DCU to host 9th Neuroscience Ireland Conference
What: ‘Frontiers in Neuroscience: Diseases and Treatments’
When: Tuesday 1st and Wednesday 2nd September, 2015
Where: Nursing and Human Sciences Building, Dublin City University
The International Centre for Neurotherapeutics and the Psychology group at Dublin City University have organised this 9th biannual multi-national symposium, under the auspices of Neuroscience Ireland. Keynote speakers will include Professors John Wood, FRS, Wolfson Institute for Biomedical Research, University College London; Harvey McMahon, FRS, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge University and Paul Kenny, Experimental Therapeutics Institute, New York, as well as other overseas and national presenters.
This prestigious symposium will highlight recent advances towards cellular and molecular definitions of neuronal communication in health and disease. Special emphasis is to be placed on innovative neurotherapeutics and their relations to the Pharmaceutical Industry, especially in Ireland.
With such a strong line-up of speakers, an exciting multi-disciplinary programme will showcase discoveries across a number of topical facets from Molecular Neurobiology to Neuroscience, through focused sessions on pain and novel analgesics, endocytosis, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, psychopharmacology of drugs of abuse/addiction, and the contribution of Neuroscience to the Law.
For full programme details visit http://neuroscienceireland.com/nsi-conference/9th-neuroscience-ireland-conference-1st-and-2nd-september-2015-dcu/
As a major attraction, DCU's Nobel Laureate Series in association with Magnet Networks will feature a lecture by Prof. Thomas Südhof, co-winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2013, on Tuesday 1st September at 12pm. Professor Südhof will speak about his life’s work exploring how neurons in the brain communicate with one another, and the important implications this has had on our understanding of conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease, schizophrenia, autism and others.