Research Day 2025

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During this day, members of NeuroQuébec from the various research sites of Laval University in Quebec City gather to present their research work, learn more about the work of others, meet new colleagues and establish fruitful scientific collaborations.

This event is intended for students, postdoctoral fellows, professors and clinicians who are members of the Université Laval network and who are involved in neuroscience research, as well as for those who are interested in this field of research.

BIENVENUE Amphithéâtre Hydro-Québec, Pavillon Desjardins

8h00-8h30 Accueil et inscription
8h30-8h35 Mot de bienvenue d’Andréanne Michaud au nom du comité organisateur
8h35-9h00 Allocution de Christophe Proulx, directeur de NeuroQuébec par intérim et présentation du rapport annuel de NeuroQuébec

9h00-9h45 LAURÉATS BOURSES D’EXCELLENCE NEUROQUÉBEC 2024-2025
Amphithéâtre Hydro-Qu9ébec, Pavillon Desjardins
Récipiendaires des bourses d’excellence au doctorat
(présentations orales de 5 min + 1 min pour les questions)

9h45-10h15 PAUSE-CAFÉ
Devant l’amphithéâtre Hydro-Québec, Pavillon Desjardins

CHERCHEURS DE LA RELÈVE
Amphithéâtre Hydro-Québec, Pavillon Desjardins
(présentations orales de 20 min + 5 min pour les questions)

10h14-10h40 Mauro Silva, CRCHU de Québec-UL
The Neuroendocrine Orchestra: Conducting Mammalian Socio-Sexual Dynamics

10h40-11h05 Sylvain Iceta, CRIUCPQ Relations entre les troubles de santé mentale et les maladies métaboliques : quand manger devient une obsession

11h05-11h30 Élizabeth Thibaudeau, CERVO
Remédiation de la cognition sociale par simulations relationnelles avec avatars : une approche innovante pour les personnes composant avec un trouble psychotique

11h30-12h30 PRÉSENTATIONS PAR AFFICHES ET KIOSQUES – BLOC1
Grand Salon et Atrium, Pavillon Pollack
Session affiche #1 nombre pair

12h30-13h00 DÎNER
Grand Salon, salle ADJ-2320, salle ADJ-2326, Pavillon Pollack

13h00-14h00 PRÉSENTATIONS PAR AFFICHES ET KIOSQUES – BLOC2
Grand Salon et Atrium Pavillon Pollack
Session affiche #2 nombre impair

LA SCIENCE COMMUNIQUÉE AU GRAND PUBLIC

Introduction : Andréanne Michaud
Amphithéâtre Hydro-Québec, Pavillon Desjardins

14h00-14h30 Valérie Borde, journaliste scientifique
Co-directrice, Centre Déclic

14h30-15h30 Découvertes de l’année ULaval Nouvelles en Neurosciences
Modératrice : Valérie Borde
(présentations orales de 10 min + 1-2 questions)

Christophe Proulx (CERVO)
Philippe Albouy (CERVO)
Frédéric Bretzner (CRCHUQ)
Lisa Topolnik (CRCHUQ)
Frédéric Calon (CRCHUQ)

15h00-16h00 FLASH-TALKS
Amphithéâtre Hydro-Québec, Pavillon Desjardins
Flash-talks (9 x 3 min)

16h00-16h30 PAUSE-CAFÉ
Devant l’amphithéâtre Hydro-Québec, Pavillon Desjardins

16h30-17h30 CONFÉRENCIER D’HONNEUR – Présenté par Eli Lilly Canada inc.
Amphithéâtre Hydro-Québec, Pavillon Desjardins
Ivan de Araujo
Director at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics
Sensation, Reward, and Gut-Brain Pathways

17h30-17h40 REMISE DE PRIX
Amphithéâtre Hydro-Québec, Pavillon Desjardins

17h40-19h00 COCKTAIL DE CLOTÛRE
Pub Universitaire, Pavillon Desjardins

2025 Keynote Speaker

Ivan de Araujo, DPhil

Director at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics

Ivan de Araujo studied philosophy at the University of Brasilia, followed by postgraduate studies in the field of artificial intelligence at the University of Edinburgh. He received his PhD in medical physiology and imaging from the University of Oxford. As a postdoctoral researcher in neurobiology at Duke University Medical Center, he identified brain neural networks that interact with the digestive tract. From 2007 to 2018, he directed the Neurobiology of Feeding Laboratory at Pierce Labs (Yale University) before moving to the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital in August 2018. Since May 2023, he has been Director at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics and Scientific Member of the Max Planck Society. His laboratory aims to understand how the numerous processes in the human body are recorded and controlled by the brain and how these in turn influence neuronal processing.

His previous work demonstrated that optogenetic stimulation of the vagal gut-to-brain axis produces reward behaviors and that asymmetric brain pathways of vagal origin mediate motivation and dopamine activity (Cell 2014). He also established that gastric volume is sensed by hypothalamic neurons via spinal afferent pathways (Cell 2022) and that stress inhibits the central amygdala leading to a suppression of Brunner’s glands via vagal nerves (Cell 2024).

We look forward to seeing many of you there!

Andréanne Michaud, Alexandre Caron, Aurélie Rose De Rus Jacquet, Lisa Topolnik, Gabriel Bossé, Amélie Lachance, Dylan Musiol, Olivier Lavoie, Christophe Proulx, and Catherine Déry.

Organizing Committee for the 17th Research Day in Neuroscience at Université Laval

We would like to thank this year’s partners: