Research events - Queensland Brain Institute

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

5 July 2017 11:00am–12:00pm

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

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

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.

Dr Vincent Daria, ANU : "Understanding brain circuits using nanotechnology and photonic tools"

8 May 2017 11:00am–12:00pm

in Neuroscience Seminars

Dr Vincent Daria
Group Leader (Neurophotonics Group)
ANU College of Medicine, Biology and Environment

Professor Geoff Faulkner, UQ. "Somatic L1 mosaicism: 'dark matter' in the mammalian brain"

3 May 2017 11:00am–12:00pm

in Neuroscience Seminars

Professor Geoff Faulkner
Queensland Brain Institute and Mater Research Institute, University of Queensland

Professor Brenda Gannon, UQ. "Connecting health economics and brain research"

26 April 2017 11:00am–12:00pm

in Neuroscience Seminars

Professor Brenda Gannon
Mater Research Institute Chair in Health Economics, Centre for Business and Economics of Health, University of Queensland

Professor Lars Ittner, UNSW : "On the molecular role of Tau in regulating post-synaptic toxicity"

19 April 2017 11:00am–12:00pm

in Neuroscience Seminars

Professor Lars Ittner
School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales

Lacey Atkins, UQ : "An investigation of risk factors for Alzheimer's disease in obstructive sleep apnoea patients"

18 April 2017 10:00am–11:00am

in Neuroscience Seminars

PhD Exit Seminar by Lacey Atkins, Queensland Brain Institute, University of Queensland
In the Ritchie Meeting Room (Building 64A)

Dr Christian Winterflood, Zurich : "Applications of supercritical angle and single-molecule fluorescence''

13 April 2017 12:00pm–1:00pm

in Neuroscience Seminars

Dr Christian Winterflood, Zurich, Switzerland

Reuben Strydom, UQ. "Bio-inspired Strategies for Autonomous Aerial Navigation, Guidance and Interception"

12 April 2017 11:00am–12:00pm

in Neuroscience Seminars

Reuben Strydom, Queensland Brain Institute, University of Queensland

Dr Andrew Higginson, Exeter : "Learning to be ill? Adaptive decision-making systems with limited information may cause ill health"

6 April 2017 11:00am–12:00pm

in Neuroscience Seminars

Dr Andrew Higginson, Senior Lecturer, Psychology Department, University of Exeter, UK.

Professor Scott Tyo, UNSW Canberra at ADFA : "Do You see What I See? Exploiting advanced properties of light and mimicking biological vision systems to develop new imaging and sensing methods"

29 March 2017 11:00am–12:00pm

in Neuroscience Seminars

Professor Scott Tyo, Head of the School of Engineering and IT, The University of New South Wales Canberra at the Australian Defence Force Academy, Northcott Drive, Canberra ACT 2600