Canadian Association for Neuroscience

Preliminary Program – 2027

Day 1: Sunday, June 6, 2027

9:00 AM – 4:00 PM CAN Satellite symposia
5:00 – 5:15 PM

Welcome and Opening Remarks by CAN President

Alyson Fournier | McGill University
5:15 – 6:15

Presidential Lecture:

Ardem Patapoutian | Scripps Research & Howard Hughes Medical Institute
6:15 – 8:00 Opening Reception

Day 2: Monday, June 7, 2027

8:30 – 10:15 AM

Plenary symposium 1

Chair: Wilten Nicola | University of Calgary  
Speakers:

  • Wilten Nicola | University of Calgary
  • Erin Grant | University of Alberta
  • Guillaume Lajoie | Université de Montréal, MILA  
10:15 – 10:25 Partner update
10:25 – 10:45 Coffee break Posters/exhibits
10:45 – 11:00 Brain Star Award winner talk
11:00 – 12:00

Featured Plenary speaker 1:

Eve Marder | Brandeis University
12:00 – 1:30 Advocacy lunch
1:30 – 3:00 Symposia 1-4
3:15 – 3:45PM Trainee Power Pitch Session
3:45 – 5:15PM Coffee break Poster session 1 / exhibits
5:15 – 5:45 New investigator award lecture
5:45 – 6:45

Brain Prize lecture

David Ginty | Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Harvard Medical School
7:30 – 9:30 CAN Student Social

Day 3, Tuesday, June 8, 2027

8:30 – 10:15 AM

Plenary symposium 2

Chair: Mark Brandon | McGill University

Speakers

  • Mark Brandon | McGill University
  • Qian Lin | University of Toronto
  • Mihaela D. Iordanova | Concordia University
10:15 – 10:25 Partner update
10:25 – 10:45 Coffee break Posters/exhibits
10:45 – 11:00 Brain Star Award winner
11:00 – 12:00

Featured Plenary speaker 2

Karel Svoboda | Allen Institute
12:00 – 1:00 CIHR Canadian National Brain Bee Showdown
1:15 – 2:45 Symposia 5-8
3:00 – 3:30PM Trainee Power Pitch Session
3:30 – 5:00 Coffee break in Poster Hall
Poster session 2 & Exhibits
5:00– 6:00PM

Keynote lecture

Voon Wee Yong | University of Calgary
6:00 – 7:00PM EDI Session

Day 4, Wednesday, June 9, 2027

8:30 – 10:15 A.M.

Plenary symposium 3

Chair: Maria Ioannou | University of Alberta

Speakers:

  • Freda Miller | University of British Columbia
  • Jo Anne Stratton | McGill University
  • Adib Oueslati | Université Laval
10:15 – 10:25 Partner update
10:25 – 10:45 Posters/exhibits Coffee break
10:45 – 11:00 PM Brain Star Award winner
11:00 – 12:00

Featured Plenary speaker 3

Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz, Howard Hughes Medical Institute – Janelia Research Campus
12:00 – 1:30 PM CAN-ACN Annual General Meeting of members
Career Networking event
Lunch on own
1:30 – 2:00PM Trainee Power Pitch Session
2:00 – 3:30 Poster session 3 & Exhibits
3:30 – 5:00 Symposia 9-12