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BRAIN Conference 2023

16/03/2023 @ 9:30 am - 6:00 pm

£30

Brain has published landmark papers in clinical neurology and translational neuroscience since 1878. The Guarantors of Brain aim to promote teaching, education and research in neurology and related disciplines, and we started the Brain Conference in 2021 to further fulfil this mission.

In 2023, the BRAIN Conference will take place online on 16 March and tickets cost £30.

The conference will feature a wide range of fantastic speakers from around the globe. We have invited a panel of leading scientists and clinicians, at the forefront of their fields, who will curate and chair topic sessions featuring a mix of teaching talks and research presentations. The conference will cover a wide range of neuroscience disciplines, representative of Brain’s publishing remit.

Conference Format

Brain is proud of its broad readership, comprising both clinicians and scientists within the neurosciences. This conference is for our general readership – whether you are a clinician or scientist, a student or senior faculty, working directly with patients or in the wet lab, this conference will have something for you! The conference will be composed of topic sessions, representing a broad range of neuroscience topics. Each session, carefully curated by our Chairs, will feature a clinical teaching talk, a translational research presentation and a basic science research presentation given by invited speakers. We will also select up to two ‘data blitz’ presentations per session from submitted abstracts. Posters, in the form a PDF with an optional 2-3 min video presentation, will be available for delegates to view throughout the conference and for 1 month after.

The conference will take place online as we hope to engage a geographically diverse audience.

Check back regularly & follow us @Brain1878 for further updates and speaker confirmations.

Why not let everyone know you are going to the Brain Conference! Share this card on social media using the hashtag #BrainConf23.


09:30 WELCOME & INTRODUCTION: (10 min) Chair: Masud Husain 09:40 PLENARY: (45 min +15 Q&A) Chair: Pam Shaw - ‘Motor neuron disease: a neurodegenerative disorder poised for successful therapy development’ 10:40 Break 11:00 CNS DISEASES IN LOW- AND MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES Chair: Alfred Njamnshi Co-Chair: Gagandeep Singh Welcome & Intro (5min) - Alfred Njamnshi Overview of burden and challenges (WHO IGAP on epilepsy & other neurological diseases) Basic Science Research Talk: (15 min + 5min Q&A) Paul F. Seke Etet, Cameroon Experimental models of epilepsy in LMIC Data Blitz: (7 min + 3min Q&A) Clinical/Translational Research Talk: (15 min + 5min Q&A) Gagandeep Singh Epilepsy in LMIC: challenges and perspectives Data Blitz: (7 min + 3min Q&A) Teaching Talk: (20 min + 5min Q&A) Epilepsy and Parasites in LMIC RNA IN NEURODEVELOPMENTAL AND NEURODEGENERATIVE DISORDERS Chair: Roger Barker Welcome & Intro (5min) - Roger Barker Basic Science Research Talk: (15 min + 5min Q&A) Johan Jakobsson (Lund) Data Blitz: (7 min + 3min Q&A) Clinical/Translational Research Talk: (15 min + 5min Q&A) - Rita Horvath (Cambridge) Data Blitz: (7 min + 3min Q&A) Teaching Talk: (20 min + 5min Q&A) - Jernej Ule (UCL) 12:30 Break 13:00 MACHINE LEARNING IN NEUROLOGY Chair: Payam Barnaghi Co-Chair: Samaneh Kouchaki Welcome & Intro (5min) - Payam Barnaghi Basic Science Research Talk: (15 min + 5min Q&A) - Sarah Marzi (London) Data Blitz: (7 min + 3min Q&A) Clinical/Translational Research Talk: (15 min + 5min Q&A) - Anna Mandalari (London) and Isabel Straw, London - 'When brain implants go wrong: The cybersecurity of implanted and interconnected medical technologies' Data Blitz: (7 min + 3min Q&A) Teaching Talk: (20 min + 5min Q&A) EPILEPSY PATHOLOGY & COGNITION Chair: Maria Thom Co-Chair: Matthias Koepp Welcome & Intro (5min) - Maria Thom Basic Science Research Talk: (15 min + 5min Q&A) Data Blitz: (7 min + 3min Q&A) Clinical/Translational Research Talk: (15 min + 5min Q&A) Data Blitz: (7 min + 3min Q&A) Teaching Talk: (20 min + 5min Q&A) 14:30 Break 14:45 SPINAL CORD INJURY Chair: Simone Di Giovanni Co-Chair: Elizabeth Bradbury Welcome & Intro (5min) - Simone Di Giovanni Basic Science Research Talk: (15 min + 5min Q&A) - Ariel Levine, NINDS Bethesda Data Blitz: (7 min + 3min Q&A) Clinical/Translational Research Talk: (15 min + 5min Q&A) Data Blitz: (7 min + 3min Q&A) Teaching Talk: (20 min + 5min Q&A) - Dana McTigue, Ohio State CNS DISEASE AND THE MICROBIOME Chair: Sarkis Mazmanim Welcome & Intro (5min) - Sarkis Mazmanim Basic Science Research Talk: (15 min + 5min Q&A) - Jane Foster (UT Southwestern) Data Blitz: (7 min + 3min Q&A) Clinical/Translational Research Talk: (15 min + 5min Q&A) - Paul Wilmes (LCSB, Luxembourg) Data Blitz: (7 min + 3min Q&A) Teaching Talk: (20 min + 5min Q&A) - Emeran Mayer, UCLA The challenge of translating brain gut microbiome science into human diseases 16:15 Break 16:30 NEUROLOGY IN SPORT Chair: Inga Koerte Welcome & Intro (5min) - Inga Koerte Basic Science Research Talk: (15 min + 5min Q&A) Data Blitz: (7 min + 3min Q&A) Clinical/Translational Research Talk: (15 min + 5min Q&A) Data Blitz: (7 min + 3min Q&A) Teaching Talk: (20 min + 5min Q&A) INFLAMMATORY MYOPATHIES Chair: Marinos Dalakas Welcome & Intro (5min) - Marinos Dalakas Basic Science Research Talk: (15 min + 5min Q&A) Data Blitz: (7 min + 3min Q&A) Clinical/Translational Research Talk: (15 min + 5min Q&A) - Tahseen Mozaffar (USA) Data Blitz: (7 min + 3min Q&A) Teaching Talk: (20 min + 5min Q&A)

Venue

Online

Organiser

Brain
Email
brainconference@outsourcedevents.com
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