Date: May 30-31, 2020 (Lecture on the evening of May 30 and full day on May 31)
Location: Hotel Bonaventure Montreal (CAN Meeting HQ)
Organizer: Stephanie Fulton
Brief description:
The Canadian Neurometabolic meeting welcomes scientists interested in brain-metabolism interplay. Keynote lecture open to all features a keynote lecture in the field. Key objectives of the meeting are to provide a platform for trainees to present their latest research in the form of short talks and/or poster and to foster interactions and exchange amongst PIs and trainees during a meeting and a networking social.
Energy metabolism plays a critical role in neural signalling and plasticity and the modulation of behavioural, neuroendocrine and autonomic processes. As poor eating habits and sedentary lifestyle underlie the prevalence of obesity and associated psychiatric, neurogenerative and neurodevelopmental disorders, it is increasingly important to understand the interaction between diet, metabolism and central nervous system function.
The Canadian Neurometabolic Club meeting welcomes all scientists interested in brain-metabolism interplay. A key objective of the meeting is to provide a platform for trainees to present their research, in the form of a short talk or poster, and to foster interactions and exchange amongst PIs and trainees.
Abstract submission for trainee short talk or poster presentation. Please submit by May 1:
Preliminary program
Saturday, May 30
6:00 PM Keynote Lecture:
Ivan de Araujo, PhD
“Pleasure, Aversion, and the Gut-Brain Axis”
Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Icahn School of Medicine – Mount Sinai
Sunday, May 31
8:30 AM – Registration
9:00 AM – Trainee short talks selected from abstracts
11:00 AM – Symposium: Metabolism and Mental Health
- Margaret Hahn, PhD, MD, FRCPC Associate Professor of Psychiatry, University of Toronto
- Zachary Freyberg, MD, PhD Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Cell Biology, University of Pittsburgh
- Valerie Taylor, MD, PhD Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto
12:30 PM – Lunch and poster session
3:00 PM – Trainee short talks selected from abstracts
4:30 PM – Trainee awards and Closing remarks
