Abstract submission deadline Friday 25.11.
The symposium will include:
Keynote lecture by Dr. Julia Sacher, Minerva Research Group EGG (Emotion & neuroimaGinG) Lab, Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Germany: Impact of hormonal changes in mood regulation
Talks by leading Finnish investigators in biological psychiatry
- Dr. Erika Jääskeläinen (University of Oulu): Biological treatment of insomnia – pros and cons of antipsychotics
- Prof. Tomi Rantamäki (University of Helsinki): No laughing matter – what nitrous oxide can tell about rapid antidepressant mechanisms?
Short talks by young investigators, selected based on submitted abstracts. Authors of selected abstracts will be notified by 5.12.
Posters selected based on submitted abstracts.
Target audience: Students, postdocs and faculty working on human genetic and imaging studies in psychiatric diseases, mechanisms of psychiatric diseases, including functional, pharmacological and genetic analyses in model organisms, and related fields.
Credits (NEUBM-301): Students will receive 1 ECTS from attendance + submitting a 1 page essay on the scientific content of the symposium, or 2 ECTS by attendance + poster/oral presentation + essay.
We hope to see you there!
Tiina Paunio, MD, PhD, professor of psychiatry
Annette Horstmann, PhD, associate professor of behavioral and brain sciences
Iiris Hovatta, PhD, professor of behavioral genetics
Katri Kantojärvi, PhD, senior researcher
Hendrik Hartmann, MSc, doctoral student