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ZNZ PhD Retreat – World Café Tables

June 7, 2016

Why is there no cure for most neurodegenerative diseases and how can we improve behavioral data reproducibility? These and other questions were explored in the World Café format, during the 2016 ZNZ PhD Retreat. During […]

Zurich meets London

March 2, 2016

Experts from the University College London and the ZNZ will present and discuss their pioneering work at the event entitled “Neuroscience – Novel Approaches to Understanding the Mechanisms of Mental Health and Illness” in London, […]

Brain Fair 2016 – Motion and the brain

March 2, 2016

This year’s BrainFair starts from the surprising premise of Cambridge neuroscientist Daniel Wolpert who says that the brain evolved, not to think or feel, but to control movement. Indeed, movement is the only way we […]

Register now: KNZ Symposium 2015

October 6, 2015

The Clinical Neurocenter (KNZ) of the University Hospital Zurich announces its annual symposium on 26 November. The symposium will focus on neuro-oncology with a special emphasis on the diagnostics and therapy of gliomas. Professor Paul […]

Invitation to the ZNZ Annual Symposium 2015

July 2, 2015

Save the date! You are invited to join the ZNZ Annual Symposium 2015 on 11 September. The exciting program includes the Volker Henn lecture by Nobel Laureate John O’Keefe of the University College London and […]

Launch of Viral Vector Facility

July 2, 2015

The Viral Vector Facility (VVF) of the ZNZ has officially started its activities on 1 July 2015. The facility offers a variety of services to research groups working with viral vectors. Interested scientists are invited […]

Second ZNZ retreat on scientific career planning

July 2, 2015

The ZNZ Gender Equality Committee invites young neuroscientists to the 2015 ZNZ retreat on scientific career planning. With topics such as life-balance and self-marketing and a panel discussion about career path management, the retreat follows […]

Inflammation, Brain, and Depression

May 3, 2015

Depression can be a devastating disease and many patients do not respond well to medication. The search for the cause of this non-responsiveness has led to a seemingly unrelated condition: inflammation. But how are inflammation […]

In memory of Prof. Konrad Akert

February 20, 2015

Founder of the Brain Research Institute of the University of Zurich and strong advocate for neurosciences, Prof. Konrad Akert has laid the groundwork for today’s neuroscience research in Zurich. At the age of almost 96 […]

BrainFair 2015

February 20, 2015

With our sight, hearing, taste, smell and touch we make sense of the world around us. This year’s BrainFair on 16 – 21 March is all about perception, and looks beyond the classical five senses […]