Queensland Brain Institute

Events

Deep Brain Stimulation Symposium 2017

24 November 2017 9:00am–25 November 2017 4:15pm
 
in Deep Brain Stimulation Symposium
The 2017 DBS Symposium  is supported by the Asia-Pacific Centre for Neuromodulation (APCN) which is in collaboration with Medtronic and St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital. 

2017 Churchie Cricket Luncheon

22 November 2017 12:00pm–5:00pm
 
in Churchie Cricket Luncheon

Professor Stephen Williams, UQ : "Cholinergic modulation is an essential component of neocortical circuit computations"

22 November 2017 11:00am–12:00pm
 
in Neuroscience Seminars
Professor Stephen Williams
Queensland Brain Institute, University of Queensland

Dr Dhanisha Jhaveri, UQ : "Regulation and function of distinct neurogenic precursors in the adult brain"

15 November 2017 11:00am–12:00pm
 
in Neuroscience Seminars
Dr Dhanisha Jhaveri
Mater Research Institute and Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland

Dr Melvyn Yap, UQ : "Electrophysiological Analyses of Sleep States in Drosophila"

8 November 2017 11:00am–12:00pm
 
in Neuroscience Seminars
Dr Melvyn Yap (PhD Exit Seminar)
Queensland Brain Institute, University of Queensland

A/Professor Tim Bredy, UQ : "Evolving insights into the qualitative nature of RNA and its functional diversity in the brain"

1 November 2017 11:00am–12:00pm
 
in Neuroscience Seminars
A/Professor Tim Bredy
Queensland Brain Institute, University of Queensland

Adrian Raine Public Lecture hosted by QBI and Life Course Centre

30 October 2017 4:00pm
 
in Adrian Raine Public Lecture hosted by QBI and Life Course Centre
Merson Lecture 2017: Chief Scientist, Alan Finkel AO

Merson Lecture 2017: Chief Scientist, Alan Finkel AO

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

UQRFC Corporate Lunch 2017

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

Professor Pankaj Sah, UQ : "Anxiety and depression – the search for better therapeutics"

11 October 2017 11:00am–12:00pm
 
in Neuroscience Seminars
Professor Pankaj Sah
Director, Queensland Brain Institute, University of Queensland
QBI BNE Open House

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

8 October 2017 2:00pm–3:00pm
 
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.

Professor John McGrath, UQ : "Convergent evidence implicates vitamin D deficiency and voltage-gated calcium channel function in schizophrenia"

4 October 2017 11:00am–12:00pm
 
in Neuroscience Seminars
Professor John McGrath
Queensland Brain Institute, University of Queensland, Australia, and Niels Bohr Professor, Aarhus University, Denmark 

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

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

Hand Heart Pocket Gala 2017

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

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
An informative session for patients and carers living with Parkinson’s Disease, Dystonia, Essential Tremor and Tourette’s Syndrome

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

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