Neuroscience Day 2026 Provisional Programme Session I Welcome & Opening Talks Time Talk Speaker(s) School/Institute 09.15 Welcome from Edinburgh Neuroscience co-Directors Profs Cathy Abbott & Malcolm MacLeod 09.20 Mechanisms of microvascular injury in cerebral amyloid angiopathy Prof Susanne van Veluw INCR Microglial identity failure: from brain development to childhood dementia Dr Barry McColl INCR PhD Student Data Blitz Time Talk Speaker School/Institute 10.00 Regional specificity and morphological features of microglia are determined by prion disease subtype in chronic CNS neurodegeneration Sasha Pokrovskaya Roslin Institute Altered cortical synaptome architecture in patients with schizophrenia Wen Chyi Quah INCR Understanding cellular mechanisms that confer resilience in ALS Jade Lucas INCR The organisational principles of deep entorhinal projection neurons Sau Tee Tsoi INCR Analysis of age-related changes in glial cell density and morphology in large animal models of neurodegeneration Meg Watt Roslin Institute Biomarker for ALS using NULISA platform Hatice Bozkurt INCR 10.30 Refreshments & Posters Session II Emerging Stories Time Talk Speaker School/Institute 11.15 The importance of genetic background for animal models of disease Dr David Ashbrook INCR Bigger stress, same behaviour? Re-evaluating behavioural tests in rodents Dr Nicola Romano INCR The role of Ataxia Telangiectasia Mutated (ATM) kinase in the microglial response to brain insult Dr Irina Earnshaw INCR Identification of synaptoprotective compounds for Progressive Supranuclear Palsy using high-throughput screening of human neurons Dr Paul Baxter INCR 12.45 Lunch & Posters Session III Edinburgh Neuroscience: Beyond Research Time Talk Speaker(s) School/Institute 14.00 Updates from Edinburgh Innovations Dr Jane Redford Edinburgh Innovations Dialogues between research and teaching Drs Liz Davenport & John Menzies Edinburgh Medical School Flash talks from new group leaders Time Talk Speaker School/Institute 14.30 Uncovering the role of oligodendrocytes in dementia Dr Rikesh Rajani INCR Development of scene processing in human infant visual cortex Dr Freddy Kamps Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences Neuroimaging biomarkers for cerebrovascular disease Dr Tracy Farr Edinburgh Imaging Insights and Intrigue Time Talk Speaker School/Institute 14.45 Variation in brain development Prof David Price INCR Ameliorating jet lag with vasopressin Prof Mike Ludwig INCR 15.25 Refreshments & Posters Session IV 16.10 Sir Colin Blakemore Memorial Lecture Oligodendrocytes in Brain Energy Metabolism and Alzheimer’s Disease Prof Klaus-Armin Nave, Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences 17.10 Tribute to Prof Richard Morris on his retirement 17.30 Drinks Reception & Posters Document Neuroscience Day 2026 - provisional programme (202.86 KB / PDF) Registration/Payment options We have kept the registration fees and price categories the same as last year:PI / Group Leader / Lecturer, or professional services member of staff: £50Everyone else (postdocs, technicians, students, other): £25Speakers and exhibitors: free but please still register!Industry (not exhibitors): £100 Personal debit/credit card Pay via University’s online shop Departmental budget or research grant Please complete the spreadsheet linked below - one line per person attending - and send it to us at edinburgh.neuroscience@ed.ac.uk. Please note that the first tab is for research grants and the second for departmental accounts (also known as general ledger accounts); please ensure you complete the correct tab for the type of account you wish to pay from, as different coding details are required for these. Document Neuroscience Day 2026 - P&M Codes for payment (26.21 KB / XLSX) Tags 2026 Internal Jun 11 2026 Neuroscience Day 2026 Neuroscience Day is our annual flagship event. Up to 400 colleagues from the University — from undergraduate students to senior professors — join this one-day conference. It showcases the breadth of research taking place at Edinburgh through a variety of talks, posters, exhibitions and networking opportunities. Nucleus, King's Buildings Poster submission
Neuroscience Day 2026 Provisional Programme Session I Welcome & Opening Talks Time Talk Speaker(s) School/Institute 09.15 Welcome from Edinburgh Neuroscience co-Directors Profs Cathy Abbott & Malcolm MacLeod 09.20 Mechanisms of microvascular injury in cerebral amyloid angiopathy Prof Susanne van Veluw INCR Microglial identity failure: from brain development to childhood dementia Dr Barry McColl INCR PhD Student Data Blitz Time Talk Speaker School/Institute 10.00 Regional specificity and morphological features of microglia are determined by prion disease subtype in chronic CNS neurodegeneration Sasha Pokrovskaya Roslin Institute Altered cortical synaptome architecture in patients with schizophrenia Wen Chyi Quah INCR Understanding cellular mechanisms that confer resilience in ALS Jade Lucas INCR The organisational principles of deep entorhinal projection neurons Sau Tee Tsoi INCR Analysis of age-related changes in glial cell density and morphology in large animal models of neurodegeneration Meg Watt Roslin Institute Biomarker for ALS using NULISA platform Hatice Bozkurt INCR 10.30 Refreshments & Posters Session II Emerging Stories Time Talk Speaker School/Institute 11.15 The importance of genetic background for animal models of disease Dr David Ashbrook INCR Bigger stress, same behaviour? Re-evaluating behavioural tests in rodents Dr Nicola Romano INCR The role of Ataxia Telangiectasia Mutated (ATM) kinase in the microglial response to brain insult Dr Irina Earnshaw INCR Identification of synaptoprotective compounds for Progressive Supranuclear Palsy using high-throughput screening of human neurons Dr Paul Baxter INCR 12.45 Lunch & Posters Session III Edinburgh Neuroscience: Beyond Research Time Talk Speaker(s) School/Institute 14.00 Updates from Edinburgh Innovations Dr Jane Redford Edinburgh Innovations Dialogues between research and teaching Drs Liz Davenport & John Menzies Edinburgh Medical School Flash talks from new group leaders Time Talk Speaker School/Institute 14.30 Uncovering the role of oligodendrocytes in dementia Dr Rikesh Rajani INCR Development of scene processing in human infant visual cortex Dr Freddy Kamps Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences Neuroimaging biomarkers for cerebrovascular disease Dr Tracy Farr Edinburgh Imaging Insights and Intrigue Time Talk Speaker School/Institute 14.45 Variation in brain development Prof David Price INCR Ameliorating jet lag with vasopressin Prof Mike Ludwig INCR 15.25 Refreshments & Posters Session IV 16.10 Sir Colin Blakemore Memorial Lecture Oligodendrocytes in Brain Energy Metabolism and Alzheimer’s Disease Prof Klaus-Armin Nave, Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences 17.10 Tribute to Prof Richard Morris on his retirement 17.30 Drinks Reception & Posters Document Neuroscience Day 2026 - provisional programme (202.86 KB / PDF) Registration/Payment options We have kept the registration fees and price categories the same as last year:PI / Group Leader / Lecturer, or professional services member of staff: £50Everyone else (postdocs, technicians, students, other): £25Speakers and exhibitors: free but please still register!Industry (not exhibitors): £100 Personal debit/credit card Pay via University’s online shop Departmental budget or research grant Please complete the spreadsheet linked below - one line per person attending - and send it to us at edinburgh.neuroscience@ed.ac.uk. Please note that the first tab is for research grants and the second for departmental accounts (also known as general ledger accounts); please ensure you complete the correct tab for the type of account you wish to pay from, as different coding details are required for these. Document Neuroscience Day 2026 - P&M Codes for payment (26.21 KB / XLSX) Tags 2026 Internal Jun 11 2026 Neuroscience Day 2026 Neuroscience Day is our annual flagship event. Up to 400 colleagues from the University — from undergraduate students to senior professors — join this one-day conference. It showcases the breadth of research taking place at Edinburgh through a variety of talks, posters, exhibitions and networking opportunities. Nucleus, King's Buildings Poster submission
Jun 11 2026 Neuroscience Day 2026 Neuroscience Day is our annual flagship event. Up to 400 colleagues from the University — from undergraduate students to senior professors — join this one-day conference. It showcases the breadth of research taking place at Edinburgh through a variety of talks, posters, exhibitions and networking opportunities.
