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ZNZ Symposium 2026

Thursday, 10 September 2026
ETH Zurich Main Building, Lecture Hall F7, Rämistrasse 101, 8092 Zurich

08:30-08:45

Introduction
Prof. Fritjof Helmchen, Director ZNZ

08:45-09:30

Volker Henn Lecture
Controlling the controller: Dopaminergic influences over Pavlovian and instrumental interactions
Prof. Peter Dayan, Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen

09:30-10:15

Coffee Break

10:15-11:45

Parallel Workshops:

Pain mechanisms along the nociceptive neuraxis
Lecture Hall F7, Organization: Prof. Michèle Hubli

Neurofluid transport and brain health: From mechanisms and technological innovation to clinical applications
Lecture Hall F5, Organization: Prof. Ruth Tuura

Bridging from natural to artificial intelligence
Lecture Hall F3, Organization: Prof. Giacomo Indiveri

11:45-14:15 Poster Session (E Main Hall), Lunch at 12:45 (Foyer EO Süd)
12:00 General Assembly of ZNZ group leaders (Lecture Hall F7)

 

14:15-14:35

Short Talks of New Members:

The role of mitochondrial remodeling for neuronal differentiation and function
Prof. Tatjana Kleele, Institute of Biochemistry, ETH Zurich

14:35-14:55

The hungry brain: The science of need, choice and behavior
Prof. Christin Kosse, Institute of Molecular Health Sciences, ETH Zurich

14:55-15:15

Through the pupil: Arousal regulation across wake and sleep
Prof. Sarah Meissner, Brain-Body Regulation Laboratory, ETH Zurich

15:15-15:35

Imaging the lumbosacral spinal cord: MRI methods and applications in spinal cord injury
Dr. Gergely David, Spinal Cord Injury Center, Balgrist University Hospital

15:35-15:50 ZNZ Award for the Best PhD Thesis 2026 and Best Poster Prizes
15:50-16:30 Coffee Break
16:30-17:15

Plenary Lecture
The mitochondrial logic of stress vulnerability and resilience
Prof. Carmen Sandi, Laboratory of Behavioral Genetics, EPFL

17:15-18:00

Apéro

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