List of the 2020 Seminars & Events at the Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences.
Network level approaches to studying Alzheimer’s disease
Theory of neuronal perturbome in cortical networks
Thursday 3rd December 2020, 1.00pm
Host: Dr Nathalie Rochefort
Joint EMC and CDBS symposium with Richard Ribchester
Tuesday 24th November 2020, 1.30pm
Click here for: Full programme
Untangling Spinal Inhibitory Circuits for Locomotion - Insights from Zebrafish
Dr Sandeep Kishore, Northwestern University, Department of Neurobiology
Monday 23rd November 2020, 2pm
Host: Prof Catherina G. Becker
Human pain genetics: finding new analgesic drug targets
Dr James Cox, Wolfson Institute for Biomedical Research, UCL, England
Thursday 19th November 2020, 1pm
Host: Dr Carole Torsney
Joint CDBS/CVS/CIR Seminar: TAM receptor signalling in Alzheimer's disease
Monday 9th November 2020, 4pm
Host: Prof Christopher Gregory
Mechanisms of disease propagation in neurodegenerative diseases
Prof Karin Danzer, University of Ulm, Germany
Thursday 5th November 2020, 1pm
Host: Prof Tara Spires-Jones
Mary Pickford Lecture - Prof Gina Turrigiano 'Self-tuning neurons and firing rate homeostasis' + Alison Douglas Prize
Prof Gina Turrigiano, Department of Biology, Brandeis University, USA
Thursday 29th October 2020, 1pm
Host: Prof David Wyllie
Astrocytes and neuroinflammation
Monday 26th October 2020, 1pm
Host: Dr Jill Fowler
Is hypothalamic AMPK a realistic target against obesity?
Thursday 22nd October 2020, 1pm
Host: Prof Mark Evans
Prof Miguel López, Center for Research in Molecular Medicine and Chronic Diseases, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain Thursday 22nd October 2020, 1pm Host: Prof Mark Evans
Dr. Dorothy Schafer, Neurobiology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, USA
Wednesday 14th October 2020, 1:30pm
Host: Prof David Lyons
Eyewitness Identification - Making the most of a fleeting glance at an unfamiliar person
Dr Jamal K. Mansour, Psychology and Sociology Division, Queen Margaret University, Scotland
Thursday 1st October 2020, 1pm
Host: Prof Tara Spires-Jones
Circuit mechanisms for synaptic plasticity in the rodent somatosensory cortex
Prof Anthony Holtmaat, Department of Basic Neurosciences, University of Geneva, Switzerland
Monday 28th September 2020, 1pm
Host: Prof Seth Grant
***CANCELLED*** Machine learning enables automatic, quantitative and nuanced analysis of bioimaging data
Prof Guoqiang Yu, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Virginia Tech
Monday 16th March 2020, 1pm, Lecture Theatre B, Chancellor's Building
Host: Prof David Lyons
***CANCELLED*** One-way ticket for a ride: how endocytic proteins prevent neurodegeneration in the brain
Dr Natalia Kononenko, Research Group Leader, CECAD Research Center, University of Cologne
Thursday 5th March 2020, 1pm, Hugh Robson Building Lecture Theatre
Host: Prof Mike Cousin
IMPACT imaging facility - Introduction to Confocal Microscopy
Dr Marta Czapranska, IMPACT imaging facility
Wednesday 4th March, 2020, 12.30pm, Hugh Robson Building Lecture Theatre
***The seminar will last approximately 1h30min to 2hours maximum***
CMVM Inaugural Lecture - Brainworks: How are brains formed and how should we treat them
Prof David Lyons, Professor of Neurobiology, CDBS
Monday 2nd March, 2020, 5.30pm, Shirley Hall, Chancellor’s Building, BioQuarter
***For details and to confirm your attendance, please click here: Eventbrite ***
EFI and Science Event - Memory and the importance of forgetting
Prof Richard Morris + Prof Laura Cram, University of Edinburgh
Friday 28th February, 2020, 4.00pm, Edinburgh Centre for Carbon Innovation, High School Yards, Infirmary Street
***For details and to confirm your attendance, please click here: Eventbrite***
SIDB Seminar - (Dys)functional somatosensory cortical circuits
Dr Leena Williams, Department of Fundamental Neurosciences, University of Geneva
Wednesday 26th February, 2020, 4.00pm, Hugh Robson Building Lecture Theatre
Host: Prof Peter Kind
Followed by wine and cheese in the HRB common room
Adaptive neural circuits underlying flexible visual behaviour
Thursday 20th February 2020, 1pm, Hugh Robson Building Lecture Theatre
Host: Prof Matthew Nolan
Role of neuron-oligodendroglia interactions in the construction and function of cortical circuits
Dr Maria-Cecilia Angulo, Research Director at CNRS, Laboratory of Neurophysiology and New Microscopies, École des Neurosciences de Paris Île-de-France
Monday 17th February 2020, 1pm, Lecture Theatre B, Chancellor's Building
Host: Prof David Lyons
Mini Symposium - SEALING THE LOOP: Bridging the latest Neuroscience approaches
Speakers include: Professor Bruno Frenguelli and Professor Richard Morris
Friday 7th February 2020, 10 - 1pm, Hugh Robson Building Lecture Theatre
Host: Dr Lucy Privitera
Regulation of Synaptic Plasticity in Hippocampal Area CA2
Thursday 6th February 2020, 1pm, Hugh Robson Building Lecture Theatre
Host: Dr Lucy Privitera
Nathalie Rochefort will be hosting a Women in Science Meeting with Serena Dudek at 4.15pm, Room 174, Hugh Robson Building
SIDB Seminar - Tracking cell ensemble dynamics and information representation in prefrontal cortical networks across learning
Wednesday 5th February 2020,4 pm, Hugh Robson Building Lecture Theatre
Host: Prof Peter Kind
MicroRNAs and extracellular vesicles in ischaemic stroke
Dr Lorraine Work, Reader, Institute of Cardiovascular & Medical Sciences, Unversity of Glasgow
Monday 3rd February 2020, 1pm, Lecture Theatre B, Chancellor's Building
Host: Dr Laura McCulloch
A circuit mechanism for the diversification and increased sophistication of locomotor behavior after birth
Dr Minoru Koyama, Group Leader, Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, USA
Wednesday 22nd of January 2020, 1pm, Auditorium A, Shirley Hall, Chancellor’s Building
Host: Prof David Lyons
Joint CDBS & CVS Seminar - 'Brain control of body-weight’
Dr Giles Yeo, Principal Research Associate, Department of Clinical Biochemistry, University of Cambridge
Thursday 16th January 2020, 2pm, Hugh Robson Building Lecture Theatre
Host: Dr John Menzies & Prof Nik Morton