Events

Professor Scott Ayton
Director of the Centre of Research Excellence in Enhanced Dementia Diagnosis (CREEDD)
The Florey Institute
Melbourne

Host: Dr Tara Walker

PhD Student Seminars:
1. Juan Manuel Botto (Faulkner Lab)
2. Montana Samantzis (Balbi Lab)

Chair: Tessa Onraet

Professor Lawrence Sherman
Department of Cell, Developmental, and Cancer Biology
Neuroscience Graduate Program, and Graduate Program in Biomedical Sciences
Oregon Health & Science University
USA


Host: Professor Pankaj Sah

Supporting the Peter Hilton Alzheimer’s Research Endowment Fund

Professor Zhiheng Xu
Director, Centre for Brain Disorders
Zhejiang University
P.R.China

Host: Professor Victor Anggono

Creative Brain Week 2025 shares world-leading knowledge and celebrates the collision of brain science and creative sectors to seed new ideas in social development, entrepreneurship, wellbeing, technology and brain health across the life

Professor Jana Vukovic
Queensland Brain Institute
University of Queensland

Host: Samuel Stuart

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Associate Professor Susannah Tye
Queensland Brain Institute
University of Queensland

Host: Dr Roger Bitencourt Valera

An official satellite of the 42nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australasian Neuroscience Society 

Dr. Sabine Krabbe
Group Leader
Functional Diversity of Neural Circuits
Deutsches Zentrum für Neurodegenerative Erkrankungen e. V. (DZNE)

Host: Professor Frederic Meunier

Associate Professor Susannah Tye
Queensland Brain Institute
University of Queensland

Host: Dr Roger Bitencourt Varela

Professor Massimo Hilliard
Queensland Brain Institute
University of Queensland

Host: Mr Lachlan Lu

Whether you're a researcher, clinician, or student, the symposium offers a chance to connect, learn, and engage with the latest in ageing dementia research.

Dr Juan Carlos Polanco
Dr Esteban Cruz Gonzalez
Clem Jones Centre for Ageing Dementia Research (CJCADR), Queensland Brain Institute
Queensland Brain Institute
University of Queensland

Host: Mr Godfrey Nkajja

Dr Zhaoyu Li
Queensland Brain Institute
University of Queensland

Host: Miss Yingjie Wu

Dr Nela Durisic
Queensland Brain Institute
University of Queensland

Host: Professor Helen Cooper

Associate Professor Kelly Clemens
School of Psychology
University of New South Wales

Host: Professor Timothy Bredy

Brain Awareness Week aims to increase public awareness of and support for brain research. As part of this global campaign, the Queensland Brain Institute is hosting its fourth public session to inspire the community to learn more about their brain and how understanding this complex organ can help us improve our lives.

Enjoy drinks and canapes at sunset on the river with entertainment provided.

Associate Professor Rachel Hill
Behavioural Neuroscience laboratory
Department of Psychiatry
Monash Medical Centre

Host: Associate Professor Susannah Tye

Associate Professor Adam Q. Bauer
Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology
Washington University
USA

Host: Dr Matilde Balbi