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Syn2Psy at the XVII Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Neuroscience

The XVII Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Neuroscience was held in Coimbra, Portugal, on December 1-3 (2021). Syn2Psy ESRs Orsolya Antal, Giuseppe Cammarata and Elisa Corti took active participation and presented their latest research results in the form of poster presentations. More info.

Upcoming network-wide events

Network School 4 – Advanced methods for imaging the brain: from nanoscopic to mesoscopic perspectives – will be held in Bordeaux from March 28^th to April 1^st, 2022. On the following week, from April 4th to 7th 2022, the ESRs will travel to Paris for Network School 2 – Genetic approaches for the study of neuropsychiatric disorders. More information coming soon.

SimpleSci – Episode 5

Welcome to episode 5 of the SimpleSci series! On this episode, Alessandro explains the relation between depression and motivation and describes his studies on a new model of depressive disorders.

Check out the Episodes 1 – 4 by Manuela Rizzi, Orsolya Antal, Laura Upton and Elisa Corti here.

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.

More about our projects 

THE NETWORK

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

More about the network

LATEST POSTS and NEWS

Syn2Psy Blog Series X - One year of Swiss cheese and chocolate by Loredana

Psilocybin rescues sociability deficits in an animal model of autism

Syn2Psy Blog Series XI - Journey logbook of a Ph.D. student by Marcos

Syn2Psy Blog Series XII - Loneliness: the importance of social bonds by Giuseppe

Review published by Daniel - Autoimmunity and NMDA receptor in brain disorders: Where do we stand?

Syn2Psy Blog Series XIII - The power of (science) communication by Manuela

 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

Comming soon: NS II – Genetic approaches for the study of neuropsychiatric disorders. Institute of Biology Paris-Seine, Paris, 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.