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Brain Awareness Week 2017

17 January 2017

FENS is happy to announce that, thanks to the Dana Foundation grant, 36 BAW projects held in 23 countries are funded in 2017. [...] Read More

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FRM 2017 travel grants available

11 January 2017

11 January, 2017 in FENS News The application for the FRM 2017 travel grants is now open. Deadline: 30 April 2017. The eligibility criteria are the following: • The applicant must be 35 years of age or younger, at the time of application• The applicant is not residing or working in Hungary• Participation in the [...] Read More

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FENS EJN Young Investigator Prize 2018

05 January 2017

05 January, 2017 in FENS News This biennial prize sponsored by Wiley, publishers of EJN, will be given in recognition of outstanding scientific work in any area of neuroscience. Personal Prize £ 7 000. Deadline for application: 13 February 2017. It is a personal prize of GBP 7,000. Candidates must either be working in a [...] Read More

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EJN Best Publication Award 2017

05 January 2017

05 January, 2017 in FENS News This biennial award recognises the best original research article published in EJN over the preceding two-year period (published or accepted in 2015 and 2016). Nominations are open. Deadline: 31 March 2017. In collaboration with FENS and Wiley, EJN is awarding to the “Best Publication Award” in the odd years, [...] Read More

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FENS wishes you happy holiday season and a successful 2017

20 December 2016

20 December, 2016 in FENS News Message from FENS President Barry Everitt FRS, FMedSci As we begin a New Year, I would like to thank you personally for your commitment, support and generous collaboration during 2016. I send you my best wishes for a successful and joyful 2017.   I look forward to working with [...] Read More

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Brain Awareness Week 2017: call for projects launched

16 December 2016

16 December, 2016 in FENS News FENS offers financial support of up to 1,000 EUR to those who organise an event during the Brain Awareness Week within Europe. FENS is glad to announce that The Dana Foundation once more allocated funds for the support of European Brain Awareness Week projects in 2017. FENS offers financial [...] Read More

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Paris will host the FENS Forum of Neuroscience 2022

09 December 2016

09 December, 2016 in FENS News On 29 - 30 November the FENS Governing Council met in Brussels for its annual meeting. On this occasion, FENS member societies from all over Europe also gathered to discuss and share ideas. During the meeting, representatives of the member societies selected the venue for the FENS Forum 2022: [...] Read More

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Claire Wyart wins the New-York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) Robertson Award

05 December 2016

05 December, 2016 in FENS News Congratulations to our FENS-Kavli Scholar Claire Wyart who won the New-York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) Robertson Award. The New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) announced the 2016 class of NYSCF – Robertson Investigators, welcoming six of the most talented stem cell researchers and neuroscientists from around the world into [...] Read More

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2016 Science Educator of the Year Award

28 November 2016

28 November, 2016 in Neuroscience News Dr. Norbert Myslinski is the 2016 Recipient of the prestigious Science Educator of the Year Award presented by the Society for Neuroscience. At SfN convention in San Diego, the president recognised Dr. Myslinski as an outstanding neuroscientist who has greatly contributed to neuroscience education around the World. He is [...] Read More

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INCF invites applications for seed funding of collaborative projects related to brain research

23 November 2016

23 November, 2016 in Neuroscience News Closing soon: the deadline for submission is no later than 30 November 2016. Projects must be completed within 2017. Seed funding grants should facilitate community work in collaborative brain research, promote the use of neuroinformatics solutions, and accelerate advances in understanding the brain and treating its illnesses.There are two types of funding available, [...] Read More

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The dawn of Spanish Neuroscience

16 November 2016

16 November, 2016 in FENS News FENS history seminar on 24 November in Madrid, Spain. The Seminar, organised in partnership with the Instituto Cajal (CSIC) and Sociedad Española de Neurociencia (SENC), highlights the scientific excellence of Santiago Ramón y Cajal, internationally known as the "father of modern neuroscience". Cajal formed the “neurohistological school”, which became [...] Read More

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The Japan Neuroscience Society (JNS) Altman Award in Developmental Neuroscience

15 November 2016

15 November, 2016 in Neuroscience News First call for applications: new award established and administered by the Japan Neuroscience Society. On April 19, 2016, Dr. Joseph Altman, who discovered adult neurogenesis in the cerebral cortex and received the International Prize for Biology from His Majesty the Emperor of Japan, passed away. Dr. Shirley A. Bayer, [...] Read More

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FENS EJN award winner Antonello Bonci’s review paper now published

09 November 2016

09 November, 2016 in FENS News VTA dopamine neuron plasticity – the unusual suspects: the review paper from the FENS EJN award winner 2016 is now published in Early View in EJN. In 2016, the FENS-EJN Award is presented to Dr. Antonello Bonci for his important contributions to advancing our understanding of the synaptic mechanisms and neurocircuitry [...] Read More