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HBHL Symposium 2019

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The HBHL SymposiumÌýis designed to showcase the vision,Ìýgoals andÌýpriorities of McGill's most ambitious interdisciplinary brain and mental health research initiative. Join us forÌýthoughtful exchange on our four research themes that will spark new ideas, collaboration and innovation, not only within McGill but across the Canadian and international neuroscience communities.ÌýThe Symposium is part of HBHL's annual two-day event, along with our Research Day.

Highlights of the 2019 HBHL Symposium:

  • Keynote presentations by world-leading experts in the field of neuroscience
  • Progress reports from senior HBHL researchers who leadÌýour Discovery and Innovative Ideas projects
  • HBHL funding and activities updates
  • Opportunities to network and form collaborations
  • Complimentary lunch & refreshments, and reception to close the day

2019 ScheduleÌý(PDF)

8:00 Breakfast & Registration
8:30

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Opening Remarks

  • Philippe Gros,ÌýDeputy Vice-Principal (Research and Innovation), Ï㽶ÊÓƵ
8:40

HBHL Welcome

  • Alan Evans, Scientific Director, Healthy Brains for Healthy Lives, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ
8:50

Keynote Lecture:ÌýThe Situated Brain: Advancing Population Neuroscience and Healthy Lives

  • Carol Worthman, Professor of Anthropology, Emory University
9:15

Discovery Fund:ÌýIntegrative analytics for multi-modal, multi-scale neuroscience

  • Bratislav Misic,ÌýAssistant Professor, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ
9:35

Discovery Fund:ÌýA platform for biocomputational models of neurodegenerative disease

  • Alain Dagher, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ
9:55 Coffee & Networking
10:25

Keynote Lecture:ÌýImaging Genetics: Advances, Pitfalls & Assumptions

  • David Glahn, Associate Chief for Research, Department of Psychiatry, Boston Children's Hospital
10:50

Innovative Ideas Flash Talks!
Principal Investigators leading HBHL's Innovative Ideas grants at Ï㽶ÊÓƵ will provide a brief overview of their projects.Ìý

Nathan Spreng, In vivo cholinergic markers of Alzheimer’s disease progression
Edith Hamel,ÌýBrain hemodynamic signals as a dynamic biomarker of dementia initiation, progression and treatment
Alia Alameri (on behalf ofÌýTim Kennedy), Developing vascularized brain organoids on-chip for high throughput screening
Denise Klein, What we can learn from speech patterns: A machine learning view into health and disease
Christopher Pack, Targeted plasticity for recovery from cortical visual impairment
Amir Shmuel, MRI guided hierarchical sectioning and stitching of brain blocks for alignment of digitized histology to corresponding MR images
Adam ObermanÌý(on behalf of David Stephens), High complexity statistical modeling via optimal transportation
Christine L Tardif, In vivo marmoset imaging at 3 Tesla
Jean-François Trempe, Measuring protein turnover in organoid and animal models of Parkinson’s disease
Marie-Elyse Lafaille-Magnan (on behalf of Ashley Wazana),ÌýWhen gender matters: Differential effects of prenatal adversity on the development of ADHD and related neurocognitive deficits

12:00 Lunch & Networking
13:10

Neuro-Partnership Announcement

  • Alan Evans and Diane Gosselin,ÌýPresident and CEO, CQDM
13:15

Discovery Fund:ÌýTranslational neuroscience and Canadian society

  • Kieran O'Donnell,ÌýAssistant Professor in Epigenetics and Epidemiology, DepartmentÌýof Psychiatry, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ
13:35

Discovery Fund:ÌýBrain plasticity mediating improved memories through online and offline stimulation methods in healthy adults and patients with a chronic neurological condition

  • Julien Doyon, Director,ÌýMcConnell-Brain Imaging Centre,ÌýMontreal Neurological Institute, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ
13:55

HBHL Update

  • Kristina Ohrvall, Interim Managing Director, Healthy Brains for Healthy Lives, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ
14:15 Coffee & Networking
14:45

Panel Discussion
From Big Data to Big Knowledge: How will computational neuroscience transform brain research and clinical practice?

Panellists:
Rosemary Bagot,ÌýDepartment of Psychology, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ
David Glahn, Department of Psychiatry, Boston Children's Hospital
Doina Precup, School of Computer Science, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ
Blake Richards,ÌýMontreal Neurological Institute, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ
Richard Wade-Martins, Department of Physiology, Anatomy, and Genetics, University of Oxford
Carol Worthman, Professor of Anthropology, Emory University

Moderator: Alan Evans, Scientific Director, Healthy Brains for Healthy Lives, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ

16:15

Closing Remarks

  • Doina Precup, Associate Scientific Director, Healthy Brains for Healthy Lives, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ
16:25 Networking Reception

Thank you to our funders and sponsors!

HBHL Funders

Canada First Research Excellence Fund / Apogée Canada Fonds d'Excellence en RechercheÌý ÌýFonds de recherche Santé QuébecÌý ÌýÉconomie, Science, et Innovation QuébecÌý Ìý

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Major Sponsors of the 2019 HBHL Symposium and Research Day

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Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýÌýBioLegend: Enabling Legendary DiscoveryÌý Ìý Ìý ÌýÌýSTEMCELL Technologies

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General Sponsors of the 2019 HBHL Symposium and Research Day

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10x GenomicsÌý Ìý ÌýBrain Canada Foundation/Fondation Brain CanadaÌý Ìý ÌýCharles River

CIBCÌý Ìý ÌýÌýGenome QuébecÌý Ìý ÌýLallemand Health Solutions

Laserglow technologiesÌý ÌýnanoStringÌý Ìý ÌýÌýPfizer

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VWR: part of avantor

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