Brain Plasticity in Health and Disease

Learn how our brains can change and adapt in both positive and negative ways at the Brain Plasticity in Health and Disease event!

About this Event

Brain Plasticity in Health and Disease

Date: 27/02/2026

Location: Great Hall, Strand Campus, King's College London

Welcome to the Brain Plasticity in Health and Disease event! Join us at King's College London for a day filled with fascinating discussions and insights into the incredible ability of the brain to adapt and change throughout life. Whether you're a student, researcher, or simply curious about the brain, this event is perfect for anyone interested in learning more about this dynamic organ. Don't miss out on this opportunity to expand your knowledge and connect with like-minded individuals. See you there!

Agenda


🕑: 09:00 AM - 09:05 AM
Introduction

🕑: 09:05 AM - 09:30 AM
Talk 1
Host: Paul Frankland (Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto)

Info: Why we forget our earliest memories?

🕑: 09:30 AM - 09:55 AM
Talk 2
Host: Ivana Rosenzweig (King's College London)

Info: Sleep’s role in brain plasticity

🕑: 09:55 AM - 10:20 AM
Talk 3
Host: Diana Cash (King’s College London)

Info: Imaging the changing brain: Plasticity, ageing, and resilience

🕑: 10:20 AM - 10:45 AM
Talk 4
Host: Shahid Zaman (Cambridge University)

Info: Resilience and resistance during cognitive decline in ageing and neurodegeneration-the role of plasticity

🕑: 10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
Coffee Break

🕑: 11:15 AM - 11:40 AM
Talk 5
Host: Oscar Marin (King’s College London)

Info: Interneuron plasticity in the mouse cerebral cortex

🕑: 11:40 AM - 12:05 PM
Talk 6
Host: Alessio Delogu (King’s College London)

Info: Selective expansion rather than evolutionary innovation explains the variability of inhibitory interneurons in the mammalian thalamus

🕑: 12:05 PM - 12:30 PM
Talk 7
Host: Sila Ultanir (Francis Crick Institute)

Info: Epilepsy-associated kinase CDKL5 in brain development

🕑: 12:30 PM - 01:30 PM
Lunch

🕑: 01:30 PM - 01:55 PM
Talk 8
Host: Satoshi Kida (Tokyo University)

Info: Molecular and cellular hippocampal representation of reconsolidation versus extinction

🕑: 01:55 PM - 02:20 PM
Talk 9
Host: Karl Peter Giese (King’s College London)

Info: Mechanisms underlying early synaptic changes in Alzheimer’s disease

🕑: 02:20 PM - 02:45 PM
Talk 10
Host: Maria Jimenez-Sánchez (King’s College London)

Info: Astrocyte-neuron interactions to maintain brain proteostasis in neurodegenerative diseases

🕑: 02:45 PM - 03:10 PM
Talk 11
Host: Selina Wray (University College London)

Info: Understanding clinical heterogeneity in familial Alzheimer’s disease using personalised patient- derived stem cell models

🕑: 03:10 PM - 03:35 PM
Talk 12
Host: Mauro Costa-Mattioli (Altos Labs, San Francisco)

Info: mTORC1 Dysregulation in Neurological Dysfunction: Mechanisms and potential new therapeutic applications

Also check out other Health & Wellness events in London, Nonprofit events in London.