SONA 2024 SCHEDULE
8:00 am – Lazaridis Hall (Atrium): REGISTRATION & CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
9:00 am – Lazaridis Hall (LH1001): WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKS
9:15 am – Lazaridis Hall (LH1001): FEATURED SPEAKERS: SESSION 1
Dr. Lakshmini Balachandar (University of Utah)
Investigating the role of cortical microglia in viral infection-induced epilepsy
Dr. Paul Sheppard (Western University)
Acute d-serine rescues spatial pattern separation deficits in aged adult mice and is sufficient to improve pattern separation in young adult mice
Dr. Dale Martin (University of Waterloo)
Linking lipids to protein mislocalization & proteostasis deficiencies in neurodegeneration
Dr. Nicolas Rouleau (Wilfrid Laurier University)
Bioengineering and the multiple realizability of mind
11:00 am – Lazaridis Hall (Atrium): MORNING POSTER SESSION / EXHIBITORS
(Snacks and beverages available; lunch available from 11:45 am)
1:00 pm – Lazaridis Hall (LH1001): FEATURED SPEAKERS: SESSION 2
Dr. Paula Duarte-Guterman (Brock University)
Investigating how parental experience modulates neuroplasticity across the lifespan
Dr. Shayna Rosenbaum (York University)
Hippocampal contributions to perception and memory
2:00 pm – Lazaridis Hall (Atrium): AFTERNOON POSTER SESSION / EXHIBITORS
(Snacks and beverages available)
3:30 pm – Lazaridis Hall (LH1001): KEYNOTE LECTURE
Dr. Graham Collingridge (University of Toronto)
Modulating synaptic plasticity for the treatment of depression and dementia
4:30 pm – Lazaridis Hall (LH1001): CLOSING REMARKS & TRAINEE POSTER AWARDS
5:00 – 7:30 pm: SOCIAL AT WILF’S RESTAURANT & BAR
(2nd floor, Fred Nichols Campus Centre; all SONA attendees welcome!)
