Neuroscience Research Day 2021

#NRD2021 goes virtual!


 
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Western University’s 3rd annual Neuroscience Research Day

(Feb 18th and 19th 2021)


Thank you to our incredible keynote speakers, Dr. Kay Tye and Dr. Emery Brown!

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We hope you had the chance to see our brilliant New Faculty talks
by Dr. Emma Duerden and Dr. Taylor Schmitz!

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This year, we were grateful to hear from esteemed panelists on several pressing topics
A tremendous thank you to all our panelists!

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Careers outside of academia - Dr. Scott MacDonald, Dr. Melanie Kok, Jessica Benzaquen, and Dr. Adrian Snihur

Neurotechnology: ethics and societal implications - Dr. Tim Brown, Dr. Gabriel Lazaro-Munoz, Dr. Laura Cabrera, and Dr. Jackie Sullivan (moderator)

COVID-19 and the brain - Dr. Robert Stevens, Dr. Adrian Owen, Dr. Sonu Bhaskar, Dr. Shibani Mukerji

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Science Sam’s Science Communication Workshop was an Incredible Feature at NRD2021

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A huge thank you to our generous sponsors and supporters!

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Congratulations to all of our award winners!

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Oral Presentation Winners:

  • Athanasios Markopoulos (MSc at McGill University)

  • Fatema Khimji (MSc at York University)

  • Aja Hogan-Cann (PhD at Western University)

  • Arman Shekari (PhD at McMaster University)

  • Aoi Ichiyama (PhD at Western University)

  • Rebecca Kozak (PhD at Western University)

  • Allison Dilliott (PhD at Western University)

Collaboration Award Winners: Oren Princz-Lebel (PhD at Western University) and Hayley Shanks (MSc at Western University)

Brain Art Exhibit Winners:

  • Michelle Wilson (PhD at Western University) and Mahdieh Varvani Farahni (PhD at Western University)

  • Jessica Lammert (MSc at Western University)

  • Nathalie Prevenost (BHSc at Western University) and Mary Taylor (MSc at Western University)

Fan Favourite Art Award Winners:  Julia Fawcett (BA at Western University) and Charlotte Liang (MSc at Western University)

Social Media Award Winner: Paul Sheppard (Post doctoral fellow at Western University) 

NRD2021 Cajal Creative Art Exhibit

Click here to view all the art submissions

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