Events

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)

Dr Tara Walker
Queensland Brain Institute
University of Queensland

Host: Joshua Lowe

Hear about the latest advances in neuroscience and neural engineering from renowned UQ and SUSTech researchers, network with your local and international colleagues, and share your work.

Professor Karen Thorpe and Associate Professor Sally Staton
Queensland Brain Institute
University of Queensland

Host: Emily Westwood

Professor Jürgen Götz
Queensland Brain Institute
University of Queensland

​Host: Bradley Connor

Dr Jessica Kretzmann
The University of Western Australia
Perth

Host: Professor Jürgen Götz

Professor Damien Keating
Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute
Flinders University
Adelaide

Host: Professor Frederic Meunier

The goal of the event is to share knowledge, break down silos and celebrate how brain science and creativity collide to seed new ideas in social development, technology, entrepreneurship, wellbeing and physical, mental and brain health across the life cycle.

Please join us for an Italian wine appreciation dinner where the Emporium’s Sommelier will share thoughts on the evening’s wine selections paired with fine food and enjoy an enlightening presentation from one of QBI's top researchers.

Professor Ryan Lister
Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research
Perth

Host: Professor Tim Bredy

Professor Tim Bredy
Queensland Brain Institute
University of Queensland

Host: Mason Musgrove

Professor Lane Strathearn
Center for Disabilities and Development
University of Iowa

Host: Professor Karen Thorpe

Professor Ed Boyden develops tools for analysing and repairing the brain and systematically applies them to enable comprehensive understandings of neural circuits, yielding new insight into potential treatment strategies for brain diseases.

Dust off your dancing shoes and join us at Waters Edge at Portside for the 2024 QBI Lexus Alzheimer’s Jazz Gala! Enjoy city and river views from this fabulous location including canapes and drinks on the balcony when you arrive and a sit-down two course meal, beverage package and entertainment. Plenty of great prizes and auction items on offer supporting dementia research at QBI.