List of the 2016 Seminars & Events at the Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences. Neural control of locomotion in larval Drosophila Dr. Stefan Pulver, Lecturer in Neuroscience, University of St Andrews. 11th December 2017, Lecture Theatre B, Chancellors Building, at 13:00. Host: Dr HongYan Zhang Development of the hypothalamus in the chick embryo Prof Marysia Placzek (University of Sheffield); Host: Paul Le Tissier Friday, 8 December, 12:30 pm, Hugh Robson Building Lecture Theatre On the unexpected role of SMN protein in controlling translation: implications for Spinal Muscular Atrophy Dr Gabriella Viero (Institute of Biophysics of CNR, Trento, Italy); Host: Tom Gillingwater Friday, 1 December, 12:30 pm, Hugh Robson Building Lecture Theatre Protein homeostasis at synapses Prof Patrik Vestreken (KU Leuven); Host: Karen Smillie Friday, 24 November, 12:30 pm, Hugh Robson Building Lecture Theatre The impact of obesity and diet on stroke and Alzheimer’s Disease: Evidence from preclinical studies Dr. Catherine Lawrence, Senior Lecturer, Division of Neuroscience & Experimental Psychology, University of Manchester. 13th November 2017, Lecture Theatre B, Chancellors Building, at 13:00. Host: Dr Jill Fowler Exploring pain mechanisms in endometriosis Dr Erin Greaves (UoE); Host: Sander van den Driesche Friday, 17 November, 12:30 pm, Hugh Robson Building Lecture Theatre Symposium - Genes & Development Wed, 8 November, 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm Please find the programme below. Registration Shining light on neural inhibition in the somatosensory cortex Prof Koen Vervaeke (University of Oslo); Host: Gulsen Surmeli Friday, 10 November, 12:30 pm, Hugh Robson Building Lecture Theatre Synaptic organization of visual space in primary visual cortex Dr María Florencia Iacaruso (University of Oxford); Host: Nathalie Rochefort Friday, 3 November, 12:30 pm, Hugh Robson Building Lecture Theatre Reconsolidation: Updating and strengthening memories Dr. Jonathan Lee, School of Psychology, University of Birmingham 30th October 2017, Lecture Theatre B, Chancellors Building, at 13:00. Host: Dr Szu-Han Wang Modelling and understanding Down syndrome including neurodegeneration Prof Elizabeth Fisher (Department of Neurodegenerative Disease, UCL Institute of Neurology); Host: Iris Oren Thu, 26 October, 12:30 pm, Gaddum Lecture Theatre Impaired cortical and hippocampal speed coding in mouse models of dementia Dr. Jonathan Brown, University of Exeter Medical School. 23rd October 2017, Lecture Theatre B, Chancellors Building, at 13:00. Host: Professor Karen Horsburgh The central oxytocin system: diversity of cell types, their targets and behavioral effects Dr Valery Grinevich (DKFZ Heidelberg); Host: Mike Ludwig 20 October, 12:30 pm, Hugh Robson Building Lecture Theatre Apolipoprotein E and Amyloid beta: Old dogs, new tricks Professor Eloise Hudry, Instructor in Neurology, Harvard Medical School 16th October 2017, Lecture Theatre B, Chancellors Building, at 13:00. Host: Professor Tara Spire-Jones Studying axon-glial communication and axonal energy metabolism in compact white matter Dr Aiman Saab (University of Zürich); Host: Giles Hardingham 13 October, 12:30 pm, Hugh Robson Building Lecture Theatre Neuronal network dysfunction in a murine model of tauopathy-associated dementia Dr. Jonathan Witton (University of Bristol); Host: Giles Hardingham 29 September, 12:30 pm, Hugh Robson Building Lecture Theatre C9orf72 FTD and ALS - Mechanisms and therapeutics Dr. Adrian Isaacs, Reader in Neurodegenerative Disease at the UCL Institute of Neurology, & Programme Lead, Dementia Research Institute, University College London. 26th September, Lecture Theatre A, Chancellors Building, at 13:00. Host: Professor Siddharthan Chandran Mary Pickford Lecture - Short- and long-range inhibition governing spatial representation and memory This year's annual lecture will be delivered by Prof Hannah Monyer (DKFC, Heidelberg) on 6 October in the Hugh Robson Building Lecture Theatre Announcement and award of the Alison Douglas Prize for the best PhD thesis will be made at 12:30 pm; lecture starts at 12:45 pm. Mary Pickford Lecture Prof Hannah Monyer's research profile R Jean Banister Lecture - Getting Excited about Pacemaking in the Athlete’s Heart Joint lecture with Cardiovascular Science Dr Alicia D'Souza (University of Manchester) Tue, 26 September, 12:30 pm, QMRI Wellcome Lecture Theatre, LF Hypothalamic glutamate-vasopressin pathways modulate GABAergic microcircuitries of lateral habenula during stress coping Prof Limei Zhang (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México and NIH); Host: John Russel and Mike Ludwig 22 September, 12:30 pm, Hugh Robson Building Lecture Theatre Manipulating gene expression to treat intractable epilepsy Dr Gabriele Lignani (UCL); Host: Alfredo Gonzalez-Sulser 15 September, 12:30 pm, Hugh Robson Building Lecture Theatre Munc18 (STXBP1) under the nanoscope: link to synucleopathies Prof Fred Meunier (University of Queensland); Host: Mike Cousin 29 August, 1 pm, Hugh Robson Building Lecture Theatre Secretory vesicle heterogeneity and the regulation of calcium-triggered exocytosis Dr Arun Anantharam (Dept. Pharmacology, University of Michigan) 28th August, 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm, Gaddum Lecture Theatre, 1 GS Motion vision: from behaviour to cellular and circuit function Dr Marion Silies (ENI Göttingen); Host: Julia Schiemann 6 June, 1 pm, Hugh Robson Building Lecture Theatre Women in Science Round-table discussion for researchers. Female CIP-seminar speakers will talk about their careers and share their experince as women in science. Speaker: Dr Marion Silies (ENI Göttingen) Tuesday, 6 June 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm, venue: Hugh Robson Building, room:174 Muir Maxwell Epilepsy Centre seminar afternoon Keynote lecture by Prof Mark Richardson (KCL) Thu 25 May, 1:30 pm - 5:00 pm, Hugh Robson Building Lecture Theatre Supported by CIP and Thomas TS Ingram Memorial fund. Programme and registration Cellular and Molecular Anatomy of a Human Synapse Prof Tom Gillingwater (CIP); Host: Karen Smillie and Emanuel Busch 30 May, 1 pm, Hugh Robson Building Lecture Theatre Ultrafast endocytosis and its molecular mechanism Prof Shigeki Watanabe (Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore); Host; Mike Cousin 15 May, 1 pm, Hugh Robson Building Lecture Theatre Prof Shigeki Watanabe's research profile Optogenetic dissection of sleep circuits and functions Prof Dr Antoine Adamantidis (Uni Bern CH); Host: Christos Gkogkas 9 May, 1 pm, Hugh Robson Building Lecture Theatre Prof Dr Antoine Adamantidis' research profile Edinburgh Pharmacology Symposium 2017 New Frontiers, Same Issues Friday 5th May, Hugh Robson Building lecture theatre Edinburgh Pharmacology Symposium 2017 Programme Registration Plasticity of neural circuits, from development to function Dr Arantza Barrios (UCL); Host: Simon Warburton-Pitt 2 May, 1 pm, Hugh Robson Building Lecture Theatre Dr Arantza Barrios' research profile The Brattleboro rat. New research on an old endocrine animal model. Prof Dr Mario Engelmann (Otto von Guericke - University of Magdeburg); Host: Mike Ludwig 25 April, 1 pm, Hugh Robson Building Lecture Theatre Prof Dr Mario Engelmann's research profile Joint CNR-CIP 2nd year PhD Symposium Presentations will be in a 3-minute thesis format. We hope this will make for a stimulating and enjoyable couple of hours and we encourage everyone from both centres to attend. Programme 21 April, 10:00 am, Lecutre Theatre B, Chancellor's Building, LF Register Multidisciplinary approaches for precise descriptions of protein function Prof Tamara Kinzer-Ursem (Purdue University); Host: Melanie Stefan 11 April, 1 pm, Hugh Robson Building Lecture Theatre Prof Tamara Kinzer-Ursem's research profile Optogenetic analysis of neuropeptide signaling in Caenorhabditis elegans locomotion Prof Dr Alex Gottschalk (University of Frankfurt); Host: Emanuel Busch 4 April, 1 pm, Hugh Robson Building Lecture Theatre Prof Dr Alex Gottschalk research profile TGF-β2: cytokines as activity-dependent regulators of efficacy and fatigability at mammalian synapses Dr Guy Bewick (University of Aberdeen); Host: Andy Jarman 28 March, 1 pm, Hugh Robson Building Lecture Theatre Understanding the function and specificity of feedforward and feedback signals in olfaction Dr Florin Albeanu (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory); Host: Ian Duguid 21 March, 1 pm, Hugh Robson Building Lecture Theatre Dr Florin Albeanu's research profile Articular cartilage - injury, repair and osteoarthritis. Dr Andrew Hall (CIP); Host: Karen Smillie and Emanuel Busch 14 March, 1 pm, Hugh Robson Building Lecture Theatre Dr Andrew Hall's research profile Two-photon optogenetics with millisecond temporal precision and single cell resolution Dr Valentina Emiliani (Paris Descartes University); Host: Nathalie Rochefort 7 March, 1 pm, Hugh Robson Building Lecture Theatre Dr Valentina Emiliani's research profile Women in Science Round-table discussion for researchers. Female CIP-seminar speakers will talk about their careers and share their experince as women in science. Speaker: Dr Valentina Emiliani (Paris Descartes University) Monday, 7 March 11:15 am - 12:15 pm, venue: Hugh Robson Building, room:G6 What is the 'and' in, Phenotype = Genes and Environment? Dr Crispin Jordan (BMTO); Host: Karen Smillie & Emanuel Busch 28 February, 1 pm, Hugh Robson Building Lecture Theatre Functional heterogeneity in the control of pituitary function Dr Nicola Romano (CIP); Host: Karen Smillie & Emanuel Busch 21 February, 1 pm, Hugh Robson Building Lecture Theatre Dr Nicola Romano's research profile Epigenetics and the challenge of chronic pain Dr Sandrine Geranton (UCL); Host: Carole Torsney 7 February, 1 pm, Hugh Robson Building Lecture Theatre Dr Sandrine Geranton's research profile Synaptic alterations in Alzheimer's disease Dr Tara Spires-Jones (CCNS); Host: Karen Smillie and Emanuel Busch 31 January, 1 pm, Hugh Robson Building Lecture Theatre Dr Tara Spires-Jones' research profile Molecular mechanisms of forebrain development Prof David Price (CIP); Host: Karen Smillie and Emanuel Busch 24 January, 1 pm, Hugh Robson Building Lecture Theatre Prof David Prices research profile Muir Maxwell Epilepsy Centre : research aimed at #noepilepsy #betterepilepsy & The Patrick Wild Centre Dr Richard Chin & Prof Mike Cousin(Muir Maxwell Epilepsy Centre) Prof Peter Kind(The Patrick Wild Centre) 17 January, 1 pm, Hugh Robson Building Lecture Theatre This article was published on 2022-10-17
