The Swiss Society for Neuroscience (SSN) is a non-profit organization. The purpose of the Society is to advance the understanding of the nervous system and its diseases, by bringing together scientists and clinicians of various backgrounds, and by facilitating the integration of research
9:00 Introduction (Prof. Valerio Mante, INI, Zurich)
9:20 Keynote lecture (Dr. Johannes Letzkus, MPI, Frankfurt)
10:20 Coffee break
10:35 6 presentations
12:05 Lunch break
13:05 Flash-poster session
14:05 6 presentations
15:35 Coffee break
16:05 Panel discussion
16:40 Departure from venue
09:00-09:45 Registration and Poster Setup
09:45-10:00 Welcome and Opening Remarks
10:45-11:10 Coffee Break
11:10-12:30 Parallel symposia
Carmen Sandi, EPFL
Manuel Mameli, UNIL
Marie Schaer, UNIGE
Tania Rinaldi Barkat, UNIBAS
Lut Arckens, Uni Leuven
Daphne Bavelier, UNIGE
13:30-14:15 SSN business meeting
14:15-14:30 Honorary Membership and Best Publication Awards
14:30-15:15 Swiss Brain Council Initiative
15:30-16:50 Parallel symposia
Anne-Lise Giraud, UNIGE
Shih-Chii Liu, UNIZH
Athena Akrami, UCL
Marlen Knobloch, UNIL
Marie-Claude Potier, CNRS Paris
Mark Verheijen, Uni Amsterdam
Every calendar year, the SSN highlights the best publications by a young member in three different domains of neuroscience:
I. Development and Cellular Neuroscience
II. Systems and Behavioral Neuroscience
III. Human and Clinical Neuroscience.
Both PhD students and first-year postdocs are considered young SSN members.
The deadline for application is December 15, 2018
If you are not a member yet, plan ahead. It may take a few days before your membership application is processed and you become eligible to apply.
Next deadline December 1, 2018
THE RADALA FOUNDATION https://www.radala-foundation.com/
The Radala Foundation is looking for established, leading principal investigators eligible for 200,000 CHF research funding to pursue a potentially ground-breaking, high-risk project for 2 years in basic research in ALS.
Contact: Prof. A.C. Kato, President of the Scientific Advisory Board, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Switzerland ([tocco-encoded-addr:MTA3LDk3LDExNiwxMTEsNjQsMTE0LDk3LDEwMCw5NywxMDgsOTcsNDUsMTAyLDExMSwxMTcsMTEwLDEwMCw5NywxMTYsMTA1LDExMSwxMTAsNDYsOTksMTExLDEwOQ==])
Deadline: November 30, 2018
In response to initiatives such as Maya Graf's motion (Verbot von belastenden Tierversuchen an Primaten), the members of the SSN council have written a position paper in support of animal research. This document, available in German and French, can be downloaded here.
