FENS Featured Regional Meeting (FFRM) 2015


http://ffrm2015.com


The Federation of European Neurosciences Societies (FENS)
      and the National Hellenic, Israeli and Serbian Neuroscience
      Societies are honoured to announce that the International FENS
      conference - FENS Featured Regional Meeting (FFRM) will take place
      in Thessaloniki from October 7-10, 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 with the aim of
      developing new techniques and technologies. It is our common
      belief that in Thessaloniki in 2015, the FFRM will unite the
      cultures of Greece, Israel and Serbia to address the common
      ambitions of their people for progress and distinction.


The international organizing committee of the conference
      has prepared a scientific program that will bring to our country
      over 170 neuroscientists from all over the world. To name a few:


- The 2014 Nobel Prize laureate of Physiology or Medicine,
      Professor John O’Keefe from UCL. In a lecture open to the public
      at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Professor O’Keefe
      will present his fascinating discovery regarding the brain’s
      spatial navigation system (grid cells).


- 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 regarding
      the elucidation of learning mechanisms in the human brain.


- Professor Henry Markram of the EPFL University of
      Switzerland, coordinator of the Human Brain Project - an ambitious
      venture with the goal of building a working mathematical model of
      the human brain using super computers.


- Professor Carmen Sandi of the EPFL University of
      Switzerland, Head of the Behavioral Genetics Lab, who will discuss
      the emerging field of neuroeconomics in the effort to understand
      the brain’s functions involved in making economic decisions.


- Professor Evan Snyder of the Sanford-Burnham Medical
      Research Institute (SBMRI) in the United States, 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 be a conference focused on young scientists.
      Opportunity will be given to young researchers from all over the
      world to present their scientific projects along side accomplished
      colleagues. Hopefully the presence of the elite scientific
      community will provide inspiration and motivation for budding
      scientists of all ages.


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


We invite those interested in participating to submit their
      abstracts for FFRM 2015 - a conference that will be accompanied by
      vibrant social events with the aim of being an unforgettable
      experience for all attendees.


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