Conference Agenda

Program Overview

Date: Monday, 03/June/2024
9:00am	Meeting Registration (UNTIL 5 PM) Virtual location: Atrium of Thames Hall
10:00am	Educational Workshop: Open Behaviour: Using Microcontrollers for Neuroscience Research Virtual location: The Garden, Somerville House And see building map for best entrance Chair: Jibran Khokhar Chair: Jude Frie
12:00pm	Lunch Virtual location: Atrium of Thames Hall Posters can be set up on boards, until 5 pm. Map of posters' location based on their numbers
1:00pm	Tours of Core Facilities Chair: Anne Simon Parallel Tours: Tours of behaviour cores: Visit our MouseTRAP facilities! (max 6 participant per tour, 2 tours) -With Kelly Summers and Dan Palmer Participants will have the choice to visit either a rodent touchscreen cognitive testing space and engage researchers within the Translational Cognitive Neuroscience Lab (TCNLab) or spend time exploring our state-of-the-art microscopy suite within Western's Advanced Microscopy Core (WAMC). Meet at 1pm and 1:45 in Atrium Hall, by the registration desk . Tour of the Biotron: Visit our Experimental Climate Change Research Centre (max 36 people) - with Anne Simon Participants will be guided through this unique facility supporting research on biotic and abiotic processes in the environment, that specializes in the simulation of natural environments at a range of scales. Includes state-of-the-art microscopy suite, insects suite and Biomes. Meet at 1pm in Atrium Hall, by the registration desk. Back around 3pm.	Trainee Workshop Virtual location: The Garden, Somerville House And see building map for best entrance Chair: Kristin Scaplen
3:00pm	Afternoon Break Virtual location: Atrium of Thames Hall Upload slides to room PC for tomorrow's talks
3:30pm	Resume Trainee Workshop Virtual location: The Garden, Somerville House And see building map for best entrance Chair: Kristin Scaplen
5:00pm	Welcome and Opening Virtual location: AHB 1R40
5:15pm	Presidential Address: Professor Sheena Josselyn Virtual location: AHB 1R40 Chair: Karla Kaun Dr. Anna Phan (Asst Prof Univ Alberta) will introduce Dr. Sheena Josselyn
7:00pm	Welcome Barbecue Virtual location: Grad Club Entertainment: Mr. Josh and Hoddinauts

Date: Tuesday, 04/June/2024
8:30am	Meeting Registration Virtual location: Art & Humanities Building hallway near 1R40
9:00am	Symposium 1: Gene Expression and Behavioral Regulation: A Cross-Species Exploration Virtual location: AHB 1R40 Chair: Ina Anreiter
11:00am	Morning Break Virtual location: Atrium of Thames Hall
11:30am	Selected Talks I Virtual location: AHB 1R40 Chair: David Ashbrook
1:00pm	Lunch Virtual location: Atrium of Thames Hall
2:00pm	Symposium 2: CNTNAP2 and its role in autism spectrum disorders - from mice to men Virtual location: AHB 1R40 Chair: Katrina Choe Chair: Susanne Schmid
4:00pm	Afternoon Break Virtual location: Atrium of Thames Hall Upload slides to room PC for tomorrow's talks
4:30pm	Early Career Achievement Award: Dr. Francesca Telese Virtual location: AHB 1R40 Chair: Karla Kaun Dr. Hayley Thorpe (postdoc Western, Salk) will be introducing Dr. Francesca Telese
5:30pm	Poster Session I (even numbers) Virtual location: Atrium of Thames Hall Map of posters' location based on their numbers
9:00pm	Night at the Observatory Virtual location: Cronyn Observatory Chair: Anne Simon

Date: Wednesday, 05/June/2024
8:30am	Meeting Registration Virtual location: Art & Humanities Building hallway near 1R40
9:00am	Symposium 3: Cell-type specific molecular signatures of alcohol-induced neuroadaptations Virtual location: AHB 1R40 Chair: Maiya Rajani Chair: Igor Ponomarev
11:00am	Games Organized Virtual location: Lawn of University College Chair: Jibran Khokhar
12:00pm	Lunch Location: Between Art & Humanities and University College buildings Food Truck: The Angry Goose
2:00pm	Symposium 4: C. elegans neurogenetics: Behavior, Learning, Stress and Disease Virtual location: AHB 1R40 Chair: Denise Ferkey
4:00pm	Afternoon Break Virtual location: Atrium of Thames Hall Upload slides to room PC for tomorrow's talks
4:30pm	Keynote Address: Dr. Amita Sehgal Virtual location: AHB 1R40 Chair: Anne Simon Chair: Jibran Khokhar Dr. Wanhe Li (Asst Prof Texas A&M) will be introducing Dr. Amita Seghal
5:30pm	Poster Session 2 (Odd numbers) Virtual location: Atrium of Thames Hall Map of posters' location based on their numbers
7:00pm	Social: Touchscreen Translational Cognival Virtual location: 6th floor Western Interdisciplinary Research Building (WIRB) More details Location WIRB

Date: Thursday, 06/June/2024
8:30am	Meeting Registration Virtual location: Art & Humanities Building hallway near 1R40
9:00am	Symposium 5: Translational Insights into Neurodegenerative Disease: From Mice to Marmosets to Humans Virtual location: AHB 1R40 Chair: Julie Dumont Chair: Miguel Skirzewski
11:00am	Morning Break Virtual location: Art & Humanities Building hallway near 1R40
11:30am - 12:45pm	Selected Talks 2 Virtual location: AHB 1R40 Chair: Megan Mulligan
12:45pm - 1:00pm	Talk by CREDIT Virtual location: AHB 1R40 Chair: Jibran Khokhar Council on Reforming Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion for Trainees
1:00pm	Lunch Virtual location: Atrium of Thames Hall
1:45pm	Business Meeting Virtual location: AHB 1R40
2:45pm	Outstanding Travel Awardees Virtual location: AHB 1R40 Chair: Amy Lasek
4:15pm	Afternoon Break Virtual location: Art & Humanities Building hallway near 1R40
4:45pm	Distinguished Investigator Award: Andrew Holmes Virtual location: AHB 1R40 Chair: Karla Kaun Dr. Winona Booher (postdoc Univ Colorado) will be introducing Dr. Andrew Holmes.
7:30pm	Banquet Virtual location: Great Hall, Sommerville House Entertainment: BÄM!