May 7, 2025 agenda

All sessions will be held at New Residence Hall.

Learn more about the speakers here.

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8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.:
Registration

8:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.:
Opening Remarks

8:45 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.:
Keynote

• Lucina Uddin, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
  Brain dynamics and flexible behaviours

9:45 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.:
Panel

Topic: IMPRESS – Indigenous summer internship program
Moderator: Krystle van Hoof (Managing Director and CEO of Healthy Brains, Healthy Lives)
Panelists: Margaret MacKenzie, Sianna Williamson and Sienna Armstrong (all McGill University)

10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.:
Coffee break

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.:
Panel

Topic: Computational neuroscience: The future of the field
Moderator: Alan Evans (McGill University)
Panelists: Blake Richards (McGill University), Paul Masset (McGill University), Andreea Diaconescu (CAMH) and Marieke Mur (Western University)

12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.:
Lunch / Poster Session

1:30 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.:
Trainee Flash Talks

Twelve trainees, selected based on abstract submissions, will each give a three-minute presentation on their research. Learn more about the Trainee Flash Talks.

2:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.:
Keynote

• Amélie Quesnel-Vallée, McGill University.
  Beyond the reductionist paradigm: Context and complexity in neuroscience

3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.:
Panel

Topic: Integrating social determinants of health in neuroscience
Moderator: Laurence J. Kirmayer (McGill University)
Panelists: Jai Shah (McGill University), Robert-Paul Juster (Université de Montréal), Maiya Geddes (McGill University) and Tasmia Hai (McGill University)

4:15 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.:
Final Remarks and Trainee Awards