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  • Call for Applications: Presentations at the ESN-HSfN Joint Meeting

    Dear Members of the Hellenic Society for Neuroscience,

    HSfN is excited to offer early-career members a platform to present their innovative research at the ESN-HSfN joint meeting. PhD students in the advanced stages of their research, as well as postdoctoral researchers who completed their degrees in 2022 or later, are invited to apply for an oral presentation at the HSfN Young Members’ Symposia (YMS), held during the 31st Biennial HSfN Meeting in Naxos, Greece, from May 18 to May 21, 2025.

    Selected applicants will receive financial support from HSfN to cover registration fees, accommodation during the conference, and economy travel expenses to Naxos from their institution, with a reimbursement cap of 400 Euros upon submission of receipts. Award notifications will be sent by January 31, 2025, and awardees will be required to register and submit their presentation abstract through the meeting’s official website at https://www.esn-hsn-naxos2025.com/.

    Application submissions are open from November 1 to November 30, 2024. The application package should include:

    • an abstract (up to 250 words) for the proposed presentation,
    • a current CV with a list of publications, and
    • a recommendation letter from the PhD or postdoctoral supervisor.

    Please email applications to hsfn18@gmail.com and CC the HSfN President, Dr. Vassilis Raos, at vasraos@gmail.com.

    We look forward to your contributions and to celebrating your research at this exciting event!

    Warm regards,

    HSfN

  • Athens International Symposium on Neural Stem Cells: Capturing Complexity and Plasticity from the Cell to the Organism 3-4 April 2025

    Dear colleagues,

    It is our pleasure to announce the Athens International Symposium on Neural Stem Cells: Capturing Complexity and Plasticity from the Cell to the Organism.

    The symposium is organized by the International Stem Cell Society – ISSCR in partnership with Stem Cell Reports, the official journal of the society, and will take place at Titania Hotel Athens, 3-4 April 2025.

    You may find details below and at the following links:

    For Program, Featured Speakers, Symposium Registration and Abstract submission visit https://www.isscr.org/upcoming-programs/2025-athens-international-symposium   

    Abstract submissions close on 15 January 2025 at 11:59 p.m. EDT (USA)

    For Manuscript submission to Stem Cell Reports visit https://www.cell.com/pb-assets/journals/society/stem-cell-reports/Stem_Cell_Reports_special_issue_call_for_papers_neural_stem_cells-1722879186263.html

    Submission deadline for Stem Cell Reports: 6 January 2025

    We look forward to welcoming you,

    The Organizers

    Fiona Doetsch, Biozentrum at the University of Basel, Switzerland

    Rebecca Matsas, Hellenic Pasteur Institute, Greece

    Marie Engelene J. Obien, PhD MaxWell Biosystems, Switzerland

    Florentia Papastefanaki, Hellenic Pasteur Institute, Greece

    Era Taoufik, Hellenic Pasteur Institute, Greece

    Hynek Wichterle, Columbia University, USA

  • Open postdoctoral position at Karolinska – Psychedelic therapies for depression

    Call for a postdoc position at Karolinska to work on a collaborative and translational project aimed at investigating physiological correlates, molecular mechanisms, and complex behaviors associated with the rapid-acting and long-term antidepressant effects of various psychedelic compounds.

    See ad here: https://ki.varbi.com/what:job/jobID:745513/

    Deadline is October 1st.

  • ΣΕΜΙΝΑΡΙΟ – “Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour and Brain Health”

    Το μεταπτυχιακό πρόγραμμα «Athens International Master’s Programme in Neurosciences” διοργανώνει επιστημονικό σεμινάριο με τίτλο “Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour and Brain Health”

    Ομιλήτρια είναι η κ Aine Kelly, Ph.D., Professor of Physiology, Trinity Institute of Neurosciences (TCIN) Dublin, Ireland.

    Το σεμινάριο θα πραγματοποιηθεί την Παρασκευή 20 Σεπτεμβρίου 2024, στις 12:30, στον Τομέα Φυσιολογίας Ζώων & Ανθρώπου και στην Αίθουσα «Πέτρος Βλάχος».

    Η γλώσσα του σεμιναρίου θα είναι Αγγλικά.

    Αν δεν μπορείτε να παραστείτε, παρακαλώ να χρησιμοποιήσετε τον παρακάτω σύνδεσμο για να συνδεθείτε:

    https://uoa.webex.com/uoa/j.php?MTID=m26d8b9cbacce03e261497d8df86194e5

    Meeting number: 2782 402 3476; Meeting password: 3v7iQR7taX6

    http://masterneuroscience.biol.gr/

  • Sex Differences in Addiction Workshop – National Institute on Drug Abuse and ENIGMA consortium – 27th September 2024 via Zoom

    Sex differences in addiction: An international consensus

    Organised in conjunction with the Neuroscience of Addiction and Mental Health Program at ACU’s Healthy Brain and Mind Research Centre, experts from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, and the ENIGMA consortium.

    This workshop aims to map key results and challenges in the study of sex differences in addiction and form an expert consensus framework to study sex differences in addiction and move the field forward.

    When: Friday 27 September 2024 (1pm – 4.30pm PDT, see other timezones)
    Where: Online via Zoom
    RegistrationMailScanner has detected definite fraud in the website at “forms.gle”. Do not trust this website: https://forms.gle/LxCPPCPUVtpHL24n9  
    Find more info at: https://enigma.ini.usc.edu/events/upcoming-events/