Owerko Family Distinguished Lecture 2025
The Owerko Family Distinguished Lecture is an invited annual lecture where some of the world's leading researchers in the areas of neurodevelopment and children's mental health are invited to present their research to the Owerko Centre research community and the general public.
This lecture is supported by the Owerko Family Fund in Brain Health through the Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation.
Child development and the science of change
Dr. Tim F. Oberlander, MD, FRCPC
Howard Webster Professor in Brain Imaging and Child Development, Department of Pediatrics, School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia
When you come to think about it, the study of child development is really the science of change. Building on this concept, Dr. Oberlander will discuss his research examining the impact of prenatal antidepressant exposure to illustrate child development as the developmental origins of the future.
Event details:
Date: Tuesday November 4, 2025
Time: 2:00 p.m., followed by reception at 3:30 p.m.
*New Location*: Libin Theatre, Health Sciences Centre, Foothills Campus, University of Calgary. Check in and reception will be in the Azrieli Atrium in the Health Research Innovation Centre (HRIC).
About our speaker
Dr. Tim Oberlander, MD, FRCPC
Dr. Tim Oberlander's research seeks to understand how early life experiences shape stress and related behaviors during childhood that sets pathways that shape the early origins of self-regulation. His work provides strong evidence that early life influences child behavior in ways that reflect a remarkable capacity we have for plasticity and demonstrates that even in the face of adversity, some children do very well. Dr. Oberlander’s work is driven by curiosity to understand how and why this happens, and a determination to identify modifiable factors that can be used to improve developmental health.
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