Seminar Series

The majority of seminars will be held in person every second Thursday in the Central Area and every fourth Monday at BioQuarter 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. Seminars are typically only held during semester dates and will resume in September 2024.

'The role of oxytocin in cooperative behaviour in wild chimpanzees: insights into human cooperation'

Dr Catherine Crockford, Director of Research at the ISC, CNRS, Lyon, France

Thursday 27th March 2025, 16:00,  HRB Lecture Theatre (Hybrid)

Host: Prof Mike Ludwig

'Understanding recovery after stroke: a role for inflammation and cholesterol metabolism'

Prof Catherine Lawrence, Senior Lecturer, Division of Neuroscience, University of Manchester

Monday 31st March 2025, 13:00, Auditorium A, Chancellors Building, BQ

Host: Dr Axel Montagne

'Dorsal Raphe Nucleus Facilitates Behavioural State Transitions In Human and Nonhuman Primates'

Dr Nima Khalighinejad, Experimental Psychology, BBSRC Discovery Fellow, University of Oxford

Thursday 10th April 2025, 13:00,  HRB Lecture Theatre (Hybrid)

Host: Dr Leena Williams 

'Plasticity of the parental brain'

Dr Jonny Kohl ,Group Leader ,The Francis Crick Institute

Thursday 24th April 2025, 13:00, Auditorium B, Chancellors Building, BQ (Hybrid)

Host: Dr Mahesh Miikael Karnani

'How to build a Hippocampus'

Professor Shubha Tole, Department of Biological Sciences ,Tata Institute of Fundamental Research 

Friday 25th April 2025, 13:00, HRB Lecture Theatre (Hybrid) 

Host: Professor John Mason

Contacts:

If you would like more information regarding our seminars, please contact our Seminar Series Organisers:

 Lida.Zoupi and Nick Robinson - Central area

Jian.Gan - BioQuarter

Or for general queries, please contact the CDBS Admin Team: CDBS@ed.ac.uk

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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