Tri-Institutional Neuroscience Graduate seminar (TiNGs)
2021
University of Tsukuba, National University of Taiwan, Brain Research Institute Monash

5th November 2021
(MST/TST, +1 forJST)
11.45 am to 12:00 pm Participants and presenters to log in to Zoom
12:00 pm to 12:05 pm Opening remark by Wen-Sung Lai (NTU)
12:05 pm to 1:00 pm

Flash talk (3-minute) presentations:
Chair: Amanda (BRIMS)
Regulation of kisspeptin neurons: Integration of epigenetics,
miRNA, and hormonal and neuropeptidergic signals Tan Jie
Wei (BRIMS)
Estrogenic action regulates social anxiety in male Kansuke
Hasunuma (UT)
Computational prediction of potential invasion-associatedlncRNA in Glioblastoma Dexter Leung (BRIMS)
Overcoming resistance from within Isra Sati (BRIMS)
Miraculous?! Panacea for schizophrenia with novel D-aminoacid oxidase inhibitor Da-Zhong Luo (NTU)
Elucidation of the mechanism by which affective states
influence taste perception Naoya Zushi (UT)The effects of binaural beats on sleep stages during afternoon
naps Josephine Zhu Yun Yao (UT)

1:00 pm to 1:30 pm

Free discussion in Gathertown
Hosted by National University of Taiwan

12th November 2021
(MST/TST, +1 forJST)
11.45 am to 12:00 pm Participants and presenters to log in to Zoom
12:00 pm to 12:05 pm Opening remark by Tomoko Soga (BRIMS)
12:05 pm to 1:00 pm

Flash talk (3-minute) presentations:
Chair: Da-Zhong (NTU)
How does gene-environment interaction contribute to thepathogenesis of schizophrenia? — investigating the epistaticinteractions between Poly(I:C)-induced maternal immune
activation and serine racemase mutations in mice Yuen Yuen,Chen (NTU)
Constructing adjustment disorder model in rodent and theelucidation in the neural mechanisms Seita Nakazawa (UT)The effects of deep cerebellar nuclei optogenetic stimulation
on social interaction of mice Yi-Ting Lin (NTU)
The effect of motor training on neonatal hypoxic ischemia in
rat Daitchi Goto (UT)
Cell death mechanisms induced by chrysin and lentinan incomparison to temozolomide in glioblastoma Ayesha Atiq(BRIMS)
Orexin and fear in the habenula Elisha Rashid (BRIMS)
Habenula: A possible link between stress and aging? Nicola Lai(BRIMS)The effect of reminiscence with quizzes for people withdementia: a preliminary study Limin Hoang (UT)

1:00 pm to 1:30 pm

Free discussion in Gathertown
Hosted by Brain Research Institute Monash (BRIMS)

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19th November 2021
(MST/TST, +1 forJST)
11.45 am to 12:00 pm

Participants and presenters to log in to Zoom

12:00 pm to 12:05 pm

Opening remark by Sonoko Ogawa (UT)

12:05 pm to 1:05 pm

Flash talk (3-minute) presentations:
Chair: Tomoaki Murakawa (UT)The next stage of cognitive impairment in multiple system
atrophy Fang Yi Su (BRIMS)AKTing on cognitive flexibility in schizophrenia Ping-Han Tsai(NTU)
AR display of distal cue to improve compass UI and thecognitive map Xiaoyu Zhang (UT)
An internet -based experiment on exercise habits and cognition
Kento Sawai (UT)
Obesity and habenula mediated fear learning Timothy Yu(BRIMS)
Relationship between social Interaction and odor identification
ability Takahiro Suzuki (UT)A KISS that drives brain tumour aggressive Chow Min Yee(BRIMS)GnIH as a neuroendocrine signal in reproductive maturation ofMalaysian Tor tambroides Zahra Isnaini Mohamed (BRIMS)The role of hydrogen sulfide in generating adequate breathing
Minako Okazaki (UT)
Closing remarks by Tomoko Soga (BRIMS)

1:05 pm to 1:30 pm

Free discussion in Gathertown
Hosted by University of Tsukuba

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