Brain Mind Symposium “Brain Biogenergetics: From Behavior to Pathology” - June 28 & 29, 2016 -EPFL

This symposium will address emerging issues on the role of brain bioenergetics for brain function, behavior and psycho- and neuro-pathologies. World-leading experts will provide recent insights from the fields of brain, behavior and metabolism, and their interplay.

Common coffee breaks and lunches with the speakers plus a poster session with a happy hour open to all attendees will complement the scientific presentations and foster the exchange of research ideas.

Confirmed speakers

Johan Auwerx - EPFL, CH
Alon Chen - Max-Planck Munich, DE and Weizmann Institute, IL
Kim Do - Lausanne University Hospital, CH
Claudio Hetz - University of Chile, CL and Harvard, US
Oliver Kann - Heidelberg University, DE
Tamas Kozicz - Radboud University, NL
Nils-Göran Larson - Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing , DE
Mary Kay Lobo - University of Maryland, US
Pierre Magistretti - KAUST, SA and EPFL, CH
Giovanni Marsicano - University of Bordeaux, FR
Bruce McEwen - Rockefeller University, US
Carmen Sandi - EPFL, CH
Antonio Zorzano - University of Barcelona, ES

Junior speakers

Jose V Sanchez-Mut - EPFL, CH
T.B.A.

The symposium will take place on June 28 and June 29, 2016. The venue will be the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), SV 1717.1.