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The Late Call for Abstracts closes in just ONE DAY! Don’t miss this last chance to showcase your research at BraYn Conference 2024.

Submit your abstract and be part of an exciting lineup in neuroscience! 🧠💡

🗓️ Deadline: September 20th, 23:59 hrs (CET)
🔗 Submit now: https://www.braynconference.com/abstract-submission/

🚨 Special Opening Alert! 🚨

The Creative BraYns Photo Contest is open for submissions from September 16th - 20th! Get creative, capture the essence of neuroscience, and share your vision with us. 📸🧠

Submit your entries via WeTransfer to [email protected] for a chance to win!

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⚡ Last chance to submit your abstract! ⚡

The BraYn 2024 Late Call for Abstracts is now open, and we want YOU to present your cutting-edge research.

Don’t miss out—submit before the final deadline and join us in Verona for three days of groundbreaking discussions and networking! 🧠💥

🗓️ Deadline: September 20th
🔗 https://www.braynconference.com/abstract-submission/

🎨🧠 Unleash your creativity!

From September 16th - 20th, the Creative BraYns Photo Contest is accepting submissions. Whether you're a researcher or an artist, we want to see your unique take on the world of neuroscience!

Submit your photos via WeTransfer to [email protected].

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It’s not too late! ⏳

We’ve opened a Late Call for Abstracts at BraYn Conference 2024! Take this extra opportunity to share your work with the neuroscience community.

Submit your abstract and be part of a dynamic lineup of researchers in Verona! 📚💡

🗓️ Late submission deadline: September 20th
🔗 https://www.braynconference.com/abstract-submission/

📸 Calling all creative minds!

The Creative BraYns Photo Contest has a special opening from September 16th - 20th! Show us your artistic vision of neuroscience and submit your photos for a chance to win! 🧠✨

Send your entries via WeTransfer to [email protected] and let your creativity shine! 🌟

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🚨 Late Call for Abstracts is now OPEN! 🚨

Missed the first deadline? Don’t worry, you still have a chance to present your research at BraYn Conference 2024! Submit your abstract and join us in Verona for an unforgettable event in neuroscience. 🧠✨

🗓️ New deadline: September 20th
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🚨 Time is ticking! 🚨

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The countdown begins! ⏳

We’re just 1 month away from BraYn Conference 2024!

🧠 Don’t miss out on the latest innovations and insights in neuroscience. If you haven’t registered yet, now’s the time!

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👩‍🔬Stephanie Schorge

🏢University College London, London (UK)

🧠Stephanie Schorge has a long-standing interest in how changes in ion channels contribute to the development and potential treatments of neurological disorders.

🤝Her background in molecular biology and biophysics has recently enabled her to work with collaborators at UCL to develop a portfolio of gene therapy tools designed to modify neuronal excitability, which are now progressing (slowly) towards first in human clinical trials.

👩🏻‍🔬 Séverine Boillée from Paris Brain Institute

🧠 She was implicated in defining the concept that motor neurons in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) do not die alone, but their death is strongly influenced by interactions with the surrounding glia and immune cells.

👋🏼 Her current research focuses on the pathological interactions of microglial cells and peripheral macrophages with the affected motor neurons.

🏆 She received the “NRJ-Fondation de France” prize in 2011 and the “Fabrice Le Mouaher-FRM” Prize in 2022, for her research on ALS.

👨‍🔬Martin Chalfie

🏢Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York (USA)

🏆2008 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his introduction of Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP) as a biological marker.

🧫Martin Chalfie and John Sulston established the first genetic model for mechanosensation using the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. He and his lab at Columbia subsequently conducted molecular, genetic, and electrophysiological studies to understand the molecular basis of mechanosensory signaling and neuronal differentiation using C. elegans.

🧠His studies include work on neuronal degeneration, microtubule structure and function, neuronal outgrowth, the genetic control and maintenance of neuronal cell fate, and mechanosensory transduction and its modulation.

🏅He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Medicine, a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a foreign member of the Royal Society.

👨‍🔬Kiavash Movahedi

🏢Brain and Systems Immunology Lab, Brussels Center for Immunology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Belgium)

🧠The Movahedi lab focuses on brain immunology and aims to understand how neuro-immune crosstalk shapes the healthy and diseased brain. They develop immune-centric therapies for neurodegenerative disorders and cancer and has a particular interested in brain macrophages, like microglia.

🏆He was recently awarded an ERC consolidator grant focused on microglia engineering and replacement strategies as a new treatment paradigm for brain disease.

👨‍🔬Giorgio Seano

🏢 Institut Curie, CNRS, Paris-Orsay (France)

🧠His scientific interests include cell plasticity, resistance mechanisms, tumor angiogenesis, vessel co-option, and the tumor microenvironment.

🔬During his PhD training and postdoctoral period in Italy, he investigated tumor angiogenesis and integrins, provided the first evidence of a new sub-cellular structure, the endothelial podosome rosette, which controls blood vessel branching during sprouting angiogenesis, and developed the first ex vivo human knockdown angiogenesis assay.

💰With prestigious grants from the European Research Council, Institut National du Cancer, Fondation ARC, and CNRS, he investigates how glioblastoma cell plasticity and the surrounding microenvironment respond to conventional therapies (radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and surgical resection), paving the way for improved treatment strategies.

🧑‍🔬Christiaan Levelt

🏥Institute for Neuroscience of the Royal Academy of Arts and Sciences

👀His lab performs research on the role of inhibitory innervation in the regulation of plasticity in the developing and adult visual cortex.

🐭He established the joint transgenic mouse facility of the NORI and Netherlands Institute for Brain Research (NIBR) and started his laboratory focused on molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying plasticity in the visual cortex.

🏆He received various career development grants including a Cancer Research Institute fellowship and a Vidi grant from the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research. He has initiated and coordinated various consortia and collaborative projects funded by the EU, ZonMW and Eranet/NWO. He is actively involved in the organization of the Graduate School Neurosciences Amsterdam/Rotterdam (ONWAR) as chair of the Teaching Committee and is member of the ONWAR Directory Board. From 2019-2021 he was member of the management team of the NIN.

👩‍🔬 Bianca A. Silva

🏥 Institute of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, Sophia-Antipolis (France)

🧠 During her PhD, she investigated how the brain processes innate fear. Using chemogenetic manipulations, she discovered that social and predator fear, two evolutionarily conserved and highly ethologically relevant stimuli, are not mediated by classic amygdalar fear circuits but depend instead on distinct hypothalamic networks. Interestingly, this study revealed that fear is processed by separate circuits depending on the nature of the threat.

🤓 She joined Johannes Gräff’s group at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL) with an EMBO postdoctoral fellowship. There, she used chemogenetics, optogenetics, functional connectivity analysis, calcium imaging and viral tracing and uncovered a thalamo-amygdalar circuit mediating attenuation of remote (i.e. 30 days old) but not recent (i.e. 1 day old) fear memories.

🏆 She won a ERC starting grant in 2021 for the Ethofearless project.

👨‍🔬 Alessandro Gozzi

🏬 Functional Neuroimaging Laboratory, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Center for Neuroscience and Cognitive Systems, Rovereto (Italy)

🧠The Gozzi lab focuses on the study of the functional organization of the mammalian brain at the macroscale.

🐭A major goal of Gozzi’s research is to unravel the neural basis and dynamic organization of large-scale functional connectivity as measured with fMRI, and the underpinnings of its disruption in developmental disorders like autism. The Gozzi lab addresses these questions via the combination of cutting-edge functional MRI mapping with genetic and neural manipulations in the living mouse brain.

Get ready to be inspired! 🌟

The speaker lineup for BraYn Conference 2024 is almost here.

Stay tuned for the big reveal and prepare for a journey into the cutting-edge world of neuroscience! 🧠✨

📸 Showcase your passion for neuroscience through your lens!

Submit your best photos that highlight the beauty and complexity of neuroscience research.

🗓 Deadline: August 9th

📩 Send your photos via WeTransfer to [email protected]

Capture the essence of neuroscience in your photos and stand a chance to win one of three awards for the best submissions!

🗓 Deadline: August 9th

📩 Send your photos via WeTransfer to [email protected]!

👀We can’t wait to see your creativity shine!

🧠📸 Creative BraYns Photo Contest Alert! 📸🧠

Calling all neuroscience photographers! Capture the brilliance of your research, from lab scenes to brain imagery, and share your unique vision.

📩 Send your photos via WeTransfer to [email protected]

🗓 Deadline: August 9th

🌐 All details: https://www.braynconference.com/creative-brayns/

🧠📸 Join the Creative BraYns Photo Contest! 📸🧠

Showcase your passion for neuroscience through your photography! Whether it's a snapshot from your lab, a striking brain image, or a creative representation of neural networks, we want to see your unique perspective.

🗓 Deadline: August 9th

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🧠📸 Creative BraYns Photo Contest 📸🧠

Calling all neuroscience enthusiasts! We want to see your best photos that capture the essence of neuroscience research. Whether it's a glimpse into your lab, a unique brain imaging technique, or an artistic interpretation of neural networks, we want to see it!

🗓 Deadline: August 9th
🌐 Submit your photos and join the celebration of creativity in n
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Astrocyte Cafe 2024 Has Officially Started! 🧠☕

We are thrilled to announce that the Best Presentation Award will be sponsored by the !

👀Stay tuned for an unforgettable experience, and may the best presentation win!

Unveiling the Astrocyte Cafe 2024 Program! 🧠☕

Get ready to be inspired by an incredible lineup of speakers, poster sessions, and amazing networking opportunities.

Highlights include:
✨ Keynote talks from Dr. Carole Escartin & Dr. Matthew Holt
🗣️ Meet the expert Dr Alexej Verkhratsky
🤝 Networking sessions
👥 Poster sessions

Dive deep into the world of astrocyte science and connect with fellow enthusiasts. Check out the full program and plan your journey with us!