Last Seats Available "Catania International Summer School of Neuroscience, CISSN" - Summer School in Catania. July 18-22, 2022

Dear Colleague,

This is to confirm that we have the last seats available for the forthcoming Catania International Summer School of Neuroscience CISSN (July 18-22, 2022) organized by the International Ph.D. Program of Neuroscience, University of Catania, focused on “RARE DISEASES and NEUROSCIENCES”.

Applications are still open, but we have a few places still available

If you haven't done yet, please hurry up to complete your registration and spread the word to your colleagues!

To process the application, the online form on the application page must be submitted: Registration form

Please, find attached the preliminary program of the event

- CISSN Preliminary Program

Applicants can be junior scientists (PhD students and Post-Doc fellows or residency's students) beginning their careers in the field of Neuroscience and Neuropsychopharmacology. Registration is limited to 40 participants. Admission to CISSN will be on a first come, first served basis. The registration fee is € 550,00 (included VAT). This amount covers tuition fee and accompanying materials.
Furthermore, 6 attendees will be selected on the basis of their CV to be awarded with a €500,00 grant to support their participation to the School. Notifications about travel grants will be provided after the end of the Summer School.

Applicants excluded from the list of attendees of CISSN 2021 will be included in the priority list for the CISSN 2022.
The CISSN will offer a high level, intensive educational program carried out by an excellent international faculty to 40 Ph.D. students, postdoc fellows and residency's students in genetics, pharmacology, neurology or psychiatry. 

A Rare Disease (RD) is defined as one that affects fewer than five per 10,000 persons in the European Union (EU) or fewer than 200,000 persons in the United States. Despite their relative rarity, about 7000 RDs have been identified worldwide, affecting approximately 7% of the general population (almost 30 million people in the EU). Rare Neurological Diseases (RNDs) constitute a significant proportion of RDs. Almost 80% of the RDs are caused by genetic anomalies, and over half of the cases affect the central and/or peripheral nervous system, either isolated or in combination with other systems, and may start in childhood. These are all good reasons why young generations of scientists and physicians should be aware of RNDs.

The main aim of the CISSN 2022 is to bring together junior European fellows and expert investigators working on different aspects of Rare Neurological Diseases, from clinical perspectives to multiomics approaches, and to provide a forum for new directions and ideas in RNDs field. The meeting will combine research lectures by leading neuroscientists from Europe and aims to encourage active discussions and exchange of information and ideas between seniors and young fellows.

The event is organized in harmony with the purposes of the PNRR – PE12, Neuropharmacology and Neuroscience post-graduate training project.

Looking forwards to hearing from you.

Sincerely

Organizing Secretariat CISSN 2022