in Neuroscience Seminars

Please note this seminar has been moved to the AIBN Seminar Room

Dr. Mohamad El Amki
University of Zurich
Switzerland

Host: Dr Matilde Balbi

Dr Harrison Tudor Evans - New York University, USA : "Translational control in physiology and neurodegeneration"

7 June 2023 12:00pm–1:00pm

in Neuroscience Seminars

Dr Harrison Evans
New York University
USA

Host: Prof Jürgen Götz

2023 Brain Research Endowment Fund Dinner

1 June 2023 6:30pm–10:30pm

in Brain Research Endowment Fund Dinner

Please join us for our annual Brain Research Endowment Fund Dinner; a special occasion as we celebrate our 20-year anniversary in 2023.

Professor Darryl Eyles - QBI : "New experimental models to understand the role of dopamine in the transition from the “prodrome” to schizophrenia".

31 May 2023 12:00pm–1:00pm

in Neuroscience Seminars

Please note this seminar has been moved to the AIBN Seminar Room

Professor Darryl Eyles
Queensland Brain Institute
University of Queensland

Host: Zilong Du

Banner only - a photograph of the neural networks in the brain of a fruit fly

Crete Workshop on Neural Circuits and Behaviour of Drosophila

28 May 2023 5:00pm–3 June 2023 9:00am

in Crete Workshop on Neural Circuits and Behaviour of Drosophila

A week-long workshop for members of the scientific community to discuss neural circuits and behaviour of drosophila. Each participant will have the opportunity to present to the group.