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BRaIN | Brain Repair and Integrative Neuroscience Program
Events
The BRaIN Program organizes and supports numerous speakers, seminars, and symposia throughout the year.
BRaIN Program Seminar Series Fall 2023
BRaIN Program seminars are held on Wednesdays from 12 to 1 p.m. (unless otherwise stated). Seminars will be in English.
For the Zoom registration link, please contact the BRaIN Program at brain@muhc.mcgill.ca
Date
Speaker
September 27, 2023
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
EDI Special Event
Topic: "Picture a Scientist" screening and panelist discussion
Location: In Person - Room L7-140, MGH site, RI‑MUHC
Host: BRaIN Program EDI Committee
Topic: "Picture a Scientist" screening and panelist discussion
Location: In Person - Room L7-140, MGH site, RI‑MUHC
Host: BRaIN Program EDI Committee
October 4, 2023
Matthew P. Gardner, PhD
Department of Psychology, Concordia University
Topic: Orbitofrontal cortex involvement in updating decisions during economic choice
Location: In Person - Room L7-140, MGH site, RI‑MUHC
Host: BRaIN Program
Department of Psychology, Concordia University
Topic: Orbitofrontal cortex involvement in updating decisions during economic choice
Location: In Person - Room L7-140, MGH site, RI‑MUHC
Host: BRaIN Program
October 11, 2023
Pouya Bashivan, PhD
Department of Physiology, McGill University and Associate member of the Quebec AI Institute (MILA)
Topic: Reverse engineering the cortical topography
Location: Hybrid – Virtual and In Person (Room L7-140, MGH site, RI‑MUHC)
Host: Jesper Sjöström
Department of Physiology, McGill University and Associate member of the Quebec AI Institute (MILA)
Topic: Reverse engineering the cortical topography
Location: Hybrid – Virtual and In Person (Room L7-140, MGH site, RI‑MUHC)
Host: Jesper Sjöström
October 18, 2023
Ciaran Murphy-Royal, PhD
Department of Neuroscience, Université de Montréal
Topic: Shoot for the stars: Targeting astrocytes to reverse stress-induced behavioural dysfunction
Location: Hybrid – Virtual and In Person (Room L7-140, MGH site, RI‑MUHC)
Host: Wei-Hsiang Huang
Department of Neuroscience, Université de Montréal
Topic: Shoot for the stars: Targeting astrocytes to reverse stress-induced behavioural dysfunction
Location: Hybrid – Virtual and In Person (Room L7-140, MGH site, RI‑MUHC)
Host: Wei-Hsiang Huang
October 25, 2023
Behzad Mansouri, MD, PhD
Neuro-ophthalmology clinic at iScope-Brain, Vision and Concussion
Topic: Digital medicine in eye-care
Location: Hybrid – Virtual and In Person (Room L7-140, MGH site, RI‑MUHC)
Host: Kathy Mullen
Neuro-ophthalmology clinic at iScope-Brain, Vision and Concussion
Topic: Digital medicine in eye-care
Location: Hybrid – Virtual and In Person (Room L7-140, MGH site, RI‑MUHC)
Host: Kathy Mullen
November 1, 2023
Stefanie Blain-Moraes, PhD
School of Physical & Occupational Therapy, McGill University
In-House Research Update
Location: Hybrid – Virtual and In Person (Room L7-140, MGH site, RI‑MUHC)
School of Physical & Occupational Therapy, McGill University
In-House Research Update
Location: Hybrid – Virtual and In Person (Room L7-140, MGH site, RI‑MUHC)
November 8, 2023
Mark Brandon, PhD
Department of Psychiatry, McGill University
Topic: New insights into the mechanisms that govern attractor network state transitions to support cognition
Location: Hybrid – Virtual and In Person (Room L7-140, MGH site, RI‑MUHC)
Host: Jesper Sjöström
Department of Psychiatry, McGill University
Topic: New insights into the mechanisms that govern attractor network state transitions to support cognition
Location: Hybrid – Virtual and In Person (Room L7-140, MGH site, RI‑MUHC)
Host: Jesper Sjöström
November 22, 2023
MiYoung Kwon, PhD
Department of Psychology, College of Science, Northeastern University
Topic: TBD
Location: Hybrid – Virtual and In Person (Room L7-140, MGH site, RI‑MUHC)
Host: Alexandre Reynaud
Department of Psychology, College of Science, Northeastern University
Topic: TBD
Location: Hybrid – Virtual and In Person (Room L7-140, MGH site, RI‑MUHC)
Host: Alexandre Reynaud
November 29, 2023
Alexander Baldwin, PhD
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, McGill University
In-House Research Update
Location: Hybrid – Virtual and In Person (Room L7-140, MGH site, RI‑MUHC)
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, McGill University
In-House Research Update
Location: Hybrid – Virtual and In Person (Room L7-140, MGH site, RI‑MUHC)
December 6, 2023
Natalie J. Michael, PhD
Department of Human Genetics, McGill University
Topic: Histaminergic neuron regulation of homeostatic functions
Location: Hybrid – Virtual and In Person (Room L7-140, MGH site, RI‑MUHC)
Host: Charles Bourque
Department of Human Genetics, McGill University
Topic: Histaminergic neuron regulation of homeostatic functions
Location: Hybrid – Virtual and In Person (Room L7-140, MGH site, RI‑MUHC)
Host: Charles Bourque
BRaIN Program Seminar Series Spring 2023
BRaIN Program seminars are held on Wednesdays from 12 to 1 p.m. (unless otherwise stated). Seminars will be in English.
Seminars will be online. For the Zoom registration link, please contact the BRaIN Program at brain@muhc.mcgill.ca
Date
Speaker
January 25, 2023
Claudia Kleinman, PhD
Department of Human Genetics, McGill University
Topic: TBD
Host: Aparna Suvrathan
Department of Human Genetics, McGill University
Topic: TBD
Host: Aparna Suvrathan
February 8, 2023
February 22, 2023
Cecile Rousseau, MD
Division of Social and Transcultural Psychiatry, McGill University
Topic: Clinical intervention and Violent extremism: Clientele and risk assessment challenges
Host: BRaIN Program
Division of Social and Transcultural Psychiatry, McGill University
Topic: Clinical intervention and Violent extremism: Clientele and risk assessment challenges
Host: BRaIN Program