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Alessandro Chioino defended his PhD thesis

On July 26th, ESR2, Alessandro Chioino brilliantly defended his thesis at the EPFL, under the title “Impact of Mitofusin 2 in the Nucleus Accumbens on motivated behavior and underlying neurobiological mechanisms”.

Congratulations Alessandro!

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Syn2Psy is an Innovative Training Network (ITN) funded by the EU Horizon 2020 framework program under the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) initiative. Its mission is to provide advanced (PhD-level) training to 14 early-stage researchers in the molecular, synaptic, circuit and behaviour basis of neuropsychiatric disorders. The network integrates experienced researchers from top-level European research institutions, academic and non-academic. More

THE EARLY STAGE RESEARCHERS

 Meet our ESRs and PIs

OUR MISSION

The mission of Syn2Psy is to train 14 young researchers with novel and innovative tools aimed at a comprehensive biological understanding of conditions such as AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER, SCHIZOPHRENIA, DEPRESSION and other NEUROPSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS.

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THE NETWORK

The network integrates experienced researchers from top-level European research institutions (academic and industrial), as well as several key partner organizations:

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 NETWORK SCHOOLS and MEETINGS

Kick-off meeting: September 26 - 27, 2019 - Coimbra, Portugal

NS I – Basic concepts on imaging tools and data analysis. September 30 – October 4, 2019. Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Portugal

First Syn2Psy online PhD day - October 5th 2020

Network School 2 – Genetic approaches for the study of neuropsychiatric disorders. April 4-7 (2022) Institute of Biology Paris-Seine, Paris, France

Network School 4 – Advanced methods for imaging the brain: from nanoscopic to mesoscopic perspectives. March 28 - April 1 (2022) IINS, Bordeaux, France

Mid-term meeting: May 3-4, 2021 - Zoom

NS III – Drug discovery and development: from idea to product. May 5-7, 2021. Lundbeck, Zoom

Second online PhD day, September 23-24, 2021.

Image credits: Paris – Photo by Anthony Rodriguez from Pexels; Bordeaux – Borja Lopez from Pexels.