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1st LIND-seminar
The main goal of this event is to create the opportunity for all scientists involved in neurodegeneration to present their project/work, to enhance interaction and collaboration among the members of LIND.
When: Thursday October 20, 2011
Where: Berkenhof, Ruisbroekstraat 24, Bierbeek (www.berkenhof.be)
You can find a road description here.
Registration:
Deadline September 30, 2011 (5 pm).
By e-mail to Griet Holsbeek (Griet.Holsbeek@cme.vib-kuleuven.be) and Lien Houbrechts (Lien.Houbrechts@vib-kuleuven.be).
Program: download
Highlights
FET flagship
The European Union has established the Future Emerging Technologies Flagship program (FET Flagship) as part of the DG INFSO ICT program. These are ambitious large-scale, science-driven, research initiatives that aim to achieve a visionary goal.
LIND is involved in “The Human Brain Project” (HBP), coordinated by Prof. Henry Markram (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne). The strategic goal of HBP is to build the informatics, modeling and supercomputing technologies needed to simulate and understand the human brain. The project consists of 13 Pillars, of which “Medical ICT” (Co-Director Prof. Bart De Strooper, Center for Human Genetics, KU Leuven) and “Interfaces” (Director Dr. Kris Verstreken, IMEC) are relevant for LIND members.
Joint Programming Neurodegenerative Disease (JPND)
Joint Transnational Call: 'Optimization of Biomarkers, Harmonization of their use'
The aim of the call is to establish multi-national, collaborative research projects that will add value to existing research through addressing novel approaches to improve and harmonize the use of biomarkers in the area of neurodegenerative disorders. Full details of the scope of the call can be found in the call text.
Deadline: September 5, 2011
NERF
News release VIB: imec, VIB and KU Leuven join forces in pioneering brain research at NERF and in the Human Brain Project
Yesterday, Flanders' ambitious brain research that may lead to better diagnosis and treatment of brain disease, new prosthesis technologies for patients with a disability, a new generation of more intelligent robots, etc. switches into higher gear. In the presence of Ingrid Lieten, Flemish Minister of Innovation, Public Procurement, the Media and Combatting Poverty, Imec, VIB and KU Leuven officially inaugurated the NERF (Neuro-Electronics Research Flanders) labs on the Imec campus in Leuven. The Human Brain Project was also launched on this occasion, one of the projects on the shortlist of the prestigious European Flagship Programme. Through NERF and the participation of Flanders' research institutes in the Human Brain Project, Flanders shows that it is putting progressive brain research high on its research agenda.
