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10 April 2018
10 April, 2018 in Neuroscience News The 8th annual Art of Neuroscience competition is now open for submissions. This is an international competition open to scientists and artists worldwide. We are looking for striking artworks related to the field of Neuroscience in the broadest sense. Submissions can include images or videos representing actual neural data [...] Read More
06 April 2018
06 April, 2018 in FENS News Are you planning to attend SfN 2018? Request your ISM slot to present your abstract and register at member rates. FENS members can present an abstract and register for the SfN annual meeting under the same conditions as regular members of SfN. Register for an ISM slot with FENS [...] Read More
05 April 2018
05 April, 2018 in FENS News Read the editorial on "Explorations and perspectives on the neurobiological bases of autism spectrum disorder", by John J. Foxe Sophie Molholm Stephane J. Baudouin Mark T. Wallace. The work spans almost the entirety of approaches represented in the neurosciences, reporting on molecular neurogenetics, synaptic physiology, neuronal pathology, animal models, [...] Read More
05 April 2018
05 April, 2018 in Societies & Partner News On 23-24 April, the European Brain Council (EBC) will hold a two-day event that will include three separate but complementary sessions on “FP9 and Missions”, “The Value of Innovation”, and “Brain Research: Shifting Gears and Going Global”. The event will allow leading healthcare stakeholders and policymakers to [...] Read More
23 March 2018
23 March, 2018 in Neuroscience News Serving a three-year appointment, the next Editor-in-Chief (EiC) for BrainFacts.org will be the third Editor-in-Chief, following John Morrison and Nicholas Spitzer. The EiC’s term will begin 1 January 2019, after a period of transition with Dr. Morrison. SfN solicit nominations from its members for the BrainFacts.org EiC position.Nominations, or [...] Read More
23 March 2018
23 March, 2018 in FENS News Spring is with us, the evenings are lighter and our optimism about the 20th Anniversary FENS Forum in Berlin has been fully justified. More neuroscientists than at any previous Forum have registered to attend and there are 4000 abstract submissions. There is undoubted enthusiasm for gathering in Berlin to [...] Read More
22 March 2018
22 March, 2018 in Neuroscience News Dr. Cristina García Cáceres, awarded with the prize, will be the ERA-NET Neuron/Excellent Paper in Neuroscience Award Special Lecturer at the FENS Forum 2018. Her presentation entitled "Astrocytic Insulin Signaling Couples Brain Glucose Uptake with Nutrient Availability", will be held on Wednesday 11 July. A research team headed by [...] Read More
20 March 2018
20 March, 2018 in FENS News FENS warmly congratulates the recipients of the FENS Forum travel grants from the German Neuroscience Society. The German Neuroscience Society has selected the stipend awardees for the GNS grants (500 Euro), which will allow the winners to attend the FENS Forum 2018 in Berlin. Here the names of the [...] Read More
19 March 2018
19 March, 2018 in Neuroscience News The USA Nationals of the World's Largest Neuroscience Competition for Teenagers was held this week. Chapter winners from 54 cities and 37 states competed. USA Brain Bee Championship The Eleventh USA National Brain Bee Championship was held in Baltimore on March 16 to 18, 2018. The Brain Bee is [...] Read More
12 March 2018
12 March, 2018 in Neuroscience News Congratulations to the 4 winners of the 2018 FENS travel grants offered by Proteintech. Congratulations to the 4 winners of the 2018 FENS travel grant: Monique Marylin, University of Portsmouth Raquel Real, Imperial College London Stefano Espinoza, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia Irene Busti, University of Florence All our winners have been awarded €500 [...] Read More
06 March 2018
06 March, 2018 in Societies & Partner News Four neuroscientists working in the UK, Belgium and Germany have today (6 March) won the world’s most valuable prize for brain research. The 2018 Brain Prize is awarded to Bart De Strooper (London and Leuven), Michel Goedert (Cambridge), Christian Haass (Munich) and John Hardy (London) for their [...] Read More
05 March 2018
05 March, 2018 in FENS News FENS warmly congratulates the fifteen applicants, members of the Society for Neuroscience, who have been awarded a travel grant by SfN to attend the FENS Forum 2018 (7-11 July, Berlin, Germany). FENS wholeheartedly congratulates the following winners: Georgia Balsevich Lauren Reynolds Yannick Mullie Sarah Ruediger Brendan Hare Marc Meadows Eric Petersen Jared Kopelman Gavin Petrie Fernando Caravaggio Carmen Wong Salma Omer [...] Read More
21 February 2018
21 February, 2018 in FENS News EJN editors will attend several conferences this year. Have a look and get the chance to meet them. Paul Bolam and John Foxe will both be at the FENS Forum 7-11 July, at the Mobile Brain/Body Imaging Conference 11-14 July, and at the SfN Meeting 3-7 November. Paul will be at the [...] Read More
13 February 2018
13 February, 2018 in FENS News The deadline for early registration and abstracts for presentations at the FENS Forum looms, and we find ourselves in the midst of a surge of submissions. This is no surprise - the 20th Anniversary of FENS at the Berlin Forum (7-11 July 2018) is destined to be a wonderful [...] Read More
01 February 2018
01 February, 2018 in Neuroscience News Under the management of the Executive Director, the role holder will oversee the planning, implementation, and delivery of specific short-term and long-term EARA advocacy and public engagement projects in Germany, Belgium, Portugal and other countries as directed. EARA STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT OFFICER Contract: Permanent, full-time (35 hours a week) Salary: [...] Read More