Events

PhD Student Seminars
1. Svetlina Vasileva (Eyles Lab)
2. María Eugenia Ferreiro (Faulkner Lab)

Chair: Elise Kellett

This EViND symposium aims to underscore the significance of research on extracellular vesicles (EVs) in the context of neurodegenerative diseases and broader brain functions. The symposium will discuss the role of EVs in the pathology of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Huntington's, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and Prion disease.

Assistant Professor Laramie Duncan
Director of the Integrative Mental Health Laboratory
Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Stanford University

Host: Associate Professor Susannah Tye

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.

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.

Professor Tim Bredy
Queensland Brain Institute
University of Queensland

Host: TBD

Professor Ryan Lister
Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research
Perth

Host: Professor Tim Bredy

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 Damien Keating
Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute
Flinders University
Adelaide

Host: Professor Frederic Meunier

Dr Jessica Kretzmann
The University of Western Australia
Perth

Host: Professor Jürgen Götz