Annual Meeting of the NeuroLeman Network and Doctoral Schools 2020 (NLN'20)

The second edition of the NeuroLeman Network and Doctoral Schools Meeting will place on May 14-16, 2020, in Les Diablerets.

While May 14 will be a day for Lemanic PIs to meet and discuss, May 15 and 16 will be dedicated to common activities of PhD candidates and PIs. 

The meeting program is organized by Claudia Bagni (DNF-UNIL) and Ron Stoop (CNP-CHUV) as PIs, as well as LNDS PhD candidates (tba).

Program details will be announced soon, and include

• A plenary lecture by Bice Chini (CNR, Institute of Neuroscience, Milan, Italy) on the Neurobiology of oxytocin and vasopressin receptors
• A roundtable on Responsibility, Reproducibility and Translatability in Research with several invited experts
• A workshop for PhD candidates on “Helping Decisions for Career Pathways” 
• Extended poster apéro sessions

Data Blitz talks by PhD candidates in neuroscience in the Lemanic region wil round up the scientific program. The presentation slots are given on a competetive basis once PhD candidates choose the option to present a concise insight into their research during abstract submission. The blitz talk should not last longer than 10min (and leaving 3min for questions from the audience). All oral and poster presentations will enter the competition for the Jean Falk-Vairant awards.

The meeting is free of charge for PhD candidates registered in the following programs (LNDS candidates beyond the first year are obliged to present a poster/talk; the other doctoral programs usually only grant an ECTS when a poster/talk is presented):

•     Lemanic Neuroscience Doctoral School (LNDS)
•     EPFL-EDNE program (including PhD students from non-BMI labs)
•     EPFL-EDBB program (only PhD students from BMI labs)

Meeting registration:

• Registration with abstract submission (poster or blitz talk) before April 10, 2020 (maximal abstract length 250 words).
• Registration without abstract submission before on May 1, 2020.

To start meeting registration, please click here. Once you created your user account, you can directly submit your abstract here.

In case you do not receive a registration confirmation, please try the direct access via your user account.
In case you forgot your credentials, please e-mail the LN coordinator directly.

The Foundation Jean Falk-Vairant each year attributes two prizes during the meeting, i.e.

- for the best poster or oral presentation in fundamental neuroscience
- for the best best poster or oral presentation in clinical/applied neuroscience

The Amicitia Association awards an Excellence Prize in recognition of outstanding scientific research in all areas of neuroscience. The aim of the award is to support graduates from the doctoral programs in neuroscience in the Lemanic area who are continuing their scientific career in an international academic institution.