We would like to thank our sponsors, speakers, attendees, and organizers for a very successful #NRD2023!
Keynote Speakers
Dr. Sheena Josselyn, Senior Scientist at SickKids & Professor, Psychology and Physiology at University of Toronto
New Faculty Lectures
Dr. Jibran Khokhar, Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Western University
Presentation Title: Acute Cannabis Poisoning: Behavioural and Neural Correlates
Dr. Jesus Chavarria, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Western University
Panels and Workshops
1) The Great Debate: Is the amyloid hypothesis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) sufficient to explain AD pathology?
2) Science Communication Workshop: featuring Dr. Emma Duerden, Canada Research Chair in Neuroscience & Learning Disorders, and Tristan Kuehn, Open Science Software Developer with the BrainsCAN Computational Core
3) EDI Panel: Careers outside of the margins: Excellence through diversity
Congratulations to our award winners!
Trainee Spotlight Talk Winner:
Xin Zhao (MSc at Western University)
Trainee Oral Talk Winners:
Jack Elkas (MSc at Western University)
Mehrdad Kashefi (PhD at Western University)
Trainee 3-MT Winners:
Alyssa Janes (PhD at Western University)
Chloe Cheung (MSc at Western University)
Mahdiyar Shahbazi (PhD at Western University)
Matthew Kolisnyk (PhD at Western University)
Brain Art Exhibit Winners:
Kara Hannah (PhD at Western University)
Dhra Patel (BA at Western University) and Mahdieh Varvani Farahani (PhD at Western University)
Social Media Award Winner:
Miguel Peña-Ortiz (PhD at Western University)
