Announcing the Recipients of FENS Travel Grants for the Society of Neuroscientists of Africa Conference (SONA 2025)

24 January 2025

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We are delighted to announce the recipients of the FENS travel grants to attend the 17th International Conference of the Society of Neuroscientists of Africa (SONA 2025), taking place from 17–20 April 2025 in Marrakesh, Morocco!

The selected grant recipients are:

  • Raphael Brefo Takyi – Institute of Psychiatry and Neuroscience of Paris, France
  • Prune Mazer – University of Porto, Portugal
  • Chiara Musillo – Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Italy
  • Mohamed Amine Zkim – INSERM U1313, Poitiers University, France

Warmest congratulations to the awardees!

Learn More About SONA 2025

Find out more about the conference and its exciting programme on the official website.


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