Come to wire in person. Anyone interested to connect, establish collaborations or simply enjoy wiring in a fun social setting is invited to join.
The NeuroWire Virtual Club brings together neuroscientists across the world to discuss novel findings in the field of neural circuits through an open virtual forum. Organized by Dr. Lisa Topolnik, professor at the Neuroscience Axis of the CRCHUQ-Laval University Research Centre, NeuroWire Club is hosting numerous virtual events ranging from expert talks to group debates with leaders in the neural circuit field to discuss recent discoveries and identify new challenging directions.
Join the club to stay connected and receive Zoom links for all upcoming events.
Our 2022-2023 co-hosts

Aparna Suvrathan
Assistant Professor
McGill University

Mark Cembrowski
Assistant Professor
University of British Columbia

Bénédicte Amilhon
Assistant Professor
Université de Montréal

Lisa Topolnik
Professor
Université Laval

Next Talk
May 26, 2022
10-00 to 11-00 EST
Denise Cai
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, USA
https://www.denisecailab.com
The brain in motion: How ensemble fluidity drives memory-updating and flexibility
Creating stable memories is critical for survival. An animal relies on past learning to navigate its environment, avoid dangerous situations, and find needed resources. Because the environment is dynamic, stable memories must be updated with new information to enable responses to changing threats (a specific danger) and rewards (such as food and water).
The brain circuits involved in memory and learning require both stability and flexibility. Using in vivo calcium imaging, immediate-early gene tagging, and chemogenetics, we demonstrate how the dynamic activity of neural ensembles supports the “tug of war” between memory stability and flexibility in a mouse model.
Upcoming talks 2022 - 2023
10-00 to 11-00 EST
Theofanis Karayannis
Brain Research Institute, University of Zurich. Switzerland
https://www.hifo.uzh.ch/en/research/karayannis.html
September 8
10-00 to 11-00 EST
Bénédicte Amilhon
CHU Sainte-Justine, Université de Montréal. Canada
https://recherche.umontreal.ca/nos-chercheurs
September 15
10-00 to 11-00 EST
Marco Capogna
Aarhus University. Denmark
https://dandrite.au.dk/people/affiliated-researchers/marco-capogna
September 22
10-00 to 11-00 EST
Gianmaria Maccaferri
Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University. USA
https://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/faculty-profiles/az/profile/Gianmaria -Maccaferri
September 29
10-00 to 11-00 EST
Nelson Spruston
Janelia Research Campus. USA
https://www.janelia.org/people/nelson-spruston
October 6
10-00 to 11-00 EST
Gabor Nyiri
Institute of Experimental Medicine, Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Hungary
http://koki.hu/~nyiri/
October 13
10-00 to 11-00 EST
Janos Szabadics
Institute of Experimental Medicine, Budapest. Hungary
http://szabadicslab.koki.hu/
October 20
10-00 to 11-00 EST
Csaba Foldy
Brain Research Institute, University of Zurich. Switzerland
https://www.hifo.uzh.ch/en/research/foldy.html
October 27
10-00 to 11-00 EST
Kaori Takehara-Nishiuchi
University of Toronto. Canada
https://www.takeharalab.com/
November 3
10-00 to 11-00 EST
David Dupret
MCR Brain Network Dynamics Unit, University of Oxford. United Kingdom
https://www.mrcbndu.ox.ac.uk/groups/dupret-group
November 10
10-00 to 11-00 EST
Erin Calipari
Vanderbilt University. USA
http://caliparilab.com/
November 24
10-00 to 11-00 EST
Laura Colgin
University of Texas at Austin. USA
https://clm.utexas.edu/lclab
December 1
10-00 to 11-00 EST
Edward Han
Washington University School of Medicine in St.Louis. USA
https://sites.wustl.edu/hanlab
December 8
10-00 to 11-00 EST
Melissa Warden
Cornell University. USA
https://wardenlab.org/
December 15
10-00 to 11-00 EST
Gina Poe
University of California, Los Angeles. USA
https://poe-sleeplab.weebly.com/
January 12
10-00 to 11-00 EST
Takaki Komiyama
University of California, San Diego. USA
https://komiyamalab.biosci.ucsd.edu
January 19
10-00 to 11-00 EST
Eve Marder
Brandeis University. USA
https://blogs.brandeis.edu/marderlab/
January 26
10-00 to 11-00 EST
Aparna Suvrathan
McGill University. Canada
https://suvrathanlab.org
February 2
10-00 to 11-00 EST
Tim Viney
University of Oxford. United Kingdom
https://www.pharm.ox.ac.uk/research/viney-group
February 9
10-00 to 11-00 EST
Flavio Donato
University of Basel. Switzerland
https://www.donatolab.com/
February 16
10-00 to 11-00 EST
Moriel Zelikowsky
University of Utah. USA
https://www.zelikowskylab.com
March 2
10-00 to 11-00 EST
Mark Cembrowski
Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health, University of British Columbia. Canada
https://www.cembrowskilab.com
March 23
10-00 to 11-00 EST
Bruce L. McNaughton
University of California, Irvine. USA
https://sites.uci.edu/mcnaughtonlab/
March 30
10-00 to 11-00 EST
Arjun Krishnaswami
McGill University. Canada
https://www.swamylab.com
April 6
10-00 to 11-00 EST
Matthew Lovett-Barron
University of California, San Diego. USA
https://www.lovettbarronlab.com
April 13
10-00 to 11-00 EST
Adil Ghani Khan
King’s College London. United Kingdom
https://devneuro.org/cdn/group-overview
April 20
10-00 to 11-00 EST
Lisa Giocomo
Stanford University, School of Medicine. USA
https://giocomolab.weebly.com
April 27
10-00 to 11-00 EST
Samuel S. Wang
Princeton University. USA
https://scholar.princeton.edu/wanglab
May 4
10-00 to 11-00 EST
Rose Bagot
McGill University. Canada
https://www.bagotlab.org
May 11
10-00 to 11-00 EST
Jesse Jackson
University of Alberta. Canada
https://sites.google.com/view/jjlab/home
May 18
10-00 to 11-00 EST
Shantanu Jadhav
Brandeis University. USA
http://www.bio.brandeis.edu/jadhavlab/index.html
Upcoming talks
Coming soon
Project Coordinators:
Justine Fortin-Houde
justine.fortin-houde@umontreal.ca
PhD Student
Laboratory of Bénédicte Amilhon
Université de Montreal / CHU Sainte-Justine Research Center
Eve Honore
eve.honore@umontreal.ca
PhD student
Laboratory of Jean-Claude
Lacaille
Faculté de médecine de l’Université de Montréal
Parisa Iloun
parisa.iloun.1@ulaval.ca
PhD student
Laboratory of Lisa Topolnik
Neuroscience Axis,
CRCHUQ-CHUL Université Laval
Félix Michaud
felix.michaud.2@ulaval.ca
Master student
Laboratory of Lisa Topolnik
Neuroscience Axis,
CRCHUQ-CHUL Université Laval
Suhel Tamboli
suhel.tamboli.1@ulaval.ca
PhD student
Laboratory of Lisa Topolnik
Neuroscience Axis,
CRCHUQ-CHUL Université Laval
Suzanne van der Veldt
suzannevdveldt@gmail.com
Postdoctoral Researcher
Laboratory of Bénédicte Amilhon
Université de Montreal / CHU Sainte-Justine Research Center
Dimitri Topolnik
dtopolnik@gmail.com
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