Preliminary Programme
Ghana Brain Bee Competition
Date: 25th - 26th October 2021, Accra
Organizers: Ghana Neuroscience Society, Dr. Priscilla K. Mante, Dr. Robert Peter Biney & Dr. Thomas Tagoe (ghneuroscience@gmail.com, mantepk@yahoo.co.uk)
Title: IBRO-ARC Zebrafish as a Tool for Neuroscience Research in Africa: The Time to Start is Now!
Date 21st – 23rd October, 2021.
Venue: University of Ghana
Organizers: Dr Lily Paemka (LPaemka@ug.edu.gh or leepaemka@gmail.com) and Dr Patrick Amoateng (PAmoateng@ug.edu.gh)
Title: IBRO-ARC 13th Teaching Tools Workshop in Africa
Date: 22nd – 26th October, 2021.
Venue: Fiesta Royale Hotel, 13 George W. Bush Highway, Accra
Organizer: Prof Sharon Juliano (sharon.juliano@usuhs.edu)
Title: IBRO-ARC School on Neuropharmacology Research and Drug Development
Date: 31st October to 3rd November, 2021
Venue: Miklin Hotel, Apamtse Street, East Legon, Accra, Ghana
Organizers: Prof. Martha I. Dávila-García (mdavila-garcia@Howard.edu) and Dr. Robert Peter Biney (robert.biney@ucc.edu.gh)
Title: IBRO-ARC School on Genomics Editing for Neuroscience Research
Date 31st October – 6th November, 2021.
Venue: University of Ghana
Organizers: Dr Patrick Amoateng (PAmoateng@ug.edu.gh)
Wednesday 27th October | ||
8:00 – 17:00 | Registration | |
10:00 – 10:45 | Welcome & Official Opening Session
SONA President/LOC Chair 2021 Brain Bee Awards Keynote Address by Prof. Tracy Bale
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10:45 - 11:15 | Cocoa Break | |
11:15 – 12:00 | Plenary Talk 1: Prof. Samuel Kombian: CNS drug discovery: In vitro testing of rationally developed novel compounds as
potential nootropic agents. Session Chair: Prof. Sadiq Yusuf |
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12:00 - 14:00 | Parallel Symposia 1 & 2 | |
Symposia 1
Teaching during a pandemic: A Panel Discussion. Organizers: Prof. Sharon Juliano (Main Organiser), Dr. Mahmoud Bukar Maina and Dr. Yunusa Mohammed Garba |
Symposia 2
E-BRAINS Symposium Dr. Simisola Akintoye & Prof. Amadi O. Ihunwo |
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14:00 - 14:45 | Lunch | |
14:45 - 15:30 | Plenary Talk 2: Dr. Mie Rizig
Session Chair: Prof. Janis Weeks |
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15:30 - 17:00 | Parallel Oral Sessions (Oral presentations @ 10 min/Talk; Q&A Session after all the talks) | |
Parallel Oral Session 1
Session Chair: Dr. Priscila K. Mante |
Parallel Oral Session 2
Session Chair: Dr. Augustina Charwey-Feli |
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15:30 - 15:40 | Study of pathways concerning neurotransmitters and grey matter atrophy in schizophrenia
Dr. Indranath Chatterjee
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Headaches in people living with HIV on highly active antiretroviral treatment: clinical features, and quality of life in Cameroon
Dr. Daniel Gams Massi |
15:40 - 15:50 | Impact of antipsychotics on exosome-secreted and inflammation-elicited microRNA, miR-223 that regulates glutamate receptor expression
Dr. Stephen Amoah |
Brain waves beta-alpha ratio a potential biomarker for studying pediatric atrophic encephalopathy
Dr. John-Mary Vianney
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15:50 - 16:00 | Quercetin reverses memory impairment in scopolamine-induced mice via protection against neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration
Mrs. Juliet Olayinka |
Language use in psychotherapy for trauma and psychosis patients in Uganda
Mr. Noah Stapper |
16:00 - 16:10 | Alteration of the α5 GABA receptor and 5HTT lead to cognitive deficits associated with major depressive-like behaviors in a 14-day combined stress model
Dr. Gwladys Ngoupaye Temkou |
Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation In The Management Of Calf Muscle Spasticity In Cerebral Palsy
Mrs. Delali Logosu |
16:10 - 16:20 | Adult brain serotonin deficiency blunts consequences of early life adversity
Dr. Benjamin Aboagye |
Perceptions and Experiences about Device-emitting Radiofrequency Radiation and the Effects on Selected Brain Health Parameters in Southwest Nigeria
Dr. Joshua Owolabi |
16:20 – 16:45 | Q & A for the session | Q & A for the session |
17:00 – 18:30 | Akwaaba Reception |
Thursday 28th October | ||
8:30 – 17:00 | Registration | |
9:00 – 10:00 | Plenary Talk 3: Mr. Chakah Fattah – Global Imperative- Improving African Partnerships in Brain Science and Brain Health Initiative
Session Chair: Prof. Victor Bamidele Owoyele |
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10:00 – 11:00 | Parallel Sessions (Oral presentations @ 10 min/Talk; Q&A Session after all the talks) | |
Parallel Oral Session 3
Session Chair: Dr. Kennedy Edem Kukuia |
Parallel Oral Session 4
Session Chair: Dr. Irene Kretchy |
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10:00 - 10:10 | Quercetin Attenuates Lead-induced Memory Impairment, Beta Amyloid Deposition and Degenerative Changes in Hippocampus of Wistar Rats
Mr. Musa Iliyasu Omoyine |
Neurodegeneration in Streptozotocin-induced Diabetic Rats is attenuated by Treatment with Ethanolic Leaf Extract of Chrysophyllum albidum
Dr. Chika Anna Idaguko |
10:10 - 10:20 | Quercetin mitigates scopolamine-induced memory dysfunction: Impact on oxidative stress and cholinergic mechanisms
Mrs. Juliet Olayinka |
Antinociceptive effect of Ehretia cymosa leaves in Streptozotocin-induced diabetic neuropathy in Sprague Dawley rats
Ms. Audrey Akyea Eklemet |
10:20 - 10:30 | Effect of Moringa supplemented diets on cognitive dysfunction, neurochemical deficits and upregulated Nrf2 expression in diabetic rats treated with acarbose
Mr. Idowu Oyeleye |
A Neuropharmacological Assessment of the Natural Tetranorterpenoid, Methyl Angolensate, in Mice Models of Neuropsychiatric Disorders
Mr. Silas Acheampong Osei |
10:30 – 10:40 | Computational analysis of functional coding/non coding single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPS/indels) in human neurog1 gene
Dr. Shimaa Mahalah |
A Preliminary Investigation of Resveratrol on Nociceptive Thresholds In Rotenone Model Of Parkinson’s Disease In Mice
Dr. Ahmed Sherif Isa |
10:40 – 11:00 | Q & A for the session | Q & A for the session |
11:00 – 11:30 | Cocoa Break | |
11:30 – 13:30 | Parallel Symposia 3 & 4 | |
Symposia 3 Neuroimmunology Symposium Organizers: Prof. Willias Masocha and Prof. Roberto Furlan |
Symposia 4 Socio-Cultural Practices and Neurodevelopmental/Neurodegenerative Diseases. Organizers: Dr. Moses Ekong and Dr. Olaitan Asuquo |
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13:30 – 14:30 | Lunch Break | |
14:30 – 15:15 | Plenary Talk 4: Prof. Zul Merali
Session Chair: Dr. Augustina Charwey-Feli |
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15:15 – 15:45 | SPONSORS SLOT – Roche Pharma | |
15:45 – 16:00 | Cocoa Break | |
16:00 – 17:25 | Parallel Sessions (Oral presentations @ 10 min/Talk; Q&A Session after all the talks) | |
Parallel Oral Session 5
Session Chair: Dr Oritoke Aluko |
Parallel Oral Session 6
Session Chair: Dr Isaac Tabiri Henneh |
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16:00 - 16:10 | Ascorbic acid Improves behavioural deficits induced by bisphenol-A neurotoxicity in wistar rats.
Mr. Michael Ehinmowo |
Rodent Experimental Model of Konzo: Characterization of Motor Impairment and Neurodegeneration after Cassava Neurotoxicity in the Rat
Dr. Lekpa David |
16:10 – 16:20 | Bromocriptine protected rat brain from acute ischaemic brain injury induced by bilateral common carotid artery occlusion
Dr. Olatunde Owoeye |
Chronic administration of cryptolepine nanoparticle formulation alleviates seizures in a neurocysticercosis model
Dr. Paulina Antwi |
16:20 – 16:30 | Neuroinflammatory and neurogenesis perturbations in the hippocampus of male Sprague Dawley rats treated with alcohol and combined antiretroviral therapy (cART)
Mrs. Jaclyn Asouzu Johnson |
Synedrella nodiflora extract decreases seizure intensities via GABAergic pathway.
Mr. Vincent Aboagye
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16:30 – 16:40 | The Role of Ascorbic acid on Mercury Induced Hippocampal Damage and Memory impairments in rats.
Mr. Animoku Abdulrazaq
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Anticonvulsant activity of the whole plant extract, fractions and selected compounds of Synedrella nodiflora (L) Gaertn in zebrafish seizure model
Ms. Elizabeth Dogbey |
16:40 – 16:50 | A study on neurological effects of marijuana and codeine intake on the prefronto-hippocampal cortex of adult male Wistar rats
Dr. Adejoke Elizabeth Memudu |
Aggregates of RNA Binding Proteins and ER Chaperones Linked to Exosomes in Granulovacuolar Degeneration of the Alzheimer’s Disease Brain
Mr. Alfred Yamoah |
16:50 – 17:00 | Ascorbic Acid Enhances Nicotine Neuroprotective Roles in Transferrin-Mediated Neurotoxicity
Mr. Ismail Gbadamosi |
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17:00 – 17:30 | Q & A for the session | Q & A for the session |
18:00 – 19:00 | IBRO Alumni Meet and Greet & Reception
Prof. Amadi, Prof. Evelyne Sernagor, Dr. Thomas Tagoe |
Friday 29th October | ||
8:30 – 17:00 | Registration | |
9:00 – 9:45 | Plenary Talk 5: Dr. Albert K Akpalu: Neuroinfections in West Africa
Session Chair: Prof Evelyne Sernagor |
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9:45 – 11:45 | Parallel Symposia 5 & 6 | |
Symposia 5
Environmental effects on CNS neurodevelopment and adult function and structure. Organizers: Prof. Sharon Juliano and Dr. Francis Tanam Djankpa |
Symposia 6
Environmental neurotoxicity and therapeutic potentials of natural agents. Organizer: Dr. Zainab M. Bauchi & Dr. Abubakar Sadeeq Adamu |
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11:45 – 12:00 | Cocoa Break | |
12:00 – 14:00 | IBRO Global Engagement and Outreach Event
Panel Discussion – Drug Addiction: Comparing National Responses in African Countries. Organizer: Prof. Amadi O. Ihunwo Speakers: 1. Dr. Umar Musa (Nigeria) Title: Ensuring availability of Narcotics and Controlled Medicines for Medical and Scientific Purposes: The Legal and Regulatory Framework in Nigeria" 2. Professor Lukoye Atwoli (Kenya) Title: Substance Use Research in East Africa 3. Dr. Zeinab Kone (Mali) Title: Drug Abuse of Benzodiazepines Among Epileptic Patients in Mali 4. Dr. AO Charway-Felli (Ghana) Title: Some Perspectives on Drug Addiction from Ghana Invited Panelists: Honourable Kwaku Agyemang-Manu. Minister of Health, Ghana. Mr. Francis Torkornoo. Ag Director, Narcotics Control Commission (NCC) Ghana Mrs. Delese Mimi Darko. Chief Executice Officer, Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), Ghana. |
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14:00 – 14:45 | Lunch Break | |
14:45 – 15:30 | Plenary Talk 6: Prof. Bruno Frenguelli
Session Chair: Prof. Samuel Kombian |
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15:30 – 16:00 | SPONSORS’ SLOT – Janssen Pharmaceuticals | |
16:00 – 17:00 | Parallel Sessions (Oral presentations @ Q&A Session after all the talks) | |
Parallel Oral Session 7
Session Chair: Dr. Gwladys Ngoupoye Temkou |
Parallel Oral Session 8
Session Chair: Dr. Benjamin Aboagye |
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16:00 – 16:10 | The Neuroprotective effects of Combretum molle methanolic leaf extract in the brain of D-galactose induced aging rat model.
Mrs. Thandi Mamorapelo Dorothy Fasemore |
Estradiol plus levonogestrel combination influences hypothalamic morphology – a histological and Immunohistochemical study
Ms. Agnes Nwakanma |
16:10 – 16:20 | Solanum vegetables improve dysregulation in redox status, and expressions of antioxidant, proapoptotic, proinflammatory-like acetylcholinesterase genes in Aluminum-induced neurotoxic Drosophila melanogaster
Mr. Opeyemi Ogunsuyi
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Increased hippocampal neuronal count and serum BDNF levels underlie the synergistic antidepressant effect of iron-citalopram and iron-imipramine combinations in mice.
Dr. Kennedy Edem Kukuia |
16:20 – 16:30 | N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC) enhances synaptophysin expression this alleviates motor dysfunction and anxiety like behaviours
Dr. Adejoke Elizabeth Memudu |
Mallotus oppositifolius extract reduces suicidal tendencies and prevents suicide in pCPA-induced models of aggression
Mr. Frimpong Appiah |
16:30 – 16:40 | Gross Structure and Distribution of Thoracic Spinal Nerves to Skeletal muscles of the African Giant Rat (Cricetomys gambianus)
Mr. Sunday Maidawa |
Scopolamine-Induced Memory Impairment in Mice: Neuroprotective Effects of Carissa edulis (Forssk.) Valh (Apocynaceae) Aqueous Extract
Ms. Fanta Yadang Sabine Adeline |
16:40 – 17:00 | Q & A for the session | Q & A for the session |
17:00 – 18:00 | SONA Exco & Governing Council Meeting | |
18:00 – 19:00 | Sponsors’ Cocktail |
Saturday 30th October | ||
8:30 – 12:00 | Registration | |
9:30 – 10:30 | Plenary Talk 7: James Kimani Award Lecture – Dr Lihle Qulu – The Neuroscience of Sexual Violence: A Translational Approach
Session Chair: Prof. Martha I. Davila Garcia |
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10:30 – 11:00 | Cocoa Break | |
11:00 – 13:00
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Parallel Symposia 7 & 8 | |
Symposium 7
Science Communication Workshop. Organizers: Dr. Thomas Tagoe and Dr. Mahmoud Bukar Maina |
Symposium 8
Women in Neuroscience Symposium Organizers: Dr. Chinna Orish and Prof. Martha Isabella Davila-Garcia |
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13:00 – 13:45 | Lunch Break | |
13:45 – 15:45 | Public Engagement Activity/Guided Tour | Virtual Poster Session – Online Engagements with Poster presenters |
15:45 – 16:30 | Plenary Talk 8: Prof. James Adjaye: Modelling Late onset Alzheimer’s disease using patient-derived induced pluripotent stem cells | |
16:30 – 18:30 | SONA AGM and Election and Closing
LOC Chair/ SONA Secretary General |
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19:00 – 20:30 | SONA Conference Banquet |