Neuroscience Center Zurich (ZNZ)

28/04/2014

The recognition of Peter Somogyi's work should strengthen the links between ZNZ and Oxford Neuroscience.

Posted on in Awards // 0 Comments Prof. Dr. Peter Somogyi, Director of the Anatomical Neuropharmacology Unit, Department of Pharmacology, Oxford University, has been awarded an honorary doctor degree from the University of Zurich, in recognition for his outstanding work to decipher the functional or…

03/03/2014

UZH awards honorary degree to Prof. Peter Somogyi, 27.02.14

http://www.neuroscience.ethz.ch/news/index

ETH Zuerich

03/03/2014

Don't miss the Brain Fair 2014, March 10-15, 2014
http://www.neuroscience.ethz.ch/BrainFair/

ETH Zuerich

08/06/2013

ZNZ weekly announcements (June 10 - June 24):
http://www.neuroscience.ethz.ch/news/wop24.pdf

08/06/2013

Save the date:
ZNZ annual symposium 2013
Friday September 13, 8 h 30 - 18 h 30
ETH - Main building, Zurich

08/06/2013

The call for the second ZNZ best PhD award is open!
See details on the ZNZ website

08/06/2013

An exciting development towards MS therapy
Check on-line: http://stm.sciencemag.org/content/5/188/188ra75.short

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a devastating inflammatory disease of the brain and spinal cord that is thought to result from an autoimmune attack directed against antigens in the central nervous system. The aim of this first-in-man trial was to assess the feasibility, safety, and tolerability of a tole...

10/03/2013

Dont'miss the BrainFair Zürich 2013. It starts on March 11!

http://www.neuroscience.ethz.ch/BrainFair

ETH Zuerich

07/03/2013

Another must read, and think about it...
http://www.nature.com/news/science-for-all-1.12535

Many women are deterred from pursuing a career in science at the highest levels.

02/12/2012

Alzheimer's code is finally cracked! A new model provide clues in the pathology of late-onset AD

for more info see: Nature Reviews Neurology article http://www.nature.com/nrneurol/journal/vaop/ncurrent/abs/nrneurol.2012.236.html

Despite tremendous investments in understanding the complex molecular mechanisms underlying Alzheimer disease (AD), recent clinical trials have failed to show efficacy. A potential problem underlying these failures is the assumption that the molecular mechanism mediating the genetically determined f...

02/12/2012

Congratulations to Johannes vom Berg, winner of the 2012 ZNZ best PhD award!

24/10/2012

A must read for students, scientists, reviewers, and editors:

A call for transparent reporting to optimize the predictive value of preclinical research

Nature 490:7419, 187-191 (2012)

Landis, SC, Amara, SG, Asadullah, K, Austin, CP, Blumenstein, R, Bradley, EW, Crystal, RG, Darnell, RB, Ferrante, RJ, Fillit, H, Finkelstein, R, Fisher, M, Gendelman, HE, Golub, RM, Goudreau, JL, Gross, RA, Gubitz, AK, Hesterlee, SE, Howells, DW, Huguenard, J, Kelner, K, Koroshetz, W, Krainc, D, Lazic, SE, Levine, MS, Macleod, MR, McCall, JM, Moxley III, RT, Narasimhan, K, Noble, LJ, Perrin, S, Porter, JD, Steward, O, Unger, E, Utz, U, and Silberberg, SD