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Venue - Rolleston Lecture Theatre, University of Otago, Christchurch Campus, 2 Riccarton Avenue, Christchurch
Join us in beautiful Christchurch New Zealand for the 5th Hypothalamic Neuroscience and Neuroendocrinology Australasia (HNNA) Conference in September 2025. HNNA 2025 will showcase the latest discoveries in neuroendocrinology and hypothalamic neuroscience across Australia, New Zealand and beyond.
HNNA2025 will be immediately before NZ Medical Sciences Congress (MedSci). MedSci incorporates the annual meetings of the NZ Society of Endocrinology and Physiological Society of NZ and will incorporate 2 full days of plenary and symposia speakers on September 4th and 5th. Click here for more details.
Hotel Options - Some options for reasonably-priced hotels in vicinity of the University and Convention Centre:
Ibis, Christchurch (10 minutes walk to University, close to main convention centre) Around $140 per night.
Christchurch City Hotel, 10 minutes walk to University, more upmarket, around $220 per night.
Breakfree on Cashel, 10 minutes walk to University, close to main convention centre) Around $120 per night.
Hotel Give, 5 mins walk to University, 10 mins to Convention Centre. Around $140 per night, but with budget options for groups (Dorms)
HNNA2025 Registrations and abstract submissions are now open!
If you wish to be considered for an oral presentation, please submit your abstract to hnna.hormones@gmail.com.
Abstracts should be 300 words or less.
The deadline for registration and abstract submission is 1st of July 2025.
To complete your registration and payment, please purchase "tickets" to the event, however you are not required to bring your ticket to the event as you will be registered on our database.
To view the program please click https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dARte-DEna74ixuA7aPKt1jHCZ0EEUFn/view?usp=sharing
2024 HNNA Trans-Tasman Seminar
Our 2024 Trans-Tasman Seminar will feature Associate Professor Karl Iremonger from The University of Otago. A/Prof Iremonger will present on ‘Fine-tuning stress responses’.
2024 HNNA Joint Symposium with Australian Appetitive Motivation Symposium
Your two favourite societies/science crews, HNNA and Australian Appetitive Motivation Symposium (AAMS), are holding a joint symposium in Melbourne.
This two-day FREE event will communicate and celebrate outstanding science at the intersection of hypothalamic drive, reward behaviour and decision-making.
2023 HNNA Virtual Seminar - Dr Teodora Georgescu
It’s getting hot in here: Suppression of fever during pregnancy. Dr Teodora Georgescu from The Centre for Neuroendocrinology Department of Anatomy School of Biomedical Sciences University of Otago, Dunedin, NZ will present the 2023 HNNA Virtual Seminar at 12pm AEDT/2pm NZDT. Click here for further details.
2022 International Congress on Neuroendocrinology HNNA Plenary Lecture
International Congress on Neuroendocrinology, 2022 Glasgow.
HNNA Plenary Lecture: Professor Dave Grattan, University of Otago.
The lecture is now up on the BSN YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/FFBq3h92hmg
2022 HNNA Virtual Seminar - Professor Amanda Page
The impact of pregnancy on gastrointestinal satiety signals.
2021 HNNA Symposium
HNNA Symposium across 3 viewing hubs - Melbourne, Sydney, Dunedin.
Plenary Speakers:
Professor Brad Lowell (Harvard, USA) - “The Neural Basis of Hunger”
Professor Alex Caron (University of Laval, Canada) - “Interactions between Nordic environment and Chronobiotics: impact on cardiometabolic and neurometabolic health”
Professor Joel Elmquist (UT Southwestern, USA) - “Using mouse genetics to unravel the roles of melanocortin peptides in regulating metabolism”
2021 HNNA Virtual Seminar - Professor Christopher Dayas
Hypothalamic control of motivated behaviour.
2020 HNNA Virtual Seminar - Dr Elodie Desroziers
Prenatal androgen exposure impairs sexual behavior in adult female mice: Perspective on sexual dysfunction in PCOS.
2019 Queenstown Research Week Satellite
HNNA meeting satellite to the Queenstown Research Week, New Zealand. Keynote Speaker - Professor Zachary Knight, UCSF.
2018 International Congress on Neuroendocrinology HNNA Plenary Lecture
International Congress on Neuroendocrinology, 2018 Toronto, Canada.
HNNA Plenary Lecture: Professor Allan Herbison, University of Otago.
2017 Australasian Neuroscience Society Symposium - Sydney
HNNA Symposium at the 2017 Australasian Neuroscience Society Annual Meeting, Sydney.
2017 Australasian Neuroscience Society Satellite - Sydney
HNNA meeting satellite to the Australasian Neuroscience Society, Sydney.
Plenary Speakers:
Dr Yeka Aponte (NIH, USA) - “Glutamatergic fast-spiking parvalbumin neurons in the lateral hypothalamus regulate feeding”
Professor Gavan McNally (UNSW) - “Lateral hypothalamus and the neurobiology of addiction”
2016 Australasian Neuroscience Society Symposium - Hobart
HNNA Symposium at the 2016 Australasian Neuroscience Society Annual Meeting, Hobart.
2016 Australasian Neuroscience Society Satellite - Hobart
HNNA meeting satellite to the Australasian Neuroscience Society, Hobart.