HBHL Symposium 2025: a week later, the energy still shines!

Over 300 attendees gathered at 黑料不打烊 University on May 6 and 7 for the HBHL Symposium 2025,听a vibrant two-day celebration of cutting-edge neuroscience and brain health research.听

This year鈥檚 event featured inspiring keynote talks by Damien Fair (University of Minnesota), Lucina Q. Uddin (UCLA) and Am茅lie Quesnel-Vall茅e (黑料不打烊 University), who explored topics from neuropsychiatry and brain network dynamics to social determinants of brain health.

Seven panels showcased work from 黑料不打烊 and beyond, covering themes like computational neuroscience, developmental neuroimaging, digital health tools, Indigenous leadership in academia and the integration of social determinants of health in neuroscience research.听

Over 100 graduate and postdoctoral trainees presented their research through poster sessions and Trainee Flash Talks, sparking rich discussions across career stages.

Congratulations to our Flash Talk Award Winners:听

• Judges Award:听Camille Heguy

• Audience Award:听Matthew Danyluik

Best Poster Presentation Awardees:听

• Theme 1: Shawniya Alageswaran and听Dane Malenfants

• Theme 2: Lina Sifi and Teddy Fisher

• Theme 3: Melissa Pestemalciyan and Dasha Vanichkina

• Theme 4: Mathilde Argote and Gabriella Malamud

• SGBA+:听Nevena Chuntova and Janice Park

HBHL Symposium 2025 would not have been possible without the commitment of our speakers, participants, volunteers and sponsors. Their听engagement and support helped make this year鈥檚 event a great success.听

• Keynotes:听Damien Fair, Lucina Q. Uddin, Am茅lie Quesnel-Vall茅e
• Moderators:听Dr. Martin Lepage, Lisa Saksida, Benoit Boulet, Laurence Kirmayer
• Panelists:听Synthia Guimond, Amal Abdel-Baki, Shalini Lal, Marco Prado, Mallar Chakravarty, Chris Pack, Lyle Muller, Thomas Durcan, Boris Bernhardt, Jonathan C. Lau, Yannis Trakadis, Gail Myhr, Benoit Gentil, Margaret MacKenzie, Sianna Williamson, Sienna Armstrong, Blake Richards, Paul Masset, Andreea Diaconescu, Marieke Mur, Maiya Geddes, Tasmia Hai, Robert-Paul Juster, Jai Shah.

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And, last but not least, a special thanks to Alan Evans,听Scientific Director of HBHL.

We are already counting down to next year鈥檚 Symposium as we continue to advance neuroscience together!听

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