2014 Nobel Prize Laureate of Physiology or Medicine to open FFRM 2015 in Greece

2014 Nobel Prize Laureate of Physiology or Medicine to open FFRM 2015 in Greece

The Federation of European Neurosciences Societies (FENS) and the National Hellenic, Israeli and Serbian Neuroscience Societies are honoured to announce that the FENS Featured Regional Meeting (FFRM) will take place in Thessaloniki from 7-10 October 2015 at the «Ioannis Vellidis» congress centre. On a biennial basis, the FFRM enables interdisciplinary scientific interaction amongst leading neuroscientists and pioneering scientists of other disciplines who develop new techniques and technologies.  FFRM 2015 will be a meeting point for the Greek, Israeli and Serbian cultures and an opportunity for the three neuroscience societies to strengthen their relationships and represent themselves to an international audience.

The scientific programme established by an international organising committee will bring to Thessaloniki more than 170 neuroscientists from all over the world, and will include lectures given by renowned scientists including:

– The 2014 Nobel Prize laureate of Physiology or Medicine, Professor John O’Keefe from University College London, UK. In a lecture open to the public at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Professor O’Keefe will present his fascinating discovery of the grid cells which are fundamental to the brain’s spatial navigation system.

– Professor Nikos Logothetis, Director at the Max Planck Institute in Tubingen, Germany. Professor Logothetis is a world-renowned researcher in the field of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). He will present his research elucidating learning mechanisms in the human brain.

– Professor Henry Markram of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) Switzerland, coordinator of the Human Brain Project – an ambitious venture with the goal of building a working mathematical model of the human brain using supercomputers.

– Professor Carmen Sandi, head of the Behavioural Genetics Laboratory at the EPFL, Switzerland, who will discuss the emerging field of neuroeconomics which tries to understand how the brain makes economic decisions.

– Professor Evan Snyder of the Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute (SBMRI), USA, a pioneer in the field of regenerative medicine. Professor Snyder will describe promising results from the application of stem cells in neurodegenerative diseases.

FFRM 2015 will particularly benefit students and young investigators who will have the opportunity to present their scientific projects alongside accomplished colleagues.

The main scientific topics that will be covered during the meeting include: Molecular/Cellular Neuroscience, Developmental Neuroscience, Neural Circuits and Systems, Cognitive and Behavioural Neuroscience, Clinical Neuroscience, Neuroengineering and Computational Neuroscience. All interested neuroscientists are invited to participate and contribute their scientific work, ideas and novel approaches.

Abstracts should be submitted by 15 May 2015.

For further information about deadlines, abstract submission and registration, please visit the conference’s website http://ffrm2015.com

FFRM 2015 will also feature vibrant social events; it will be an unforgettable experience for all attendees.