BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | DMCBH - ECPv6.15.18//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-WR-CALNAME:Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | DMCBH
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.centreforbrainhealth.ca
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | DMCBH
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:America/Vancouver
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0800
TZOFFSETTO:-0700
TZNAME:PDT
DTSTART:20220313T100000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0700
TZOFFSETTO:-0800
TZNAME:PST
DTSTART:20221106T090000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0800
TZOFFSETTO:-0700
TZNAME:PDT
DTSTART:20230312T100000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0700
TZOFFSETTO:-0800
TZNAME:PST
DTSTART:20231105T090000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0800
TZOFFSETTO:-0700
TZNAME:PDT
DTSTART:20240310T100000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0700
TZOFFSETTO:-0800
TZNAME:PST
DTSTART:20241103T090000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0800
TZOFFSETTO:-0700
TZNAME:PDT
DTSTART:20250309T100000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0700
TZOFFSETTO:-0800
TZNAME:PST
DTSTART:20251102T090000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240209T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240209T160000
DTSTAMP:20260417T091411
CREATED:20231101T162324Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240208T223330Z
UID:12183-1707490800-1707494400@www.centreforbrainhealth.ca
SUMMARY:Melanie Lysenko-Martin: Novel Approaches to Evaluate how Chronic Cannabis Exposure & Audiovisual Cues drive Impulsivity and Risky Decision-Making
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the UBC Behavioural Neuroscience Seminars (BNS)\, a lecture series featuring DMCBH trainees and professors in a casual setting. Talks take place from 3-4 pm every Friday in DMCBH 3402A-C and on Zoom. RSVP is not required. \nThis week’s speaker is Melanie Lysenko-Martin from the Winstanley lab. \nZoom link: https://ubc.zoom.us/j/61318867702?pwd=VER4SC9FSGFzSW5TZHFKWi8vaUlEUT09 \nMeeting ID: 613 1886 7702\nPasscode: 1234 \n  \nIf you would like to be added to the mailing list to receive reminders each week\, please email Melody Salehzadeh (msalehzadeh@zoology.ubc.ca) and/or Jackson Schumacher (schumacher@psych.ubc.ca).
URL:https://www.centreforbrainhealth.ca/events/bns-melanie-lysenko-martin/
LOCATION:DMCBH Room 3402\, 2215 Wesbrook Mall\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6T 1Z3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Behavioural Neuroscience Seminars
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240209T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240209T120000
DTSTAMP:20260417T091411
CREATED:20230511T164554Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240108T194518Z
UID:10882-1707476400-1707480000@www.centreforbrainhealth.ca
SUMMARY:Dr. Harriet de Wit: Microdosing:  Fact or Fiction?
DESCRIPTION:Zoom option if unable to attend in person:\nZoom link here (click on “Join a meeting”)\nMeeting ID: 91512 289258\nPasscode: 289258\n\nDr. Harriet de Wit will review evidence for the purported beneficial effects of ‘microdosing’ psychedelic drugs\, specifically LSD.  She will describe recent studies from her laboratory investigating behavioral and neural effects of low doses of LSD in healthy adults.  She will illustrate some of the methodological challenges researchers face in investigating the effects of very low doses of drugs.
URL:https://www.centreforbrainhealth.ca/events/dr-harriet-de-wit/
LOCATION:Rudy North Lecture Theatre\, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health\, 2215 Wesbrook Mall\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6T 1Z3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Neuroscience Research Colloquium
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240205T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240205T123000
DTSTAMP:20260417T091411
CREATED:20240123T030201Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240124T235657Z
UID:12745-1707132600-1707136200@www.centreforbrainhealth.ca
SUMMARY:Dr. Ofer Yizhar: Optogenetic control of synaptic transmission with bistable rhodopsins
DESCRIPTION:Abstract: \nLong-range synaptic transmission between brain regions allows synchrony and coordination between neural circuits and is the foundation for complex information processing and behavior. For example\, outputs from the prefrontal cortex to diverse subcortical circuits are crucial for regulation of learning\, decision-making\, and social behavior. Optogenetics has allowed unprecedented advances in understanding the causal roles of distinct neural populations in behavior. However\, while optogenetic tools have been widely used for the excitation of neuronal cell bodies and axons\, optogenetic silencing of long-range transmission has posed significant challenges. I will present our work developing several novel optogenetic tools for spatiotemporally-precise silencing of long-range axonal projections. To efficiently suppress synaptic transmission\, we designed a new set of inhibitory bistable rhodopsins that couple to the Gi/o signaling pathway and can be used to suppress synaptic release in vitro and in vivo\, in a spatially and temporally precise manner. New tools within this family allow spectral multiplexing for combined imaging and optogenetic silencing\, opening up new avenues for the functional interrogation of long-range connectivity in neural circuits.
URL:https://www.centreforbrainhealth.ca/events/dr-ofer-yizhar/
LOCATION:DMCBH Room 3402\, 2215 Wesbrook Mall\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6T 1Z3\, Canada
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240202T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240202T160000
DTSTAMP:20260417T091411
CREATED:20231101T162023Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240131T190834Z
UID:12181-1706886000-1706889600@www.centreforbrainhealth.ca
SUMMARY:Fiza Arshad: Audiovisual cues\, Game Immersion\, and Performance
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the UBC Behavioural Neuroscience Seminars (BNS)\, a lecture series featuring DMCBH trainees and professors in a casual setting. Talks take place from 3-4 pm every Friday in DMCBH 3402A-C and on Zoom. RSVP is not required. \nThis week’s speaker is Fiza Arshad from the Winstanley lab. \nZoom link: https://ubc.zoom.us/j/61318867702?pwd=VER4SC9FSGFzSW5TZHFKWi8vaUlEUT09 \nMeeting ID: 613 1886 7702\nPasscode: 1234 \n  \nIf you would like to be added to the mailing list to receive reminders each week\, please email Melody Salehzadeh (msalehzadeh@zoology.ubc.ca) and/or Jackson Schumacher (schumacher@psych.ubc.ca).
URL:https://www.centreforbrainhealth.ca/events/bns-fiza-arshad/
LOCATION:DMCBH Room 3402\, 2215 Wesbrook Mall\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6T 1Z3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Behavioural Neuroscience Seminars
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240202T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240202T120000
DTSTAMP:20260417T091411
CREATED:20230508T171612Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240124T030933Z
UID:10835-1706871600-1706875200@www.centreforbrainhealth.ca
SUMMARY:UBC Kickstart Updates: Drs. Ipek Oruc\, Daniela Palombo and Catharine Winstanley
DESCRIPTION:Zoom option if unable to attend in person:\nZoom link here (click on “Join a meeting”)\nMeeting ID: 91512 289258\nPasscode: 289258
URL:https://www.centreforbrainhealth.ca/events/ubc-kickstart-updates-oruc-palombo-winstanley/
LOCATION:Rudy North Lecture Theatre\, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health\, 2215 Wesbrook Mall\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6T 1Z3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Neuroscience Research Colloquium
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240126T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240126T160000
DTSTAMP:20260417T091411
CREATED:20231101T161652Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240125T005432Z
UID:12179-1706281200-1706284800@www.centreforbrainhealth.ca
SUMMARY:Shayden Schofield-Lewis: The reins of the interbrain: a review of the habenula
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the UBC Behavioural Neuroscience Seminars (BNS)\, a lecture series featuring DMCBH trainees and professors in a casual setting. Talks take place from 3-4 pm every Friday in DMCBH 3402A-C and on Zoom. RSVP is not required. \nThis week’s speaker is Shayden Schofield-Lewis from the Floresco lab. \nZoom link: https://ubc.zoom.us/j/61318867702?pwd=VER4SC9FSGFzSW5TZHFKWi8vaUlEUT09 \nMeeting ID: 613 1886 7702\nPasscode: 1234 \n  \nIf you would like to be added to the mailing list to receive reminders each week\, please email Melody Salehzadeh (msalehzadeh@zoology.ubc.ca) and/or Jackson Schumacher (schumacher@psych.ubc.ca).
URL:https://www.centreforbrainhealth.ca/events/bns-shayden-schofield-lewis/
LOCATION:DMCBH Room 3402\, 2215 Wesbrook Mall\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6T 1Z3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Behavioural Neuroscience Seminars
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240126T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240126T120000
DTSTAMP:20260417T091411
CREATED:20230508T171528Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240124T030752Z
UID:10833-1706266800-1706270400@www.centreforbrainhealth.ca
SUMMARY:UBC Kickstart Updates: Dr. Anthony Phillips and Dr. Kamyar Keramatian
DESCRIPTION:Zoom option if unable to attend in person:\nZoom link here (click on “Join a meeting”)\nMeeting ID: 91512 289258\nPasscode: 289258
URL:https://www.centreforbrainhealth.ca/events/ubc-kickstart-updates-phillips-keramatian/
LOCATION:Rudy North Lecture Theatre\, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health\, 2215 Wesbrook Mall\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6T 1Z3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Neuroscience Research Colloquium
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240122T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240122T170000
DTSTAMP:20260417T091411
CREATED:20231214T014950Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231214T015022Z
UID:12584-1705937400-1705942800@www.centreforbrainhealth.ca
SUMMARY:The Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome: Translational Animal Models and Novel Candidate Drugs
DESCRIPTION:This month\, three PhD students\, Daria Oleinichenko (Phillips/Snutch labs)\, Isabella Gallello (Seamans/Phillips labs)\, and Ru Song (Phillips/MacVicar labs) from the Department of Psychiatry\, will present “The Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome: Translational Animal Models and Novel Candidate Drugs.” \nZoom link if unable to attend in person:\nhttps://ubc.zoom.us/j/5747966049?pwd=N1ppY2tUS3o4bk9vTkFSTzBna3k0Zz09 \nMeeting ID: 574 796 6049\nPasscode: 052059
URL:https://www.centreforbrainhealth.ca/events/the-opioid-withdrawal-syndrome-translational-animal-models-and-novel-candidate-drugs/
LOCATION:DMCBH Room 3402\, 2215 Wesbrook Mall\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6T 1Z3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Monthly Monday Rounds in Mental Health and Addictions
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.centreforbrainhealth.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Mental-Health-IRP-rounds-Jan-2024.jpeg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240119T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240119T160000
DTSTAMP:20260417T091411
CREATED:20231101T161530Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240118T013317Z
UID:12177-1705676400-1705680000@www.centreforbrainhealth.ca
SUMMARY:Adam Lester: The Omniroute maze: a novel behavioural apparatus for dynamically configurable routes and sensory cues to investigate rodent navigation
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the UBC Behavioural Neuroscience Seminars (BNS)\, a lecture series featuring DMCBH trainees and professors in a casual setting. Talks take place from 3-4 pm every Friday in DMCBH 3402A-C and on Zoom. RSVP is not required. \nThis week’s speaker is Adam Lester from the Madhav lab. \nZoom link: https://ubc.zoom.us/j/61318867702?pwd=VER4SC9FSGFzSW5TZHFKWi8vaUlEUT09 \nMeeting ID: 613 1886 7702\nPasscode: 1234 \n  \nIf you would like to be added to the mailing list to receive reminders each week\, please email Melody Salehzadeh (msalehzadeh@zoology.ubc.ca) and/or Jackson Schumacher (schumacher@psych.ubc.ca).
URL:https://www.centreforbrainhealth.ca/events/bns-adam-lester/
LOCATION:DMCBH Room 3402\, 2215 Wesbrook Mall\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6T 1Z3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Behavioural Neuroscience Seminars
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240112T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240112T160000
DTSTAMP:20260417T091411
CREATED:20231101T161426Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240118T013210Z
UID:12175-1705071600-1705075200@www.centreforbrainhealth.ca
SUMMARY:Brandon Forys: To work or to slack? Choice and cognitive effort
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the UBC Behavioural Neuroscience Seminars (BNS)\, a lecture series featuring DMCBH trainees and professors in a casual setting. Talks take place from 3-4 pm every Friday in DMCBH 3402A-C and on Zoom. RSVP is not required. \nThis week’s speaker is Brandon Forys from the Todd lab. \nZoom link: https://ubc.zoom.us/j/61318867702?pwd=VER4SC9FSGFzSW5TZHFKWi8vaUlEUT09 \nMeeting ID: 613 1886 7702\nPasscode: 1234 \n  \nIf you would like to be added to the mailing list to receive reminders each week\, please email Melody Salehzadeh (msalehzadeh@zoology.ubc.ca) and/or Jackson Schumacher (schumacher@psych.ubc.ca).
URL:https://www.centreforbrainhealth.ca/events/bns-brandon-forys/
LOCATION:DMCBH Room 3402\, 2215 Wesbrook Mall\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6T 1Z3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Behavioural Neuroscience Seminars
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240112T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240112T120000
DTSTAMP:20260417T091411
CREATED:20230404T193658Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231215T191849Z
UID:10681-1705057200-1705060800@www.centreforbrainhealth.ca
SUMMARY:Dr. Joshua Berke: Time\, Space and Dopamine
DESCRIPTION:Zoom option if unable to attend in person:\nZoom link here (click on “Join a meeting”)\nMeeting ID: 91512 289258\nPasscode: 289258\n\nDopamine is famously involved in reward\, but exactly how continues to be the subject of debate. Two key functions include signaling reward expectations to promote motivated\, effortful work\, and signaling errors in reward expectation to promote learning. I will present new studies from my laboratory examining each of these processes. We combine recent technological advances for measuring dopamine with novel behavioral tasks\, to probe how animals compute reward expectations over multiple temporal and spatial scales. \n 
URL:https://www.centreforbrainhealth.ca/events/dr-joshua-berke/
LOCATION:Rudy North Lecture Theatre\, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health\, 2215 Wesbrook Mall\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6T 1Z3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Neuroscience Research Colloquium
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231208T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231208T120000
DTSTAMP:20260417T091411
CREATED:20230511T164358Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231124T105827Z
UID:10880-1702033200-1702036800@www.centreforbrainhealth.ca
SUMMARY:Dr. Adrienne Fairhall: Cognitive rule-switching in macaques.
DESCRIPTION:Zoom option if unable to attend in person:\nZoom link here (click on “Join a meeting”)\nMeeting ID: 91512 289258\nPasscode: 289258\n\nWhat is the neural basis of abstraction? Working in collaboration with experimental groups who have trained monkeys and humans on a decision task\, we analyze how subjects make use of visual information and feedback to infer a hidden rule\, where the rule switches in an uncued fashion. We fit a suite of behavioral models and learn that while humans are close to optimal Bayesian agents\, monkey behavior is better fit as reinforcement learning\, with a novel additional factor included. We use this behavioral model to elucidate structure in neural activity recorded from 200 sites across the brain\, finding low-dimensional and dynamic representations of stimulus\, feedback and  reward prediction error that support the notion of internal states captured by the behavioral model. \n 
URL:https://www.centreforbrainhealth.ca/events/dr-adrienne-fairhall/
LOCATION:Rudy North Lecture Theatre\, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health\, 2215 Wesbrook Mall\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6T 1Z3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Neuroscience Research Colloquium
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231201T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231201T160000
DTSTAMP:20260417T091411
CREATED:20231101T161101Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231110T010233Z
UID:12171-1701442800-1701446400@www.centreforbrainhealth.ca
SUMMARY:Quincy Collins: Exploring embryonic microglial responsiveness to maternal stress during pregnancy
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the UBC Behavioural Neuroscience Seminars (BNS)\, a lecture series featuring DMCBH trainees and professors in a casual setting. Talks take place from 3-4 pm every Friday in DMCBH 3402A-C and on Zoom. RSVP is not required. \nThis week’s speaker is Quincy Collins from the Rosin lab. \nZoom link: https://ubc.zoom.us/j/61318867702?pwd=VER4SC9FSGFzSW5TZHFKWi8vaUlEUT09 \nMeeting ID: 613 1886 7702\nPasscode: 1234 \n  \nIf you would like to be added to the mailing list to receive reminders each week\, please email Melody Salehzadeh (msalehzadeh@zoology.ubc.ca) and/or Jackson Schumacher (schumacher@psych.ubc.ca).
URL:https://www.centreforbrainhealth.ca/events/bns-quincy-collins/
LOCATION:DMCBH Room 3402\, 2215 Wesbrook Mall\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6T 1Z3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Behavioural Neuroscience Seminars
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231201T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231201T120000
DTSTAMP:20260417T091411
CREATED:20230404T192402Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231022T181816Z
UID:10675-1701428400-1701432000@www.centreforbrainhealth.ca
SUMMARY:Dr. Mark Bevan: Dysregulation and rescue of subthalamic nucleus locomotor function in Huntington’s disease mice
DESCRIPTION:Zoom option if unable to attend in person:\nZoom link here (click on “Join a meeting”)\nMeeting ID: 91512 289258\nPasscode: 289258\n\nIn this seminar I will focus on our recent studies on the role of the subthalamic nucleus in motor control and its dysregulation in movement disorders.  We found that 1) subthalamic locomotor encoding and gait are highly dysregulated in Q175 Huntington’s disease (HD) mice 2) analogous gait deficits could be generated in wild type mice through optogenetic manipulation of subthalamic activity 3) subthalamic locomotor encoding and gait could be rescued in HD mice through suppression of subthalamic mutant huntingtin expression. Together\, these findings argue that subthalamic activity normally optimizes movement\, whereas dysregulated subthalamic activity contributes to gait deficits in HD and is a potential target for therapeutic intervention.
URL:https://www.centreforbrainhealth.ca/events/dr-mark-bevan/
LOCATION:Rudy North Lecture Theatre\, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health\, 2215 Wesbrook Mall\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6T 1Z3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Neuroscience Research Colloquium
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231127T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231127T170000
DTSTAMP:20260417T091411
CREATED:20231115T193606Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231115T193752Z
UID:12262-1701099000-1701104400@www.centreforbrainhealth.ca
SUMMARY:Leveraging the UBC Community to Address the Opioid Crisis: A Chemist’s Perspective
DESCRIPTION:This month\, Dr. Glenn Sammis will present “Leveraging the UBC Community to Address the Opioid Crisis: A Chemist’s Perspective.” \nZoom link if unable to attend in person:\nhttps://ubc.zoom.us/j/5747966049?pwd=N1ppY2tUS3o4bk9vTkFSTzBna3k0Zz09 \nMeeting ID: 574 796 6049\nPasscode: 052059
URL:https://www.centreforbrainhealth.ca/events/leveraging-the-ubc-community-to-address-the-opioid-crisis-a-chemists-perspective/
LOCATION:DMCBH Room 3402\, 2215 Wesbrook Mall\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6T 1Z3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Monthly Monday Rounds in Mental Health and Addictions
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.centreforbrainhealth.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Mental-Health-IRP-rounds-Nov-2023.jpeg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231124T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231124T160000
DTSTAMP:20260417T091411
CREATED:20231101T160940Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231110T010058Z
UID:12169-1700838000-1700841600@www.centreforbrainhealth.ca
SUMMARY:Anna Mazurenko: Regional Variations in Steroidogenic Enzymatic Activity in Rat Placenta and Implications for Neurodevelopment
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the UBC Behavioural Neuroscience Seminars (BNS)\, a lecture series featuring DMCBH trainees and professors in a casual setting. Talks take place from 3-4 pm every Friday in DMCBH 3402A-C and on Zoom. RSVP is not required. \nThis week’s speaker is Anna Mazurenko from the Soma lab. \nZoom link: https://ubc.zoom.us/j/61318867702?pwd=VER4SC9FSGFzSW5TZHFKWi8vaUlEUT09 \nMeeting ID: 613 1886 7702\nPasscode: 1234 \n  \nIf you would like to be added to the mailing list to receive reminders each week\, please email Melody Salehzadeh (msalehzadeh@zoology.ubc.ca) and/or Jackson Schumacher (schumacher@psych.ubc.ca).
URL:https://www.centreforbrainhealth.ca/events/bns-anna-mazurenko/
LOCATION:DMCBH Room 3402\, 2215 Wesbrook Mall\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6T 1Z3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Behavioural Neuroscience Seminars
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231124T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231124T120000
DTSTAMP:20260417T091411
CREATED:20230329T174100Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231003T185618Z
UID:10614-1700823600-1700827200@www.centreforbrainhealth.ca
SUMMARY:Dr. Irene Vavasour: Diving into neuroimaging research with FINS
DESCRIPTION:Zoom option if unable to attend in person:\nZoom link here (click on “Join a meeting”)\nMeeting ID: 91512 289258\nPasscode: 289258\n\nThe Fipke Integrated Neuroimaging Suite (FINS) hosts state-of-the-art neuroimaging equipment including a 3T Philips MRI scanner and a 3T GE PET/MR scanner. Our translational research includes developing better imaging tools for disorders such as multiple sclerosis\, Parkinson’s\, Alzheimer’s\, stroke\, traumatic brain injury and mental health\, as well as healthy aging. This presentation will discuss many of our novel imaging techniques\, including myelin water imaging\, how and why they are used and what up and coming developments are available.
URL:https://www.centreforbrainhealth.ca/events/dr-irene-vavasour/
LOCATION:Rudy North Lecture Theatre\, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health\, 2215 Wesbrook Mall\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6T 1Z3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Neuroscience Research Colloquium
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231117T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231117T160000
DTSTAMP:20260417T091411
CREATED:20231101T160724Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231110T010001Z
UID:12167-1700233200-1700236800@www.centreforbrainhealth.ca
SUMMARY:Menghao Lu: The functions of CaMKII and PKC in Wnt-dependent neurite pruning
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the UBC Behavioural Neuroscience Seminars (BNS)\, a lecture series featuring DMCBH trainees and professors in a casual setting. Talks take place from 3-4 pm every Friday in DMCBH 3402A-C and on Zoom. RSVP is not required. \nThis week’s speaker is Menghao Lu from the Mizumoto lab. \nZoom link: https://ubc.zoom.us/j/61318867702?pwd=VER4SC9FSGFzSW5TZHFKWi8vaUlEUT09 \nMeeting ID: 613 1886 7702\nPasscode: 1234 \n  \nIf you would like to be added to the mailing list to receive reminders each week\, please email Melody Salehzadeh (msalehzadeh@zoology.ubc.ca) and/or Jackson Schumacher (schumacher@psych.ubc.ca).
URL:https://www.centreforbrainhealth.ca/events/bns-menghao-lu/
LOCATION:DMCBH Room 3402\, 2215 Wesbrook Mall\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6T 1Z3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Behavioural Neuroscience Seminars
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231117T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231117T120000
DTSTAMP:20260417T091411
CREATED:20230329T173920Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230829T165650Z
UID:10612-1700218800-1700222400@www.centreforbrainhealth.ca
SUMMARY:Dr. Rosemary Bagot:  At the intersection of threat and reward in nucleus accumbens glutamatergic afferents.
DESCRIPTION:Zoom option if unable to attend in person:\nZoom link here (click on “Join a meeting”)\nMeeting ID: 91512 289258\nPasscode: 289258\n\nThe nucleus accumbens integrates diverse inputs\, balancing threat and reward to orchestrate motivated behaviour. Glutamatergic projections from the ventral hippocampus and medial prefrontal cortex converge in the accumbens medial shell and are implicated in reward processing as well as adaptation to chronic stress. How these pathways integrate aversive or appetitive events to modulate behaviour is not fully understood and largely unstudied in females\, despite known sex-differences in stress-related psychopathologies. I will present new data using pathway-specific in vivo fibre-photometry and chemogenetic silencing to uncover how these projections encode aversive experiences to shape behavioural responding to threat and integrate information about the outcome of actions to shape learning about reward.
URL:https://www.centreforbrainhealth.ca/events/dr-rosemary-bagot/
LOCATION:Rudy North Lecture Theatre\, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health\, 2215 Wesbrook Mall\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6T 1Z3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Neuroscience Research Colloquium
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231103T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231103T160000
DTSTAMP:20260417T091411
CREATED:20231031T221052Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231031T233905Z
UID:12161-1699023600-1699027200@www.centreforbrainhealth.ca
SUMMARY:BNS - Skylar Fang
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the UBC Behavioural Neuroscience Seminars (BNS)\, a lecture series featuring DMCBH trainees and professors in a casual setting. Talks take place from 3-4 pm every Friday in DMCBH 3402A-C and on Zoom. RSVP is not required. \nThis week’s speaker is Skylar Fang from the Madhav lab. \nZoom link: https://ubc.zoom.us/j/61318867702?pwd=VER4SC9FSGFzSW5TZHFKWi8vaUlEUT09 \nMeeting ID: 613 1886 7702\nPasscode: 1234 \n  \nIf you would like to be added to the mailing list to receive reminders each week\, please email Melody Salehzadeh (msalehzadeh@zoology.ubc.ca) and/or Jackson Schumacher (schumacher@psych.ubc.ca).
URL:https://www.centreforbrainhealth.ca/events/bns-skylar-fang/
LOCATION:DMCBH Room 3402\, 2215 Wesbrook Mall\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6T 1Z3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Behavioural Neuroscience Seminars
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231103T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231103T120000
DTSTAMP:20260417T091411
CREATED:20230424T173144Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231016T194129Z
UID:10765-1699009200-1699012800@www.centreforbrainhealth.ca
SUMMARY:Dr. Douglas Wylie: Cerebellar Control of Flight in Birds: Easy as 1\, 2\, 3
DESCRIPTION:Zoom option if unable to attend in person:\nZoom link here (click on “Join a meeting”)\nMeeting ID: 91512 289258\nPasscode: 289258\n\nThe cerebellum contains the majority of neurons in the brain and has been implicated with many aspects of motor control. In birds this includes the control of flight. In this talk\, by synthesizing behavioral\, neurophysiological\, neuroanatomical and paleontological data I will emphasize three points: (i) the expansion of the cerebellum in birds is associated with the evolution of powered flight; (ii) retinal-recipient nuclei that analyze optic flow are critical for controlling flight; and (iii) three different visuomotor areas of the cerebellum are involved in controlling different aspects of flight.
URL:https://www.centreforbrainhealth.ca/events/dr-douglas-wylie/
LOCATION:Rudy North Lecture Theatre\, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health\, 2215 Wesbrook Mall\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6T 1Z3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Neuroscience Research Colloquium
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231023T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231023T170000
DTSTAMP:20260417T091411
CREATED:20231010T193025Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231010T193025Z
UID:12056-1698075000-1698080400@www.centreforbrainhealth.ca
SUMMARY:Translational Research from a Clinician's Perspective: Focus on Substance Use and Concurrent Disorders
DESCRIPTION:Welcome back for a new season of MH&A rounds! \nThis month\, Dr. Christian Schütz  will present “Translational Research from a Clinician’s Perspective: Focus on Substance Use and Concurrent Disorders.” \nZoom link if unable to attend in person:\nhttps://ubc.zoom.us/j/5747966049?pwd=N1ppY2tUS3o4bk9vTkFSTzBna3k0Zz09 \nMeeting ID: 574 796 6049\nPasscode: 052059
URL:https://www.centreforbrainhealth.ca/events/translational-research-from-a-clinicians-perspective-focus-on-substance-use-and-concurrent-disorders/
LOCATION:DMCBH Room 3402\, 2215 Wesbrook Mall\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6T 1Z3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Monthly Monday Rounds in Mental Health and Addictions
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.centreforbrainhealth.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Mental-Health-IRP-rounds-Oct-23-2023.jpeg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231020T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231020T120000
DTSTAMP:20260417T091411
CREATED:20220604T014558Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230822T172646Z
UID:9072-1697799600-1697803200@www.centreforbrainhealth.ca
SUMMARY:Dr. Randy McIntosh: Hidden Repertoires in Cognitive Function and Dysfunction
DESCRIPTION:Zoom option if unable to attend in person:\nZoom link here (click on “Join a meeting”)\nMeeting ID: 91512 289258\nPasscode: 289258\n\nA hidden repertoire is a functional configuration in the brain that supports behaviour but is seldom used. As a complex system\, the brain can show a broad range of configurations for the same function. This “many-to-one” property imparts our brain with resilience during normal operations but also in the face of adverse events\, such as damage or disease. I will cover the evidence for these repertoires and cover strategies for investigation\, and the implication for the I will also relate the existence of such repertoires to variations in the qualia of our experience.
URL:https://www.centreforbrainhealth.ca/events/dr-randy-mcintosh/
LOCATION:Rudy North Lecture Theatre\, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health\, 2215 Wesbrook Mall\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6T 1Z3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Neuroscience Research Colloquium
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231013T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231013T120000
DTSTAMP:20260417T091411
CREATED:20220426T222843Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230822T172608Z
UID:8924-1697194800-1697198400@www.centreforbrainhealth.ca
SUMMARY:Dr. Denise Cai: The brain in motion: stability and flexibility of memory engrams across time and experience
DESCRIPTION:Zoom option if unable to attend in person:\nZoom link here (click on “Join a meeting”)\nMeeting ID: 91512 289258\nPasscode: 289258\n\nCreating stable memories is critical for survival. An animal relies on past learning to navigate its environment\, avoid dangerous situations\, and find needed resources. Because the environment is dynamic\, stable memories must be updated with new information to enable responses to changing threats (a specific danger) and rewards (such as food and water). The brain circuits involved in memory and learning require both stability and flexibility. Using in vivo calcium imaging and chemogenetics\, we demonstrate how new information is updated with past memories through co-reactivation of memory ensembles during offline periods including sleep.
URL:https://www.centreforbrainhealth.ca/events/dr-denise-cai/
LOCATION:Rudy North Lecture Theatre\, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health\, 2215 Wesbrook Mall\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6T 1Z3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Neuroscience Research Colloquium
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231006T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231006T120000
DTSTAMP:20260417T091411
CREATED:20230921T193033Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230921T193101Z
UID:11887-1696590000-1696593600@www.centreforbrainhealth.ca
SUMMARY:Dr. Julia Schulze-Hentrich: At the nexus of genes\, aging and environment: Understanding transcriptomic and epigenomic regulation in health and disease
DESCRIPTION:Zoom option if unable to attend in person:\nZoom link here (click on “Join a meeting”)\nMeeting ID: 91512 289258\nPasscode: 289258\n\nThe DNA of every cell in our body contains the genes inherited from our parents and plays a crucial role in health and disease. While changes in the DNA itself are linked to monogenic diseases\, they often fail to explain complex disorders such as neurodegenerative diseases. This can potentially be explained by additional layers of gene regulation known to be stored “above” the DNA\, at the epigenetic level. Over the last years\, this relatively young research field has shown that molecular structures packaging DNA in the cell nucleus influence gene activity. The DNA itself as well as its packaging structure\, the so-called chromatin\, can be chemically modified in many ways and is highly dynamic. With these findings\, chromatin appears to be a central interface between genes and the environment\, and the development and progression of diseases could be decisively influenced by epigenetic changes. Our research group investigates which epigenetic modifications are associated with complex neurological diseases – in particular Parkinson’s and Huntington’s – and how environmental factors and aging have modulating effects on them. Here\, I will give an overview of current projects and highlight key findings of our work. \n 
URL:https://www.centreforbrainhealth.ca/events/dr-julia-schulze-hentrich/
LOCATION:Rudy North Lecture Theatre\, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health\, 2215 Wesbrook Mall\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6T 1Z3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Neuroscience Research Colloquium
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230929T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230929T120000
DTSTAMP:20260417T091411
CREATED:20220604T014843Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230822T172524Z
UID:9076-1695985200-1695988800@www.centreforbrainhealth.ca
SUMMARY:Dr. Richard Mooney: From song to synapse
DESCRIPTION:Zoom option if unable to attend in person:\nZoom link here (click on “Join a meeting”)\nMeeting ID: 91512 289258\nPasscode: 289258\n\nVocalizations are an essential medium for social and sexual signaling in mammals and birds.  Whereas most animals only produce innate vocalizations\, songbirds learn to sing in a process with many parallels to human speech learning. I will discuss recent advances from our lab highlighting the neural mechanisms that enable birdsong learning\, including basal ganglia-dependent vocal exploration and reinforcement. How the learned song is integrated with innate vocalizations will also be considered\, with reference to recent studies that genetically map neural circuits for innate vocalizations in mice. \n 
URL:https://www.centreforbrainhealth.ca/events/dr-richard-mooney/
LOCATION:Rudy North Lecture Theatre\, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health\, 2215 Wesbrook Mall\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6T 1Z3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Neuroscience Research Colloquium
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230925T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230925T170000
DTSTAMP:20260417T091411
CREATED:20230906T194413Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230906T194413Z
UID:11776-1695655800-1695661200@www.centreforbrainhealth.ca
SUMMARY:Depressive and anxiety levels in a community sample: Examining the role of avoidance and reward-seeking behaviours
DESCRIPTION:Welcome back for a new season of MH&A rounds! \nThis month\, Ryan Tomm from the Todd lab will present “Depressive and anxiety levels in a community sample: Examining the role of avoidance and reward-seeking behaviours.” \nZoom link if unable to attend in person:\nhttps://ubc.zoom.us/j/5747966049?pwd=N1ppY2tUS3o4bk9vTkFSTzBna3k0Zz09 \nMeeting ID: 574 796 6049\nPasscode: 052059
URL:https://www.centreforbrainhealth.ca/events/depressive-and-anxiety-levels-in-a-community-sample-examining-the-role-of-avoidance-and-reward-seeking-behaviours/
LOCATION:DMCBH Room 3402\, 2215 Wesbrook Mall\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6T 1Z3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Monthly Monday Rounds in Mental Health and Addictions
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.centreforbrainhealth.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Mental-Health-IRP-rounds-Sept-25-2023.jpeg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230922T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230922T120000
DTSTAMP:20260417T091411
CREATED:20230725T202300Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230822T172441Z
UID:11438-1695380400-1695384000@www.centreforbrainhealth.ca
SUMMARY:Dr. Jibran Khokhar: Cannabis and the Vulnerable Brain: A Closer Look at Genetics\, Adolescence\, and Edible Overdose
DESCRIPTION:Zoom option if unable to attend in person:\nZoom link here (click on “Join a meeting”)\nMeeting ID: 91512 289258\nPasscode: 289258\n\nDr. Khokhar will talk about the behavioural and neural correlates of various types of vulnerabilities to cannabis\, starting from genetic risk for cannabis use\, to vaping in adolescence\, to the recent increases in edible overdoses in children and pets.
URL:https://www.centreforbrainhealth.ca/events/dr-jibran-khokhar/
LOCATION:Rudy North Lecture Theatre\, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health\, 2215 Wesbrook Mall\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6T 1Z3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Neuroscience Research Colloquium
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230915T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230915T120000
DTSTAMP:20260417T091411
CREATED:20220706T204712Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230901T170859Z
UID:9251-1694775600-1694779200@www.centreforbrainhealth.ca
SUMMARY:Dr. Maya Koronyo: Retinal manifestations of Alzheimer’s disease
DESCRIPTION:Zoom option if unable to attend in person:\nZoom link here (click on “Join a meeting”)\nMeeting ID: 91512 289258\nPasscode: 289258\n\nThe neural retina is a key organ for vision and visual processing. As a direct extension of the brain\, it emerges as a prominent site impacted by Alzheimer’s disease (AD).  The retina is the only CNS tissue not shielded by bone that can be easily accessible for noninvasive\, affordable\, ultra-high-resolution imaging in the clinical setting. Data from recent years strongly suggest it can serve as a window to assess AD. Early studies described retinal nerve fiber layer and ganglion cell degeneration. Our team revealed the accumulation of core AD hallmarks—amyloid β-protein (Aβ) plaques and neurofibrillary tangles—in the retina of AD and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) patients. Subsequent studies confirmed these findings\, and further reported visual and electroretinography abnormalities\, retinal tauopathy\, Aβ oligomers\, inflammation\, and cell-specific degeneration in AD patients. Data from our group and others suggest that the brain and retina follow a similar trajectory during AD progression\, potentially due to their shared embryonic origin and anatomical proximity. Moreover\, retinal vascular irregularities—vessel density and fractal dimensions\, blood flow\, foveal avascular zone\, curvature tortuosity\, arteriole-to-venule ratio—are present in AD patients\, including early-stage cases. A tight association between cerebral and retinal vasculopathy to cognitive deficits was reported in AD patients and animal models. More recently\, we identified early and progressive retinal vascular platelet-derived growth factor receptor-β (PDGFRβ) deficiency and pericyte loss\, as well as retinal endothelial tight junction losses in MCI and AD patients. These retinal vasculopathies strongly link to vascular amyloid accumulation as well as could predict the severity of cerebral amyloid angiopathy. Currently\, we explore the complex landscape of Alzheimer’s in the retina\, including AD-related molecular signatures and processes\, new forms of proteinopathies\, vascular and inflammatory abnormalities\, synaptic loss\, as well as cell-specific vulnerability and resilience. Establishing how early retinal biomarkers can be detected during AD continuum and what do they mean for brain pathology and functional decline\, should guide the development of future retinal imaging technologies to improve early\, noninvasive AD diagnosis and monitoring. \n 
URL:https://www.centreforbrainhealth.ca/events/dr-maya-koronyo/
LOCATION:Rudy North Lecture Theatre\, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health\, 2215 Wesbrook Mall\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6T 1Z3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Neuroscience Research Colloquium
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230908T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230908T120000
DTSTAMP:20260417T091411
CREATED:20220713T185639Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230822T172316Z
UID:9307-1694170800-1694174400@www.centreforbrainhealth.ca
SUMMARY:Dr. Linda Overstreet-Wadiche: Adult-born neurons in the hippocampal network
DESCRIPTION:Zoom option if unable to attend in person:\nZoom link here (click on “Join a meeting”)\nMeeting ID: 91512 289258\nPasscode: 289258\n\nThe adult dentate gyrus continually produces new neurons that integrate into the hippocampal circuit. Adult-born neurons transiently exhibit distinct cellular properties that distinguish them from the larger population of mature neurons\, and these properties are thought to underlie the vital role of neurogenesis in hippocampal behaviors. I will review the developmental trajectory of adult-born neuron cellular properties and present new data focused on cellular mechanisms of “critical periods” for plasticity and information processing. The results support the idea that neurogenesis provides a substrate for experience-dependent circuit plasticity and memory precision.
URL:https://www.centreforbrainhealth.ca/events/dr-linda-overstreet-wadiche-2/
LOCATION:Rudy North Lecture Theatre\, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health\, 2215 Wesbrook Mall\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6T 1Z3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Neuroscience Research Colloquium
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR