CNS-PDS

DATE: Thursday, November 2, 2023 TIME: 3pm ET/12pm PT ZOOM LINK: https://utoronto.zoom.us/j/85845251397   SPEAKER: Azam Asgarihafshejani, University of Toronto TITLE: Neurogliaform cell synaptic transmission and GABAergic signaling alteration in the hippocampal circuit of animal model of Rett syndrome Dr. Azam Asgarihafshejani is a researcher in the Department of Cell and Systems Biology, working under Dr. […]

DATE: Thursday, December 7, 2023 TIME: 12pm PT/3pm ET ZOOM LINK: https://utoronto.zoom.us/j/85212853616 SPEAKER: Alex Wiesman, McGill University TITLE: Multi-spectral neurophysiological slowing in patients with neurodegenerative disorders Alex completed his PhD at the University of Nebraska Medical Center as a NIH predoctoral fellow, and is now a CIHR Banting and NIH F32 postdoctoral fellow at the […]

1) Title: Microglial adipose triglyceride lipase (ATGL) regulates neuroinflammation and diet-induced obesity Speaker: Josephine Robb, University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre Josephine Robb Bio: Josephine is currently a postdoctoral researcher in the lab of Thierry Alquier at the University of Montreal (CRCHUM). Prior to starting this project, she completed her PhD at the University of Exeter in […]

DATE: Thursday, February 1st, 2024 TIME: 3pm EST (12pm PST) Zoom link: https://utoronto.zoom.us/j/85750617885 1) Title: Mitochondrial recalibration: a novel fingerprint of the impact of neonatal stress on sleep apnea Speaker: Lida Sanchez Sanchez, Universite Laval Bio: Lida Sanchez Sanchez is a Cuban Biologist, passionate about Physiology. Throughout her career she has worked on Animal Bioacoustics, Hearing and Cellular Physiology, Bioinformatics, Evolution, […]

Speaker: Darren Clarke, Université de Montréal Exclusive regulation of specific hippocampal inhibitory synapses by distinct subtypes of astrocytes Darren Clarke is a postdoctoral researcher in the Robitaille Lab in the Département de Neurosciences at the Université de Montréal. His work explores the functional heterogeneity of astrocytes in the mouse CA1 hippocampus through a variety of […]

1) Kathryn Manning, University of Calgary Presentation Title: Child brain structural patterns predict compromised mental health trajectories Bio: Kathryn Manning is a postdoctoral fellow in the Developmental Neuroimaging Lab at the Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute at the University of Calgary with Dr. Catherine Lebel. She obtained her MSc and PhD in Medical Biophysics at Western […]

Date/Time: Thursday, May 2nd 2024 (3PM ET/ 12PM PT) Zoom Link: https://utoronto.zoom.us/j/83798291028 1) Speaker: Samantha Ayoub, University of California San Diego Title: Delta-9-THC alters cognitive performance differently in HIV-1 transgenic rats compared to wildtype littermates despite no genetic differences observed in THC-induced physiological responses Bio: Dr. Samantha Ayoub is postdoctoral fellow in the psychiatry department at the University of California […]

Speaker: Caroline Landelle, McGill University Title: Simultaneous functional neuroimaging of the brain and the spinal cord in vivo in human Speaker Bio: Caroline Landelle Caroline Landelle is a post-doctoral researcher working in Prof. Doyon’s laboratory at the Neuro, McGill University, Canada and vice president of the McGill Association of Post-doctoral Fellows (APF). She completed her […]

Speaker: Ashley Schormans, University of Western Ontario Title: The Neural Basis of Audiovisual Temporal Processing and Perception: From Cortical Neurons to Behavioural Performance Bio: Ashley Schormans is a Postdoctoral Associate and BrainsCAN Postdoctoral Fellow at Western University with Dr. Brian Allman. She obtained her PhD in Anatomy and Cell Biology at Western University, where her […]

Dr. Allison Barry Speaker #1 Dr. Allison Barry.  University of Vienna and University of Texas at Dallas. Bluesky/Twitter: @aliibarry Title : Predicting “pain genes”: multi-modal -omics data integration using probabilistic classifiers and interaction networks. Bio: Ali has a background in sensory physiology and bioinformatics, with a focus on pain pathophysiology. After an undergraduate degree in […]

Speaker: Josh Neudorf, Simon Fraser University Title: Structural Brain Network Configurations Unique to Older Adults Help to Spare Cognitive Function Josh Neudorf completed his B.Sc., Master’s, and PhD degrees under the supervision of Ron Borowsky at the University of Saskatchewan, studying cognitive and computational neuroscience. His Master’s thesis focused on the brain networks supporting language […]