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The INN hosted a three-day workshop in May 2023 where we brought together leading experts in brain resilience. This workshop covered several aspects of what determines brain resilience, from cells and circuits, to social and cultural factors. The three days were thematically organized as follows:

Day 1: Resilience & Mental Health
Keynote talk: 
, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Ideas talks:
Molly Cairncross, Â鶹ÊÓƵ
Kalina Christoff, University of British Columbia
Prabhjot Dhami, Â鶹ÊÓƵ
Faranak Farzan, Â鶹ÊÓƵ
Özge Nilay Yalçın, Â鶹ÊÓƵ

Day 2: Cell & Circuit Mechanisms in Resilience
Keynote talk:
, University of British Columbia
Ideas talks:
Gunnar Blohm, Queen's University
Brian Christie, University of Victoria
Ben Saunders, University of Minnesota
Marie-Ève Tremblay, University of Victoria
Nicholas Weilinger, University of British Columbia

Day 3: Resilience Across the Lifespan
Keynote talk: 
Grace Iarocci, Â鶹ÊÓƵ
Ideas talks:
Theodore Cosco, Â鶹ÊÓƵ
Jasmeer Chhatwal, MGH Harvard Medical School
Brianne Kent, Â鶹ÊÓƵ
Josh Neudorf, Â鶹ÊÓƵ
Gagan Wig, University of Texas Dallas
 

There were also in-person poster sessions to showcase BC's neuroscience and neurotechnology research.