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21 October 2015
21 October, 2015 in FENS News Pearl on a necklace: The fourth Brain Conference – this time centred on sleep and circadian sleep - took place last week, in Copenhagen Designed as a small-scale, high-level meeting, the scientific reunion has been an impressive one, not only content-wise, but also in terms of group cohesion, networking, [...] Read More
09 October 2015
09 October, 2015 in FENS News Nobel prize-winner John O’Keefe was on the winning 'old timers' basketball team at the FENS regional meeting in Thessaloniki this week. This FFRM 2015 also featured vibrant social events, including a Basketball Tournament that saw the participation of the Nobel prize-winner John O'Keefe. Four teams of meeting delegates competed [...] Read More
02 October 2015
02 October, 2015 in FENS News Funds to strengthen public/private BRAIN Initiative. Establish new neuroscience institutes at Johns Hopkins University, The Rockefeller University and the University of California, San Francisco. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Thursday, October 1 The Kavli Foundation and it university partners announced today the commitment of more than $100 million in new funds [...] Read More
01 October 2015
01 October, 2015 in FENS News “Understanding the brain is one of the major challenges of modern science” The Institute of Neurosciences (IN) is a centre belonging to the University of Alicante, and one of the twenty Spanish centres which has won the Severo Ochoa award of Quality. Its Director, Juan Lerma, will deliver one [...] Read More
22 September 2015
22 September, 2015 in FENS News Dr. Gaia Novarino has been awarded the Boehringer Ingelheim FENS Research Award 2016 for her research on the genetic and molecular mechanisms underlying human genetic disorders. As group leader at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria in Klosterneuburg, Austria, Dr Novarino is currently leading a research programme focused [...] Read More
14 September 2015
14 September, 2015 in Neuroscience News A new, half-day short course, which focuses on the responsible conduct of research will be held on Friday, October 16, 1:00-5:30 PM at Neuroscience 2015 in Chicago, IL. The course, “Optimizing Experimental Design for High-Quality Science,” meets NIH requirements and aims to differentiate itself from similar courses offered at [...] Read More
09 September 2015
09 September, 2015 in Neuroscience News Grass Fellowships at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, USA, support investigator-designed, independent research projects by scientists early in their career. The 14-week Grass Fellowship Program provides early-career investigators with an unparalleled opportunity to develop and conduct independent neuroscience research projects within the vibrant scientific community of the Marine [...] Read More
08 September 2015
08 September, 2015 in FENS News The European Research Centre grantee and FENS-Kavli Scholars Chair Prof. Poirazi investigates how human memory works. You can meet her at the World Economic Forum's 'Summer Davos'. The FENS-Kavli Scholars Chair, Panayiota Poirazi, together with the European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation, Carlos Moedas and the ERC President, Jean-Pierre Bourguignon, [...] Read More
03 September 2015
03 September, 2015 in Societies & Partner News The call for nominations for the 2016 Kavli Prizes is open from 1 September through 1 December 2015. The winners of the 2016 Kavli Prizes will be announced 2 June 2016 and the award ceremony will take place in Oslo, Norway the 6 September 2016. The Kavli [...] Read More
02 September 2015
02 September, 2015 in FENS News In a series of opinion pieces from the FENS Kavli Network of Excellence (FKNE), the scholars aim to offer the next generation of up-and-coming PIs some advice and personal perspectives on the transition to independence, starting here with guidance on how to get hired to your first PI position. [...] Read More
31 July 2015
31 July, 2015 in FENS News FENS President Monica di Luca, Barry Everitt and Marian Joëls published an editorial on the European Journal of Neuroscience presenting the FENS-Kavli Network of Excellence, which celebrates and supports the most talented mid-career neuroscientists in Europe. The voice of next generation Di Luca M, Everitt BJ, Joels M; Eur [...] Read More
28 July 2015
28 July, 2015 in Neuroscience News Two new part neuroscience podcast series from Cambridge University are now out: reporting on exciting brain research revolutions presented at the Cambridge Neuroscience 2015 Seminar. This podcast addresses key questions including: can we boost the brain through diet? What is the reason for our existence? Will Sat Nav and [...] Read More
23 July 2015
23 July, 2015 in FENS News Are you a FENS member? Get access to EJN articles directly on your smartphone or tablet. About the App:- Stay up-to-date with the latest articles through EarlyView- Receive alerts when new issues are available- Download articles and issues for offline use- Save your favorite articles for quick and easy [...] Read More
15 July 2015
15 July, 2015 in FENS News Where European Neuroscience meets the world: 2-6 July 2016, Copenhagen, Denmark The FENS Forum 2016 will comprise 56 parallel sessions across seven main themes in neuroscience: cognition, development, disease, excitability, homeostasis, methods and sensory motor. The scientific programme will consist of plenary lectures, symposia, workshops and special lectures given [...] Read More
14 July 2015
14 July, 2015 in FENS News In collaboration with FENS and Wiley-Blackwell, EJN is proud to announce that the winner of the "Best Publication Award 2015" is Dr. Silvina Laura Diaz, PhD, DVM, researcher at CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Dr. Silvina Laura Diaz receives this Award for her publication in EJN entitled: "Paradoxical increase in survival [...] Read More