Events

Bringing together researchers, clinicians, advocates, and people with lived experience of stroke and traumatic brain injury.

Dr Amandeep Kaur
ARC DECRA Fellow in the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science
Monash University
VIC

Host: Dr Pranesh Padmanabhan

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 2024, the QBI Lexus Spring High Tea will be hosted in the Marquee at the Victoria Park Golf Club. The afternoon includes a delicious High Tea with free-flowing French champagne

A free community information session and morning tea to meet other people living with brain injury, their carers, and local experts.

Professor Peter Nestor
Queensland Brain Institute
University of Queensland

Host: TBD

Professor Peter Blair
Bristol Medical School
University of Bristol

Host: Professor Karent Thorpe

Join us for this interactive presentation by four QBI researchers studying memory.

The third National Fire Industry Association (NFIA) Patron's Annual Walk for Charity will once again take place in 2024. From 2019-2022, this event has raised over $765,000 in medical research and veteran support. The Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) at The University of Queensland and Gallipoli Medical Research Foundation (GMRF) have been the fortunate beneficiaries of these funds.

Be Inspired. Support critical brain research by giving now to QBI’s Brain Research Endowment Fund.

Dr Harrison Evans
New York University
USA

Host: Dr Pranesh Padmanabhan

Associate Professor Fatima Nasrallah
Queensland Brain Institute
University of Queensland

Host: Charlie Dodds

​Speaker: Professor Frederic Meunier
Queensland Brain Institute
University of Queensland

Host: Kye Kudo

The Queensland Brain Institute has a team for Bridge to Brisbane and we hope you’ll consider lacing up your runners to support QBI in either the 4.5km or 10km race, all whilst raising funds for QBI’s discovery research.

Dr Eleanor Drummond
University of Sydney
NSW

Host: Associate Professor Adam Walker

Professor Daan van Aalten
Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics
Aarhus University
Denmark

Host: A/Prof Victor Anggono

Professor Geoff Faulkner
QBI and Mater Research Institute
Brisbane

Host: Juan Botto

Gather a group of friends and join us for a magnificent day of racing and fashion which raises funds to support research at the Queensland Brain Institute into Motor Neurone Disease (MND), a devastating disease, which has no known cure.

Speaker: Professor Renae Ryan
School of Medical Sciences
The University of Sydney

Host: A/Professor Victor Anggono

In recognition of National Science Week (10-18 August 2024) the Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) is hosting a special event in collaboration with the Institute of Molecular Bioscience (IMB) and the Australian Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN) on Friday 16 August.

A free community information session and morning tea to hear more about the latest research on post-stroke disorders. Talk face-to-face with stroke survivors, support services, and carers, and take part in a special dance demonstration with the Queensland Ballet.

Speaker: TBD

Professor Gavan McNally
University of New South Wales, Sydney

Host: Professor Timothy Bredy

Professor Peter Cullen
University of Bristol, UK

Host: A/Professor Victor Anggono

Dr Carthika Luxmanan (Research Partnerships, QBI)
Chris Rose’Meyer (Office of Research Ethics)
Manjula Soysa (UQ Legal Counsel)
Dr Patricia Murray (Research Partnerships, Faculty of Medicine)