“Clocks, Sleep, and the Ageing Brain” receives Velux Grant
The groups of Prof. Steven Brown (UZH), Prof. Nicolas Cermakian (McGill University) and Prof. Russell Foster (Oxford University) have been awarded a 400’000 SFr grant by [...]
Awards
Starting Grants for UZH neuroscientists
Two UZH neuroscientists have been awarded a Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) Starting Grant. Frank Scharnowski and Melanie Greter receive around CHF 1.5 million each [...]
PhD Thesis completed July to November 2014!
Congratulations! The following students have completed their PhD thesis in the last six months: Reza Asadollahi, Institute of Medical Genetics, UZH 28 October 2014 [...]
Paralyzed rats walk upon brain stimulation
This year’s ZNZ Best PhD Award went to Lukas Bachmann for the excellent work performed in the group of Martin Schwab at the Brain Research Institute. He and his colleagues [...]
Fritjof Helmchen receives US BRAIN Initiative grant
Fritjof Helmchen, Professor at the Brain Research Institute, University of Zurich, receives a 750’000 US-Dollar grant from the American “National Institutes of Health” [...]
Koetser Award 2014 goes to Massimo Scanziani
This year’s Koetser Brain Research Award goes to Prof. Massimo Scanziani of the University of San Diego. He receives the award in appreciation of his outstanding research [...]
Aesculap Prize 2014
Ajmal Zemmar wins the EANS Aesculap Prize 2014 for the best research paper. He is awarded €5000 for his excellent contribution to brain research. Each year, the European [...]
Call for proposals for the best PhD thesis Award 2014
We are looking for candidates for the ZNZ best PhD thesis Award 2014. All ZNZ group leaders are invited to submit successfully completed recent theses. The ZNZ steering [...]
PhD Thesis completed First Semester 2014!
Congratulations! The following students have completed their PhD thesis in the last six months: Tobias Alther, Institute of Molecular Life Sciences, UZH (Supervisor: Prof. [...]
Peter Somogyi receives honorary doctorate
Prof. Dr. Peter Somogyi, Director of the Anatomical Neuropharmacology Unit, Department of Pharmacology, Oxford University, has been awarded an honorary doctorate from the [...]