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The Eighth Macquarie Neurodegeneration Meeting
This event aims to bring neuroscientists together to showcase their research and stimulate collaboration. Together, we can better understand and develop treatments for motor neuron disease and other neurodegenerative disorders.
The Macquarie Neurodegeneration Meeting is a hybrid one-day program held on 25 September in the Ainsworth Clinical Education Building at Macquarie University. Attendees will participate in person and online, offering opportunities for researchers to hear from a variety of neuroscientists on their latest work.
It also includes an interactive poster experience – with a live poster networking session and e-Poster hall – where our presenters had a chance to talk to fellow delegates and speakers about their work.
Australian speakers
- Professor Elisa Hill – Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
- Professor Eleanor Drummond – University of Sydney
- Professor Adam Walker – University of Sydney
- Associate Professor Catherine Blizzard – University of Tasmania
- Associate Professor Albert Lee - Macquarie University
International speakers
- TBC
- Professor Julie Atkin – Co-Director, Macquarie University MND Research Centre
- Professor Ian Blair – Co-Director, Macquarie University MND Research Centre
- Anastasiya Potapenko – HDR Student, Macquarie University MND Research Centre
- Christina Cassidy – Centre Administrator, Macquarie University MND Research Centre
- Flora Cheng – Research Assistant, Macquarie University MND Research Centre
- Jasmine Bouhali – Project Officer – University Centres, Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research Office
- Dr Maxinne Watchon – Postdoctoral Researcher, Macquarie University MND Research Centre
- Dr Natalie Grima – Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Macquarie University MND Research Centre
- Dr Nida ul Fatima – Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Macquarie University MND Research Centre
- Dr Pradeep Cholan – Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Macquarie University MND Research Centre
- Dr Sandrine Kim Kiow Chan Moi Fat – Postdoctoral Fellow, Macquarie University MND Research Centre
- Dr Sina Shadfar – Macquarie University Fellow, Macquarie University MND Research Centre
- Dr Sharlynn Wu – Postdoctoral Fellow, Macquarie University MND Research Centre
- Zoe Zussa – Research Assistant, Macquarie University MND Research Centre
- Registration Opens – 24 July 2025
- Call for Abstracts – 24 July 2025
- Close of submissions Talks – 5pm, 22 August 2025
- Close of submissions Posters – 5pm, 29 August 2025
- Notification of Talks – 1 September 2025
- Notification of Posters – 8 September 2025
- Abstract Book Released – 15 September 2025
- Close of registrations – 19 September 2025
- Poster Portal Opens – 24 September 2025
The Conference Organising Committee invites the participants to submit abstracts for oral and poster presentation on subjects within the scope of the Conference. The conference aims to stimulate collaboration to better understand and develop treatments for diseases including motor neuron disease, Alzheimer’s disease, frontotemporal dementia, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurodegenerative disorders.
Please prepare your abstract using this form before the deadline, 5pm 22 August 2025 for the talks and 5pm, 29 August 2025 for the poster session.
There will be prizes for early career researchers and HDR students.
Registration will be open between the 24 July and 19 September.
Registration is free and can be either virtual or in-person. In person attendance includes morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea.
The conference will be held in the Ainsworth Building, Lecture Theatre, 1 Wally's Walk Macquarie University, NSW, 2109, Australia.
Public Transport
- Metro- The Macquarie University Metro stop is on Herring Rd opposite Macquarie Shopping Centre. This is a 5–10 minutes walk to the conference venue.
- Buses – The closest bus stops are on Herring Rd next to the Metro station. This is a 5–10 minutes walk to the conference venue.
The quickest way to walk from the metro and bus is to use Innovation Rd as marked in yellow on the map.
Parking
- Parking on campus is limited. The majority of car parks are restricted to staff and students and require swipe card access.
- Street Parking is available on Talavera Rd, the closest spaces to the hospital are metered, the further west spaces are free. However these usually fill quite quickly from 7am.
- There is no street parking on Herring Rd.
Public parking on campus
- Macquarie University Hospital is the closest car park and rates are per hour.
- General Car parks 1, 2 and 3 are shown on the map. Parking can be prepaid or by machine.