The 2017 symposium will be held at the University of Alberta Hospital in Edmonton. Dr Nichola De Zanche from the Cross Cancer Institute is this year’s organizer.  The format will be similar to past years and include a distinguished invited speaker and talks from senior trainees. The registration web site will go live in April [...]

Academic Lecture:  "A Role for Synaptic Long-Term Depression in Cognitive Flexibility" Wednesday, May 10 at 4:00 pm, EP1201 Public Lecture:  "The Addicted Brain" Thursday, May 11 at 7:00 pm, Lethbridge Lodge Hotel (Aspen Room), 320 Scenic Dr S (Free Parking) Lab Visits:  May 10 and 11. The schedule will be released soon. Please advise Candace Burke [...]

"GABAergic Synapses as Possible Targets of Autism Spectrum Disorders" Dr. Enrico Cherubini Professor of Neurophysiology, Scientific Director, European Brain Research Institute Rome, Italy Room EP1201, CCBN, University of Lethbridge May 11, 2017 11am - 12pm

Dr. Jeffrey Lliff Assistant Professor, Director of Basic Science Research, Department of Anesthesiology and Preoperative Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon "Perivascular pathways of CSF circulation: Sleep, waste, and neurodegeneration at the crossroads of the CNS" Host: Dr. Marc Poulin 12pm. Clara Christie Theatre, University of Calgary.

Forum Theme: Precision Public Health Featuring Keynote Speaker: Chris Eagle, Former CEO, Alberta Health Services and Chair, Precision Health Working Group. Tuesday, May 16, 2017 10am - 4pm (Lunch and refreshments provided) Telus International Centre 11104 - 87 Avenue, Edmonton, AB Attendance in complimentary, but registration is required by April 28, 2017. For information and [...]

Featuring keynote speaker: Lorna Role, PhD “Manipulating cholinergic circuits and modulating emotionally salient memories”. SUNY Distinguished Professor and Chair. Department of Neurobiology & Behaviour. Co-Director, Neuroscience Institute. College of Arts and Science, School of Medicine. Stony Brook University, New York. Lunch and refreshments will be provided. Reception to follow. This year’s Research Day program also includes [...]

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Zafiris J. Daskalakis, University of Toronto "Magnetic Brain Stimulation in Psychiatry" May 24, 2017 ECHA L1-490

"Schizophrenia symptoms as disruption of a scalar code for relevance" by Nathan Insel, Ph.D.   Assistant Professor in Behavioural & Systems Neuroscience Department of Psychology Head of Neural Interactions support Social Expectations and Learning (NInSEL) Laboratory University of Montana   (Introduction by:  Elani Bykowski) Friday, May 26, 2017 9:45 am  EP1201, University of Lethbridge Everyone [...]

Dr. Julie Kauer Professor, Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Physiology, and Biotechnology, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island "Stress, kappa receptor activation, and synaptic plasticity at GABAergic synapses" Host: Dr. Stephanie Borgland 12pm. Clara Christie Theatre, University of Calgary.