The Local Organising Committee will release a Preliminary Program for the Australasian Neuroscience Society 43rd Annual Scientific Meeting later in the year.
The program will include Symposia plus abstract presentations, plenary sessions, panel discussions, posters and more!
We have already confirmed the following distinguished speakers:
Plenary Speakers
International Plenary Lecturer: Professor Marina Mikhaylova
Lawrie Austin Plenary Lecturer: Professor Alex Fornito
ANS Plenary Lecturer: Dr Miriam Matamales
Elspeth McLachlan Plenary Lecturer: Professor Peter Crack
Eccles Plenary Lecturer: Professor Melinda Fitzgerald
Symposia Speakers
Modelling neurodegenerative diseases in vitro
Chair: Alistair Fortune
Presenters: Samantha Barton, Anthony White, Lezanne Ooi, Jessica Fletcher (L-R)
Synaptic plasticity mediating adaptive and maladaptive behaviours
Chairs: Jai Polepalli, Joanna Yau (L-R)
Presenters: Yee Lian Chew, Roger Marek, John Power, Laura Bradfield (L-R)
Delineating brain regions- importance & current methods of application
Chairs: Rita Machaalani, Matt Kirkcaldie (L-R)
Presenters: Vaughan Macefield, Brooklyn Wright, Hamid Karimi-Rouzbahani, Natasha Kumar (L-R)
Cancer Neuroscience: Defining and targeting neural-tumour interactions in the body and brain
Chair: Erica Sloan
Presenters: Hubert Hondermarck, Karen Dixon, Aeson Chang, Delphine Merino (L-R)
From cells to stories: the application, experience and science of rTMS
Chairs: Jennifer Rodger, Aleksandra Miljevic (L-R)
Presenters: Paul E. Croarkin, Donelle Toussaint, Maitri Tomar, Carlie Cullen (L-R)
The Brain’s Neuromodulatory Yin-Yang: Dopamine and Acetylcholine in Learning and Disease
Chairs: Jay Bertran-Gonzalez, Genevra Hart (L-R)
Presenters: Thomas Burton, John Reynolds, Nathalie Dehorter, Leigh Walker (L-R)
Circuit Neuroscience
Chair: Barry Dickson
Presenters: Ehsan Arabzadeh, Lucy Palmer, Ethan Scott, Clarissa Whitmire
New insights into the roles of the cerebrovasculature in nutrient supply, waste removal, neurodegenerative diseases and beyond
Chairs: Kirsten Coupland, Brad Sutherland (L-R)
Presenters: Gary Morris, Clare Howarth, Leon Smyth, Catherine Foster (L-R)
An update on Sensory Circuits of the Spinal Cord and Peripheral Nervous system
Chair: Brett Graham
Presenters: Andrea Harrington, David Hughes, Tyler Browne, John-Paul Fuller-Jackson (L-R)
Exploring Complexities in Addiction Neuroscience
Chairs: Melissa Sharpe, Gavan McNally (L-R)
Presenters: Leigh Walker, Andrew Lawrence, Kelly Clemens, Ellen Towers (L-R)
Exploring glial cell communication in situ
Chair: Roisin Moloney
Presenters: Emily Willis, Erica Fletcher, Koji Oishi, David Gonsalvez (L-R)
Collecting and evaluating animal models in mental health science and building an online resource for researchers: A Wellcome initiative
Chairs: Rachel Hill, Michelle Kehoe (L-R)
Presenters: Jee Hyun Kim, Susannah J. Tye, James Kesby, Suresh Sundram (L-R)
From rare to common disease; from kids to adults
Chair: Tony Cook
Presenters: Paul Lockhart, Snezana Maljevic, Karissa Barthelson, Adam Walker (L-R)
Circuitry Under Strain: Development, Trauma, and Disease in Motor Systems
Chair: Alison Canty, Ross Langley (L-R)
Presenters: Katharina Quinlan, Sharn Perry, Barry Dickson, Simon Ocarroll (L-R)
The quiet loud brain: Exploring Spontaneous Brain Dynamics Across Species
Chairs: Daisuke Shimaoka, Madhu Perumal (L-R)
Presenters: Richa Phogat, Angus Leung, Rodrigo Suarez, Conrad Lee (L-R)
Enhancing Indigenous inclusion, support and participation in neuroscience research
Chairs: Phillippa Taberlay, Emily Garrett (L-R)
Presenters: Elizabeth Manning, Maree Toombs, Jennifer Evans (L-R)