FENS-IBRO Alumni

Dear all,

the deadline for the SfN School "Synaptic Stress and pathogenesis of neuropsychiatric disorders" has been extended until Friday, December 21st, 2012.

topics covered:
- Action of glucocorticoids on synaptic function and neurotransmission
- Pre- and postsynaptic effects of stress and glucocorticoids
- Endocannabinoids in the stress response
- Functional and dysfunctional synapses and circuits: implications for neuropsychiatric disorders
- Translational aspects

workshop on "Rodent models of stress"

Lectures on:
- “Manuscript in preparation”, tools and skills in scientific communication.
- “Ethical issues in animal models of stress”
- “The next step in my project”

The call for student applications for the school on "Chemical Senses: Neurobiology and Behavior" is open until January 23, 2012.

The SfN School "Chemical Senses: Neurobiology and Behavior" will be held in Bertinoro, Italy --- June 3 - 8, 2012

Deadline for applications is January 23, 2012

Visit the schools' website for further information.

Chemical Senses 2012 - sciencevenatnight medical scientific workshops organization

The call for student applications for the FENS-IBRO Summer School "International Astrocyte School" is open.

The International Astrocyte School will be held in Bertinoro, Italy --- March 25 – 30, 2012.

Deadline for application is December 19, 2012.

For any further information, like the preliminary programme, the faculty and for whom the school is intended, check the schools' website.

IAS 2012 :: Welcome The International Astrocyte School is aimed at all those who are attracted by the most intriguing hypotheses on the role of astrocytes in brain function and wish to learn how to best approach these problems. The school, with its strategy of disseminating state-of-the-art knowledge, is especially tar...

call for student applications for Hertie Winter School open

We are inviting student applications for the Hertie Winter School to be held in January 2012.

The call for student applications is open.

The Hertie Winter School entitled "Neural Coding in Sensory Systems" will be held in Obergurgl, Austria, from January 8 - 15, 2012.

Deadline for applications is September 19, 2011, 24:00 CET.

FENS-IBRO Alumni The FENS-IBRO alumni group on FACEBOOK is intended to give students and faculty the possibility to interact, network and keep in touch after having participated in FENS-IBRO Schools.

FENS Forum Amsterdam 2010: Alumni symposium and party.
The FENS-IBRO Alumni symposium has been held on July 6, 2010 with the following speakers: Lorincz M. L.; Letzkus J. J. et. al.; Wyart C. et. al. and Massobrio P. et. al.

The traditional Alumni party, organized by Susan Sara and Mike Stewart, took place, on July 6, 2010, in the concert hall of the theatre “ODEON” and was attended by about 160 people.