Year: 2014

Calls for Proposals

Joint projects and travel awards

July 1, 2014
Three high profile centers have established a partnership with the aim to encourage neuroscience research. Brain@McGill, Oxford Neuroscience and the ZNZ have signed a new memorandum of understanding establishing the McGill – Oxford – ZNZ […]
Services

Bring DNA, get protein

July 1, 2014
evitria specializes in the production of proteins in cell culture. “Our customers value our speed, reliability and competitive pricing”, Dr. Markus Hildinger, CEO and owner of evitria talks passionately about his company in the interview […]
Events

A PhD student in retreat

July 1, 2014
“The ZNZ PhD School is a super organization”. Interview with PhD student Karl Frontzek, MD, of the Institute of Neuropathology, USZ, about the ZNZ PhD retreat in Valens. ZNZ Newsletter: What did you like about […]
People

New Members Summer 2014

July 1, 2014
The Neuroscience Center Zurich welcomes its new members. New ZNZ research group leader: Prof. Tobi Delbruck Institute of Neuroinformatics, UZH and ETH Zurich Prof. Delbruck’s main research interest is in neuromorphic and bio-inspired electronic engineering, […]
Videos

Combined therapy after stroke in animals

July 1, 2014
Anna-Sophia Wahl and Martin Schwab explain how stimulation of nerve fiber growth with drugs and motor training can be successful after stroke. The work is published in Science, June 2014. doi: 10.1126/science.1253050   (Video uploaded 13 June 2014)
Events

Retreat on scientific career planning

July 1, 2014
The ZNZ Gender Equality Committee organizes the first ZNZ Retreat on Scientific Career Planning. The retreat, that will take place on Tuesday 21 October 2014 at the seminar center Boldern in Männedorf/ZH, is open to all 3rd and […]
Awards

PhD Thesis completed First Semester 2014!

July 1, 2014
Congratulations! The following students have completed their PhD thesis in the last six months: Tobias Alther, Institute of Molecular Life Sciences, UZH  (Supervisor: Prof. Esther Stoeckli) 27 February 2014 Calsyntenin 1-Dependent Vesicular Trafficking is an […]
Services

Viral vector facility

May 4, 2014
A viral vector facility, to be located at the Institute of Pharmacology & Toxicology, University of Zurich, will be established to assist research groups with applying viral vectors to their experiments. Here, we interview the […]