Seminars & Events

Tuesday, December 12, 2023, 13:00-14:00
The Neuroscience Program presents
Targeting cortical GABAergic circuits in neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders.
Speaker: Graziella Di Cristo, PhD
Professor, Departments of Neurosciences
and Pediatrics
Université de Montréal
Location: Hybrid In Person RGN Room 1421 and MS Teams Meeting
Please contact Nancy MacDonald at nmacdonald@toh.ca for the link

Hosted by Dr. Simon Chen

Learning Objectives:

  1. To explore the potential of targeting specific GABAergic cell types for
    improving the extinction of fear memories.
  2. To examine the role of specific GABAergic cell types in auditory
    processing dysfunctions in Syngap1-related neurodevelopmental
    disorders.
  3. To explore the mechanisms underlying GABAergic cell dysfunctions
    caused by Syngap1 haploinsufficiency.
Tuesday, January 09, 2024, 13:00-14:00
The Neuroscience Program presents
TBD
Speaker: Mark Cembrowski, PhD
UBC
Location: Hybrid In Person RGN Room 1421 and MS Teams Meeting
Please contact Nancy MacDonald at nmacdonald@toh.ca for the link

Hosted by Dr. Max Rousseaux

Learning Objectives:
Tuesday, January 16, 2024, 13:00-14:00
The Neuroscience Program presents
TBD
Speaker: Heidi McBride, PhD
McGill
Location: Hybrid In Person RGN Room 1421 and MS Teams Meeting
Please contact Nancy MacDonald at nmacdonald@toh.ca for the link

Hosted by Dr. Max Rousseaux

Learning Objectives:
Tuesday, January 23, 2024, 13:00-14:00
The Neuroscience Program presents
TBD
Speaker: Martin Levesque, PhD
Univeristé Laval
Location: Hybrid In Person RGN Room 1421 and MS Teams Meeting
Please contact Nancy MacDonald at nmacdonald@toh.ca for the link

Hosted by Dr. Max Rousseaux

Learning Objectives:
Tuesday, January 30, 2024, 13:00-14:00
The Neuroscience Program presents
TBD
Speaker: Susan George, PhD
University of Toronto
Location: Hybrid In Person RGN Room 1421 and MS Teams Meeting
Please contact Nancy MacDonald at nmacdonald@toh.ca for the link

Hosted by Dr. Steve Ferguson

Learning Objectives:
Tuesday, February 06, 2024, 13:00-14:00
The Neuroscience Program presents
TBD
Speaker: Gerald Zamponi, PhD
University of Toronto
Location: Hybrid In Person RGN Room 1421 and MS Teams Meeting
Please contact Nancy MacDonald at nmacdonald@toh.ca for the link

Hosted by Dr. Steve Ferguson

Learning Objectives:
Tuesday, February 13, 2024, 13:00-14:00
The Neuroscience Program presents
TBD
Speaker: Derek Bowie, PhD
McGill
Location: Hybrid In Person RGN Room 1421 and MS Teams Meeting
Please contact Nancy MacDonald at nmacdonald@toh.ca for the link

Hosted by Dr. Steve Ferguson

Learning Objectives:
Tuesday, February 20, 2024, 13:00-14:00
The Neuroscience Program presents
TBD
Speaker: Eve Tsai, MD Michael Hildebrand, PhD
The Ottawa Hospital and Carleton University
Location: Hybrid In Person RGN Room 1421 and MS Teams Meeting
Please contact Nancy MacDonald at nmacdonald@toh.ca for the link

David Park uOBMRI Colloquium Series

Hosted by Drs. Neil Thomas, Jing Wang, Paul Albert

Learning Objectives:
Tuesday, February 27, 2024, 13:00-14:00
The Neuroscience Program presents
TBD
Speaker: Giulia Fadda, PhD
The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Location: Hybrid In Person RGN Room 1421 and MS Teams Meeting
Please contact Nancy MacDonald at nmacdonald@toh.ca for the link

MS Mingle series

Hosted by Dr. Jing Wang

Learning Objectives:
Tuesday, March 05, 2024, 13:00-14:00
The Neuroscience Program presents
TBD
Speaker: Miroslava Cuperlovic-Culf, PhD
University of Ottawa
Location: Hybrid In Person RGN Room 1421 and MS Teams Meeting
Please contact Nancy MacDonald at nmacdonald@toh.ca for the link

Hosted by Dr. Paul Albert

Learning Objectives:
Tuesday, March 05, 2024, 13:00-14:00
The Neuroscience Program presents
TBD
Speaker: Miroslava Cuperlovic-Culf, PhD
University of Ottawa
Location: Hybrid In Person RGN Room 1421 and MS Teams Meeting
Please contact Nancy MacDonald at nmacdonald@toh.ca for the link

Hosted by Dr. Paul Albert

Learning Objectives:
Tuesday, March 12, 2024, 13:00-14:00
The Neuroscience Program presents
TBD
Speaker: Marc Ekker, PhD
University of Ottawa
Location: Hybrid In Person RGN Room 1421 and MS Teams Meeting
Please contact Nancy MacDonald at nmacdonald@toh.ca for the link

Hosted by Dr. Paul Albert

Learning Objectives:
Tuesday, March 19, 2024, 13:00-14:00
The Neuroscience Program presents
TBD
Speaker: Jennifer Phillips, PhD and Argel Aguilar-Valles, PhD
The Royal Institute of Mental Health and Carleton University
Location: Hybrid In Person RGN Room 1421 and MS Teams Meeting
Please contact Nancy MacDonald at nmacdonald@toh.ca for the link

David Park uOBMRI Colloquium Series

Hosted by Drs. Neil Thomas, Jing Wang, Paul Albert

Learning Objectives:
Tuesday, March 26, 2024, 13:00-14:00
The Neuroscience Program presents
TBD
Speaker: Majid Mohajerani, PhD
Douglas
Location: Hybrid In Person RGN Room 1421 and MS Teams Meeting
Please contact Nancy MacDonald at nmacdonald@toh.ca for the link

Hosted by Dr. Greg Silasi

Learning Objectives:

Please note that OHRI seminars are open to all members of OHRI and partner institutions. Members of the general public are asked to contact the communications office (jganton@ohri.ca) for more information about the research presented at OHRI seminars.