Neuroscience Research Day 2021
#NRD2021 goes virtual!
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!
We hope you had the chance to see our brilliant New Faculty talks
by Dr. Emma Duerden and Dr. Taylor Schmitz!
This year, we were grateful to hear from esteemed panelists on several pressing topics
A tremendous thank you to all our panelists!
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
Science Sam’s Science Communication Workshop was an Incredible Feature at NRD2021
A huge thank you to our generous sponsors and supporters!
Congratulations to all of our award winners!
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
