A look back at the "Young Researchers Day" event at the reConnect Institute

On Tuesday July 1, the reConnect Institute, a foundation under the aegis of the Institut Pasteur, organized its first Young Researchers Day at the Hearing Institute (Paris' 12th arrondissement). The event was designed by young researchers for young researchers!

The packed and varied program promoted the research of early career scientists, with seven oral presentations and 13 poster sessions. Topics covered ranged from intermittent tinnitus to new hearing tests, as well as the use of electroencephalography (EEG) in Lewy body dementia. 

A number of guest speakers also presented their research and shared advice:

•    Dr Carleton Eduardo Corrales (Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA): "Safety and efficacy of DB-OTO gene therapy in children with profound deafness due to otoferlin variants: Data from the CHORD phase 1/2 open-label trial"

•    Evelyne Ferrary, MD, PhD (Hearing Institute): "How to speak effectively in public"

•    Institut Pasteur Grants Office team: "Funding opportunities for young researchers"

Breaks and team games were held between the scientific sessions to give participants a chance to unwind and get to know each other, encouraging cooperation and boosting enthusiasm!

The day was rounded off with a social event at The People – Paris Nation, featuring an award ceremony with prizes for: 

•   The best talk: Anaïs Gravet "Exploring Attentional Deficits in Tinnitus: from behavior to brain imaging"

•   The best poster: Trinity Pirrone "Functional and structural intensity propagation along the auditory nerve"

•   The best scientific photo: Mauricio Saenz "The Phantom of the Ampulla"