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33rd Annual Cambridge Neuroscience Seminar (CNS2023)
06/08/2023 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
You are invited to attend the 33rd annual Cambridge Neuroscience Seminar, CNS2023: Interdisciplinary insights on the future of dementia research at Robinson College. We will use our annual meeting to highlight the strength in the interdisciplinary approach to tackling dementia and how collaboration, with the communal aim of understanding these diseases and identifying new treatments is key.
This meeting will be open to neuroscientists of every discipline and not just dementia scientists! You will be able to present a poster/data blitz on any of the themes of Cambridge Neuroscience – learning from each other is key. We have an excellent programme of speakers confirmed and you will be invited to attend the conference dinner following the meeting in the dining hall of Robinson College (additional charge will apply).
There will be a data blitz for early career researchers held during the main programme. Abstracts will be selected from submitted poster abstracts. Research can cover any of the six themes of Cambridge Neuroscience. Deadline for Abstract submission is 8th September 2023 and presenters will be notified of selection by Friday September 15th (Early abstract submission is advisable) to ensure adequate preparation time. Selected presenters will be allowed to speak for a maximum of 3 minutes.
Posters
There will be a poster exhibition held during the conference with generous prizes (2 x £200). Posters can cover any of the six themes of Cambridge Neuroscience (see above). Deadline for Abstract submission is 8th September 2023. Please note that poster boards will be 1 metre (w) by 2 metres (h). Please note that the optimum size for posters is A0 portrait (i.e. 841mm (w) x 1189mm (h)). If your poster is already printed and does not fit these requirements, please contact Dervila Glynn.
Register to AttendProgramme at a Glance
Programme – September 26th 2023
08:00-08:55 Registration and refreshments
Session 1 Chair: Professor Ewan St John Smith, Pharmacology
08:55-09:00 Welcome
09:00-09:25 David Klenerman – Chemistry
Next generation diagnostics for neuodegenerative disease
09:25-09:50 Barbara Sahakian – Psychiatry
Achieving better brain health and wellbeing in older age and early detection of memory problems
09:50-10:30 Opening Plenary – Cath Mummery – University College London
TBC
10:30-11:00 Coffee
Session 2 Chair: Dr Janet Kumita, Pharmacology
11:00-11:25 Ben Underwood – Psychiatry
How can we improve clinical dementia care now and in the future?
11:25-11:50 Gabriele Kaminski-Schierle – Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology
Direct interaction of 27-hydroxycholeterol and a-synuclein leads to neuronal signalling defects
11:50-12:15 Benjamin Ryskeldi-Falcon – MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Structures of pathological protein filaments in dementia
12:15-12:40 Hugh Markus Group – Clinical Neurosciences
Vascular contribution to dementia- the neglected player
12:40-13:10 Early Career Data Blitz
13:10-14:40 Lunch, Exhibition and Poster Session
Session 3
Chair: Professor Maria Grazia Spillantini, Clinical Neurosciences
14:40-15:05 András Lakatos – Clinical Neurosciences
TBC
15:05-15:30 Leo Chouliaras – Psychiatry
DNA methylation sequencing in Lewy Body Dementia
15:30-15:35 Bitesize overview of UK Dementia Research Institute at Cambridge
15:35-15:40 Bitesize overview of The ALBORADA Drug Discovery Institute
15:40-15:45 Bitesize overview of NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre
15:45-16:10 Shalom Henderson – MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit & Clinical Neurosciences
Language, brain and disorder – a search for simplicity
16:10-16:40 Afternoon break
Session 4 Chair: Professor Paul Fletcher, Psychiatry
16:40-17:05 Maura Malpetti – Clinical Neurosciences
From brain scans to blood tests – multidisciplinary progress on inflammation in dementia
17:05-17:30 Tim Rittman/Zoe Kourtzi – Clinical Neurosciences/Psychology
TBC
17:30-17:55 Roger Barker – Clinical Neurosciences
Can we realistically repair the brain in Parkinson’s?
17:55-18:35 Closing Plenary – Sarah Tabrizi – University College London
New genetic therapies for Huntington’s disease – Challenges and opportunities
18:35-18:40 Closing Remarks, Prizes and Acknowledgements
18:40-19:30 Drinks and networking
19:30-21:30 Dinner
