Queensland Brain Institute

Events

Live webinar: Brain Health for Mental Health

12 October 2021 5:00pm–6:00pm
 
in Mental Health Week Live Webinar
We all know diet, sleep and exercise are important for our health. But just how important are they for our mental health?

Nishita Bhembre, UQ : "Synaptic compensation following oligomeric Aβ induced-dendritic spine loss"

13 October 2021 12:00pm–1:00pm
 
in Neuroscience Seminars
Nishita Bhembre
Queensland Brain Institute
University of Queensland

Professor S. Thomas Carmichael, USA : "Smart Mice to Smart Humans: 5 stories from discovery science to clinical trials in stroke recovery"

20 October 2021 9:00am–10:00am
 
in Neuroscience Seminars
Professor S. Thomas Carmichael
Department of Neurology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
The CNNE Seminar Series provides a forum for SUSTech and QBI members to showcase collaboration in key thematic areas and foster new projects.

SUSTech-UQ Centre for Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (CNNE) Seminar Series

22 October 2021 2:00pm–3:00pm
 
in CNNE Program
The CNNE Seminar Series provides a forum for SUSTech and QBI members to showcase collaboration in key thematic areas and foster new projects.

Biological Psychiatry Australia Plenary Speaker, Professor John Cryan : “Gut Feelings: Microbiome as Key Regulator of Brain & Behaviour Across the Lifespan”

27 October 2021 4:00pm–5:00pm
 
in Neuroscience Seminars
Professor John Cryan,
Department of Anatomy & Neuroscience,
University College Cork
Ireland

2021 Pine Rivers Rotary Golf Day - Date TBC

1 November 2021 12:00pm
 
in Pine Rivers Rotary Golf Day

Professor Kate Schroder, UQ : "Inflammasomes: from fundamental biology to new therapeutics"

3 November 2021 12:00pm–1:00pm
 
in Neuroscience Seminars
Professor Kate Schroder
Institute for Molecular Bioscience
The University of Queensland

Merson Lecture 2021: Professor Hugh Possingham

3 November 2021 5:00pm–6:00pm
 
in The Merson Lecture
Queensland Chief Scientist Professor Hugh Possingham will discuss the demands of communicating research to policy-makers - challenges that face both health and conservation - at this year's Merson Lecture.
The CNNE Seminar Series provides a forum for SUSTech and QBI members to showcase collaboration in key thematic areas and foster new projects.

SUSTech-UQ Centre for Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (CNNE) Seminar Series

5 November 2021 2:00pm
 
in CNNE Program
The CNNE Seminar Series provides a forum for SUSTech and QBI members to showcase collaboration in key thematic areas and foster new projects.

Bridge to Brisbane 2021

7 November 2021 6:00am–12:00pm
 
in Bridge to Brisbane
Strap on your running/walking shoes and join Team Queensland Brain Institute (QBI), University of Queensland (UQ) in raising vital funds for brain research at the Bridge to Brisbane on Sunday, November 7, 2021.

Professor Irina Vetter, UQ : "The pain-causing principles of stinging nettles are sodium channel-targeting peptides"

17 November 2021 12:00pm–1:00pm
 
in Neuroscience Seminars
Professor Irina Vetter,
Institute for Molecular Bioscience and School of Pharmacy
University of Queensland

SUSTech-UQ Centre for Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (CNNE) Seminar Series

19 November 2021 2:00pm–3:00pm
 
in CNNE Program
The CNNE Seminar Series provides a forum for SUSTech and QBI members to showcase collaboration in key thematic areas and foster new projects.

Professor Anthony J Hannan, VIC : "Gene-environment interactions informing therapeutic approaches for cognitive and affective disorders"

2 February 2022 12:00pm–1:00pm
 
in Neuroscience Seminars
Professor Anthony J. Hannan
NHMRC Principal Research Fellow
Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
University of Melbourne

Dr. Carsen Stringer, USA : "Making sense of large-scale neural and behavioral data"

9 February 2022 10:00am–11:00am
 
in Neuroscience Seminars
Dr. Carsen Stringer
HHMI Janelia Research Campus
Virginia, USA

Dr Sarah Gordon, VIC : "Presynaptic Dysfunction in Neurological Disease"

23 February 2022 12:00pm–1:00pm
 
in Neuroscience Seminars
Dr Sarah Gordon
Head, Presynaptic Physiology Laboratory
The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
The University of Melbourne

POSTPONED: Professor Sebastian Jessberger, Switzerland : "Molecular and functional properties of hippocampal stem cells"

2 March 2022 4:00pm–5:00pm
 
in Neuroscience Seminars
POSTPONED:
Professor Sebastian Jessberger,
Laboratory of Neural Plasticity, Brain Research Institute
University of Zurich, Switzerland

Professor Shiqing Cai, China : "The neural basis of age-related behavioral decline"

9 March 2022 12:00pm–1:00pm
 
in Neuroscience Seminars
Professor Shiqing Cai
Institute of Neuroscience (ION)
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Shanghai, China

Professor Aaron D Gitler, USA

16 March 2022 12:00pm–1:00pm
 
in Neuroscience Seminars
Professor Aaron D Gitler
Department of Genetics
Stanford University, USA

Dr Rinie Bajracharya, UQ : "Tau immunotherapy: mechanistic studies into a novel anti-tau antibody and its therapeutic potential in combination with ultrasound"

23 March 2022 12:00pm–1:00pm
 
in Neuroscience Seminars
Dr Rinie Bajracharya
Queensland Brain Institute
University of Queensland

Professor Sebastian Jessberger, Switzerland : "Molecular and functional properties of hippocampal stem cells"

30 March 2022 4:00pm–5:00pm
 
in Neuroscience Seminars
Professor Sebastian Jessberger,
Laboratory of Neural Plasticity, Brain Research Institute
University of Zurich, Switzerland

Professor Gerry Rubin, USA : "Using connectomes to accelerate studies of neuronal control of behavior in Drosophila"

13 April 2022 12:00pm–1:00pm
 
in Neuroscience Seminars
Professor Gerry Rubin
Senior Group Leader, HHMI
Janelia Research Campus, Virginia, USA

Professor Barry Dickson, UQ : “Wired for sex: the neurobiology of Drosophila reproductive behaviours”

20 April 2022 12:00pm–1:00pm
 
in Neuroscience Seminars
Professor Barry Dickson
Queensland Brain Institute
University of Queensland

A/Professor Lucy M. Palmer, VIC : "Dynamic activity in cortical dendrites during learning"

27 April 2022 12:00pm–1:00pm
 
in Neuroscience Seminars
A/Professor Lucy M. Palmer,
Viertel Senior Medical Research Fellow
Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, University of Melbourne
Parkinson's & Movement Disorders Information Session and Dinner for GPs and Allied Health Professionals

Parkinson’s & Movement Disorders Dinner and Information Session for GPs and Allied Health Professionals

29 April 2022 6:00pm–9:00pm
 
in Parkinson's & Movement Disorders Information Sessions
A training and information session for GPs and allied health professionals about Parkinson’s Disease, Dystonia, Essential Tremor and Tourette’s Syndrome.
Parkinson's & Movement Disorders Information Session for Patients & Carers

Parkinson's & Movement Disorders Information Session for Patients & Carers

30 April 2022 9:00am
 
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.

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