A half-day research symposium to allow new University of Bristol academics to showcase their research, encourage discussion, and build collaborations.

Talks will start at 12.30 and finish at 16.20, after which there will be a drinks and snacks networking reception. 

ALL WELCOME

Registration is now closed. If you would like to take part, please contact Catherine Brown directly. 

Programme:  

time	speaker	Position	School	Title
12.00-12.30	Welcome refreshments
12.30-12.35	Welcome and Introduction by Paul Chadderton	Bristol Neuroscience Lead
12.35-12.55	Johan Alsiö	Lecturer	School of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience	The neuropsychopharmacology of cognitive flexibility
12.55-13.15	Carole Fureix	Lecturer in Behavioural Physiology	Bristol Veterinary School	Validating elevated waking inactivity in the home-cage as a depression-like state indicator in mice
13.15-13.35	Kevin Wilkinson	Lecturer	School of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience	Synaptic protein trafficking in health and disease
13.35-13.55	Brandi Lee Drisdelle	Lecturer	School of Psychological Science	Exploring the neural mechanisms of salient distractor suppression
13.55-14.15	Seán Froudist-Walsh	Lecturer	School of Engineering Mathematics and Technology	The anatomy of information-routing during cognition
14.15-14.45	KEYNOTE: Krishna Singh	Head of Human Electrophysiology	School of Psychology, Cardiff University	MEG-derived oscillatory markers of activity and connectivity: clinical and pharmacological applications
14.45-15.00	Break
15.00-15.20	Svetlana Mastitskaya		Bristol Medical School	Vagus nerve, GLP-1 and cardiac pericytes in cardioprotection
15.20-15.40	Lukasz Chrobok	Lecturer	School of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience	Deciphering the ticking network of the brainstem clock
15.40-16.00	Alice French	Lecturer	School of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience	How has sleep evolved?
16.00-16.20	Hélio Clemente Cuve	Lecturer	School of Psychological Science	Social kinematics: A motor-perceptual approach to facial  expression communication
16.20-17.30	Reception