NeuRA Seminar Series 2022
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 held every Friday at 12 noon online and in the Level 3 John and Betty Lynch Seminar Room. The presentations aim to run for one hour.
The Seminar Committee is also continuing NeuRA Fast Talks / Drinks Series for 2022. This is an internal networking event that aims to occur monthly on the first Tuesday of the month from 4pm, this will include 3-4 NeuRA speakers followed by casual drinks.
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 |
18 Feb 22 | Cyndi Shannon- Weickert |
Shannon Weickert | An SOS from Dopamine Neurons in Schizophrenia |
25 Feb 22 | Sonia Hesam Shariati | Fullerton | Environmental and biological contributors to the risk of bipolar disorder |
4 Mar 22 | Samantha Millard | Schabrun | Modulating the brain’s sensitivity to pain |
18 Mar 22 | Invited speaker Associate Professor Susanna Park |
Brain and Mind Institute, University of Sydney | Nerve Damage Following Cancer Treatment – Connecting Neuroscience and Oncology Practice |
25 Mar 22 | Ellen Finlay | Radford | Indigenous populations, ageing and the legacies of colonisation |
1 Apr 22 | Hayley North | Shannon Weickert | Discovering links between inflammation, neurogenesis, brain structure and brain function in schizophrenia |
8 Apr 22 | Jessica Chandra | Shannon Weickert | Effect of chronic antipsychotic treatment on neuroinflammation and dopamine neuron health in rats |
22 Apr 22 | Invited speaker Colleen Loo |
Blackdog Institute – UNSW | TBC |
29 Apr 22 | Cameron Hicks | Lord | Ladder use in older people |
6 May 22 | Atqiya Aishah | Eckert | Targeted therapies for obstructive sleep apnoea |
13 May 22 | Nisha Mathew | Walker | TBC |
20 May 22 | Invited speaker Professor Georgina Long |
Melanoma Institute Australia & the University of Sydney | TBC |
27 May 22 | Bianca Albanese | Brown | TBC |
3 Jun 22 | Myf Cohen | Bilston | TBC |
10 Jun 22 | Meghan Ambrens | Delbaere | Exploring the experiences of our older population: Past, present and future |
17 Jun 22 | Anandit Mathew | Butler | TBC |
24 Jun 22 | Michael Wewege | McAuley | Analgesic medicines for acute low back pain: results from a systematic review and meta-analysis |
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Primary contacts
Dr Jasmine Menant, Chair (j.menant@neura.edu.au)
Dr Bart Bolsterlee, Deputy chair (b.bolsterlee@neura.edu.au)
Dr Annie Palermo (a.palermo@neura.edu.au)
Ms Madeleine Veinovic (m.veinovic@neura.edu.au)
Dr Sophie Andrews (s.andrews@neura.edu.au)
Dr Steve Kassem (s.kassem@neura.edu.au)
Dr Adam Walker (a.walker@neura.edu.au)
Mr Lloyd Chan (l.chan@neura.edu.au)
Dr Kim van Schooten (k.vanschooten@neura.edu.au)
Dr Adam Lawther (a.lawther@neura.edu.au)