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    Hand Heart Pocket Gala 2017

    21 September 2017 6:00pm
     
    in Hand Heart Pocket Gala
    Supporting the Queensland Brain Institute and Alzheimer’s Australia

    Parkinson’s Disease Research Breakfast

    25 September 2017 7:00am–9:00am
     
    in Parkinson’s Disease Research Breakfast
    Hear the latest insights into Parkinson’s Disease research – current and future treatments
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    Dr Iris Wang, UQ: "Neuronal Trafficking - Linking mechanisms to functions in live neurons"

    27 September 2017 11:00am–12:00pm
     
    in Neuroscience Seminars
    Dr Iris Wang
    Queensland Brain Institute, University of Queensland

    Professor John McGrath, UQ

    4 October 2017 11:00am–12:00pm
     
    in Neuroscience Seminars
    QBI BNE Open House

    Brisbane Open House: Dementia Research, from the bench to the public

    8 October 2017 2:00am–3:00am
     
    in Brisbane Open House
    As part of Brisbane Open House QBI has opened its doors, and is inviting you to hear about the amazing work that the Clem Jones Centre for Ageing Dementia Research.
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    Professor Pankaj Sah, UQ

    11 October 2017 11:00am–12:00pm
     
    in Neuroscience Seminars

    Dr Lilach Avitan, UQ. "Neural coding in the visual system"

    18 October 2017 11:00am–12:00pm
     
    in Neuroscience Seminars

    UQRFC Corporate Lunch 2017

    20 October 2017 12:00pm
     
    in UQRFC 17th Annual Pre-Test Corporate Luncheon – QBI Official Charity Partner

    Merson Lecture 2017: Chief Scientist, Alan Finkel AO

    24 October 2017 5:00pm–6:00pm
     
    in Merson Lecture
    Australia's Chief Scientist, Dr Alan Finkel AO will give the 2017 Merson Lecture
    2017 Australian C. elegans Symposium

    2017 Australian C. elegans Symposium

    25 October 2017 2:00pm–27 October 2017 1:00pm
     
    in Australian C. elegans Symposium
    This is the inaugural symposium of the Australian C. elegans community, and it will be held at the Queensland Brain Institute, supported by the CJCADR.

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    Dr Justin Wong, U Sydney : "Intronic nonsense: Why we should stop ignoring them?"

    20 September 2017 11:00am–12:00pm
     
    in Neuroscience Seminars
    Dr Justin Wong
    Head, Gene Regulation in Cancer Lab, Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program, Centenary Institute of Cancer Medicine & Cell Biology, University of Sydney, NSW
    Peter Goodenough Memorial Lecture 2017

    Peter Goodenough Memorial Lecture 2017

    13 September 2017 5:00pm–6:00pm
     
    in Peter Goodenough Memorial Lecture

    Professor Barry Dickson, UQ and Janelia Farms : “The Neurobiology of Drosophila Mating Behaviour”

    6 September 2017 11:00am–12:00pm
     
    in Neuroscience Seminars
    Professor Barry Dickson
    Queensland Brain Institute, University of Queensland and Group Leader, Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Virginia, USA

    Parkinson's & Movement Disorders Information Session for Patients & Carers 

    2 September 2017 10:00am–2:00pm
     
    in Parkinson's & Movement Disorders Information Sessions

    A/Professor Frini Karayanidis, U Newcastle : "Age-related decline in cognitive control: Role of CV risk factors"

    30 August 2017 11:00am–12:00pm
     
    in Neuroscience Seminars
    A/Professor Frini Karayanidis
    Director, Functional Neuroimaging Laboratory, School of Psychology, University of Newcastle, NSW 2308

    Professor Alison Goate, Mount Sinai: "Rare and Common Genetic Variation implicates microglial function in Alzheimer’s disease risk"

    24 August 2017 2:00pm–3:00pm
     
    in Neuroscience Seminars
    Professor Alison Goate
    Director, Ronald M. Loeb Center for Alzheimer's Disease, Dept of Neuroscience, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

    Professor Aleksandra Filipovska, UWA. "The role of mitochondrial dysfunction in neurodegenerative diseases"

    23 August 2017 11:00am–12:00pm
     
    in Neuroscience Seminars
    Professor Aleksandra Filipovska, Laboratory Head, Mitochondrial Medicine and Biology, Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, Perth, WA

    ECR Workshop

    17 August 2017 1:30pm–3:30pm
     
    in Early Career Researcher Events
    ECR workshop followed by a social mixer

    Professor Michael Milford, QUT : "Navigation, Neuroscience and Neural Networks: A Quest to Understand Intelligence and Build Better Robots"

    9 August 2017 11:00am–12:00pm
     
    in Neuroscience Seminars
    Professor Michael Milford
    Science and Engineering Faculty, Queensland University of Technology, Garden Point Campus, Brisbane

    Professor Christian Haass, LMU, Munich : "TREM2 in Alzheimer's disease – from microglial dysfunction to human patients"

    2 August 2017 4:00pm–5:00pm
     
    in Neuroscience Seminars
    Professor Christian Haass
    Department of Biochemistry, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany

    Professor Sunil Gandhi, USA : "Rewiring the circuits of high acuity spatial vision"

    24 July 2017 11:00am–12:00pm
     
    in Neuroscience Seminars
    Professor Sunil Gandhi
    Department of Neurobiology and Behaviour, School of Biological Sciences, University of California, Irvine, USA

    Professor David Tremethick, ANU : "What do reproduction and memory have in common? The epigenetic regulator H2A.B"

    19 July 2017 11:00am–12:00pm
     
    in Neuroscience Seminars
    Professor David Tremethick
    Head of the Department of Genome Science, The John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University, Acton, ACT 2601 

    Professor Loren Frank, UCSF : "Neural substrates of memories and decisions"

    12 July 2017 4:00pm–5:00pm
     
    in Neuroscience Seminars
    Professor Loren Frank
    Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Physiology, University of California, San Francisco

    Dr Jeehyun Kim, VIC : "Understanding the development of emotional memory to treat anxiety and addiction"

    5 July 2017 11:00am–12:00pm
     
    in Neuroscience Seminars
    Dr Jeehyun Kim,
    Lab Head, Developmental Psychobiology Laboratory –Behavioural Neuroscience, The Florey Institute, Parkville VIC 3052

    Anthony Harris, UQ : "The role of neural oscillations in human visual attention and awareness"

    21 June 2017 11:00am–12:00pm
     
    in Neuroscience Seminars
    Anthony Harris (PhD Exit Seminar)
    Queensland Brain Institute, University of Queensland

    Professor Michael Nilsson, Hunter Medical Research Institute : "Emerging avenues in stroke rehabilitation – focus on recovery and secondary neurodegeneration"

    14 June 2017 11:00am–12:00pm
     
    in Neuroscience Seminars
    Professor Michael Nilsson, MD, PhD
    Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI), University of Newcastle and Hunter New England Health, Newcastle, Australia.

    Dr Hari Subramanian, UQ : "The midbrain periaqueductal gray: A novel circuit for treatment of intractable neurogenic autonomic disease via neuromodulation"

    13 June 2017 12:45pm–1:30pm
     
    in Neuroscience Seminars
    Dr Hari Subramanian
    Research Leader - Systems Neuroscience & Neuromodulation Laboratory, Asia-Pacific Centre for Neuromodulation, Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland

    Dr Susannah Tye, USA: "Metabolic Deficits in Antidepressant Resistance are a Functional Target for Neuromodulation"

    13 June 2017 11:30am–12:15pm
     
    in Neuroscience Seminars
    Dr Susannah Tye
    Director, Translational Neuroscience Laboratory, Mayo Clinic Depression Center, Rochester, MN, USA

    Dr Jana Vukovic, UQ : "Understanding the role of microglia as regulators of adult neurogenesis in the intact and injured brain"

    7 June 2017 11:00am–12:00pm
     
    in Neuroscience Seminars
    Dr Jana Vukovic
    Queensland Brain Institute, University of Queensland and School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Queensland

    Robert Maier, UQ : "Improving genetic risk prediction in psychiatric disorders and other complex traits"

    31 May 2017 2:00pm–3:00pm
     
    in Neuroscience Seminars

    Madhusoothanan Bhagavathi Perumal, UQ. "Organisation of a reverberating cell assembly in the basolateral amygdala"

    31 May 2017 11:00am–12:00pm
     
    in Neuroscience Seminars
    Madhusoothanan Bhagavathi Perumal (PhD Exit Seminar)
    Queensland Brain Institute, University of Queensland

    Professor Linda Richards, UQ : "Interhemispheric axonal plasticity in developmental brain disorders"

    17 May 2017 11:00am–12:00pm
     
    in Neuroscience Seminars
    Professor Linda Richards PhD FAA FAHMS
    Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland

    Public Dementia Forum

    Living well with dementia: improving health and quality of life with evidence based research

    11 May 2017 8:30am–1:15pm
     
    in Public Dementia Forum Series
    Updates on dementia for researchers, industry and the general public.

    Professor George Augustine, Singapore. "Optogenetic mapping of novel cerebellar circuits"

    10 May 2017 11:00am–12:00pm
     
    in Neuroscience Seminars
    Professor George Augustine, Professor of Neuroscience and Mental Health, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

    Elliott Sherr

    Autism: Progress in understanding the genetics

    8 May 2017 6:00pm–7:00pm
     
    in Public Lecture
    Presented by Professor Elliott Sherr, Institute of Human Genetics at the University of California, San Francisco. Join him to learn about the latest research insights into autism, epilepsy, intellectual disabilities and other key neurodevelopment disorders in children.

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