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There’s always something going on within the Department of Medical Neuroscience - whether it’s an innovative research project or an exciting new program. Check back often for our latest news.
Upcoming seminars for 2024 - 2025
In the Department of Medical Neuroscience you’ll have the opportunity to attend a number of enlightening seminars designed to enrich your educational experience. Anyone is welcome to attend.
Seminars are on Tuesdays, 11:30am - 12:30pm, Tupper Theatre C, unless otherwise specified.
May 2025
May 27, 2025: Jack Guthrie, PhD Student, Department of Medical Neuroscience, Dalhousie University. Title: Using human iPSC derived motor neurons to model ALS and the neuromuscular junction
June 2025
June 3, 2025: Dr. Jamie Hutchison, Senior Scientist Emeritus, Neuroscience and Mental Health Research Program, Hospital for Sick Children Reseach Institute. Title: Neuroprotection in brain injury
June 10, 2025: Jamil Muradov, PhD Student, Department of Medical Neuroscience, Dalhousie University. Title: HYPOXIA MEDIATES N-MEHTYL-D-ASPARTATE SIGNALING RELATED SUSCEPTIBILITY TO TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY
June 17, 2025: Laith AlHadeed, MSc Student, Department of Medical Neuroscience, Dalhousie University. Title: Unraveling the Mystery of "Havana Syndrome"
June 24, 2025: Lorielle Dietze, PhD Student, Department of Medical Neuroscience, Dalhousie University. Title: Interplay between metabolic factors, bipolar disorder, and brain white matter microstructure
July 7, 2025: Dr. Kazuhiko Seki, Doctor of Philosophy, Chief Senior Researcher at National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology. Title: Neuronal Mechanisms of Somatosensory Gain Modulation During Primate Hand Movements
July 14, 2025: Dr. Gareth Miles, Professor of Neuroscience, University of St Andrews. Title: Local cholinergic interneurons modulate locomotor- and breathing-related motoneuron output