Scientific Day: McConnell Brain Imaging Centre - 40th anniversary
Scientific Day: McConnell Brain Imaging Centre - 40th anniversary
Honouring the past, transforming the future
Registration is free but mandatory. Secure your spot now!
This is an eco-responsible event. Registered participants will receive a reusable coffee mug on site.
Join us for an inspiring event that celebrates our rich history while looking forward to the innovations of tomorrow. We’ll feature insightful talks and panel discussions with previous directors, esteemed BIC faculty members, and distinguished keynote speakers. Engaging discussions on the journey and future of the McConnell Brain Imaging Centre.
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We are proud to announce that our event has been awarded a Gold Sustainable Event certification by the Â鶹AV Sustainable Events program run by the Â鶹AV Office of Sustainability. |
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Opportunity for BIC faculty students to showcase their work through poster presentations (limited space available).
Celebrating 40 Years of Vision: The McConnell Brain Imaging Centre
Forty years ago, Dr. William Feindel had a groundbreaking vision to visualize the unseen pathology of the central nervous system, paving the way for enhanced care for patients with neurological conditions. This vision led to the establishment of the McConnell Brain Imaging Centre (BIC) at the Montreal Neurological Institute, Â鶹AV.
To commemorate this significant milestone, we are delighted to announce three days of events:
- Scientific Day on November 19, 2024 at the Jeanne Timmins Amphitheatre, The Neuro. Lectures from 08:00 - 18:30.
- Conférences Publiques on November 23, 2024 at the Bibliothèque et Archives Nationales du Québec (BANQ). Cours en français de 13h à 14h30.
- Public Lectures on November 23, 2024 at theĚýBibliothèque et Archives Nationales du QuĂ©bec (BANQ). Lectures in English from 14:30 - 16:00.
- Open House Day on December 7, 2024 at The McConnell Brain Imaging Centre (BIC), The Neuro. Tours from 09:00 - 13:00.
We look forward to honouring our past together and envisioning a transformative future with you!
Program
| 8:00 | Registration & Breakfast |
| 9:00 |
Welcome & Opening RemarksJulien Doyon, PhD, Director of the McConnell Brain Imaging Centre Lesley Fellows, MDCM DPhil, Vice-President (Health Affairs), Dean of the Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences Guy A Rouleau, OC OQ MD PhD FRCP(C) FRSC, Director of The Neuro |
| 9:20 |
Past, Present and Future of the BICJulien Doyon, PhD |
| 9:35 |
Honouring the past: Roundtable with Former DirectorsAntoine Hakim, OC MD PhD Albert Gjedde, MD DSc Alan Charles Evans, PhD Bruce G. Pike, PhD Sylvain Baillet, PhD Julien Doyon, PhD |
| 10:15 | Break |
| 10:40 |
Transforming the future (Part #1)Christine Tardif, PhD Boris Bernhardt, PhD Bratislav Misic, PhD Nathan Spreng, PhD Louis Collins, PhD Sam Audrain, PhD Xiaoqian Chai, PhD Yasser Iturria-Medina, PhD |
| 12:00 |
Lunch & Posters of BIC Students and Postdocs |
| 1:10 |
Videos: Brenda Milner and former BIC Students and Postdocs |
| 1:20 |
Keynote lecture: Marta Bianciardi, PhDBrainstem nuclei atlasing and connectomics: an opportunity for neuroscience and brainstem-related disorders Associate Professor of Radiology, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital |
| 2:00 |
Transforming the future (Part #2)Neda Ladbon-Bernasconi, MD PhD Udunna Anazodo, PhD Alain Dagher, MD Dana Small, PhD Sylvia Villeneuve, PhD Pedro Rosa-Neto, MD PhD Marco Leyton, PhD Maiya Rachel Geddes, MD |
| 3:20 | Break |
| 3:45 |
Keynote lecture: Jon Stoessl, CM MD FRCPC FCAHSMolecular imaging insights into pathogenesis, progression and complications of Parkinson’s Professor of Neurology |
| 4:25 |
Keynote lecture: Bruce R. Rosen, MD PhDNext generation brain observatories Director of the Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging |
| 5:10 |
Closing Remarks |
| 5:15 |
Wine & Cheese & Posters of BIC Students and Postdocs |
Poster Presentation Program
- Arnold Lab, Emily Fetco, R2Star U-Net.
- Arnold Lab, Bastien Caba, When, Where, and How? Optimizing a Methodological Recipe for Measuring Conversion of New Lesions to Chronic Black Holes
- Bernasconi Lab, Fatemeh Fadaie, A data-driven MRI study of neurobehavioral comorbidities in temporal lobe epilepsy
- Baillet Lab, Jonathan Gallego-Rudolf, Functional and structural connectivity patterns predict longitudinal tau spreading in asymptomatic individuals expressing Aβ pathology
- Baillet Lab, Luc Wilson, Functional connectivity profiles of aperiodic brain activity
- Bzdok Lab, Chloé Savignac, Parent-of-origin effects in Alzheimer’s liability dissociate neurocognitive and cardiovascular traits in at-risk individuals
- Bzdok Lab, Le Zhou, On the neurobiological basis of chronotype: insights from a multimodal population neuroscience study
- Doyon Lab, Caroline Landelle, Cerebro-spinal somatotopic organization uncovered through functional connectivity mapping
- Doyon Lab, Latifa Lazzouni, Declarative Memory Reactivation using Closed-Loop Auditory Stimulation during Overnight Sleep Improves Memory Consolidation
- Ducharme Lab, Mahdie Soltaninejad, MRI-Based Classifier for Early Identification of At-Risk C9orf72 Frontotemporal Dementia Cases
- Ducharme Lab, Mahdie Soltaninejad, White Matter Hyperintensities are An Early Biomarker in GRN-related Frontotemporal Dementia
- Evans’ Lab, Jordan DeKraker, A predictive role of the old cortex in general intelligence
- Evans’ Lab, Anisleidy Gonzalez-Mitjans, AI-Driven Neural Modeling: Enhancing Brain Simulation Through Machine Learning and Realistic Time Delays
- Narayanan Lab, Sneha Senthil, Assessment of region specific oxidative stress in relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis
- Narayanan Lab, Flavie Detcheverry, Brain metabolite level differences between young and middle-aged adults assessed using 7T magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS)
- Poline Lab, Kendra Oudyk, Towards living meta-research in neuroimaging
- Poline Lab, Michelle Wang, Nipoppy and Neurobagel: Software infrastructure for FAIR neuroimaging-clinical datasets
- Rudko Lab, Vladimir Grouza, Ultra-high-resolution mapping of myelin in the mouse brain using microstructural MRI
- Rudko Lab, Risavarshni Thevakumaran, A Distinct Microglial Inflammation Pattern in the Subcortex of MS Patients is Associated with Cortical Laminar Demyelination
- Shmuel Lab, Gurucharan Marthi Krishna Kumar: Advancing Deformable Medical Image Registration through Hierarchical Nested Attention Mechanisms
- Shmuel Lab, Ziqi Hao: High-resolution diffusion MRI of the connections in the visual cortex
- Evans’ Lab, Jiadong Yan, Comprehensive Association Patterns between Adolescent Brain Morphometry and Cognitive Function
- Zatorre’s Lab: Etienne Abassi, The representation of speech conversations in the human auditory cortex
- Zatorre’s Lab: Oscar Bedford, Auditory-motor predictions after short motor training in non-musicians
Trainee Poster Session
This Poster Session is an excellent opportunity for BIC Faculty postdocs, graduate and undergraduate students to present their projects and initiatives in the neuroscience field.
Thirty abstracts will be selected for the poster session. Please note that due to the limited space it is important to register and submit the abstract early.
This is a fantastic opportunity to share your work, engage with peers, and foster collaboration within the neuroscience community.
We look forward to your participation!
Important Dates:
- Abstract submission deadline: Sunday, November 3rd, 2024, at 11:59 pm
- Announcement of the selected abstracts: Friday, November 8th
Eligibility and Conditions:
To be eligible for the trainee poster session, you must:
- Be a registered Â鶹AV undergraduate student, graduate student, or post-doctoral fellow of the BIC Faculty
- Be registered to attend the event. Please
How to submit an abstract:
Please fill out the following form by Sunday, November 3rd, 2024, at 11:59 pm.
Location
Jeanne Timmins Amphitheatre, The Neuro (The Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital)
The Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital is at 3801 University Street, north of Pine Avenue West, on the Â鶹AV campus opposite the former Royal Victoria Hospital.
Montreal is served by highway Routes 10, 15, 20 and 40, and by Greyhound Bus, ViaRail and the P-E-Trudeau airport. In the city, bus and metro service is provided by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM).
Wheelchair access
A wheelchair accessible entrance is on University Street north of the main entrance. Another wheelchair accessible entrance is in the loading area behind the building: to enter the loading area, turn into the driveway south of the main entrance. Please note, there is no parking in the loading area.
Parking
Parking near The Neuro is sometimes difficult. There are parking meters on University Street and a parking lot north of the main entrance. To enter the lot, turn right into the driveway toward Molson Stadium.
Information about parking fees
Taxi Stand
There is a taxi stand on University Street across from the main entrance. You may call a cab from the free taxi phone in the main lobby near the Security Desk.
Access by Public TransportationĚý
Bus
There are four bus stops within walking distance:
- Bus 144 stops at Pine Avenue and University Street
- Bus 356 stops at Sherbrooke Street and University Street (Nightbus)
- Bus 107 stops at Pine Avenue and Docteur Penfield
- Bus 24 stops at Sherbrooke Street and University Street
Metro
Take the Metro Green Line to the Â鶹AV station. Walk north on University Street and cross Pine Avenue. The main entrance is on the right, past the flags.
Organizing Committee
Prof. Julien Doyon, Director of the BIC
Prof, Xiaoqian Chai, BIC
Damien Chalaud, Director of Communications, The Neuro
Dr. Alain Dagher, BIC
Giulia Del Guercio Green, Administrative Assistant, BIC
Helen Elina, Ph.D., Manager of Administration & Finance, BIC
Prof. Alexey Kostikov, BIC
Prof. Marco Leyton, BIC
Prof. Gassan Massarweh, Director of Cyclotron and Radiochemistry, BIC
Sandra McPherson, Ph.D., Associate Director of Communications, The Neuro
Prof. Jean-Baptiste Poline, BIC
Dr. Pedro Rosa-Neto, BIC
Prof. Dana Small, BIC
Dr. Jean-Paul Soucy, Director of PET Unit, BIC
Prof. Robert Zatorre, BIC
