Official Colloquium Timetable • San Francisco

MindNeuro 2027 Scientific Program Blueprint

A structured two-day academic curriculum balancing didactic plenary lectures, 15-minute peer-reviewed oral podium defenses, and moderated poster discussions. Accredited for 14.5 Educational Contact Hours for departmental appraisal.

14.5 Hours

Total Contact Credit

15 Minutes

Podium Defenses

5 Tracks

Subject Taxonomy

Double-Blind

Peer Evaluation

08:00 – 08:45 45 mins Registration

Credential Desk Check-In & Welcome Refreshments

Collection of official conference portfolios, delegate identification badges, and syllabus monographs in the Grand Foyer.

08:45 – 09:15 30 mins Opening Plenary

Colloquium Opening Address & Scientific Governance Charter

Welcome address by Secretariat Chair Dr. Alistair Vance detailing the double-blind review methodology, conference learning objectives, and accredited contact hour verification protocol.

09:15 – 10:45 90 mins Track 01 Plenary

Plenary Session I: Interventional Neurotherapeutics & Accelerated Brain Stimulation

Didactic lectures and peer-reviewed oral defenses evaluating target localization, clinical dosing parameters, and remission trajectories.

09:15 – 09:45: Keynote: Stanford Neuromodulation Therapy (SNT/aiTBS) protocols in acute treatment-resistant depression.
09:45 – 10:15: Deep TMS (dTMS) vs. figure-8 coil efficacy: Comparative neuroimaging and cortical mapping data.
10:15 – 10:45: Proffered Oral Defenses: Two 15-minute clinical podium presentations selected from peer-reviewed abstract submissions.

10:45 – 11:15 30 mins Coffee Concourse

Morning Colleague Concourse & Commercial Exhibition

Networking coffee service in the central concourse. Dedicated access to technological exhibits, TMS device showcases, and clinical assay displays.

11:15 – 12:45 90 mins Track 02 Plenary

Plenary Session II: Novel Rapid-Acting Psychopharmacology & Glutamatergic Pathways

Evaluation of NMDA antagonists, GABAA receptor positive allosteric modulators, and synaptic plasticity biomarkers in affective disorders.

11:15 – 11:45: Ketamine infusion vs. intranasal esketamine: Long-term cognitive safety and maintenance scheduling.
11:45 – 12:15: Neurosteroid therapeutics in major depression and postpartum affective episodes.
12:15 – 12:45: Proffered Oral Defenses: Two 15-minute podium presentations from accepted laboratory investigations.

12:45 – 14:00 75 mins Luncheon

Colleague Luncheon & Round-Table Discussion

Catered seated luncheon for registered delegates and faculty. Informal institutional discussions on clinical trial recruitment and multi-center psychiatric trial coordination.

14:00 – 15:30 90 mins Poster Defense

Moderated Poster Session I: Affective Disorders, Bipolarity & Imaging Biomarkers

Dedicated concourse poster defenses. Presenting authors stationed at designated boards for scientific evaluation by the Program Committee.

Moderated review of Poster Boards 01 through 40.
Verification of 1.5 certified contact hours for presenting trainees, fellows, and faculty.

15:30 – 17:00 90 mins Track 03 Plenary

Plenary Session III: Neurobiology of PTSD, Fear Conditioning & Stress Circuits

Translational examination of the HPA-axis, amygdala-prefrontal connectivity, and targeted pharmacological augmentation for trauma processing.

15:30 – 16:15: Neural circuitry underlying extinction learning and fear consolidation.
16:15 – 17:00: Proffered Oral Defenses: Three 15-minute plenary presentations selected by the Scientific Committee.

17:00 – 18:30 90 mins Networking Reception

Day 1 Welcome Reception & Academic Networking Concourse

Complimentary evening reception in the Plenary Foyer for faculty, delegates, and commercial partners.

08:30 – 09:00 30 mins Morning Coffee

Faculty Breakfast & Morning Colleague Meet

Informal networking and continental breakfast in the central exhibition area.

09:00 – 10:30 90 mins Track 04 Plenary

Plenary Session IV: Digital Psychiatry, Acoustic Biomarkers & Clinical Decision AI

Evaluating automated vocal analysis, smartphone-based digital phenotyping, and machine learning models for early relapse detection.

09:00 – 09:30: Passive digital phenotyping in longitudinal psychiatric cohorts: Privacy, compliance, and clinical validity.
09:30 – 10:00: Quantitative EEG and machine-learning predictive algorithms for antidepressant response.
10:00 – 10:30: Proffered Oral Defenses: Two 15-minute presentations from submitted investigations.

10:30 – 11:00 30 mins Mid-Morning Break

Coffee Concourse & Commercial Partner Walkthrough

Mid-morning refreshments and concourse discussion with diagnostic software and clinical technology teams.

11:00 – 12:30 90 mins Track 05 Plenary

Plenary Session V: Addiction Neurocircuitry, Dual Diagnosis & Neuroinflammation

Biological underpinnings of substance use disorders, dopaminergic dysregulation, and novel anti-craving pharmacological targets.

11:00 – 11:40: Microglial activation and neuroinflammatory drivers of addictive behaviors and relapse.
11:40 – 12:30: Proffered Oral Defenses: Three 15-minute clinical podium presentations.

12:30 – 13:45 75 mins Luncheon

Day 2 Colleague Luncheon

Seated lunch service for all registered participants and speakers.

13:45 – 15:00 75 mins Poster Defense

Moderated Poster Session II: Digital Phenotyping, AI Models & Complex Addictions

Second moderated poster presentation block covering Boards 41 through 80. Moderated Q&A with reviewing faculty.

15:00 – 16:15 75 mins Synthesis Plenary

Translational Panel: Bridging Circuit Neuroscience into Daily Outpatient Care

Cross-disciplinary panel featuring hospital medical directors, psychiatric nurse leaders, and translational researchers outlining pragmatic adoption protocols for emerging therapeutics.

16:45 – 17:15 30 mins Closing

Colloquium Synthesis, Best Investigation Awards & Certificate Issuance

Closing remarks, presentation of the Young Investigator Oral Awards, and formal issuance instructions for 14.5 Educational Contact Hour certificates.

Present Your Clinical Research in San Francisco

Accepted investigations are scheduled for 15-minute plenary podium defenses or moderated poster exhibitions, published in the official proceedings compendium.

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