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

‘The impact of Alzheimer's Disease on the human cortical synaptome’

Dr Jessica Griffiths, ECR Grant lab, CCBS University of Edinburgh

Monday 18th March 2024, 13:00, Auditorium B, Chancellors Building (Hybrid)

Host: Prof Seth Grant

‘Non-invasive temporal interference deep brain stimulation’

Dr Nir Grossman, Senior Lecturer, Department of Brain Sciences, UCL

Tuesday 26th March 2024, 13:00,  Auditorium B, Chancellors Building (Hybrid)

Host: Dr Jian Gan

'Linking communication and cooperation: Lessons from the naked mole-rat'

Dr Alison Barker, Max Planck Institute for Brain Research, Frankfurt, Germany

Thursday 11th April 2024, 13:00, HRB Lecture Theatre (Hybrid)

Host: Dr Paul Donlin-Asp

‘Talk title TBC’

‘Sniffing out neural circuit changes during sleep’

Dr Julia Harris,  Sainsbury Wellcome Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour, UCL

Thursday 25th April 2024, 13:00, HRB Lecture Theatre (Hybrid)

Host: Dr Rebecca Jordan

‘Talk title TBC’

Prof Gisella Vetere, Brain Plasticity, ESPCI, Paris

Monday 29th April 2024, 13:00, venue tbc, Chancellors Building (Hybrid)

Host: Dr Szu-Han Wang

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 SciencesUK Dementia Research Institute UK, EdinburghAnne Rowling Regenerative Neurology ClinicAlzheimer’s Research UK Scotland NetworkEuan 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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