Neuroscience Day Program 2025
Venue: LUX Lecture Hall, Helgonavägen 3, Lund
Date: Thursday, May 8th, 2025
***Morning Session***
08:45 - 09:00 | Registration & Name Badge Collection
09:00 - 09:10 | Introduction by Martin Garwicz
09:10 - 09:50 | Sophie Scott
Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, University College London, UK
The Science of Laughter
Chair: Niklas Mattsson-Carlgren
09:50 - 10:10 | Data Blitz Session 1
Data Blitz 1: Anita Adami-LINE-1 retrotransposons regulate the exit of human pluripotency and early brain development
Data Blitz 2: Mihai Atudorei-Bilateral chemogenetic activation of intratelencephalic neurons in motor cortex reduces spontaneous locomotor activity in mice
Chair: Laura Castilla-Vallmanya
10:10 - 10:40 | Coffee Break
10:40 - 11:20 | Sandrine Humbert
Paris Brain Institute, France
The Developmental Roots of Huntington disease
Chair: Åsa Petersén
11:20 - 12:00 | Christophe Heinrich
SBRI-Stem Cell and Brain Research Institute, University of Lyon, France
Cellular Reprogramming in the Brain
Chair: Daniella Rylander Ottosson
12:00 - 13:30 | Lunch Break
Light lunch provided for registered participants
***Afternoon Session***
13:30 - 14:10 | Rebecca Böhme
The Center for Social and Affective Neuroscience, Linköping University, Sweden
Social and Bodily Foundations of the Self
Chair: Johan Mårtensson
14:10 - 14:40 | Data Blitz Session 2
Data Blitz 3: Sofia Bergh- TDP-43 Overexpression Causes ALS/FTD-like Neuropathology, Dysregulated Metabolism, and Apathy in Mice
Data Blitz 4: Artem Gornov-Classical conditioning of a Purkinje cell in citro
Data Blitz 5: Raquel Martinez Curiel- Stem cell-derived oligodendrocytes for cell therapy in demyelinating diseases
Chair: Laura Castilla-Vallmanya
14:40 - 15:50 | Meet the Speakers and Mingle with Refreshments
LUX Foyer - Join any speaker’s table for an informal discussion
15:50 - 15:55 | Announcement of Awards for Best Presentations
Chair: Christine Ekdahl Clementson & Merab Kokaia
15:55 - 16:00 | Announcement of Grants Awarded by the Segerfalk Foundation
Chair: Martin Garwicz
16:00 - 17:00 | SEGERFALK LECTURE 2025
Diploma to be awarded by Ingrid Agartz on behalf of the Thorsten and Elsa Segerfalk Foundation
University of Toronto, Canada
The Future of Deep Brain Stimulation – Therapies, Mechanisms, and Challenges
Chair: Martin Garwicz
Interview with Segerfalk lecturer Andres Lozano on Next-gen Neurosurgery
Organising committee:
Martin Garwicz | Christine Ekdahl Clementson | Andreas Heuer | Merab Kokaia | Niklas Mattsson-Carlgren | Johan Mårtensson | Malin Parmar | Åsa Petersén | Daniella Rylander Ottosson | Laura Castilla Vallmanya | Srisaiyini Kidnapillai (co-ordinator).
Neuroscience Day is sponsored by The Thorsten and Elsa Segerfalk Foundation.