GPF "Microbes and Brain" : International Symposium and call for proposals

Reminder: This symposium will take place within the framework of the Grand Programme Fédérateur Microbes & Brain (GPF M&B), which aims at creating synergy between Neurosciences, Microbiology and Immunology, three strong research traditions at the Institut Pasteur. This synergy should generate cutting-edge knowledge of how microbes and brain interact to maintain health or drive pathology.

The objective of this symposium is to present ground-breaking research deciphering the impact of microbiota on biological functions related to the nervous system, including the blood brain barrier, metabolism and immunity of the brain, and behavior.

This event will take place on 7th December 2016 in the amphithéâtre Emile Duclaux.

Online registration is mandatory.

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In addition, after the success of the first call, the 2nd call for proposals of the GPF M&B, termed “seeds for innovation” has been launched. This call encourages the exploration of new ideas that may generate breakthrough concepts on how the microbial world and the nervous system interact to maintain health or drive pathology.

The projects will be written in a short format to encourage the development of new ideas and depart from a more traditional grant format that is based on abundant previous literature and a large body of preliminary data. Here, we will favor bold proposals, which must nevertheless be supported by two pieces (two figures) of experimental data.
 
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