Seminar Series

The majority of seminars will be held in person on alternate Mondays (Bio Quarter) and Thursdays (Central) at 1:00pm (UK time), unless otherwise indicated. The seminars will be 45 minutes followed by a Q and A session. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend our seminars in person, however if this is not possible and you are joining from afar, please use the joining link detailed in the bi-weekly seminar emails. If you would like added to the seminar email listing please contact: Laura.Thomas@ed.ac.uk

'Prominent in vivo influence of single interneurons in the developing and adult cortex'

Dr Rosa Cossart, Director of the Institute of Mediterranean Neurobiology (INMED), affiliated to INSERM and Aix-Marseille University

Thursday 14th December 2023, 13:00,  HRB Lecture Theatre (Hybrid)

Host: Prof Nathalie Rochefort

'Talk Title' TBC

Dr Felix Chan, Lecturer, Aston Pharmacy School, Aston University, Birmingham

Thursday 1st February 2024, 13:00,  HRB Lecture Theatre (Hybrid)

Host: Prof Mike Cousin

'Talk Title' TBC

Paul Conway, PhD Student, Ryan Lab, Trinity College Dublin

Thursday 15th February 2024, 13:00,  HRB Lecture Theatre (Hybrid)

Host: Dr Francesco Gobbo

'Talk Title' TBC

Prof Masahisa katsuno, Department of Neurology, Nagoya University, Japan

Monday 19th February 2024, 13:00,  Auditorium B, Chancellors Building (Hybrid) 

Hosts: Dr Bhuvaneish Selvaraj and Prof Tilo Kunath

'The neuroimmune basis of nociplastic pain'

Prof Shafaq Sikandar, Professor of Sensory Neurophysiology, Experimental Medicine and Rheumatology, Queen Mary University of London

Thursday 29th February 2024, 13:00,  HRB Lecture Theatre (Hybrid)

Host: Dr Carole Torsney

‘Early postnatal development of neocortex-wide activity patterns in GABAergic and pyramidal neurons’

Dr Michael Ashby, Senior Lecturer, School of Physiology, Pharmacology & Neuroscience, University of Bristol

Thursday 14th March 2024, 13:00,  HRB Lecture Theatre (Hybrid)

Host: Dr Susana Ribeiro dos Louros

BMS Caring Grant Scheme:

Biomedical Sciences offer funding (BMS Caring Grant Scheme) towards childcare costs for seminar speakers/conference presenters. Discretionary grants of £100 (£200 in some circumstances) to help towards any increased caring costs resulting from such travel/activities. More information can be found here: BMS caring grant scheme | The University of Edinburgh

Sponsorship:

Our seminars are sponsored in part by The Physiological Society,  Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, UK Dementia Research Institute UK, Edinburgh, Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology Clinic, Alzheimer’s Research UK Scotland Network, Euan MacDonald Centre  and BSDB - British Society for Developmental Biology

Physiological Society Membership:

Do consider becoming a member of the Physiological Society to join our network of >4000 members worldwide studying and working in physiology and the life sciences. 

Who can join? · students · postgraduates · early career researchers · research/teaching active scientists

Why? Membership will · expand your network · enhance your career · boost your CV 

Please see The Physiological Society Membership webpages or feel free to contact Local Rep Dr Carole Torsney for further information: (carole.torsney@ed.ac.uk)

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