The 2nd Super-Resolution Microscopy Symposium 2017

7 December 2017 8:45am
This forum highlights super-resolution imaging techniques and novel scientific concepts emanating from using these techniques.

Professor Rena Li and Professor Yong Shen, China : "Sex-specific targets to Alzheimer’s disease" and "Why is a single molecule, BACE1, involved with multiple types of brain disorders?”

30 November 2017 12:00pm1:00pm
Professor Rena Li, Beijing Institute of Brain Disorders, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China and
Professor Yong Shen, Neurodegenerative Disorder Research Center, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China

Jenny Pavlides, UQ : "Integrating genome-wide association study data with gene expression to understand complex traits and common diseases"

30 November 2017 10:15am11:00am
MPhil Exit Seminar by Jenny Pavlides, Queensland Brain Institute, University of Queensland
in the IMB (Building 80), Level 3 Large Seminar Room (3.142)

Dr Melissa Sharpe, Princeton : "The contribution of dopamine to the model-based world"

29 November 2017 11:00am12:00pm
Dr Melissa Sharpe
Princeton Neuroscience Institute & National Institute on Drug Abuse
Princeton, New Jersey 

Deep Brain Stimulation Symposium 2017

24 November 2017 9:00am25 November 2017 4:15pm
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. 

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

22 November 2017 11:00am12:00pm
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 11:00am12:00pm
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 11:00am12:00pm
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 11:00am12:00pm
A/Professor Tim Bredy
Queensland Brain Institute, University of Queensland
Merson Lecture 2017: Chief Scientist, Alan Finkel AO

Merson Lecture 2017: Chief Scientist, Alan Finkel AO

24 October 2017 5:00pm6:00pm
Australia's Chief Scientist, Dr Alan Finkel AO will give the 2017 Merson Lecture

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

11 October 2017 11:00am12:00pm
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 2:00pm3:00pm
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 11:00am12:00pm
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 11:00am12:00pm
Dr Iris Wang
Queensland Brain Institute, University of Queensland

Parkinson’s Disease Research Breakfast

25 September 2017 7:00am9:00am
Hear the latest insights into Parkinson’s Disease research – current and future treatments

Hand Heart Pocket Gala 2017

21 September 2017 6:00pm
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 11:00am12:00pm
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

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

6 September 2017 11:00am12:00pm
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 10:00am2:00pm
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 11:00am12:00pm
A/Professor Frini Karayanidis
Director, Functional Neuroimaging Laboratory, School of Psychology, University of Newcastle, NSW 2308

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