Dr. Yukti Vyas

Conference Presentations

I am a compassionate and confident communicator, and I have had the privilege of delivering over 50 presentations to audiences as large as 250 people, including scienstists, clinicians, students, and members of the community.

Mentorship and Coaching Professional Development Workshop, 2025 Vanderbilt Memory and Alzheimer’s Center
Nashville, United States

Invited speaker
Neurocentre Magendie Symposium 2023
Bordeaux, France

Poster presentation titled “Shank3-associated alterations in Autism from the neuronal to the behavioral level”
Federation of European Neuroscience Societies 2022
Paris, France

Poster presentation titled “Mechanism-based approach to correct atypical sensory information processing in vivo in a model of Autism”
Neurocentre Magendie Hot Topics Seminar 2021
Bordeaux, France

Invited speaker – Talk titled “Can treatment during early brain development prevent Autism-associated behavioral and synaptic deficits?”
Physiological Society of New Zealand Forum 2020
Auckland, New Zealand

Talk titled “Can maternal zine supplementation prevent the development of Autism-associated behavioral and synaptic deficits?”

Awarded the Physiological Society of New Zealand John Hubbard Prize
SUMMIT 2020 FMHS Postdoctoral Research Forum 2020
Auckland, New Zealand

3-minute elevator pitch titled “A window into the brain: investigating Alzheimer’s Disease”

Postdoctoral Research Forum NEB NZ Best Elevator Pitch Award Winner
Australasian Winter Conference on Brain Research Summer Forum 2020
Virtual

Invited speaker – Talk titled “Looking inside the brain using Miniscopes”
Australasian Neuroscience Society Early Career Researcher’s Webinar 2020
Virtual

Invited speaker – Talk titled “Can maternal zinc supplementation prevent the development of Autism-associated behavioral and synaptic deficits in Shank3-knockout models?”
Federation of European Neuroscience Societies 2020
Virtual

Poster titled “Influence of maternal high zinc diet on the development of Autism-associated behavioral and synaptic deficits in Shank3-knockout models”
Chilton Saint James School 2020
Wellington, New Zealand

Invited speaker – Talk titled “Journey to becoming a neuroscientist”
Australasian Neuroscience Society Conference 2019
Adelaide, Australia

Poster titled “Influence of maternal high zinc diet on the development of Autism-associated behavioral and synaptic deficits in Shank3-knockout models”

Australasian Neuroscience Society “Images of Neuroscience” Competition, First Runner Up
Association for the Study of Neurons and Diseases Conference 2019
Queenstown, New Zealand

Poster titled “Influence of maternal high zinc diet on the development of Autism-associated behavioral and synaptic deficits in Shank3-knockout models”

Awarded the Best Poster Presentation Award
The University of Auckland HealtheX Conference 2019
Auckland, New Zealand

Talk titled “Could zinc supplementation from the beginning of brain development prevent Autism-associated behavioral-deficits in Shank3-knockout models?”

Awarded the Best Oral Presentation Award, Second Runner-up
The University of Auckland HealtheX Conference 2019
Auckland, New Zealand

Poster titled “Influence of zinc on structural and functional deficits caused by Autism-associated Shank2 mutations”
Federation of European Neuroscience Societies 2018
Berlin, Germany

Poster titled “Influence of maternal high zinc diet on the development of Autism-associated behaviors”

International Brain Research Organization Young Investigators Training Program Travel Grant Recipient
Australasian Neuroscience Society Early Career Researcher Travel Scholarship
Maurice and Phyllis Paykel Trust Ph.D. Research Travel Award
Australasian Winter Conference on Brain Research 2018
Queenstown, New Zealand

Invited speaker, Talk titled “Influence of maternal high zinc diet on the development of Autism-associated behaviours”

Awarded the Neurological Foundation AWCBR Travel Grant
The University of Auckland HealtheX Conference 2018
Auckland, New Zealand

Poster titled “Shank2 changes in Shank3-knockout Autism models”

Awarded the Best Poster Presentation Award, First Runner-up
The University of Auckland HealtheX Conference 2018
Auckland, New Zealand

3-minute elevator pitch titled “Influence of maternal high zinc diet on the development of Autism-associated behaviors”
The University of Auckland Exposure Conference 2018
Auckland, New Zealand

Poster titled “Shank2 changes in Shank3-knockout Autism models”
Center for Brain Research Early Career Researchers Conference 2017
Auckland, New Zealand

Talk titled “The study of synaptic function from cellular to behavioral level”
Australasian Winter Conference on Brain Research 2017
Queenstown, New Zealand

Poster titled “Synaptic changes in Shank3-knockout Autism Spectrum Disorder associated model”

Awarded the Neurological Foundation AWCBR Travel Grant
Australasian Winter Conference on Brain Research 2016
Queenstown, New Zealand

Poster titled “Zinc and NMDAR-dependent changes in excitatory glutamatergic synapses expressing Autism Spectrum Disorder associated Shank2 mutations”

Awarded the Neurological Foundation AWCBR Travel Grant
Australasian Winter Conference on Brain Research 2015
Queenstown, New Zealand

Poster titled “The effects of Autism Spectrum Disorder associated Shank2 mutations on excitatory glutamatergic synapses”

Awarded the Neurological Foundation AWCBR Travel Grant
Australasian Winter Conference on Brain Research 2014
Queenstown, New Zealand

Poster titled “Synaptic alterations in Autism Spectrum Disorder associated Shank2 mutations”

Awarded the Neurological Foundation AWCBR Travel Grant
The University of Auckland HealtheX Conference 2014
Auckland, New Zealand

Poster titled “Synaptic Alterations in Autism Spectrum Disorder-Associated Shank2 Mutations”

Awarded the Best Poster Presentation Award, Second Runner-up

Gallery

Yukti presenting research findings at the Australian Winter Conference on Brain Research