Ontario Student Neuroscience Conference 2026
Presented by NANSA at University of Toronto
That's a wrap. Thank you to every student, speaker, and volunteer who made August 24 what it was.
August 24, 2026
That's a wrap on OSNC 2026.
The Ontario Student Neuroscience Conference brought students, faculty, and industry from across the province together at the Bahen Centre for a full day of research, workshops, and conversation.
More than forty students presented original work across two poster sessions and an oral session. Five graduate programmes and research institutes ran networking booths over lunch, a panel of four researchers took questions on careers in the field, and four students went home with awards.
Thank you to everyone who presented, spoke, facilitated, volunteered, and turned up.
The day in full
How it ran.
Everything took place at the Bahen Centre for Information Technology, 40 St George St. Poster sessions and lunch ran in the atrium; keynotes, the workshop, talks, and the panel in the auditoriums.
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9:30 – 10:00 AM
Check-in
Atrium
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10:00 – 11:00 AM
Opening ceremony & keynote
“Translational research on deep brain stimulation for post-traumatic stress disorder”
Auditorium BA 1130
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11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Two sessions in parallel
Poster session 1
Atrium
Workshop
“A Synapse Between Fields: Introduction to Computational Neuroscience”
Auditorium BA 1130
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12:00 – 2:00 PM
Lunch & networking booths
Atrium
- Ontario Brain Institute
- Institute of Medical Science — University of Toronto
- Graduate Association of Students in Physiology — University of Toronto
- Neuroscience Graduate Program — McMaster University
- Neurosciences & Mental Health Research Program — SickKids Research Institute
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2:00 – 3:00 PM
Two sessions in parallel
Poster session 2
Atrium
Oral presentations
Auditorium BA 1130
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3:00 – 4:00 PM
Panel session
“Careers in Neuroscience”
Auditorium BA 1160
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4:15 – 5:00 PM
Closing keynote & awards
“From Bench, to Classroom, to Bedside”
Auditorium BA 1160
On the stage
Speakers & panelists.
Opening keynote
Dr. Clement Hamani
“Translational research on deep brain stimulation for post-traumatic stress disorder”
Workshop
Yvonne Yang
“A Synapse Between Fields: Introduction to Computational Neuroscience”
Closing keynote
Dr. Edwin Wong
“From Bench, to Classroom, to Bedside”
Panel session
Careers in Neuroscience
Dr. Jimmy Fraigne
Dr. Shreejoy Tripathy
Dr. Michael Salter
Dr. Marc Shenouda
Award winners
Congratulations.
Four awards were presented at the closing ceremony, judged across the poster and oral sessions.
Best undergraduate poster
Darin Lei
University of Toronto
Best undergraduate oral
Maha Al Koudmani
University of Guelph
Best graduate poster
Chiara Fricano
McMaster University
Best graduate oral
Ankit Bakshi
Western University
Photo gallery
Moments from the day.
These are a few highlights. Over 100 more photos from the day are in the full gallery.
View the full galleryOur supporters
Made possible by our sponsors.
OSNC is a student-run conference. Sponsorship is what keeps it accessible to students across Ontario.
Arts & Science Students' Union
University of Toronto
Lunch on the day
Thank you to the organisations whose support made OSNC 2026 possible. To get in touch with NANSA:
The organisers
About NANSA.
The Neurological and Neurodegenerative Disease Student Association is a student-run organisation at the University of Toronto committed to fostering student interest in research related to neurological diseases — through networking, workshops, mentorship, and speaker series.
Alongside that, NANSA raises funds and promotes awareness for neurological and neurodegenerative diseases throughout our community. OSNC is our largest event of the year.
More about NANSAOur mission
To foster student interest in neurological and neurodegenerative disease research by providing meaningful opportunities for networking, mentorship, workshops, and career development — while raising awareness and funds for those affected by these diseases.