12 Nov 2019 Inaugural Monash Neuroscience Symposium

Register for the 12 Nov full day Neuroscience symposium

We invite you to attend the Inaugural Monash Neuroscience Symposium which aims to bring together clinicians and pre-clinical researchers throughout Monash University in all fields of neuroscience. We are proud to announce guest speaker, Russell Joyce, who will describe his journey and experiences on “Living well with Parkinson’s”.

It is a free event, being held 9am-5pm, on Tuesday 12 Nov at Monash University's Clayton campus. See details and register for catering. See detail of sessions and speakers below.


Highlights include: 

Session speakers

• A/Prof Henry Ma (SCS)
• Dr Toby Merson (ARMI)
• Dr Natalie Thomas (CCS)
• Prof Jonathan Baell (Medicinal Chemistry)
• Dr Vilija Jokubatis (CCS)
• Prof Julie Stout (Psychology)
• Prof Katrina Williams (SCS)
• Dr Bridget Semple (CCS)

Breakout session leads

• Epilepsy | Dr Pablo Casillas-Espinosa (CCS)
• Neurotrauma | Dr Bridgette Semple (CCS)
• Stroke | Prof Geoffrey Cloud (CCS) and Prof Thanh Phan (SCS)
• MS & Neuroimmunology | Prof Helmut Butzkueven (CCS)
• Cognitive Neuroscience and Neurodegenerative Diseases | Prof Mark Bellgrove (Psychology)
• Psychiatric disorders and Mental Health | Prof Jayashri Kulkarni (CCS)

Q&A panel 

• Moderator | Anthony Fillipis, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Neurosciences Victoria
• Michael Cowley | Professor, Department of Physiology, Monash University
• Dan Grant | CEO, MTP Connect
• Natasha Lannin | Professor, Department of Neuroscience, Monash University
• Shantha Rajaratnam | Deputy Director of Research and Translation, The Turner Institute of Brain and Mental Health, Monash University
• Velandai Srikanth | Professor, Peninsula Clinical School, Monash University
• Elane Zelcer | Commercialisation Adviser, Accelerating Commercialisation