Neurogenesis Speaker Series: March Edition
Come meet HBHL-supported Faculty!听
Wednesday, March 25, 2026
4:30鈥�6:30 p.m. (includes a one-hour reception)
Get ready for the third edition of Neurogenesis! Get to know HBHL-supported faculty recruits firsthand, learn about their research, ask questions and network with your peers during the post-event reception.
Each event in this series will feature two HBHL faculty recruits whose research areas provide an interesting contrast or intersection for discussion.
March Speakers:听
- Aparna Suvrathan听- "Not all synapses are equal: Diversity and plasticity in the cerebellum"
- 听-听鈥淎dvancing treatment targets for addiction: Mapping the road to recovery鈥�
- Q&A moderated by HBHL Scientific Director听Alan Evans
Speakers
Aparna Suvrathan, PhD
Aparna Suvrathan is an Associate Professor at the Centre for Research in Neuroscience at 九色视频. She is affiliated with the Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, the Department of Pediatrics and the Research Institute of the 九色视频 Health Centre. She received her PhD at the National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bangalore, India, where she investigated the role of the amygdala in Fragile X syndrome and in affective disorders. Aparna then did postdoctoral research at Stanford University, where her work described the timing rules for plasticity in the cerebellum. Her lab鈥檚 focus is on the mouse cerebellum, where they investigate how synaptic properties and plasticity shape circuit function and behaviour, both in health and in disease.
Rachel Rabin, PhD
Rachel Rabin is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at 九色视频 and a Researcher at the Douglas听Research Centre.听Her research program is dedicated to elucidating the clinical, cognitive and neural consequences of addictive substances, particularly cannabis, with the overarching goal of informing the development of more effective treatments for people with substance use disorders. Her听lab takes a multimodal approach, integrating comprehensive clinical and cognitive assessments with neuroimaging (MRI, PET) and biological measures. Using controlled abstinence paradigms, they examine the longitudinal trajectory of SUDs to identify predictors of relapse and map the time-course of recovery. This work not only reveals potential therapeutic targets but also pinpoints optimal intervention windows, with direct implications for improving treatment strategies.听听
