NeuRA Seminar Series 2021
The NeuRA Seminar Series aims to provide the opportunity to listen to interesting and leading research across all fields of neuroscience.
Presenters will include a mix of NeuRA-based scientists, as well as invited presentations from external domestic and international scientific experts.
The presentations are generally held every Friday at 12 noon for around one hour. The presentations aim to run for one hour. These seminars will now be presented so you can enjoy them via the internet using ZOOM, the link needed to join will be provided each week in the email.
If you are interested in attending these seminars and wish to be added to the regular email mailing list, please fill out the form.
| Date | Speaker | Position/Institution | Topic Speaker 1 | Topic Speaker 2 |
| 12-Feb-21 | 1) Jan Fullerton | 1) Fullerton Group | ||
| 26-Feb-21 | 1) Kevin Ng | 1) Birznieks Group | Time-based encoding of touch information in afferents | |
| 19-Mar-21 | Eva Kimonis | UNSW | ||
| 26-Mar-21 | 1) Alan Chiang; 2) Haeme Park | 1) Eckert Group; 2) Gatt Group | ||
| 9-Apr-21 | 1) Miranda Chilver | 1) Gatt Group | Electrophysiological markers of mental wellbeing | |
| 23-Apr-21 | 1) Ben Tong | 1) Eckert Group | ||
| 7-May-21 | 1) Louise Lavrencic | 1) Radford Group | ||
| 21-May-21 | 1) Samantha Millard | 1) Schabrun Group | Modulation of Cortical Peak Alpha Frequency to Alter Sensitivity to Pain | |
| 18-Jun-21 | 1) Kerith-Rae Dias; 2) Annie Butler | 1) Roscioli Group; 2) Gandevia Group | ||
| 2-Jul-21 | 1) Steve Kassem; | 1) Paxinos Group | ||
| 30-Jul-21 | 1) Nahian Chowdhury | 1) Schabrun Group | ||
| 13-Aug-21 | 1) Thom Whyte | 1) Brown Group | ||
| 27-Aug-21 | 1) Brian Chow | 1) Herbert Group | ||
| 10-Sep-21 | 1) Manreena Kaur; 2) Edel O’Hagan | 1) Green Group; 2) McAuley Group | ||
| 24-Sep-21 | 1) Liz Bye; 2) Patrick Skippen | 1) Butler/Gandevia group; 2) Schabrun | Cognitive mechanisms and deficits associated with the experience of pain | |
| 5-Nov-21 | 1) Sonia Hesam Shariati; 2) Jun Cao | 1) Fullerton Group; 2) Rae Group | The genetic and epigenetic contributors to risk of bipolar disorder | A new paradigm for neuroscience: magnetic resonance electric properties tomography |
| 19-Nov-21 | 1) Alastair Loutit; 2) Milena Katz | 1) Birznieks Group; 2) Peters Group | Tactile afferent responses to object manipulation | |
| 3-Dec-21 | 1) Martin Héroux; | 1) Gandevia Group; | ||
| 17-Dec-21 | 1) Bianca Albanese | 1) Brown Group | Optimal Child Restraint Design to Reduce the Propensity for Misuse |
Primary contacts
Dr Justine Gatt (T: +612 9399 1812 E: j.gatt@neura.edu.au)
Dr Jasmine Menant (T: +612 9399 1267 E: j.menant@neura.edu.au)
Dr Steve Kassem (T: +612 9399 1128 E: s.kassem@neura.edu.au)
Dr Adam Walker (T: +612 9399 1026 E: a.walker@neura.edu.au)
Dr Moyra Mortby (T: +612 9399 1147 E: m.mortby@neura.edu.au)
Dr Bart Bolsterlee (T:+612 9399 1832 E: b.bolsterlee@neura.edu.au)