idpIN Courses 2026/2027
Synapse Assembly, Function and Plasticity
Organized by
CNC-UC/CIBB
Dates
02/11/2026 – 06/11/2026
Location
CNC Auditorium, 2nd floor, Faculty of Medicine Building, Polo I, University of Coimbra
Registration Deadline
Deadline: October 26, 2026
Coordination
Ana Luisa Carvalho alc@cnc.uc.pt
CNC-UC/CIBB & FCTUC
Carlos B. Duarte cbduarte@ci.uc.pt
CNC-UC/CIBB & FCTUC
Paulo Pinheiro pinheiro@cnc.uc.pt
CNC-UC/CIBB & FCTUC
Aim
Keywords and broad topics:
- Neuronal polarization & synaptogenesis
- Pre- and postsynaptic function
- Hebbian and homeostatic synaptic plasticity
- mRNA Translation and Synaptic Plasticity
- Inhibitory transmission
- Interneurons in the neocortex
- Dendritic integration
- Glial regulation of synaptic function
- Neuromodulation
- Synaptopathies
Experimental projects:
- Studying synaptogenesis by imaging hemi-synapses
- Fluorescence microscopy to unveil synaptic protein organization
- Assessing F-actin dynamics in spines
- Evaluating neuronal and network activity in cultured neurons using multielectrode arrays
- Assessing neuronal development through dendritic morphology and Sholl analysis
Invited Speakers
ICM – Paris Brain Institute, France
University of Haifa, Israel
i3S and CNC, Portugal
University of Edinburgh
CTO at NanoTag Biotechnologies & Professor of Neurophysiology at University Medical Center Göttingen, Germany
Local Speakers
CNC-UC/CIBB & FCTUC
CNC-UC/CIBB
CNC-UC/CIBB & FCTUC
Sponsors
Program
Available here.