Welcome to the 15 newly selected #FENSKavliScholars! Representing 12 European countries, they join a network of 30 Scholars across 21 countries and 25 nationalities. 🧠✨With thanks to @fens.org, @kavlifoundation.org, @alleninstitute.org and our partners for supporting FKNE. h1.nu/1t8Lw

From organizers and speakers: Thank you for the amazing day and the enduring relationships we built together!

A big thank you to all participants for making this meeting so memorable! We are super happy that a new has assembled and this project will continue.

Our @fens.org Satellite meeting is tomorrow! #FENS2026 Check out our updated program👇 youngpisymposium2026.com/program/ We are all super excited to have everyone joining! Safe travels everyone 🚅 ✈️ 🚲 See you in Barcelona 🔆😎

Very proud of Katie Cuthill for defending her PhD thesis on Ube3C ubiquitin ligase in the developing cortex today at Freie Universität. Katie passed with the highest distinction summa cum laude! Looking forward to seeing the new cohort of students from my lab keeping the bar high up!

I've been appointed a Canada Research Chair in Neurodevelopment by CIHR 🇨🇦 very excited to build a research program around proteome dynamics in the brain at @ucalgary.bsky.social and @hotchkissbrain.bsky.social 🎉 press release in the comments below👇🏻

Super excited for the inspiring line up of speakers at @canglia.bsky.social just starting at Montréal's @theneuro.bsky.social 👨🏼‍🔬

Super excited for the new lab member! 😉 hopefully we get to cut to the chase and publish some exciting papers (pun definitely intended).

We have got a great program. ⏰⏰Time to register to our @fens.org Satelite 👉 youngpisymposium2026.com

Fantastic event on a critical current topic - academic freedom and resilience of science. This is the ethos of our @young-pi-neuro26.bsky.social Symposium 2026! Let's continue this conversation: youngpisymposium2026.com Bravo @humboldt-foundation.de & great speakers for highlighting this topic 👏

@tjryan.bsky.social will join the @fens.org satellite @young-pi-neuro26.bsky.social as a keynote speaker. He is Professor of Neuroscience at @tcddublin.bsky.social and Chair of the FENS Advocacy Committee. He will speak about advocacy for neuroscience in Europe. Join us 👉 youngpisymposium2026.com

Fantastic new story out in @embo from @catarina and Marilyn Tirard's Lab showcasing the post-translational modifications by ubiquitin-like modifier Ufm1 in the regulation of morphology and translation in neurons. Happy to have contributed! 🤩 Link to the paper 👇🏻 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Morning sunrise in Calgary 🇨🇦 and the beginning of a new exciting chapter for the lab 🤩!

Check out Neurogenesis and Repair Conference in Toronto, with topics ranging from neural development to technological advances in neuroregeneration 🙋🏻‍♂️🍁 early registration deadline March 31, 2026. @azrielifoundation.bsky.social @neurochemistry.org @gairdnerawards.bsky.social @isdnsociety.bsky.social

I'll be talking at @canacn.bsky.social Satellite "Stem Cells and Brain Development" in Montréal, May 18th 🍁 Shout-out to @fens.org members - CAN-ACN offers reduced registration on their meetings, so hope to see you in Québec! 👇🏻Link to the meeting in the comments!

Very much looking forward to speaking at the 1st International Neurogenesis and Repair Conference 2026 in Toronto 🇨🇦 this summer! You should not miss this - and Toronto in July is not a bad place to visit! 👉https://event.fourwaves.com/neurogenesis-and-repair-2026/pages

Calling all senior postdocs and you g PIs for this wonderful symposium in Barcelona! Register and let's connect!

Super excited for this, please check it out!!! @fkne-scholars.bsky.social @fens.org @ibroorg.bsky.social

Tracking Brain Development with In Utero Electroporation 🎥 Watch Episode #20 with Dr. Ambrożkiewicz @mambrozkiewicz.bsky.social to see how advanced #GeneticTools help us better understand #Neurodevelopment in #health and #disease. Watch the full episode on this link: youtu.be/CHBnz1TG_8E?...

Fantastic Brain Stem Cells and Regeneration retreat in the canadian Rockies organized by the grad students of @ucalgarymed.bsky.social @ucalgary.bsky.social @hotchkissbrain.bsky.social 🗻🌄🚞🇨🇦 many thanks and looking forward to the next one!

ALBA-FKNE Diversity Prize recognises Europe-based researchers at all career stages, including students and PIs, who have made outstanding contributions to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in neuroscience. Spread the word, apply, and fingers crossed!

Very grateful to the #EMBOEpitranscriptome meeting organiziers Michaela Frye @dkfz.bsky.social Tsutomu Suzuki @tokyouniversity.bsky.social and Chengqi Yi @pku1898.bsky.social! I'm impressed how friendly and eager to collaborate the Epitranscriptome crowd is. Until next time, Heidelberg! 🧬

Very excited for tomorrow's @embo.org @events.embl.org The Epitranscriptome workshop at @embl.org in Heidelberg 🔬 looking forward to all the insightful talks and discussions!

🇬🇷 #FKNE News from Crete! 🧠 On 19 September, the FENS-Kavli Network of Excellence held its 2025 Scientific Symposium with the theme “Neuroscience through the Lens of Diversity: Levels, Methods, and Models.” 👉 https://loom.ly/DyVOs8I

🔔 Applications are open for the #FKNE Online Training Series for New PIs in Europe! Launching 11 November 2025, this 6-week course helps new PIs in Europe strengthen leadership, communication and lab management skills. 🧠 🗓️ Deadline: 15 October 2025 Apply now 👉 https://loom.ly/Ceus8Ys

Very excited to be speaking at the @embo.org Epitranscriptome workshop at the @events.embl.org @embl.org Heidelberg this October! I will show some of the newest data from the lab on how ubiquitin signaling drives m6A RNA methylation in the context of neurodevelopment.

Kicking off the most amazing @fkne-scholars.bsky.social meeting in Heraklion, Greece! Here's to excellent neuroscience! @jdejuan-sanz.bsky.social @biancasilvalab.bsky.social @yoavlivneh.bsky.social @crezaval.bsky.social @UrteNeniskyte

A few months ago, our review “The Molecular Toolbox for Linkage Type-Specific Analysis of Ubiquitin Signaling” 🧬🧰🛠️ came out in ChemBioChem. Time to give it a spotlight! chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Want to join #EMBOEpitrans on site? Then don't forget to register by 16 September 👉 https://s.embl.org/etc25-01-bl#EMBOEpitrans ✨ The workshop will spotlight the latest breakthroughs, future directions, and current challenges in the field. 🗓️ 28 – 30 October 2025 📍 EMBL Heidelberg and Virtual

Delighted to share our work on cellular ubiquitination of drug-like compounds by HUWE1 - a surprising journey! Kudos to all contributors & first authors, Barbara Orth and Pavel Pohl. Sincere thanks to @ireserra.bsky.social ‬ #NatCommun for expertly guiding the winding publishing path. rdcu.be/eDzPk

At FKNE @fkne-scholars.bsky.social we believe in community empowerment and skill building. The registration for the Leadership and Soft Skill Training Series for the starting PIs is now open (deadline October 15)! Apply and network! 💪🏻

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🚨 #FENS2026 NEW DATES 🚨 First, Formula 1 sent us from Madrid to #Barcelona. Now the Tour de France Grand Départ has us switching gears again—we're updating our dates to 6-10 July 2026! 🗓️ Find out more 👉: https://loom.ly/zMkMKcA#FENS2026#Barcelona. 🔔 Stay tuned!

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🎉 Congratulations to the #DiversityPrize Winner! 🏆 At the 2025 #FENS Regional Meeting in Oslo, Norway, @network-alba.bsky.social and the FENS-Kavli Network of Excellence (#FKNE) awarded this year's Diversity Prize to Prof. Aikaterini Fotopoulou. 🧠 👉 https://loom.ly/dphSwoM#DiversityPrize#FENS#FKNE)#DiversityInSTEM

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🏆 Prof. Aikaterini Fotopoulou (UK) has won the 2025 ALBA-FKNE Diversity Prize! Honoured for her transformative leadership in advancing EDI across neuroscience — from founding the ERB Centre at UCL to global mentoring, institutional change, & championing inclusive research. 👉🏽 loom.ly/4dR6P3A

Day 3️⃣ of #FRM2025 is underway! We have several exciting events lined up for you this afternoon, and we want to see you in the audience! 👀👇 Head to our website for an overview of all #FENS activities at the #FRM: https://loom.ly/DSvtDac#FRM2025#FENS#FRM:ee you in a bit! 🌟 @network-alba.bsky.social

The first day of #FRM2025 was brilliant! Thank you to the Norwegian Neuroscience Society & Nordic Neuroscience for warmly welcoming 1,000+ attendees to share #Neuroscience research. Excited for the 2nd day! @fens.org @fkne-scholars.bsky.social @network-alba.bsky.social @ejneuroscience.bsky.social

Great @fens.org @kavlifoundation.org FKNE symposium at #FRM2025 at Oslo on protein landscapes in the development and aging of neural circuits. @mambrozkiewicz.bsky.social Urte Neniskyte, Georgia Rapti

Wait – there's more! 👀

1️⃣ week until #FRM2025! 🌟 From 16–19 June 2025, #FENS will be in Oslo, Norway for the 2025 FENS Regional Meeting (#FRM). 🇳🇴 🔔 If you're planning to attend, don't miss our sessions!👇 🔗 Full overview here: https://loom.ly/DSvtDac#FRM2025!#FENS#FRM).network-alba.bsky.social

Don't miss our scientific symposium in Oslo, Norway at #FRM2025 in less than 2 weeks! Already looking forward to all the fierce discussions!👩🏻‍🔬 @fkne-scholars.bsky.social @fens.org @kavlifoundation.org @berlinualliance.bsky.social @embl.org

Planning to apply for #research #funding from the ERC? From the next application rounds, expect changes to the: • proposal structure • evaluation process • extra funding you can request • eligibility for Starting & Consolidator #Grants (from 2027) More 👇 europa.eu/!RPHWvv

Led by @scienceyael.bsky.social & out today in @natneuro.nature.com: the brain's fluid-secreting organ — the choroid plexus — can reshape neural development through a powerful, little-known process. & it can be hijacked by serotonergic drugs like LSD. 🧠👇 A thread rdcu.be/eoaSY

Check out the program and exciting talks! #FRM2025

www.nature.com/articles/d41... Great read for students and even greater for faculties.

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🧪 New paper alert! In new work led by Adele Mossa out now in @natcomms.nature.com, we find that the #autism risk gene #DDX3X is a critical regulator of sexual dimorphisms in neuronal neurodevelopment 🧬 🧠 www.nature.com/articles/s41...