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Kavli Prizes 2012 awarded

22 May 2012

22 May, 2012 in FENS News Kavli Prizes 2012 awarded ven pioneers who have made giant strides in the fields of astrophysics, nanoscience and neuroscience will share a prize fund of $3 million as recipients of the Kavli Prizes. The Kavli Prize in Neuroscience is shared between Cornelia Isabella Bargmann, Rockefeller University (New York, USA) [...] Read More

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Visit the New Web Portal for Neuroscience Educators

18 April 2012

18 April, 2012 in FENS News Visit the New Web Portal for Neuroscience Educators The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) recently launched the  Educational Resources in Neuroscience (ERIN) Web portal which contains an edited and reviewed database of teaching resources across the spectrum of neuroscience that are searchable by topics, media types, educational levels, and other [...] Read More

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Two European neuroscientists awarded the 1 million Euro BRAIN PRIZE 2012

13 March 2012

13 March, 2012 in FENS News Two European neuroscientists awarded the 1 million Euro BRAIN PRIZE 2012 Brain Prize 2012 is jointly awarded to Christine Petit (France) and Karen Steel (UK) for their pioneering work on the genetics of hearing and deafness. Karen Steel and Christine Petit are at the forefront of efforts to understand [...] Read More

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The EJN App

27 February 2012

27 February, 2012 in FENS News The EJN App: available through the iTunes App Store for free an now keep up with the latest research and news from the European Journal of Neuroscience with the new EJN App for iPhones and iPads! Browse the latest EJN articles (ahead-of-prints) and blog posts directly on your device [...] Read More

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Brain Awareness Week funds 2012

01 February 2012

01 February, 2012 in FENS News Brain Awareness Week funds 2012 In 2012, the directors of the Dana Foundation once more approved a grant to FENS. This money enables funding of several small grants to various European Brain Awareness Week partner organizations for public presentation during the campaign. FENS warmly congratulates the grant winners! FENS [...] Read More

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FENS EJN Award 2012 granted

14 December 2011

14 December, 2011 in FENS News FENS EJN Award 2012 granted The FENS EJN Award is a biennal prize given in recognition of outstanding scientific work in all areas of neuroscience. The award is a personal prize of £10,000, sponsored by Wiley-Blackwell (publishers of EJN). We are pleased to announce that Barry Everitt, Professor of [...] Read More

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FENS EJN Young Investigator Award 2012 granted

14 December 2011

14 December, 2011 in FENS News FENS EJN Young Investigator Award 2012 granted e FENS EJN Young Investigator Award is a biennial prize and given in recognition of outstanding scientific work in all areas of neuroscience The award is a personal prize of £7,00, sponsored by Wiley-Blackwell (publishers of EJN). We are pleased to announce [...] Read More

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FENS-SfN Advocacy Grants 2011 awarded

01 December 2011

01 December, 2011 in FENS News FENS-SfN Advocacy Grants 2011 awarded st advocacy funding round has been carried out and FENS warmly congratulates the grant receivers! The following 10 FENS member societies received grants: - Spanish Society for Neuroscience- Hellenic Society for Neurosciences- Croatian Society for Neuroscience- Neuroscience Ireland- Société des Neurosciences- Italian Society for [...] Read More

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New EJN Blog: www.ejnblog.org

29 November 2011

29 November, 2011 in FENS News New EJN Blog: www.ejnblog.org FENS and EJN are proud to announce the launching of the new interactive website for the neuroscientists: the EJN blog! At www.ejnblog.org you can discuss with the neuroscience community. The European Journal for Neuroscience welcomes all your feedback, contributions and suggestions! Download video on the [...] Read More

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FENS History funds 2011 awarded

27 October 2011

27 October, 2011 in FENS News FENS History funds 2011 awarded ain, in 2011 the FENS History funding round has been carried out and 4 projects were awarded. FENS warmly congratulates the awardees! The funded awardees and projects are the following: a) Paolo Mazzarello from Italy, Pavia - Golgi revealed b) David Price from UK, [...] Read More

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Newsletter – Issue Summer 2011

15 September 2011

15 September, 2011 in FENS News FENS Trimestrial Newsletter - Issue Summer 2011 he Summer Issue of the FENS Trimestrial Newsletter is now available online. Enjoy your reading! Content Message from the FENS President Editorial from the Communication and Publication Committee Chairman Towards Research and Innovation Union: Main Challenges The Institute of Experimental Medicine of the Hungarian Academy [...] Read More

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FENS travel grants for SfN meeting in Washington awarded

02 September 2011

02 September, 2011 in FENS News FENS travel grants for SfN meeting in Washington awarded FENS awarded 16 travel grants for the participation in the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience (SfN) (November 12-16, 2011) in Washington, USA. The selection process was highly competetive: FENS had received 360 applications. The travel grants amount to [...] Read More

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First Project on European Neuroscience History completed

06 April 2011

06 April, 2011 in FENS News First Project on European Neuroscience History completed The first funding round for history projects on European neuroscience in 2010 has supported three projects. The first project called "Portraits of European Neuroscientists" has now been finalized and made available via the FENS History webpage. Please follow the link for more [...] Read More

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1st CARE workshop held in Germany in March 2011

04 April 2011

04 April, 2011 in FENS News 1st CARE workshop held in Germany in March 2011 RE workshop has been held during the annual meeting of the Germany Neuroscience Society in March in Göttigen. It was the first opf it's kind and it is intended to organize similar events at the national meetings of the FENS [...] Read More

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Consensus Document on European Brain Research

09 March 2011

09 March, 2011 in FENS News The document is published in EJN and concerned with Psychiatric and neurological diseases representing a considerable social and economic burden in Europe. Written by Monica Di Luca, Mary Baker, Renato Corradetti, Helmut Kettenmann, Julien Mendlewicz, Jes Olesen, Ian Ragan and Manfred Westphal.   Consensus Document on European Brain ResearchDi [...] Read More