idpIN Courses 2026/2027
Synapse Assembly, Function and Plasticity
Would you like to attend to this course?
FENS and IBRO-PERC provides stipends of 500 EUR for Master’s and PhD students based in Europe (students that are currently residing or studying in Portugal are not eligible for these stipends)
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
Application Deadline
Deadline: July 31 2026 (23:59, Brussels Time)
Coordination
CNC-UC/CIBB & FCTUC
CNC-UC/CIBB & FCTUC
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
- Advanced fluorescence microscopy to unveil synaptic protein organization
- Assessing F-actin dynamics in spines
- Evaluating neuronal and network activity in cultured neurons using multielectrode arrays
- Study of axonal transport and analysis with kymographs
Invited Lecturers
ICM – Paris Brain Institute, France
University of Haifa, Israel
I3S & CNC-UC/CIBB
University of Edinburgh
Local Speakers
CNC-UC/CIBB
Program
Available here.