Neuroscience Day 2024 For more information about the day, including speaker bios and poster abstracts, please check out our handbook. Please note that this event is now closed for registrations.Programme08.30 Arrival and RegistrationArrival tea/coffee, served in the ground floor reception areaSession IChair: Professor Malcolm Macleod, Edinburgh Neuroscience Co-Director 09.15 Welcome remarks from Edinburgh Neuroscience Co-DirectorsProfessors Cathy Abbott and Malcolm MacLeod09.25 Flask talks from new Group LeadersUnlocking spinal cord regeneration across speciesDr Aida Rodrigo Albors, Centre for Regenerative MedicinePrefrontal-hypothalamic control of innate drivesDr Mahesh Karnani, Centre for Discovery Brain SciencesUnbalanced protein turnover in neurodevelopmental disordersDr Susana Ribeiro dos Louros, Centre for Discovery Brain SciencesThe role of astrocyte subtypes in brain (dys)functionDr Philip Hasel, Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences 09.45 Memory beyond the hippocampus- the hippocampus beyond memoryProfessor Andrew Lawrence, School of Philosophy, Psychology & Language Sciences10.00 Neurodegenerative Disorders: Mechanisms and Drug DiscoveryDr Kathy Evans, Centre for Genomic and Experimental Medicine 10.15 PhD Student Data BlitzChair: Dr Katy Marshall-Phelps, Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences Phosphodiesterase 7 inhibitors: From pre-clinical to clinical development of future drug for addiction disordersAdana Keshishyan, Centre for Discovery Brain SciencesIncomes and outcomes: Socioeconomic status, preterm birth and neurodevelopmentKatie Mckinnon, Centre for Reproductive HealthUnderstanding the consequence of LRRK2 dysregulation in human stem cell derived astrocytesÁine Heffernan, Centre for Clinical Brain SciencesTemporal and regional vulnerability of white matter in Alzheimer’s disease pathologyLucy Ryan, Centre for Discovery Brain SciencesInvestigating sleep problems and links to mental ill health in autistic children and adolescentsReesha Zahir, Centre for Clinical Brain SciencesSpinal cord processing of touch and pain in a rat model of SYNGAP1 haploinsufficiencyKatarzyna Mazur, Centre for Discovery Brain SciencesAre microglia important for the brain response to hypoxia in vivo?Mila Redzic, Centre for Discovery Brain SciencesProbing the AMPA receptor – con-ikot-ikot toxin interactions through molecular dynamics simulations and residue interaction network analysis.Natalia Szlachetka, School of Biological Sciences10.50 Refreshments & Posters Session II11:30 Emerging StoriesChair: Professor Cathy Abbott, Edinburgh Neuroscience Co-Director The live human brain tissue research team - using our brains betterDr Paul Brennan (Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences) and Dr Claire Durrant (Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences)DNA methylation signatures of Major Depressive Disorder and antidepressant useDr Xueyi Shen, Centre for Clinical Brain SciencesDiffusion-weighted MR spectroscopy to measure neuroinflammation in depressionArish Mudra Rakshasa-Loots, Centre for Clinical Brain SciencesMachine Learning EEG Biomarkers in SYNGAP1 Rodent Models and PatientsDr Alfredo Gonzalez Sulser, Centre for Discovery Brain SciencesTreating childhood dementias with stem cell gene therapyProfessor Brian Biggar, Institute for Regeneration and Repair13.00 Lunch & Posters13.30: Lunchtime demo: RWD Session IIIChair: Prof Anna Williams, Centre for Regenerative Medicine14.15 Shout-outsWellcome Institutional Culture Change FundDr Sara Shinton or Alex Peden, Institute for Academic DevelopmentOpen Science FrameworkEmma Wilson, Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences 14.30 Compensating and recovering from dendritic spine loss in Alzheimer’s diseaseDr Patricio Opazo, Centre for Discovery Brain SciencesDevelopments in Metabolic PsychiatryDr Iain Campbell, Centre for Clinical Brain SciencesDoes brain size affect seizure expression in models of CDKL5 deficiency disorder?Professor Peter Kind, Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences15.30 Refreshments & Posters Session IVChair: Professor Joanna Wardlaw, Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences16.15 The Sir Colin Blakemore Memorial LectureBrain – vascular interactions in health and disease: genome to phenomeProfessor Stéphanie Debette, University of Bordeaux 17.15 Drinks reception For more information on the day, including speaker bios and poster abstracts, please check out our handbook. We look forward to welcoming you! Tags 2024 Apr 18 2024 Neuroscience Day 2024 Venue: Nucleus Building, King's Buildings campus, Edinburgh Venue: Nucleus Building, King's Buildings campus, Edinburgh
Neuroscience Day 2024 For more information about the day, including speaker bios and poster abstracts, please check out our handbook. Please note that this event is now closed for registrations.Programme08.30 Arrival and RegistrationArrival tea/coffee, served in the ground floor reception areaSession IChair: Professor Malcolm Macleod, Edinburgh Neuroscience Co-Director 09.15 Welcome remarks from Edinburgh Neuroscience Co-DirectorsProfessors Cathy Abbott and Malcolm MacLeod09.25 Flask talks from new Group LeadersUnlocking spinal cord regeneration across speciesDr Aida Rodrigo Albors, Centre for Regenerative MedicinePrefrontal-hypothalamic control of innate drivesDr Mahesh Karnani, Centre for Discovery Brain SciencesUnbalanced protein turnover in neurodevelopmental disordersDr Susana Ribeiro dos Louros, Centre for Discovery Brain SciencesThe role of astrocyte subtypes in brain (dys)functionDr Philip Hasel, Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences 09.45 Memory beyond the hippocampus- the hippocampus beyond memoryProfessor Andrew Lawrence, School of Philosophy, Psychology & Language Sciences10.00 Neurodegenerative Disorders: Mechanisms and Drug DiscoveryDr Kathy Evans, Centre for Genomic and Experimental Medicine 10.15 PhD Student Data BlitzChair: Dr Katy Marshall-Phelps, Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences Phosphodiesterase 7 inhibitors: From pre-clinical to clinical development of future drug for addiction disordersAdana Keshishyan, Centre for Discovery Brain SciencesIncomes and outcomes: Socioeconomic status, preterm birth and neurodevelopmentKatie Mckinnon, Centre for Reproductive HealthUnderstanding the consequence of LRRK2 dysregulation in human stem cell derived astrocytesÁine Heffernan, Centre for Clinical Brain SciencesTemporal and regional vulnerability of white matter in Alzheimer’s disease pathologyLucy Ryan, Centre for Discovery Brain SciencesInvestigating sleep problems and links to mental ill health in autistic children and adolescentsReesha Zahir, Centre for Clinical Brain SciencesSpinal cord processing of touch and pain in a rat model of SYNGAP1 haploinsufficiencyKatarzyna Mazur, Centre for Discovery Brain SciencesAre microglia important for the brain response to hypoxia in vivo?Mila Redzic, Centre for Discovery Brain SciencesProbing the AMPA receptor – con-ikot-ikot toxin interactions through molecular dynamics simulations and residue interaction network analysis.Natalia Szlachetka, School of Biological Sciences10.50 Refreshments & Posters Session II11:30 Emerging StoriesChair: Professor Cathy Abbott, Edinburgh Neuroscience Co-Director The live human brain tissue research team - using our brains betterDr Paul Brennan (Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences) and Dr Claire Durrant (Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences)DNA methylation signatures of Major Depressive Disorder and antidepressant useDr Xueyi Shen, Centre for Clinical Brain SciencesDiffusion-weighted MR spectroscopy to measure neuroinflammation in depressionArish Mudra Rakshasa-Loots, Centre for Clinical Brain SciencesMachine Learning EEG Biomarkers in SYNGAP1 Rodent Models and PatientsDr Alfredo Gonzalez Sulser, Centre for Discovery Brain SciencesTreating childhood dementias with stem cell gene therapyProfessor Brian Biggar, Institute for Regeneration and Repair13.00 Lunch & Posters13.30: Lunchtime demo: RWD Session IIIChair: Prof Anna Williams, Centre for Regenerative Medicine14.15 Shout-outsWellcome Institutional Culture Change FundDr Sara Shinton or Alex Peden, Institute for Academic DevelopmentOpen Science FrameworkEmma Wilson, Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences 14.30 Compensating and recovering from dendritic spine loss in Alzheimer’s diseaseDr Patricio Opazo, Centre for Discovery Brain SciencesDevelopments in Metabolic PsychiatryDr Iain Campbell, Centre for Clinical Brain SciencesDoes brain size affect seizure expression in models of CDKL5 deficiency disorder?Professor Peter Kind, Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences15.30 Refreshments & Posters Session IVChair: Professor Joanna Wardlaw, Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences16.15 The Sir Colin Blakemore Memorial LectureBrain – vascular interactions in health and disease: genome to phenomeProfessor Stéphanie Debette, University of Bordeaux 17.15 Drinks reception For more information on the day, including speaker bios and poster abstracts, please check out our handbook. We look forward to welcoming you! Tags 2024 Apr 18 2024 Neuroscience Day 2024 Venue: Nucleus Building, King's Buildings campus, Edinburgh Venue: Nucleus Building, King's Buildings campus, Edinburgh