The 9th Annual Oxford Neuroscience Symposium was held on the 21st March at the New Mathematics Institute. This is the showcase for all the ground breaking research from across our Neuroscience community. This year’s symposium featured a number of new initiatives including an industry talk and a whole session devoted to rapid –fire ‘Flash’ talks by early career researchers.
The guest speaker David Nutt, Imperial, gave a fascinating and thought provoking talk “Neuroscience: time for a psychedelic enlightenment?”.
One of the highlights of the day was the Sherrington poster prize, sponsored by Royal Society Publishing, presented by Kia Nobre, Chair of the Oxford Neuroscience Committee.
The winners were:
1st Prize £150 Amazon Voucher
Eleonora Lomi, Dept. of Experimental Psychology
Differences in theta modulation between granular and dysgranular retrosplenial cortex in rats
2nd Prize £100 Amazon Voucher
Mylene Huebecker, Dept. of Pharmacology
Glycosphingolipid levels and glucocerebrosidase activities are altered in healthy ageing and Parkinson’s disease
3rd Prize £50 Amazon Voucher
Lucy McDermott, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences
Using genome engineered IPSCs to model human nociception in vitro.
The winners of the 2028 BRAINScapes Image competition were also announced.