EVENT INFORMATION
Local Organising Committee
The Local Organising Committee includes:
Conference Chairs
Prof Lezanne Ooi
Position:
Conference Executive Chair
Research area:
Disease Models of Neurodegeneration and Neurological Disorders
Why you’re excited about the meeting:
I’m looking forward to connecting with colleagues, expanding my network and
discovering new techniques and ideas
Dr Natalie Matosin
Position:
Local Organising Committee Chair
Research area:
Neurobiology of neuropsychiatric disorders
Why you’re excited about the meeting:
I’m excited to unite three pinnacle neuroscience organisations to generate more than the sum of their parts
Local Organising Committee Members
Prof Frini Karayanidis
Position:
Program Portfolio, Conference Shell (lead)
Research area:
Disease Models of Neurodegeneration and Neurological Disorders
Why you’re excited about the meeting:
I’m looking forward to connecting with colleagues, expanding my network and
discovering new techniques and ideas
Dr Tertia Purves-Tyson
Position:
Program Portfolio, Symposia (lead)
Research area:
neurobiology of
neurodevelopmental and neuropsychiatric disorders, including schizophrenia
Why you’re excited about the meeting:
I am excited by the collaborative opportunities
that this joint scientific meeting will inspire
Dr Natasha Kumar
Position:
Program Portfolio, Abstracts (lead)
Research area:
Cellular, molecular, and physiological mechanisms underlying respiratory and autonomic regulation
Why you’re excited about the meeting:
Excited to bring together discussion and research dissemination on topics spanning both basic and clinical science across the three NeuroAlliance societies. Also
pumped to work with a dynamic local organising committee to showcase the breadth and excellence of neuroscience across Australia and New Zealand - teamwork makes the dream work!
A/Prof Marco Morsch
Position:
Satellites Portfolio
Research area:
Neurodegeneration, condensation and aggregation
mechanisms
Why you’re excited about the meeting:
The combined NeuroAlliance meeting is an exceptional opportunity for all the fantastic research in Australia to reach a
much wider audience and broaden its impact
A/Prof Erika Gyengesi Bilaver
Position:
Social Events Portfolio
Research area:
My research focuses on neuroinflammation and
glial biology in neurodegenerative diseases, particularly how glial dysfunction
contributes to cognitive decline and neurological disorders such as Alzheimer’s
disease
Why you’re excited about the meeting:
I’m particularly excited to help create social events that bring students, early career researchers, and senior scientists
together from three societies in a relaxed environment. It’s a great
opportunity to foster new collaborations and connections across our research communities
Dr Reuben Rideaux
Position:
Program Portfolio
Research area:
Sensory and cognitive neuroscience
Why you’re excited about the meeting:
I’m looking forward to the Australasian Neuroscience Alliance because it represents an opportunity to engage with
neuroscientists across a broad range of sub disciplines
Dr Lizzie Manning
Position:
EDI Portfolio
Research area:
Behavioural
neuroscience and mental health research
Why you’re excited about the meeting:
I'm excited to hear about neuroscience topics being tackled across levels-from the molecular basis to circuits and behaviour- using multidispclinary approaches, and to see the new collaborations and innovation that evolves out of this. I'm also thrilled to share new approaches for enhancing equity, diversity and inclusions from across ANS, BPA and ACNS
Dr Samara Walpole
Position:
EMCR
Sub-Committee Chair
Research area:
Biological psychiatry, using postmortem human brain tissue to study the molecular mechanisms underlying psychiatric disorders
Why you’re excited about the meeting:
As chair of the EMCR subcommittee, I’m particularly excited about the opportunity for HDR students and EMCRs from across the three societies to come together and learn from approaches outside our usual silos. It will be great to hear how different fields approach neuroscience research and to spark new ideas and collaborations