Restructuring the striatal mosaic: macro and micro-circuit interactions in learning-related plasticity
Chair:
Bernard Balleine, Decision Neuroscience Lab, University of New South Wales
Speakers:
Raffaella Tonini, Italian Institute of Technology
Simon Fisher, The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
Miriam Matamales, Decision Neuroscience Laboratory, University of New South Wales
Nathalie Dehorter, Eccles Institute of Neuroscience, The Australian National University
The diverse actions of stress on appetitive and anticipatory behaviour
Chair:
Chris Dayas, University of Newcastle
Speakers:
Zane Andrews, Monash University
Jaideep Bains, University of Calgary
Leigh Walker, Florey Institute
Roberta Anversa, Florey Institute
Neuroscience Teaching
Chair:
Professor Kay Double, Brain and Mind Centre and School of Medical Sciences, University of Sydney
Speakers:
Gabrielle Todd, UniSA Clinical & Health Sciences, University of South Australia
Jack Wang, University of Queensland
Lila Landowski, University of Tasmania
Bianca De Witt, Macquarie University
Advances in autonomic control of visceral organs
Chairs:
Dr Kelsi N Dodds, Flinders University
Professor John B Furness, Department of Anatomy and Physiology, University of Melbourne & Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
Speakers:
Stewart Christie, Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute, Flinders University
Natasha Kumar, University of New South Wales
Phil Jobling, University of Newcastle, Hunter Medical Research Institute
Janet Keast, University of Melbourne
Seedlings to forests: Growing a collaborative cerebrovascular research pipeline from the ground up. The StrokeCORE model.
Chairs:
Dr Michelle Rank, University of Melbourne
Dr Kirsten Coupland, University of Newcastle
Speakers:
Tara Walker, Queensland Brain Institute, University of Queensland
Annabel Sorby-Adams, University of Cambridge
Michael Tymianski, Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto
Christoph Hagemeyer, Ausralian Centre for Blood Diseases, Monash University
The new era of psychedelic neuroscience and pharmacotherapy: A multidisciplinary perspective
Chairs:
Dr Kyna Conn, Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University
Devon Stoliker, Turner Institute for Brian and Mental Health
Speakers:
Chris Letheby, University of Western Australia
Adeel Razi, Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, Monash University
Sarah-Catherine Rodan, Lambert Initiative for Cannabinoid Therapeutics, University of Sydney
Claire J Foldi, Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University
Advances in Neurogenetic Techniques
Chairs:
Nick Spencer, College of Medicine & Public Health, Flinders University
Wendy Imlach, Monash University
Speakers:
Harald Janovjak, College of Medicine & Public Health, Flinders University
Mariana Del Rosso de Melo, University of Melbourne
Brett Graham, School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, University of Newcastle
Rachael Richardson, Bionics Institute, University of Melbourne
Adaptation: neural basis of context-dependent sensory processing
Chairs:
Daisuke Shimaoka, Monash University
Maureen Hagan, Monash University
Speakers:
Saba Gharaei, Eccles Institute of Neuroscience, The Australian National University
Elise Rowe, School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne
Ethan Scott, Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland
Luke E Hallum, Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Auckland
Breaking New Ground: The brain, its development and disease.
Chairs:
Sarah E Stephenson, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
Dad Abu-Bonsrah, Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
Speakers:
Annette Schenck, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University Medical Center
Ryan Lister, Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research
Silvia Velasco, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
Laura Fenlon, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Queensland
Gene therapy for neurological disorders
Chairs:
Professor Wickliffe Abraham, Department of Psychology, University of Otago
Dr Lucia Schweitzer, University of Otago
Speakers:
Sophie Mathiesen, University of Otago
Deborah Young, Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Auckland
Thomas Edwards, Department of Surgery (Opthalmology), University of Melbourne
Sam Nayler, QIMR Berghofer
New models and research directions for ALS/MND
Chairs:
Dr Adam K. Walker, The University of Queensland
Dr Catherine Blizzard, University of Tasmania
Speakers:
Seth Masters, WEHI
Mouna Haidar, The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
Lezanne Ooi, The University of Wollongong
Anthony White, Queensland Institute of Medical Research
Glial dysfunction and morphological changes in neurodegenerative and neuroinflammatory diseases
Chair:
Dr Erika Gyengesi, Western Sydney University
Speakers:
Caterina Scuderi, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Sapienza University of Rome
Markus Hofer, University of Sydney
Amy Smith, University of Auckland
David Gonsalvez, Monash University