Brain Health Research Day

June 3, 2022
Jointly hosted by the uOttawa Brain and Mind Research Institute (uOBMRI) and the Faculty of Social Sciences

Thank you for attending our Brain Health Research Day 2022! We look forward to hosting our Neuroscience Community again in late Spring/early Summer 2023.

Since 2009 we have hosted an annual Brain Health Research Day to bring together our research community. 

This event includes dynamic speakers including an external world-renowned keynote speaker, as well as short presentations by our clinicians and researchers to describe the broad research in brain health being done at the University of Ottawa Brain and Mind Research Institute and our partner institutions.  

Trainees are highlighted during the event by giving them an opportunity to give an oral presentation, display their research at the poster session, be poster judges, and have their scientific images displayed at our event.  

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Brain Health Research Day event poster.

Brain Health Research Day

  • Oral Presentation Abstract – May 20
  • Poster Presentation Abstract – May 25
  • Event Registration – May 30

To ensure dietary restrictions are accommodated, please register by 9am on May 25.

Questions? Please e-mail [email protected].

Please contact the [email protected] if you have any specific questions related to your abstract submission.

    Roger S. McIntyre, MD, FRCPC

    The Dr. Antoine Hakim Keynote Lecture Presents:

    Roger S. McIntyre, MD, FRCPC

    "Comorbidity in Psychiatry: Public Health, Clinical and Research Implications"

    • Professor, Psychiatry and Pharmacology, University of Toronto
    • Head, Mood Disorders Psychopharmacology Unit, University Health Network

    Dr. Roger McIntyre is currently a Professor of Psychiatry and Pharmacology at the University of Toronto and Head of the Mood Disorders Psychopharmacology Unit at the University Health Network, Toronto, Canada.

    Dr. Roger McIntyre's full biography
    Date and time

    June 3, 2022

    9am to 4pm, Awards and Social 4-6pm

    Location

    120 University Private (uOttawa Faculty of Social Sciences)

    Language

    English

    Contact us

    For all questions, comments and suggestions, please do not hesitate to contact Brain Health Research Day.

    Registration (uOttawa Faculty of Social Sciences Building, Lobby of Auditorium, FSS 2005)

    Session 1 (FSS 2005 Auditorium)

    • Welcome, opening remarks

      • Ruth Slack, PhD, FRSC - Director, uOBMRI

      • Victoria Barham, PhD - Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, uOttawa
    • The Antoine Hakim Keynote Lecture: "Comorbidity in Psychiatry: Public Health, Clinical and Research Implications"

      • Roger McIntyre, MD, FRCPC - Professor, Psychiatry and Pharmacology, University of Toronto, Head, Mood Disorders Psychopharmacology Unit, the University Health Network

    Break and poster session (FSS 4007)

    Session 2 (FSS 2005 Auditorium)

    • Research spotlight

      • Lauri Tuominen, MD, PhD - Neuroscientist, The Royal's Institute of Mental Health Research (IMHR); Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Ottawa

      • Lisa Walker, C.Psych - Neuropsychologist, Department of Psychology, The Ottawa Hospital. "Cognitive Fatigability in MS: Measurement and Management"

    Lunch and poster session (FSS 4007)

    Session 3 (FSS 2005 Auditorium)

    • Trainee research expose 

      • Allison Loan - PhD Student, Department of Biology, University of Ottawa. "Prenatal Exposure to Low-Dose Methylmercury Promotes Autism Spectrum Disorder-Like Behaviours in Early Adulthood"

      • Nikita Koziel Ly - MSc Student, Neuroscience, Carleton University. "Characterization of Amygdala Neurons Activated by Sleep Deprivation"

    Refreshment break (entrance 2005)

    Session 4 (FSS 2005 Auditorium)

    • Research spotlight

      • Argel Aguilar-Valles, PhD - Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience, Carleton University. "A non-hallucinogenic LSD analogue with therapeutic potential in mood disorders"

      • Melanie Sekeres, PhD - Assitant Professor, School of Psychology, University of Ottawa. "Chemobrain and Hippocampal Neurotoxicity: Implications for Episodic Memory and Recollection Network Disruptions Following Chemotherapy Treatment"

    Awards and social (FSS 4007)

    • Nafissa Ismail, PhD - Associate Professor, School of Psychology, University of Ottawa
    • Jennifer Phillips, PhD - Scientist, The Royal's Institute of Mental Health Research