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The Human Brain Project (HBP) is a large EU-funded project of the Future and Emerging Technologies (FET) Flagship program, employing scientists and engineers from more than 100 European universities, hospitals and research institutions. The project’s goal is to interconnect computer science, medicine and neuroscience to accelerate the understanding of the human brain and its diseases, and to harness that knowledge to the benefit of the society.

To achieve this, the project is building EBRAINS, the world’s first integrated ICT infrastructure for brain research and development, offering growing capabilities for neuroinformatics, brain simulation, medical informatics, neuromorphic computing and neurorobotics, underpinned by high-performance analytics and computing.  The development of EBRAINS is supported by involvement of neuroscientists active in HBP.

Briefly, this one-day event is organized as follows. First, HBP experts and leadership will present EBRAINS, and demonstrate the capacities of the underlying HBP platforms. They will present a range of opportunities for engagement of researchers in the project’s activities.  Second, these presentations will be coupled to talks by Dutch researchers who may be interested in using HBP facilities in the near future. The goals of the event are thus:

• To make potential users aware of the HBP infrastructure, plus opportunities for grants and services to foster collaborations
• To stimulate interaction with HBP developers and researchers
• To promote growth of the Dutch research community using HBP facilities

The event will be open for the wider research community and will take place at Pakhuis De Zwijger in Amsterdam, on February 14, 2020, and is organized by the University of Amsterdam in collaboration with the Medical University Innsbruck.

Neuroimmunology 2020 is aimed at improving health across the globe, catalyzing this process through cooperation and open dialog and guiding the agenda of tomorrow to enhance research, education, health care and policy results. It brings together scientists, doctors, important public officials, and industry representatives as well as healthcare systems around the globe to tackle the most urgent problems facing every facet of Neuroscience and Neuroimmunology in the coming century and beyond.

This annual two-day symposium focuses on new and practical issues facing healthcare professionals caring for the critically-ill neurological patient.

Day 1: Participants will witness experts lecture and deliberate how they would manage critically-ill neurological patients according to the most recent evidence and literature findings. This year's symposium includes keynote lectures from David Greer, MD from Boston University School of Medicine and Romergryko Geocadin, MD from John Hopkins School of Medicine.

Day 2: Participants will further enhance their learning through five practical workshops, reflecting real-life, patient cases faced by critical care practitioners. They will assess their level of knowledge and performance in intense critical care situations through the following simulated critical care episodes: ICP Crisis, Status Epilepticus, Application of TTM, Brain Death, and MCA Stroke.

This innovative course will be of interest to all specialists working in the fields of emergency medicine, internal medicine, hospital medicine, neurology, critical care, and neurosurgery.

Nanotechnology 2020 Conference is a multidisciplinary program with broad participation with members from around the globe focused on learning about Nanotechnology and Nanomaterials and its advances. This is your best opportunity to reach the largest assemblage of participants from Nanotechnology and Nanomaterials community that is from academia, Business, medical groups, related associations, societies and also from government agencies, pharmaceutical, biomedical and medical device industries.

Applications are now being accepted for the 2020 Training in Neurotherapeutics Discovery and Development for Academic Scientists Course. The course will be held March 2-5, 2020 in Bethesda, MD. Application Deadline: December 2, 2019 Fees: Application is free and travel costs are waived for accepted applicants. The course is co-located with the ASENT Annual Meeting and is funded by NIH. To review the application criteria and apply, visit: http://www.neurotherapeuticscourse.org/submit-an-application.html.

The ASENT 2020 Annual Meeting features sessions on emerging therapies in Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders, Pain, Multiple Sclerosis, Epilepsy and Neurodegenerative Disorders. Technological breakthroughs featured include the use of DBS, spinal cord stimulation, genomic-based drug discovery, new drug delivery systems.

This meeting will bring together experts and pioneers studying neuroepigenetics and epitranscriptomics to provide an up-to-date and comprehensive picture of epigenetic and epitranscriptomic mechanisms in neural development, reprogramming and cell identity, plasticity, neuronal function and dysfunction. The meeting will offer opportunity for interdisciplinary interactions and future collaborations.

Herald Meetings invites you to attend our International Conference On Neurology And Neuroscience which is going to be held on March 04 to 05, 2020 in Rome, Italy 

The Multidisciplinary Neuro-Oncology Symposium is a two-day symposium designed to update participants on the diagnosis and management of metastatic brain tumors relevant to current medical practice. Through a combination of lectures, literature review, and case-based presentations, this symposium will deliver up-to-date and cutting edge information that can be directly integrated into clinical practice.

Regenerative medicine is based on the ability of stem cells to repair tissue damage. The regenerative capacity of endogenous stem cells decreases with age, is impaired in degenerative diseases, and deregulated in cancer. Our ability to maintain and restore normal tissue function therefore requires that we understand not only the identity, properties and function of normal stem cells, but also the processes that alter their function during ageing, and in both malignant and degenerative disease. The aim of this conference is to provide a comprehensive overview of these aspects of stem cell biology. The cellular and molecular properties of normal tissue stem cells will be discussed, as will the properties of the niches that maintain them. We will address alterations to stem cell function during ageing and malignant transformation, and how stem cells can be used for regenerative purposes and for disease treatment.

Neuroanatomy is the foundation of all neuroscience. Yet, the application of neuroanatomical knowledge in everyday clinical or scientific practice can be difficult. The brain course at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) München aims at illustrating and teaching anatomical issues as viewed from various neuroscientific disciplines. The Munich Brain Course is a yearly event held every spring. Each course has several main topics, with additional presentations and hands-on dissections. The upcoming course will take place on March 13th and 14th, 2020.

As a sponsor of the Munich Brain Course, the Graduate School of Systemic Neurosciences at LMU Munich will select up to 5 Bachelor or Master students to participate in the 2020 course. Selected students will receive an award covering travel costs and course fees. Accommodation will also be provided.

Eligibility:
Bachelor or Master students currently enrolled in life science or natural science degree programs outside of Germany.

Deadline:
Students can apply for one of the 5 scholarships from December 15th, 2019 until January 15th, 2020.

Online applications:
https://www.gsn.uni-muenchen.de/news/index.html

One of the major outcomes of research using model organisms is that we are far from knowing all the functions fulfilled by various organs in vertebrates or invertebrates. Deleting one gene at a time in a single cell type is at the origin of unprecedented progress in our understanding of how homeostasis is maintained at the level of an entire organism. As a result, modern physiology has slowly moved from a purely molecular discipline back to being a truly holistic one. This molecular, genetic and yet holistic approach to physiology has had an effect on energy metabolism, the control of blood pressure, the plasticity of cognitive and immune functions, as well as the multiple ways in which organs such as fat, bone or gut can exert control over other organs such as the brain. Symbiotic interactions with resident microbes have added a further dimension to the study of host physiology.

 

This symposium aims to provide a high visibility platform to scientists who use modern molecular genetic tools to discover inter-organ communications, and therefore to illustrate how much our molecular and genetic understanding of whole-organism physiology has progressed in the last 20 years. Bringing together scientists interested in various aspects of a single discipline, whole-organism physiology, will foster interactions between researchers working in different fields in order to speed up the discovery of novel physiologies. This meeting will also directly address a central question:  How can recent developments in whole-organism physiology pave the way to novel and adapted therapies for multiple degenerative diseases? Lastly, it will showcase an approach to modern biology that starts from a question paused at the level of the entire organism and is answered through genetic means at the molecular level.

The 32^nd World Congress on Neurology and Neuroscience is an international platform for scholars and researchers to discuss interdisciplinary research and practices in the fields of Neurology. The prestigious event is scheduled for March 16-17, 2020 in Hong Kong around the theme of "Exploring Contemporary Horizons in Neuro studies."

The event aims to share new ideas and technologies with the professionals, industrialists, and students from research areas of neurological science. We have introduced more focused sessions that will feature cutting edge presentations, special panel discussions, and livelier interaction with Neurologicalists.

The 64th Annual Meeting of the German Society for Clinical Neurophysiology and Functional Imaging (DGKN) and the 7th International Conference on Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation takes place on 24-28 March 2020 in Baden-Baden.

Following a hugely successful CONy 2019 held in Madrid, Spain, with over 1,100 delegates from more than 70 countries, our upcoming CONy 2020 in London promises to be CONy’s biggest and brightest yet.

What makes CONy stand out compared to other medical congresses are the differences in structure and focus. Conferences are generally informative, but there is often only limited time for thorough and critical discussions. CONy provides a platform for international experts to discuss and compare experiences, thus closing the gap between the expansion of knowledge and its dissemination and use. By having this debate style structure, the congress has become a major annual event for members of the neurological community. The popularity and increasing relevance of the topics and debates explored during this annual congress has bore many other offshoot meetings, focused on various topics.

All our participants are encouraged to take an active role in the Congress by engaging faculty members in an open and unique environment, submitting abstracts for oral and poster presentations, and voting on debates in each session.

The final workshop of the 3rd HBP Curriculum Workshops Series invites researchers interested in measuring and modelling brain states at multiple scales. At the cellular level, the appearance of different brain states (such as wake, sleep, anesthesia) are reviewed at the scale of neurons, from extracellular recordings in both, human and animal models. At a larger scale, it will be discussed how brain states differ from the viewpoint of the whole brain, using electro-encephalogram and intracranial recordings in humans.

From a modeling perspective, workshop participants will learn how cellular data can be used to build model networks of spiking neurons and how mean-field techniques are used to derive population models of different brain states from those network models. Such population models can be integrated in The Virtual Brain environment to yield simulations at the level of the whole brain.

Together, these techniques can bridge scales, from neurons to the whole brain and provide an integrated view of brain states and their responsiveness.

This conference has been established as a high-quality meeting on contemporary neuroscience for many years. For the 22nd conference we again aim at inviting most distinguished neuroscientists as keynote speakers and select high-quality symposia. Sölden is an Alpine village about 1 hour drive from the city of Innsbruck in Austria. The venue is a five-star SPA hotel in one of the largest ski resorts in Austria with a restaurant carrying prestigious awards by international restaurant guides. Normally approximately 150 participants, among them a large number of highly recognized scientists share the opportunity to meet colleagues in a relaxed and cozy atmosphere. During the day, time for skiing in the high altitude ski resort is perfectly possible in late-March/early-April.

Coalesce Research Group is very delighted to invite you to World Congress on Neuroscience and Brain Disorders (Brain Disorders 2020)  with the ongoing theme "Current Research Trends in Neuroscience and Brain Disorders." We heartily welcome all the eminent researchers, students and delegates to witness the valuable scientific discussions and contribute to the longer term innovations in the field of neuroscience, brain disorders and treatment.

We are pleased to inform you that our 3rd International Neuroscience conference will be held in Marseille on April 5 and 6, 2020. 

This year, the subject will be inhibition. This is a major issue since synaptic or intrinsic inhibition defects are at the root of neurological diseases such as epilepsy but also psychiatric diseases such as schizophrenia. In addition, inhibitory circuits orchestrate neural activity under physiological conditions and are therefore at the origin of most major brain functions.

A panel of 18 local, national (Paris, Saclay) and international (USA, UK, Switzerland, Germany) experts in the field of synaptic and intrinsic inhibition was selected to present their latest results.

Registration is now open, until March 27, 2020. Participants are invited to submit a poster.

The theme of the conference is  “Scientific Innovations, Research Ideologies and Clinical Practice in Alzheimer Disease and Dementia”. The conference will provide an international platform to discuss present and future challenges in various kinds of mental health issues, psychiatric and psychological disorders and related problems. World-leading health professionals, clinicians, scientists and researchers will display practical, clinical and cutting-edge techniques based upon widely accepted evidence and will present new and emerging research.

The cytoskeleton is a key feature of every living cell. In eukaryotes, microtubule and actin filaments are ubiquitous cytoskeletal elements which work together with molecular motors and a plethora of other proteins to perform many different functions. Neurons are particularly dependent on their cytoskeleton which plays key roles spanning from neuronal differentiation and migration, through axonal trafficking and synapse formation, to neurodegeneration and cell death.

This Workshop brings together scientists from a wide spectrum of disciplines that do not commonly have the chance to interact: neurobiologists with backgrounds in cellular, developmental systems and behavioural neurobiology, as well as structural biologists and biochemists from the cytoskeleton field. Our aim is to delineate how basic molecular and structural knowledge from the cytoskeleton field can help our understanding of neuronal processes that take place on a larger scale. We will discuss topics such as neuronal development and connectivity, neuronal transmission, and also neurodegeneration. Examples of the questions we will discuss are: Why do mutations in cytoskeletal components result in specific subsets of neurons dying? How do defects in the cytoskeleton contribute to erroneous neuronal migration and neurodevelopment and how common are these in human populations? How is the cytoskeleton involved in memory generation, processing and storage?

Combining our increased understanding of structural and biochemical aspects of microtubules, actin filaments and motors, with refined tools to study neuronal functions in organisms makes this an especially exciting time to bring people together. Our goal is to discuss novel ideas and form new, fruitful collaborations in a small and focussed setting. We anticipate that our workshop will catalyse a strong interdisciplinary approach to explaining some of the key molecular processes involved in the formation of a brain, its function and how it goes wrong in diseases from dementias to psychiatric disorders.

Stroke is an age-related medical condition in which poor blood flow to the brain results in cell death, and is the second cause of mortality worldwide. While the disability associated with stroke can be devastatingly clear, why stroke occurs and how it kills the brain is less apparent. At this brain conference, leading experts from both basic and clinical science will present advances that contribute to a deeper mechanistic understanding of stroke, including fundamental questions around:

• Risk factors: from single genes to holistic factors such as the microbiome
• The molecular pathobiology of stroke and the pathogenic role of immunity and blood-brain barrier breakdown
• Neurovascular reorganization and re-wiring of connections after stroke damage
• The long term sequelae afflicting stroke survivors and the relationship between stroke and dementia
• Strategies to reduce the burden on stroke, ranging from prevention and acute therapy, to promoting functional recovery. A deeper mechanistic insight into these critical events will lead to new treatments and hope for those at risk and/or affected by stroke.

 

Application is now open.

Early application deadline: January 17, 2020

A limited number of stipends are available.

Healthcare Management 2020 is a specially designed cluster conference which consists of keynote presentations, oral talks, poster presentations, workshops, panel discussions and exhibitions. Healthcare Management 2020 will create a platform for health professionals, researchers, scientists, academicians, clinicians and business professionals across the globe to present their latest research, new technologies their knowledge through mutual interaction and exchange of ideas in different destinations around the world.

Psychiatry 2020 is an ideal opportunity to take stock of the state of psychiatry in the 21^st century and the direction of future developments. The theme of the conference is “Early Intervention in Psychiatry and Management of Mental Health Disorders.”

You are invited to attend and participate in this global event which offers numerous opportunities to share your ideas, applications, and experiences and to establish business or research relations for future collaboration.

PULSUS Conferences invites participants from all over the world to attend the 5th Annual Conference on Brain Disorders, Neurology and Therapeutics under the theme “Scientific insights of Brain Disorders and Neurology Research” from April 20-21, 2020 in Tokyo, Japan. The conference includes prompt keynote presentations, oral talks, poster presentations and exhibitions.

On behalf of the Larix International Pte Ltd, we are delighted to welcome you to our 3rd International Conference on Brain Disorders & Neurodegeneration from April 21–22, 2020 in France. The two-day conference allows you to engage with international experts and other skilled peers. 

This interactive workshop is designed as an introductory course covering all aspects of drug discovery for neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Huntington’s disease, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Frontotemporal Degeneration, and Multiple Sclerosis.

Delegates are drawn from academia, industry, associations/societies, government and media. The event attracts about 150-170 attendees allowing for a higher degree of interactivity and networking.

This annual conference will showcase the innovative approaches of ADDF-funded scientists and their newest results. Attendees will have the opportunity for networking and partnering discussions.

The conference offers a wide range of registration options (including early-bird rates) for researchers from the nonprofit, academic, biotech, and pharma sectors.

Microglia are a resident macrophage of the central nervous system at the intersection of immunology and neuroscience. They have gained increasingly more attention over the past decade as more research shows that they are key contributors to neural circuit development and function. There is also increasing evidence that microglia are also important in the etiology of many nervous system diseases. This workshop will highlight the many important functions of microglia to nervous system physiology and function, the newest and most exciting literature and will bring together researchers using state-of the art imaging, genomics and molecular biology to study these enigmatic cells.

The Congress is tailored around the theme “Know the Unknown Advanced Solutions on Neurology.”

The meeting is comprised of diverse scientific sessions in neurology, neurophysiology & CNS, neuropsychiatry and mental health, neurosurgery, neurorehabilitation, neuromuscular disorders, neurodegenerative disorder, neurotherapeutics, neurological nursing, clinical trials, and recent research and case studies.

Liquid phase separation is emerging as a common biophysical basis underlying many important cellular functions. This conference will bring together scientists from soft matter polymer physics, molecular “un” structural biologists, and biologists working in cell, developmental and neurobiology 

• to increase the awareness for how important phase separation is for our understanding of many biological processes
• to explore the large repertoire of new tools generated by other disciplines that are ripe to be applied to complex problems related to phase separation
• to close the gap in human potential and transdisciplinary training to tackle the role of phase separation in biology.

Aim and scope:

The event is designed to offer diverse sessions that address the theme “Emerging Challenges and Advances in Neuroscience” and explore advances in research, practice, management and education in relation to disparities as well as a breadth of other topics. This provides a platform that describes and discusses the increasing global public health importance of common neurological disorders such as dementia, epilepsy, Alzheimer’s, Parkinsonism, headache & Migraine, multiple sclerosis, neuroinfections, neurological disorders associated with malnutrition, pain management, stroke and traumatic brain injuries, Psychiatric Disorders and also clinical aspects.

Our conference aims to:

• Provide opportunities for academics from a range of disciplines and countries to share their research ideas.
• Provide opportunities for academics to receive informal in-depth feedback through discussions and to enable them to establish contact with professionals in other countries and institutions. Networking provides access to various research activities with current findings and developments anticipated from other participants.

We would like to invite you to visit Krakow in 2020 to take part in the 4th Central European Biomedical Congress (CEBC). The theme is the impact of bioinformatics and omics on biology and medicine. This congress is jointly organized by the Maj Institute of Pharmacology Polish Academy of Sciences and the Faculty of Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College.

Through a series of plenary lectures, oral sessions, poster sessions and workshops, industry-sponsored symposia and exhibitions, 4th CEBC will provide new information about the use of the latest technologies in biological and medical sciences, new fields of science, such as proteomics, optogenomics, augmented reality and neural networks.

The program's key topics will include:

• Biological context of bipolar disorder
• Endocannabinoid signaling in health and disease
• The role of serotonin in neurodevelopmental disorders
• Biomarkers discovery in mental disorders
• Neuroimaging – beyond the structure
• Perspectives for therapy of treatment-resistant depression
• Clinical genomics
• Chem- and bioinformatics in drug design
• Genes affect your risk for addiction
• Computational personalized medicines
• Young Scientific Investigators' Session

The Congress also will promote outstanding opportunities for junior scientists to present research and interact with leaders in the field, including awardees of European Research Council grants.

Adopting a highly multidisciplinary approach, the Congress aims to draw an attendance of clinicians, physicians, pharmacologists, biologists, bioinformaticians and chemists, sharing the common goal to promote international scientific cooperation and to exchange of ideas and concepts.

Over the years, the Barcelona – Pittsburgh Conference has become a reference in the field of dementia. The conference is aimed at all professionals working with dementia, both from a medical and a socio-legal perspective.

The conference brings together panelists of recognized national and international scientific prestige; and creates an interactive space related to neuroscience, with the ultimate objective of benefiting the affected people and their families.

Keynote speakers and poster presentations on Parkinson disease and Other Movement Disorders.

Arrowhead Publishers is pleased to announce its 10th Annual Traumatic Brain Injury Conference will be coming back to Washington, DC on June 1-2, 2020. This conference brings together researchers and clinicians from industry, academia, the military and government to present ground-breaking research in a variety of areas related to traumatic brain injury.

This event provides a special opportunity for a variety of stakeholders to present original research and analysis aimed at providing a full picture of the progress being made towards better diagnosis, treatment and long-term care for TBI survivors. At this annual event, physicians, nurses, neurosurgeons, scientists, and drug/diagnostic developers from all over the world network and learn from one another.

Brain Science 2020 will be organized around the theme of “Current trends in Brain Science and Cognitive Research.” The aim of the conference is to identify and understand the mechanisms of human cognition. 

Conference Highlights

• Brain Science and Cognitive Psychology
• Neurobiology of Brain Disorders
• Cognitive Neuroscience and Stroke
• Neuro-Nanotechnology
• Neuro-Psychiatry and Mental health
• Stress and Neurodegenerative Diseases
• Neuroimaging 
• Neurosurgery and Spinal Cord Disorders
• Neuropsychology and Neurorehabilitation
• Neuroimmunology and Neurological Infections
• Genetics and Epigenetics in Neurodegenerative Disorders
• Pediatric and Geriatric Neurology

More than fifty years ago, the International Association of Parkinsonism and Related Disorders was established by the World Federation of Neurology to promote and monitor research developments, as well as to foster communication among neuroscientists in the field. Today, this association is an international, professional association of clinicians, scientists and other healthcare professionals who are interested in neurodegenerative disorders like Parkinson‘s disease, secondary parkinsonisms, hyperkinetic and hypokinetic movement disorders, and more generally any disorder affecting muscle tone and motor control. The most common clinical disorders and/or symptoms of interest to us are:

• Genetic and idiopathic Parkinson‘s disease and other parkinsonism
• Genetic and idiopathic disorders with dystonia
• Huntington‘s disease and other disorders with chorea
• Cerebellar disorders
• Tremor, myoclonus, tics, ballism
• Huntington‘s diesease, chorea and Gilles de la Tourette‘s syndrome
• Psychogenic and psychiatric movement disorders

Movement disorders-related non-motor disorders, such as disorders of the autonomic nervous system, mood disorders, sleep disorders (including: excess daytime sleepiness, REM sleep behaviour disorders, restless legs syndrome, and periodic limb movements)and psychiatric disorders (including: Impulse control disorders, executive dysfunction, dementia, delusions and hallucinations). The IAPRD has associate members, full members, and honorary members.

On behalf of Scientific Organising Committee, we are overwhelmed to welcome all the interested participants to attend Global Experts Meeting on Frontiers in Advance Cancer Research & Novel Drug Delivery during June 08-10, 2020 at Barcelona, Spain.

The conference will be organized around the theme: Frontier Novelties in Cancer Research & Drug Delivery Salient Features.

• Meet University circles and Corporate visionaries to get inspired
• Enlarge your knowledge and find explanations for problems
• Knowledge, Benchmarking and Make contacts offered at one place
• Forge connections and for global networking
• Highly planned and organized scientific programs
• Best Oral and Poster presentation ($699/ $399 resp.)
• Meet with new merchants and traders

We are excited to announce the 2nd International Conference on Neurology & Neuroscience is going to be held June 08-10,2020 in Barcelona, Spain organized by Frontiers Meetings Ltd. This conference is a unique international platform that’s a confluence of all stake holders of the neuroscience community – Industry, Academia, Researchers, Innovators, Regulators – coming together to present and discuss on the theme “Emerging Challenges and Advances in Neurology and Neuroscience.”

We welcome all interested members to participate in the conference as Keynote Speakers, Plenary Speakers, Poster Presenters, Delegates, Sponsors & Exhibitors

This conference is a unique international platform that is a confluence of all stake holders of the ecosystem – Industry, Academia, Researchers, Innovators, Regulators — coming together to present and discuss a wide range of current topics. The theme is “Advancements and Breakthroughs in the Fields of Dementia & Alzheimer’s Research”. Our conferences include Workshops, Symposiums, Special Sessions, Panel Discussions, B2B Meetings, and Exhibitions.

We welcome all the interested members to participate in our conferences as Keynote Speakers, Plenary Speakers, Poster Presentations, Delegates, Sponsors & Exhibitors

Our  Conference  will  provide  a  forum  for  exchange  of  ideas  and  authoritative  views  by  leading  scientists  as  well  as  business leaders and investors in this exciting field. Outstanding keynote speakers and well known leading scientists and experts from around the globe will be expected to share their knowledge. When becoming our partner, we will do our utmost to satisfy your needs for involvement and exposure. Our sponsor packages offer pre-defined exposure opportunities, but don’t hesitate to bring us your personal requests. This will be equally informative for participants who attend this meeting as well as a for key opinion leaders who want to brush up on their knowledge outside their own area of specialization.

We have the pleasure to invite and welcome you to our exciting conferences. Let us meet in one of the most glorious cities in the world. 

The Summer of Translational Aging Research for Undergraduates (STAR U) Program at Columbia University is a two-month fully-funded research training program designed to encourage undergraduate students from diverse and underrepresented communities to pursue further graduate studies and careers in aging and neuroscience related research. Throughout the summer, in addition to carrying out an individualized research project alongside Columbia faculty, students engage in a range of learning and professional development opportunities and become part of a supportive learning community. Student housing, transportation, and a stipend for the eight-week period will be provided for selected applicants. 

We are currently accepting applications for our 2020 cohort next summer. Our priority deadline is January 15th, 2020, and our final deadline is February 1st, 2020.

Through a semi-structured summer research program, STAR U will provide 10-12 students per year with:

• Mentorship from Columbia faculty members on an individualized research project in the field of neuroscience and aging research
• A range of additional learning opportunities including a seminar series, journal clubs, lectures, and shadowing opportunities
• Professional networking and social events to foster a sense of community and mentorship that will extend beyond the STAR U program

The Movement Disorders Division within the Department of Neurology of the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons will be conducting 2nd International Tremor Congress, a comprehensive meeting on advances in the diagnosis and management of tremor and also the science of tremor disorders. The meeting addresses an important need for a comprehensive, academic educational program providing the latest information on innovations, insights on the latest science, and translation of the science to patient care.

We are glad to invite you to the “5th World Congress on Cancer and Diagnostics” which is will be held June 15-16, 2020 in Berlin, Germany. The theme of the conference is “Enlightening the Advancements and Exploring the New Horizons in Cancer.”

Rehabilitation Health 2020 is includes symposiums, workshops, keynote lectures, plenary talks, panel discussions and poster sessions on latest research and technological developments in the arena as well as therapeutic aspects. The conference invites Physiotherapists, Occupational therapists, Physiatrists, Chiropractors, Neurosurgeons, Orthopedic Surgeons, Kinesiologists, Researchers, Students, Business delegates and young researchers across the globe. The theme is "Joining Minds to Create a Future without Disabilities."

Every two years, the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience (NIN), organizes a Summer School. In 2020, the subject of the Summer School is Neurotechnology.

The Summer School features lectures from 11 internationally recognized top-level scientists. The event is a gathering of experts in neuroscience and technology and covers many aspects of this rapidly emerging field. We will discuss the new methods for reading from, and writing to, the brain and the emerging therapeutic applications made possible with this technology.

The morphology and complexity of neurons provides unique challenges for the maintenance and modification of the neuronal transcriptome and proteome in the cell body and at synapses. In this meeting, we will explore how neurons regulate RNA molecules and protein synthesis and how these mechanisms represent vulnerabilities for various neurological diseases.

Organised by FENS in collaboration with Lundbeck Foundation, awarder of The Brain Prize,  these bi-annual conferences bring together outstanding researchers in key areas of contemporary neuroscience to discuss current concepts and define challenges for future research.

Application is now open.

Early application deadline: Feb. 25, 2020 Regular application deadline: Mar. 25, 2020.

A limited number of stipends are available.

Scientific Meditech Conferences invites participants from all over the world to attend the International Conference on Dementia and Alzheimer Rehabilitation from June 22-23, 2020 in London, UK with the Theme: Hope in the age of Dementia & Alzheimer Rehabilitation: New science; New knowledge; New solutions. The conference includes keynote presentations, oral talks, poster presentations and exhibitions.

This educational activity will be accredited with CME and CPD credits.

Learn to perform and interpret TCD at the Transcranial Doppler for Cerebrovascular Disease symposium on June 22-24 in Bellevue, WA. This CME course is jointly-provided by Pacific Vascular and Swedish CME, in collaboration with Swedish Neuroscience Institute.

An optional additional half day of TCD Case Studies and Interpretation for Physicians is offered on June 25th, allowing physicians to complete the full 100 cases needed for ASN Neurosonology Exam eligibility requirements.

The TCD course begins with the fundamentals of TCD and TCDI, and progresses through 10 different applications of this technology. There is an afternoon option of a hands-on scanning track or a case-study physician interpretation track.

Faculty includes: Andrei Alexandrov, MD; Krislynn Barnhart, BS, RVT, NVS; Michael Bender, MD; PhD; Bonnie Brown, RVT, NVS; Colleen Douville, BA, RVT, NVS; Meryl Harley, BA, RVT; Paul Huang, MD;  Leni Karr, BA, RVT; Arthur Lam, MD; Yince Lo, MD; Brenda Rinsky, RVT, RDMS, NVS; and Aaron Stayman, MD.

For course content and objectives, or for more information, visit www.pvicme.com/transDoppler.htm. There are discounts for early registration prior to May 22, 2020.

The goal of this EMBO Workshop is to bring together scientific leaders from around the world whose latest work on molecular, biophysical, anatomical, computational and/or functional aspects of dendrites can further our understanding of how these beautiful structures contribute to different brain functions and their abnormalities.

Abstract submission deadline: Feb. 15, 2020

The FENS Forum of Neuroscience is Europe’s largest international neuroscience meeting.

With 56 parallel symposia, more than 3,500 abstracts and 20 plenary and special lectures, the FENS Forum covers neuroscience from basic to translational research.

We are pleased to announce the upcoming Scholars International Neuro Forum 2020 with the theme “Accelerated diagnosis, treatment and cognition.”

Scholars International Neuroscience and Brain Disorders Forum 2020  invites speaker and participants to present their articles and brief reports on neurology, brain disorders, Parkinson’s, the treatment of neurological disorders, and related disciplines.

Abstract submission: https://scholarsconferences.com/neuroscience/abstract-submission

Registration link: https://scholarsconferences.com/neuroscience/registration

We are very pleased to announce this call for abstract submissions for the second workshop on “Music and Eye-tracking.” After the success of the first meeting in 2017, we would again like to invite researchers at the intersection of music research, neuroscience, and psychology, with the interest of using eye-tracking (measuring saccadic, pupil, or blinking activity) to yield insights about music processing, performance, and engagement. Additionally, we invite related basic auditory research and studies on visual-auditory interactions. Research applying eye-tracking in combination with other methods (e.g., motion tracking, EEG, etc.) is also very welcome.

Deadline for abstract submission: March 18, 2020

The conference will be organized around the theme "Shed the shackles of delusions on Brain disorders and Brain therapeutics." Brain Therapeutics 2020 includes prompt keynote presentations, oral talks, poster presentations, workshops and exhibitions and scientific tracks which will enable the attendees and participants to learn extremes about the brain.

Conference Highlights

• Brain and Neuroimmuno Disorders
• Brain Tumors and Surgery
• Vagus nerve stimulation
• Addiction & Brain Disorders
• Human Brain Mapping
• Stroke
• Molecular Brain Research
• Neuropharmacology and Case reports
• Neuro anesthesia and Care
• Neuropsychiatry and Behavioural science
• Fetal consciousness and memory
• Neurophysiology, Neuroimaging and Radiology
• Brain Stimulation and Devices
• Coma Vs. Brain Death
• Organ Donation and Complications

VisionScience 2020 will be held August 17–18, 2020 in Rome, Italy.

The conference proceedings will include seminars, symposiums and workshops on the latest treatment innovations in the field, particularly visual perception and multisensory processes related to vision.

VisionScience conferences includes major sessions on diseases and disorders, cognitive science, perception and human information processing in visual search, psychology, and optometry.

The theme of VisionScience 2020 will be “Advanced Innovations in Eye.”

Episirus Scientifica holds the 3rd Edition of 2020 World Neuroscience and Psychiatry Conference as one of the events that brings together eminent neurologists, psychiatrists, psychologists and neuroscientists experiences from different countries and exchanges their views through scientific discovery, interactive sessions, keynote lectures, workshops and offers exceptional sessions, presentations with great education and networking opportunities for all levels of academic professionals and with leaders in the field of neurology, neuroscience, psychiatry and psychology.

2020 World Neuroscience and Psychiatry Conference has been planning and aiming to stimulate new techniques for the treatment of neurological, stroke and mental health disorders that would be beneficial for the neurosurgery.

The Neurology Conference 2020 will be organized around the theme 'Melioration in Innovations with the advancement in Mental Health and Neurology.'

Our goal is to bring together worldwide distinguished academics in the field of Neurology and Brain to exchange and share meaningful experiences of various treatment procedures for neurological disorders and stroke.

Our Goal:

• Spread knowledge about the nervous system and its diseases.
• Promote research on the causes and treatment of diseases of the nervous system
• Formulate and promote policies and actions that will support the goals of academic neurology.

Neurovascular biology is a young, emerging field that aims to unravel the molecular communication between the nervous system and the vasculature. Both the nervous system and the vascular system share striking conceptual similarities in the assembly of cellular networks through guided growth and branching processes. Vascular and neural cells work together to form a number of functional tissue compartments. Endothelial cells, certain mural support cells (i.e., pericytes), astrocytes and neurons assemble the neurovascular unit, which establishes the blood-brain and blood-retina barriers. In fact, many of the most debilitating neurodegenerative diseases and cognitive decline involve disruption of the neurovascular unit or compromised vascular function in the nervous system. It has become increasingly clear that the endothelium and mural support cells function go beyond nutrient supply and are instructive and structurally required to allow nervous system function.

In this symposium, we bring together researchers from vascular biology and neurobiology to foster interdisciplinary exchange and new emerging concepts on how vascular and nervous systems crosstalk to maintain organ homeostasis and function

Join us in London for Parkinson's UK's Research Conference 2020: "Accelerating research and improving care". 

Parkinson's UK's Research Conference is held every 2 years and brings together professionals from research and healthcare to share ideas, develop collaborations and accelerate progress towards new treatments for Parkinson's.

This year's conference will be held at Imperial College London — less than 10 minutes from The Royal Albert Hall, Hyde Park and the Science, Natural History and V&A Museums — on Thursday 24 and Friday 25 September.

The conference is CPD accredited through the Federation of the Royal Colleges of Physicians for 16 category 1 (external) CPD credits.

The organizing committee warmly welcomes ISTRY members, young scientists, graduate students, post-doctoral fellows and all of our colleagues from related disciplines. The conference will be a platform for the latest research on the amino acid tryptophan as well as on related substances and metabolites. Themes and topics will span from psychiatry and mental health to cancer, immunology, neuroscience, pathology, pharmacology, physiology, clinical diagnosis, nutrition, food science, analytical chemistry and L- tryptophan metabolism and much more.

We are delighted to announce that the 11th ISN&N will join with the 18th International Conference on Brain Edema and Cellular Injury. This combination will further augment the scientific content of our meeting and bring together researchers form related disciplines.

The French Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine is looking forward to welcoming you to the WCNR 2020.

The program's key topics will include:

• Acute neurorehabilitation
• Stroke – impairment vs. compensation, long-term survivors with disability
• New horizons in neurobiology, neuropharmacology, and nutrition
• Cognitive training strategies
• Pain management
• Rehab in transition from childhood to adulthood
• Traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury
• Neuroprosthetics
• Mind/brain interface
• Spine disorders
• Amputees
• Neuro-orthopaedics and spasticity

Suggestions for invited lectures can be sent to wcnr@conventus.de. Abstract submission will be open from October 2019 until March 2020.

Neuroepigenetics is a young field that is attracting a lot of attention. Genome-wide association studies and mouse models continue to discover new connections between chromatin regulators and neurodevelopmental disorders and epigenetic pathways have been implicated in various physiological and pathological aspects of brain function, such as memory formation and recovery, addiction and neurodegeneration.

This conference aims to provide a gathering opportunity for researchers of all levels who are interested in how gene regulation participates in the development and function of the brain, with particular attention to the chromatin-based regulation of gene expression. The key objective is to bring together, in the same meeting, two groups of scientists: neuroscientists with interest in gene regulation and molecular biologists with strong expertise in the mechanisms of transcription and epigenetics that want to apply their knowledge to understanding how the brain works. We believe the two groups can learn a lot from each other and we hope this conference can function as a catalyst for scientific exchange and collaboration between them.

Scientific Meditech Conferences invites all the participants from all over the world to attend International Conference on Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases during November 05-06, 2020 at London, UK. The conference theme is Stroke Awareness: The development of new strategies after Stroke and other forms of Neurotrauma, and includes keynote presentations, oral talks, poster presentations and exhibitions. This educational activity will be accredited with CME and CPD Credits. Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases conference raises the following questions:

• What do you think are the biggest public misconceptions of Stroke,  Cerebrovascular Diseases?
• Will science ever discover a cure for Stroke, Brain Injury, Neurotrauma and  Cerebrovascular Diseases?

The American Psychological Association will hold its third interdisciplinary Technology, Mind & Society conference in Denver, Colorado, Nov. 12–14, 2020. TMS is the premier interdisciplinary venue for emerging research and innovation on the dynamics of human–technology interaction. Join scientists, industry leaders, practitioners, students and policymakers in exploring the critical role psychology plays in the design, use, adoption and impact of technology and the artificial intelligence that powers it.

Deadline for submissions: April 10, 2020

 The call for submissions is now open. We invite papers, symposia, posters, lightning talks and hackathons for this event. TMS 2020 will showcase the latest basic and applied research on topics such as:

• Artificial intelligence
• Big data
• Information science
• Neuroscience and neurotechnology
• Ethical implications and responsible AI
• Augmented reality and virtual reality
• Cybersecurity
• Telehealth
• Human–machine interface
• Robotics
• Automation
• Health care technology
• Biotechnology

The "International Conference on Immunology & Immunotherapies" will be held Nov. 18-19, 2020 in Bangkok, Thailand. The conference will include brief keynote introductions, oral talks, poster introductions, and exhibitions.

This is an interdisciplinary conference with a multitude of tracks from which to choose. It will provide a unique opportunity to meet up with peers from both industry and academia.