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).

 
 
Program Overview
Date: Monday, 19/May/2025
11:00am - 12:00pmExecutive Committee Meeting
12:00pm - 1:00pmLunch
Location: Veranda
12:00pm - 4:30pmTrainee Workshop: Networking for Success in Science
Location: Ratu Makutu Event Centre
Session Chair: Kristin Scaplen

Join us for an opportunity to introduce yourself and your science and
network amongst your peers before the start of the meeting. In
“Networking for Success in Science”, trainees will have a chance to
practice their scientific elevator pitches during a two-minute lightning talk
followed by informal small group discussions to facilitate crossdisciplinary
interactions and open windows for potential collaborations.
End the workshop with an energetic round of speed mentoring where
you can cycle through multiple five-minute Q&A conversations with
established IBANGS members and mentors in the field.

5:00pm - 6:00pmPresidential Address: Professor Margaret McCarthy
Location: Ratu Makutu Event Centre
Session Chair: Megan Mulligan
6:00pm - 8:30pmWelcome Reception
Location: Lagoon Lawn / Beach

Entertainment: Fire Dance Performance

Hors d'oeuvres & Refreshments

Date: Tuesday, 20/May/2025
8:00am - 10:00amSymposium 1: Weaving Together the Strands: Cross-Species Insights into the Genetic and Epigenetic Mechanisms of Early Adversity
Location: Ratu Makutu Event Centre
Session Chair: Rodrigo Grassi-Oliveira
Session Chair: Tracy Bale
10:00am - 10:30amTea/E-Poster Session 1
Location: Veranda
10:30am - 11:30amKeynote Address: Professor Barry Dickson
Location: Ratu Makutu Event Centre
Session Chair: Timothy Bredy
11:30am - 12:00pmData Blitz 1
Location: Ratu Makutu Event Centre
Session Chair: André Lucas Silva Borges
12:00pm - 1:00pmLunch
Location: Veranda
1:00pm - 3:00pmOpen
3:00pm - 5:00pmSymposium 2: RNA Modifications: Implications for Brain Function and Behavior
Location: Ratu Makutu Event Centre
Session Chair: Ina Anreiter
5:00pm - 5:30pmTea/E-Poster Session 2
Location: Veranda
5:30pm - 6:30pmSelected Talks 1
Location: Ratu Makutu Event Centre
Session Chair: Andrew Mcewan
6:30pm - 7:00pmData Blitz 2
Location: Ratu Makutu Event Centre
Session Chair: Olivia Wiliams
7:00pm - 10:00pmDinner/Resort Restaurants
Location: Dinner Resort Restaurants
Date: Wednesday, 21/May/2025
8:00am - 10:00amSymposium 3: Mechanisms underlying individual variation in motivated behavior
Location: Ratu Makutu Event Centre
Session Chair: Karla Kaun
10:00am - 10:30amTea/E-Poster Session 3
Location: Veranda
10:30am - 11:30amEarly Career Achievement Award Lecture: Caroline Ménard
Location: Ratu Makutu Event Centre
Session Chair: Kelly Clemens
11:30am - 12:00pmData Blitz 3
Location: Ratu Makutu Event Centre
Session Chair: Sonali Reisinger
12:00pm - 1:00pmLunch
Location: Veranda
1:00pm - 3:00pmOpen
3:00pm - 5:00pmSymposium 4: Molecular Switches of Addiction: Unraveling the Role of RNA Splicing in Substance Use Disorders
Location: Ratu Makutu Event Centre
Session Chair: Amy Lasek
5:00pm - 5:30pmTea / E-poster Session 4
Location: Veranda
5:30pm - 6:30pmSelected Talks 2
Location: Ratu Makutu Event Centre
Session Chair: Renee Papaluca
6:30pm - 7:00pmData Blitz 4
Location: Ratu Makutu Event Centre
Session Chair: Jonathas Almeida
7:00pm - 10:00pmDinner/Resort Restaurants
Location: Dinner Resort Restaurants
Date: Thursday, 22/May/2025
8:30am - 9:30amDistinguished Investigator Award Lecture: Professor Hee-Sup Shin
Location: Ratu Makutu Event Centre
Session Chair: Megan Mulligan
9:30am - 10:00amTea / E-poster Session 5
Location: Veranda
10:00am - 12:00pmOutstanding Travel Awardees
Location: Ratu Makutu Event Centre
Session Chair: Amy Lasek
12:00pm - 1:00pmIBANGS Business Meeting/Lunch
Location: Ratu Makutu Event Centre
1:00pm - 3:00pmSymposium 5: Moving the needle on eating disorders: novel neurogenetic and behavioral genetic insights
Location: Ratu Makutu Event Centre
Session Chair: Claire Foldi
Session Chair: Morgan H James
3:00pm - 3:30pmTea
Location: Veranda
3:30pm - 5:00pm
Live Now
Selected Talks 3
Location: Ratu Makutu Event Centre
Session Chair: Lewis Sherer
6:00pm - 8:00pmClosing Banquet
Location: Lagoon/Beach

Entertainment: Meke Performance

Date: Friday, 23/May/2025
6:30am - 10:00amBreakfast & Checkout

 
Contact and Legal Notice · Contact Address:
Privacy Statement · Conference: IBANGS 2025
Conference Software: ConfTool Pro 2.6.154
© 2001–2025 by Dr. H. Weinreich, Hamburg, Germany