Conference Agenda

Overview and details of the sessions of this conference. Please select a date or location to show only sessions at that day or location. Please select a single session for detailed view (with abstracts and downloads if available).

Poster Size: Posters need to be portrait and no more than A0 size (841mm (w) x 1189 mm (h) or 33.1 inches (w) x 46.8 inches (h)).

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Program Overview
Date: Monday, 03/June/2024
9:00amMeeting Registration (UNTIL 5 PM)
Virtual location: Atrium of Thames Hall
10:00amEducational Workshop: Open Behaviour: Using Microcontrollers for Neuroscience Research
Virtual location: The Garden, Somerville House
And see building map for best entrance
Session Chair: Jibran Khokhar
Session Chair: Jude Frie
12:00pmLunch
Virtual location: Atrium of Thames Hall

Posters can be set up on boards, until 5 pm.

Map of posters' location based on their numbers

1:00pmTours of Core Facilities
Session 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.

1:00pmTrainee Workshop
Virtual location: The Garden, Somerville House
And see building map for best entrance
Session Chair: Kristin Scaplen
3:00pmAfternoon Break
Virtual location: Atrium of Thames Hall

Upload slides to room PC for tomorrow's talks

3:30pmResume Trainee Workshop
Virtual location: The Garden, Somerville House
And see building map for best entrance
Session Chair: Kristin Scaplen
5:00pmWelcome and Opening
Virtual location: AHB 1R40
5:15pmPresidential Address: Professor Sheena Josselyn
Virtual location: AHB 1R40
Session Chair: Karla Kaun

Dr. Anna Phan (Asst Prof Univ Alberta) will introduce Dr. Sheena Josselyn

7:00pmWelcome Barbecue
Virtual location: Grad Club

Entertainment: Mr. Josh and Hoddinauts