Dr. David Park
Cellular Molecular Medicine, University of Ottawa
October 8, 2010
"Pathways of dopaminergic loss"
Dr. Diano Marrone
Dept. of Psychology
Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo
Sept. 16, 2010
"Immediate early gene expression and the physiology of learning and memory"
Dr. Jun Yan
Dept. of Physiology and Biophysics, Fac. of Medicine, Univ. of Calgary
July 15, 2010
"Neural basis of top-down modultion - auditory corticofugal system"
Dr. James McLarnon
Dept. of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics
Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia
June 28, 2010
"Roles of microglia and vasculature in mediating chronic inflammation in Alzheimer disease brain"
Dr. Didier Mouginot
Dept. of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Laval University
July 9, 2010
"Everything you always wanted to know about sodium sensors in the brain"
Dr. Marc Poulin
Dept. of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary
July 9, 2010
"Impact of physical fitness on vascular regulation and cognition in older women"
Dr. Brian Christie
Division of Medical Sciences, Island Medical Program
University of Victoria, Victoria, B.C.
June 15, 2010
"Exercise your mind: how exercise can enhance structural and functional plasticity in the brain"
Dr. Christian Hansel
Dept. of Neurobiology, Univ. of Chicago, Chicago, IL
March 26, 2010
"Cellular mechanisms of synaptic and non-synaptic plasticity in cerebellar circuits"
Dr. Numa Dancause
Dept. de Physiologie, Univ. de Montreal, Quebec
March 12, 2010
"The ventral premotor cortex: organization and reorganization after lesion"
Dr. Lawrence Cohen
Dept. of Physiology, Yale University School of Medicine
New Haven, Connecticut
January 8, 2010
"What the nose tells the brain about odors and how the brain responds"
Dr. Cindi Morshead
Dept. of Surgery, Dept. of Rehabilitation Science
Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto
November 20, 2009
"Neural stem cells: from basic biology to neural repair"
Dr. Donna Senger
Dept. of Oncology, University of Calgary
November 17, 2009
"p75 neurotrophin receptor: a role in glioma invasion"
Dr. William Currie
Dept. of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Dalhousie University
November 13, 2009
"Heat shock proteins, insulin and myocardial protection"
Dr. John Katsaras
Canadian Neutron Beam Centre
National Research Council
Chalk Riber, ON
November 6, 2009
"Spontaneously forming liposomes for drug delivery and imaging of disease"
Dr. Kunjumon Vadakkan
Neurosearch Center, Toronto
April 29, 2009
"Semblance hypothesis of memory - an examination"
Dr. Karl Fernandes
Université de Montréal
March 20, 2009
"Stem cells and their niches in the adult CNS: regulation by physiological and pathological proceses"
Dr. Michael Crawford
London Metropolitan University (U.K.)
March 6, 2009
"Brain development and our reliance on oceanic resources"
Dr. Jim Fawcett
Dalhousie University
December 18, 2008
"Adaptor proteins regulate axon guidance and dendritic spine development"
Dr. Kazue Semba
Dalhousie University
November 28, 2008
"Basal forebrain regulation of sleep-wake state"
Dr. Nikolaus Plesnila
University of Munich Medical Center
October 24, 2008
"Pathophysiology of neuronal cell death following acute brain damage"
Dr. Ted Abel
University of Pennsylvania
August 26, 2008
"Molecular mechanisms of long-term memory storage"
Dr. Gregory Cox
The Jackson Laboratory
June 6, 2008
“Mouse Models of Heritable Disease”
Dr. Sheena Josselyn
University of Toronto
February 29, 2008
"Neuronal selection during memory formation"
Dr. James R. Stellar
Northeastern University, Boston, MA
May 18, 2007
"Intracranial Self-Stimulation Reward, Cocaine Exposure, and the Nucleus Accumbens: Implications for Addiction"
Dr. Bryan Kolb
University of Lethbridge
November 10, 2006
"Brain plasticity and behaviour"
Dr. Ken Lukowiak
University of Calgary
September 29, 2006
"Modulation of long-term memory by environmental factors"
Dr. Richard Brown
Dalhousie University
September 15, 2006
"The importance of studying behaviour in mouse models of neurodegenerative disease"
Dr. Richard Brown
Dalhousie University
September 14, 2006
"The life and work of Donald O. Hebb (Canada's greatest psychologist): a biographical review"
Dr. Michael Kawaja
Queens University
August 7, 2006
"Using proteomics to define olfactory ensheathing cells, a potential cellular therapy for spinal cord injury"
Dr. David Clarke
Dalhousie University
June 6, 2006
"Hsp27's potential role in retinal ganglion cell survival and regeneration"
Dr. Mary Olmstead
Queen's University
June 6, 2006
"Modelling drug addiction in rats: the role of impulsivity"
Dr. Patrick Whelan
University of Calgary
June 2, 2006
"Vasopressin and oxytocin: An alternative fuel for spinal motor circuits?"
Dr. Peter Nguyen
University of Alberta
June 2, 2006
"Mechanisms for stabilizing synaptic plasticity"
Dr. Steven Barnes
Dalhousie University
March 24, 2006
"The eye on acid: Proton-mediated feedback inhibition of synaptic transmission from photoreceptors"
Dr. Tim Murphy
University of British Columbia
October 28, 2005
"Insight into mechanisms of stroke damage and repair from imaging individual synapse in vivo"
Dr. Michael Davis
Emory University
October 7, 2005
"Neural systems involved in fear and anxiety"
Dr. Anthony Grace
University of Pittsburgh
July 6, 2005
"Limbic system dysfunction and the pathophysiology of schizophrenia"
Dr. Fiona Parkinson
University of Manitoba
May 16, 2005
"Regulation of brain adenosine levels"
Dr. Harry Robertson
Dalhousie University
February 7, 2005
“Novel approaches to brain repair”
Dr. Quentin Pittman (Dr. Hank MacIntosh Lecturer)
University of Calgary
December 3, 2004
“Hot baby – cold mama: how early immune experience programshost defence”
Dr. Alastair Ferguson
Queen’s University
June 18, 2004
“Orexins/hypocretins: neurotransmitter roles in central autonomic control”
Dr. Jane Roskams
University of British Columbia
March 5, 2004
“Cellular plasticity, degeneration and regeneration: lessons from the mouse olfactory system”
Dr. Colin Nurse
McMaster University
November 21, 2003
“Chemosensory signaling in the rat carotid body: a tale of multiple neurotransmitters”
Dr. Yu Tian Wang
University of British Columbia
October 10, 2003
“AMPA receptor trafficking and synaptic plasticity”
Dr. Charles Yang
Eli Lilly & Co., Lilly Corporate Centre, Indianna
June 26, 2003
“Dopamine D1 receptor modulates state-dependent switching of dendritic Ca2+ potentials in rat prefrontal cortical neurons: mechanisms for optimal cognitive processing”
Dr. Douglas Zochodne
University of Calgary
January 17, 2003
“Diabetic neuropathies: mechanisms and evidence” (Grand Rounds)
“Does diabetes target sensory neurons?” (Seminar)
Dr. Regina Sullivan
University of Oklahoma
December 13, 2002
“The unique neurobiology of neonatal learning”
Dr. Wolfgang Walz
University of Saskatchewan
August 29, 2002
“Remodeling of brain cytoarchitecture after injury”
Dr. Richard Riopelle
Montreal Neurological Institute
September 28, 2001
“Allosterism in the neurotrophin system: evidence and implications”
Dr. James N. Reyolds
Queen’s University
September 5, 2001
“Long-term effects of chronic prenatal ethanol exposure in the guinea pig”
Dr. Dan Small
National Research Council, Ottawa
June 15, 2001
“Chemical preconditioning with NMDA receptor antagonists in a rat model of global ischemia”
Dr. Jack Jhamandas
University of Alberta
June 11, 2001
“Actions of amyloid beta peptides on cholinergic basal forebrain neurons: relevance to Alzheimer’s disease”
Dr. Bernard J. Jasmin
University of Ottawa
April 6, 2001
“Regulation of utrophin expression at the neuromuscular synapse: insights into an alternative therapeutic strategy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy”
Dr. Ian Whishaw
University of Lethbridge
November 24, 2000
“The origins of consciousness in spatial behaviour”
“The evolution and organizatio of skilled movements” (The Williams Lecture)
Dr. Alcino J. Silva
Brain Research Institute, UCLA (Grass Traveling Scientist Program)
September 29, 2000
“Molecular and cellular mechanisms of cognitive function and dysfunction”
Dr. Ron Doucette
University of Saskatchewan
May 5, 2000
“Why are olfactory ensheathing cells generating so much excitement?”