Brain Awareness Month - What's up with your brain - scientifically speaking?
Professor Denise Taylor & Professor Bronwen Connor - March 2023
This very special event saw us joined by two top researchers in the beautiful PWC building in downtown Auckland. Professor Taylor from AUT shared with the audience her research into balance - making sense of it and staying up right at all costs. Whilst Professor Connor took us 'Back to the Future' with a look into the mind-blowing world of cell reprogramming.
Brain Awareness Month - A night at the movies: Adventures in gene therapy and stem cells.
Professor Stephanie Hughes - March 2023
We were delighted to visit Timaru and bring with us one of University of Otago's top researchers! Professor Hughes took us on a journey, to 'a galaxy far far away' where we explore the opportunities in stem cell research and gene therapies. We also take a look at the story of 'Planet of the Apes' and its ideas.
Brain Awareness Month - Making (& breaking) memories: A decade of insights into brain health
Dr Owen Jones - March 2023
Dr Owen Jones joins us for this discussion about memories - how they are formed, how they are broken and what can be done to preserve and better understand this process in the brain. Co-hosted by U3A Wakatipu, be sure to check out this event for tips on how to have a healthier brain for longer.
Brain Awareness Month - Melanoma on the move: The role of the blood-brain barrier
Dr Akshata Anchan - March 2023
Dr Akshata Anchan joined us from Auckland University's Centre for Brain Research to discuss her work on Melanoma, NZ's third most common cancer in women and men. Dr Anchan specialises in studying cancer cells which migrate to the brain. Her work looks at how and why these cells are able to permeate this protective barrier of our brain.
Brain Awareness Month - Bright Sparks: New tech bringing fresh hope for spinal cord injuries
Dr Bruce Harland - March 2023
Our first online event for Brain Awareness Month was a fascinating one, looking into the development of an implant that uses electrical pulses to help stimulate the regeneration of cells of an injury site in the spinal cord. Check this one out to have your mind blown by the incredible work being carried out right here in NZ.