Congratulations to the first recipients of the FENS/IBRO-PERC Exchange Fellowships
19 May 2023
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FENS and the IBRO Pan-Europe Regional Committee (IBRO-PERC) are delighted to announce the awardees of the FENS/IBRO-PERC Exchange Fellowships (April 2023 call). The programme aims to support the career development of early-career researchers in the field of neuroscience by providing them with opportunities for intra-European mobility and by nurturing their growth in a skill-enhancing context.
FENS and IBRO-PERC are pleased with the high-rate response of the neuroscience community to this new initiative: 73 eligible applications from 23 European countries were submitted during the first FENS/IBRO-PERC Exchange Fellowships call, which closed on 15 April 2023.
FENS and IBRO-PERC warmly congratulates the eleven awardees and wish them success in their scientific endeavours.
The recipients of the FENS/IBRO-PERC Exchange Fellowships are:
| Career Status | Name | Home Lab | Host Lab |
| Master | The grant recipient requested name not to be disclosed | Hellenic Pasteur Institute, Greece | Institut Pasteur Paris, France |
| Master | Emma Nesbit | Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Germany | University of Oxford, UK |
| Postdoc | Emma Delhaye | University of Liege, Belgium | University of Lisboa, Portugal |
| Postdoc | Clara Alice Musi | University of Milan, Italy | Aston University, UK |
| Postdoc | Giulia Carini | University of Brescia, Italy | University of Oxford, UK |
| Postdoc | Anna Lech | Łukasiewicz Research Network – PORT Polish Center for Technology Development, Poland | IGBMC, Department of Biology and Stem Cell Development, France |
| Postdoc | Jovana Aranđelović | University of Belgrade, Serbia | Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal |
| PhD | Agathe Moret | Paris Brain Institute, France | University of Oxford, UK |
| PhD | Bin Wan | Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Germany | University of Cambridge, UK |
| PhD | Oumayma Aousji | Universitaetsklinikum Ulm, Germany | Université Paris Cité, France |
| PhD | Sara Badesso | Center for Applied Medical Research (CIMA), University of Navarra, Spain | University of Milan, Italy |
FENS and IBRO-PERC warming congratulates the eleven awardees and wish them success in their scientific endeavours.
About the FENS/IBRO-PERC Exchange Fellowships
The FENS/IBRO-PERC Exchange Fellowships are designed to provide Master’s and PhD students, and early postdocs with the opportunity to spend up to three months in a different European laboratory. This experience allows them to benefit from methodological training, learn new techniques, and broaden their scientific perspectives.
FENS and IBRO-PERC are committed to supporting the development of neuroscience careers and fostering collaboration within the European neuroscience community.
Application deadline: 15 October 2023
About the Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS)
Founded in 1998, the Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS) is the main organisation for neuroscience in Europe. It currently represents 44 national and single-discipline neuroscience societies across 33 European countries and more than 22,000 member scientists.
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Established in 1961, IBRO is the global association of more than 90 neuroscience societies that aims to promote and support neuroscience around the world through training, education, research, outreach and engagement activities, and the publication of two journals, Neuroscience and IBRO Neuroscience Reports.
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