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Carmen Sandi

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Professor of Neuroscience @EPFL Brain Mind Institute in Lausanne (Switzerland) #mitochondria #motivation #anxiety #stress @NeuroLeman @StressnetworkC @network_alba She/her ORCID: 0000-0001-7713-8321

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I am looking forward to Elisabeth Binder's talk on stress mechanisms and the discussion that will follow.

Join us tomorrow, March 4 (registration is still open)

03.03.2026 13:48 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“… 3 weeks to go!

Join us on March 4 for the next GSRNet Flagship Webinar with Elisabeth Binder, chaired by @carmensandi10.bsky.social

Looking forward to a stimulating discussion on the moderators of the stress response!

Registration πŸ‘‰ forms.gle/FkGnJ71Uh7gr...

#Stress #Resilience #WebinarSeries

10.02.2026 10:31 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Join us for the next GSRNet Flagship Webinar β€” I’ll be chairing a session with Elisabeth Binder.

A great opportunity to hear how molecular discoveries in stress biology translate into meaningful clinical impact.

Hope to see many of you on March 4!

05.02.2026 11:17 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Deadline extended to 29 Jan 2026! Nominate!!!!!

One of the most prestigious mid-career recognitions in neuroscience.

A great chance to spotlight outstanding mid-career researchers whose achievements shine relative to opportunity.

Self-nominations welcome!

21.01.2026 10:13 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Join us in Fribourg (CH) for the Swiss Stress Network annual meeting on April 30th!

13.01.2026 10:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Join us today for this webinar!

10.12.2025 08:35 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Join us online on Dec 10!
Looking forward to GSRNet flagship webinar with Scott Russo on brain–body circuits in stress and depression, which I’ll have the pleasure of chairing

Great opportunity to connect from anywhere in the world and hear one of the leading experts in this rapidly evolving area!

28.11.2025 09:15 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Please check out and RT this new position for an exciting collaborative project with @boninlab.bsky.social and @franckp.bsky.social on the links between human-specific mechanisms and neurodevelopmental disorders in cortical circuits.

27.11.2025 10:18 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

πŸ“’To all scientists working on STRESS and/or RESILIENCE:

Save the date: 2027 GSRNet Conference, February 3–5, 2027 in Lausanne

Cutting-edge science, discussion sessions & great networking across our global community to connect, exchange, and advance our field together

Check for updates gsr-net.org

23.11.2025 14:19 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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🚨 Less than 1 month to go: second session of the GSRNet Flagship Webinar Series

πŸŽ™οΈ Scott Russo (USA)
@scottrussophd.bsky.social

πŸ“† December 10 β€” 3 PM CET | 2 PM GMT | 9 AM EST | 7:30 PM IST)
πŸ“Ό Recording available on demand
πŸ‘‰ Registration: gsr-net.org/workshops-we...

13.11.2025 08:37 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
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🚨 Save the Date 🚨

The GSRNet Conference on Stress & Resilience 2027 will take place Feb 3–5, 2027 in Lausanne, Switzerland.

This 3-day hybrid event will gather the global #stress and #resilience community, and the program promises to be exciting!

More information coming soon!
#GSRNet2027

11.11.2025 13:57 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
Honorary conferring at UCC of Professor Carmen Sandi

Honorary conferring at UCC of Professor Carmen Sandi

Professor @carmensandi10.bsky.social, one of the world’s leading stress neurobiologists, has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Science by @ucc.ie

Professor Sandi leads the Laboratory of Behavioural Genetics at EPFL in Switzerland.

Read More πŸ‘‡

www.ucc.ie/en/news/2025...

12.11.2025 14:24 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Many and deep thanks to the leadership and members of University College Cork for the amazing privilege and hospitality! @jfcryan.bsky.social @ucc.ie @uccresearch.bsky.social

13.11.2025 14:09 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Many thanks, Bita! It’s a big honor to get this award, and I am looking forward to celebrating!

05.11.2025 21:28 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Looking forward!

03.11.2025 20:56 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Looking forward to joining @uccresearch.bsky.social research and the @ucc.ie community for this Public Lecture & In Conversation with the brilliant @jfcryan.bsky.social

& Deeply honored to be receiving an UCC Honorary Doctorate!

See you very soon in Cork!

31.10.2025 13:50 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

🎀 10 Keynote Speakersβ€¨πŸ”” 40 accepted symposia

🧠 Submit your abstract by December 1st!β€¨πŸ“ See you in Seville! πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Έ
#Dopamine #Seville2025

βž•Info: dopaminesociety.org/abstracts/

22.10.2025 06:58 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Plasticityβ€”the capacity to change brain functioning and mental statesβ€”is an essential ingredient of recovery.

Revealing its biological foundations and how it interacts with the environment is key to advancing precision psychiatry and promoting wellbeing.

Join the @ecnp.eu New Forntiers Meeting! πŸ‘‡

21.10.2025 11:11 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Here’s a quick guide to ongoing & upcoming IBRO #grants for your next #neuroscience training, #BrainAwarenessWeek event, or internship program organization

Explore the calendar: https://ibro.org/grants/grants-calendar/

#IBROinAsiaPacific #IBROinUSCanada #IBROinAfrica #IBROinLatAm #IBROinEurope

21.10.2025 08:00 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Balancing a career in science and personal life
Balancing a career in science and personal life YouTube video by BrainPrize

β€œI was advised that having multiple children would detract from my scientific career. But I actually think that it has greatly benefited it.” Prof. @michellemonje.bsky.social, Neurology and Neurological Sciences at Stanford University, #BrainPrize2025.

#Neuroscience

youtu.be/f7sbSuWie5A?...

21.10.2025 09:18 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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From cognition in the body to the body in cognition Carlos Ribeiro and Albino Oliveira-Maia propose how brain–body interactions may inform the study of β€˜higher’ cognitive functions such as learning and memory across model systems.

New essay in @currentbiology.bsky.social special brain-body issue! Fly lab meets psychiatrist: how bodily signals shape cognition and mental health. Great collaboration with Albino Oliveira-Maia showing @champalimaudf.bsky.social discovery ↔️ clinic at its best. www.cell.com/current-biol...

20.10.2025 16:40 πŸ‘ 101 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 3

In Episode 5, four scientists from South Africa, the Czech Republic, the UK and the USA:
🌟 Challenge traditional success metrics
βš–οΈ Expose the toll of publish or perish and systemic inequality
πŸ‘₯ Share new ways to define success in academia

21.10.2025 10:00 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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🎧 Tune into the season finale!

Season 2, Episode 5 of the #ALBA-#IBRO Diversity Podcast is available! 🌟

πŸ‘‰ https://loom.ly/PvDlNOI
@network-alba.bsky.social @ibroorg.bsky.social

21.10.2025 10:00 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

🚨Don’t let the brain in Spain stay mainly in the plane! Today's the last day to apply for ALBA-CHS #TravelAwards that support early-career neuroscientists to attend #FENS2026

βœ… Final-year PhD/MD or ≀10 yrs post-degree (excl. parental/medical leave)

🌍 Open worldwide

πŸ‘‰πŸΎ loom.ly/7FOgCJc

@fens.org

21.10.2025 08:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Enormous thanks to the Chica and Heinz Schaller Foundation for this award!

I am thrilled and truly humbled, & I share it with my lab over the years and our wonderful collaborators!

A timely boost to keep our science moving!

Thanks to everyone for your kind messages!

Looking forward to #FENS2026!

20.10.2025 19:11 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

I fully agree Scott! So inspiring! Warmest congratulations to Tracy @thebalelab.bsky.social !

20.10.2025 10:27 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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New study by the group of @epfl-brainmind.bsky.social professor Carmen Sandi @carmensandi10.bsky.social shows that three mitochondrial associated metabolites in the dmPFC/dACC brain region can predict mental effort choices - www.nature.com/articles/s41...

16.10.2025 18:18 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Neuroscientists! This is a great opportunity to recognize excellent colleagues for a prize and linked to give a talk at the FENS Forum in 2026! Nominate or apply directly! Deadline: Oct 29th!

ALBA-Elsevier Award for Neuroscience - @network-alba.bsky.social

16.10.2025 09:55 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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@gsrnet.bsky.social just launched Stress & Resilience Webinar Series with a great inaugural seminar by @kalischlab.bsky.social covering what stress resilience is, how to measure it & which processes help mitigate stress’s impact on mental health
Missed it live? Recording soon available gsr-net.org

15.10.2025 14:01 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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ALBA @ #ECNP2025 : ✨ Transdisciplinarity drives discovery β€” diversity drives progress.
At our diversity & inclusion session yesterday, we were reminded how global and cross-disciplinary collaboration is essential to advance brain health. 🧡
@fens.org @ecnp.eu

14.10.2025 10:05 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0