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Coronavirus and the Brain

Covid-19 has a huge impact on us as society and individual human beings. But what do know about the effects on our brain? The BrainFair 2021 takes a closer look. Unfortunately, the BrainFair 2020 was […]

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Joint McGill-ZNZ Workshop on iPSC

The Montreal Neurological Institute of McGill University and ZNZ organized a joint workshop on December 8th 2020 on induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-based research. As the directors of both institutions, Fritjof Helmchen and Guy Rouleau […]

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ZNZ Symposium 2020

The Annual Symposium on 10 September, 10:00 – 15:00, will be entirely online this year. The shorter than usual program will try to maintain many features of the traditional live symposium.  The Volker-Henn lecture will […]

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PhD Retreat 2020 Online

The main goal of this annual event is to bring together doctoral students in neuroscience from various institutes and clinics to enhance interdisciplinary collaboration. Exactly this was difficult to accomplish this year due to Covid-19. […]

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Peering into the Social Brain

Save the date! This year’s Konrad Akert Lecture will be held by Prof. Catherine Dulac from Harvard University. She will talk about her work on neuronal circuits underlying social behaviors, and the contribution of genomic […]

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Gender in Medicine

Are there differences between women and men in the symptoms of illness or the effect of therapies and medication? Last month, the kick-off symposium “Sex and Gender in Medicine” looked at various aspects of gender […]

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Highlights ZNZ Symposium 2019

Poster sessions, short talks and awards. Read about what the buzzing neuroscience community discussed during the ZNZ Symposium on 12 Sept 2019. 320 Researchers attended, and 80 posters showed the broad spectrum of neuroscience research […]

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Martin Schwab’s Farewell Lecture

Prof. Martin Schwab retires from ETH. In his farewell lecture he will review his scientific journey from the idea of neurite growth inhibition, via discovery of the inhibitory molecule to bedside therapy to enhance regeneration […]