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Camilla Bellone

DIRECTOR

Research Lab >
LWiN Lemanic Women in Neuroscience network.

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Interview about being a project leader in a scientific environment.

University of Geneva
Department of Basic Neurosciences
Centre Médical Universitaire (CMU)
Rue Michel-Servet
CH-1211 Geneva

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+41 22 379 54 33

Philippe-Conus

Philippe Conus

C O - D I R E C T O R

CHUV
Service de psychiatrie générale (PGE)
Site de Cery
CH-1008 Prilly-Lausanne

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+41 21 314 31 11

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Carmen Sandi

C O - D I R E C T O R

EPFL – Sciences de la Vie
Brain Mind Institute (BMI)
Laboratory of Behavioral Genetics (LGC)
SV 2805 – Station 19
CH-1015 Lausanne

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+41 21 693 95 34

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Camilla Bellone

U N I G E - C M U

Research Lab >
LWiN Lemanic Women in Neuroscience network.

Bonus :
Interview about being a project leader in a scientific environment.

University of Geneva
Department of Basic Neurosciences
Centre Médical Universitaire (CMU)
Rue Michel-Servet
CH-1211 Geneva

E-Mail
+41 22 379 54 33

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Pico Caroni

F M I - B A S E L

The “Neurobiology” program at FMI >

Biography >

Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research (FMI)
Neurobiology
Maulbeerstrasse 66
P.O. Box 3775
CH-4002 Basel

E-Mail
+41 61 697 37 27

Philippe-Conus

Philippe Conus

C H U V - P G E

CHUV
Service de psychiatrie générale (PGE)
Site de Cery
CH-1008 Prilly-Lausanne

E-Mail
+41 21 314 31 11

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Kim Do-Cuénod

C H U V - C N P

CHUV
Centre de neurosciences psychiatriques (CNP)
Site de Cery
CH-1008 Prilly-Lausanne

E-Mail
+41 21 314 36 52

Stephan Eliez

Stephan Eliez

U N I G E – Pôle Autisme

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Pierre Magistretti

C H U V

EPFL – Sciences de la Vie
Brain Mind Institute (BMI)
Laboratory of Neuroenergetics and Cellular Dynamics (LNDC)
SV 2514 – Station 19
CH-1015 Lausanne

E-Mail
+41 21 693 95 02

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Carmen Sandi

E P F L - L G C

EPFL – Sciences de la Vie
Brain Mind Institute (BMI)
Laboratory of Behavioral Genetics (LGC)
SV 2805 – Station 19
CH-1015 Lausanne

E-Mail
+41 21 693 95 34

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Marie Schaer

U N I G E - Pôle Autisme

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A Junod

Anouchka Junod

M A N A G E M E N T

UNIGE

NCCR-Synapsy
Campus Biotech
Ch. des Mines 9
CH-1202 Geneva

E-Mail
+41 22 379 11 22

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Sarita Goutorbe

A C C O U N T I N G

UNIGE

NCCR-Synapsy
Campus Biotech
Ch. des Mines 9
CH-1202 Geneva

E-Mail
+41 22 379 11 21

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Sylvain Lengacher

K T T

NCCR-Synapsy
Campus Biotech
Ch. des Mines 9
CH-1202 Genève

E-Mail
+41 22 545 11 15

Yann Bernardinelli

Yann Bernardinelli

M E D I A

NCCR-Synapsy
Campus Biotech
Ch. des Mines 9
CH-1202 Geneva

E-Mail
+41 76 436 30 37

Céline von Tobel

P R I N T & W E B

NCCR-Synapsy
Campus Biotech
Ch. des Mines 9
CH-1202 Geneva

E-Mail
+41 79 231 30 92

PROJECT LEADERS WP#1 - 22q11DS

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Alan Carleton

ANIMAL MODELS

UNIGE-CMU

Research Lab >

UNIGE
Dept of Basic Neurosciences
CMU
Rue Michel Servet 1
CH-1205 Geneva

E-Mail
+41 22 379 54 26

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Pico Caroni

ANIMAL MODELS

The “Neurobiology” program at FMI >

Biography >

Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research (FMI)
Neurobiology
Maulbeerstrasse 66
P.O. Box 3775
CH-4002 Basel

E-Mail
+41 61 697 37 27

Stephan Eliez

Stephan Eliez

CLINICAL COHORTS

PROJECT LEADERS WP#2 - BIOMARKERS OF EARLY PSYCHOSIS

Philippe-Conus

Philippe Conus

CLINICAL COHORTS

CHUV
Service de psychiatrie générale (PGE)
Site de Cery
CH-1008 Prilly-Lausanne

E-Mail
+41 21 314 31 11

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Kim Do-Cuénod

ANIMAL MODELS

CHUV
Centre de neurosciences psychiatriques (CNP)
Site de Cery
CH-1008 Prilly-Lausanne

E-Mail
+41 21 314 36 52

PROJECT LEADERS WP#3 - AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS

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Claudia Bagni

ANIMAL MODELS

UNIL-DNF

Research Lab >

UNIL
Département des neurosciences fondamentales
Rue du Bugnon 9
CH-1005 Lausanne

E-Mail
+41 21 692 51 20

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Camilla Bellone

ANIMAl MODELS

Research Lab >
LWiN Lemanic Women in Neuroscience network.

Bonus :
Interview about being a project leader in a scientific environment.

University of Geneva
Department of Basic Neurosciences
Centre Médical Universitaire (CMU)
Rue Michel-Servet
CH-1211 Geneva

E-Mail
+41 22 379 54 33

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Marie Schaer

CLINICAL COHORTS

PROJECT LEADERS WP#4 - DEVELOPMENTAL STRESS

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Johannes Gräff

ANIMAL MODELS

EPFL-BMI

Research Lab >

EPFL Sciences de la Vie
BMI-UPGRAEFF
Station 19
CH-1015 Lausanne

E-Mail
+41 21 693 07 13

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Anthony Holtmaat

ANIMAL MODELS

UNIGE-CMU

Research Lab >

University of Geneva
Department of Basic Neurosciences
Centre Médical Universitaire (CMU)
Rue Michel-Servet 1
CH-1211 Geneva

E-Mail
+41 22 379 54 28

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Daniel Schechter

CLINICAL COHORTS

CHUV
Service Universitaire de Psychiatrie de l’Enfant et de l’Adolescent – SUPEA
Consultations générales et spécialisées et Unité de Recherche
Av. de la Chablière 5
CH-1004 Lausanne
daniel.schechter@chuv.ch

Bureau de recherche
Avenue d’Echallens 9, 3ème étage, CH-1004 Lausanne
secrétariat: Madame Céline Rodriguez
Tél. +41 (021) 314.74.85

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Carmen Sandi

ANIMAL MODELS

EPFL – Sciences de la Vie
Brain Mind Institute (BMI)
Laboratory of Behavioral Genetics (LGC)
SV 2805 – Station 19
CH-1015 Lausanne

E-Mail
+41 21 693 95 34

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Ralf Schneggenburger

ANIMAL MODELS

Laboratory of Synaptic Mechanism (LSYM)
EPFL Sciences de la Vie
BMI-LSYM
Station 19
CH-1015 Lausanne

E-Mail
+41 21 693 53 64

PROJECT LEADERS WP#5 - MOOD DISORDERS

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Jean-Michel Aubry

CLINICAL COHORTS

HUG
Psychiatric Specialties
Rue de Lausanne 20 bis
CH-1201 Geneva

E-Mail
+41 22 305 45 11

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Pierre Magistretti

ANIMAL MODELS

UNIL CNP

Centre de neurosciences psychiatriques
Site de Cery
Route du Mont
1008 Prilly
Switerzland

E-Mail
+41 21 643 69 49

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Pierre Marquet

CLINICAL COHORTS

CHUV, Dept Psychiatry – Imagerie >

and

LAVAL University (Québec) LRNP >

CHUV
Unité de recherche imagerie et plasticité
Site de Cery
1008 Prilly-Lausanne

E-Mail
+41 21 314 48 73

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Martin Preisig

CLINICAL COHORTS

CHUV – Centre for Psychiatric Epidemiology and Psychopathology (CEPP) >

CHUV
Centre d’épidémiologie psychiatrique et de psychopathologie
Site de Cery
CH-1008 Prilly-Lausanne

E-Mail
Tel. +41 21 314 3552

Jean Luc Martin

ANIMAL MODELS

Unité de recherche sur la neurobiologie de la dépression
Centre de neurosciences psychiatriques
Site de Cery
CH – 1008 Prilly-Lausanne

Tél. +41 21 643 6948
Fax +41 21 643 6950

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MULTIMODAL PLATFORM

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Olaf Blanke

COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE

Publications (PubMed) >

EPFL SV – BMI LNCO
Campus Biotech H4
Ch. des Mines 9
CH-1202 Geneva

E-Mail
+41 22 693 18 60

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Patric Hagmann

RADIODIAGNOSTIC

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CHUV
Service de radiodiagnostic et radiologie interventionnelle
Rue du Bugnon 46
CH-1011 Lausanne

E-Mail
+41 21 314 4584

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Kathryn Hess

TOPOLOGY & NEUROSCIENCE

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EPFL SV
BMI UPHESS
MA B3 495 (Bâtiment MA)
Station 8
CH-1015 Lausanne

E-Mail
+41 21 69 34245

Christoph Michel

Christoph Michel

FUNCTIONAL BRAIN MAPPING

UNIGE – CMU Basic Neurosciences

Research lab >

CIBM >

Publications (PubMed) >

UNIGE
Département des neurosciences fondamentales
Campus Biotech
Ch. des Mines 9
CH-1202 Genève

E-Mail
+41 22 379 54 57

KTT

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Michael Herzog

PSYCHOPHYSICS

Publications (PubMed) >

EPFL SV
BMI LPSY
SV-2807 Station 19
CH-1015 Lausanne

E-Mail
+41 21 693 9646

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Christian Lüscher

ADDICTION

Publications (PubMed) >

University of Geneva
Department of Basic Neurosciences
Centre Médical Universitaire (CMU)
Rue Michel-Servet 1
CH-1211 Geneva

E-Mail
+41 22 379 54 44

AFFILIATED MEMBERS

In Geneva

Emmanouil_Dermitzakis

Emmanouil Dermitzakis

GENETICS OF COMPLEX TRAITS

Publications (PubMed) >

UNIGE – Faculté de médecine
Département de médecine génétique et développement
CMU
Rue Michel-Servet 1
1211 Genève 4

E-Mail
+ 41 22 379 54 83

Nathalie Ginovart

Nathalie Ginovart

IMAGING DOPAMINE

Publications (PubMed) >

HUG
Service de psychiatrie adulte
Laboratoire d’imagerie translationnelle en neurosciences psychiatriques
Chemin du Petit Bel-Air 2
1225 Chêne-Bourg

E-Mail
+41 22 305 53 91

Denis_Jabaudon

Denis Jabaudon

CORTICAL CIRCUIT FORMATION

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UNIGE
Department of Basic Neurosciences
Centre Medical Universitaire
Rue Michel Servet 1
1211 Geneva

E-Mail
+ 41 22 379 53 87

Stefan_Kaiser

Stefan Kaiser

ADULT PSYCHIATRY

HUG

Publications (PubMed) >

HUG
Hôpital de Psychiatrie de Belle-Idée
Bâtiment les Voirons
Chemin du Petit-Bel-Air
1255 Chêne-Bourg

E-Mail
+41 22 305 51 04

Nadia_Micali

Nadia Micali

CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY

Publications (PubMed) >

HUG
Service de psychiatrie de l’enfant et de l’adolescent
Rue Verte 2
1205 Genève

E-Mail
+41 22 372 89 55

Philippe_Millet

Philippe Millet

MOLECULAR NEUROIMAGING

Publications (PubMed) >

Department of Mental Health and Psychiatry
Division of Adult Psychiatry
Chemin du Petit Bel-Air 2
(Laboratory Building)
1225 Chêne-Bourg

E-Mail
+41 22 305 53 76

In Lausanne

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Paola Bezzi

ANIMAL MODELS

UNIL-DNF

Research Lab >

UNIL
Département des neurosciences fondamentales
Rue du Bugnon 9
CH-1005 Lausanne

E-Mail
+41 21 692 5284

Nadia_Chabane

Nadia Chabane

ADOLESCENT HEALTH

UNIL-FBM

Biography >

Publications (PubMed) >

UNIL-FBM
Division interdisciplinaire de santé des adolescents (DISA) (MSA)
Av. de Beaumont 48
1011 Lausanne

E-Mail
+41 21 314 37 60 

Antje_Horsch

Antje Horsch

PERINATAL

CHUV-Obstétrique

Research lab >

Interview by Synapsy (7’28”) >

Publications (PubMed) >

CHUV
Bâtiment de la maternité
Av. Pierre-Decker 2
1011 Lausanne

E-Mail
+41 79 556 07 50

Manuel_Mameli

Manuel Mameli

BRAIN CIRCUIT-SPECIFIC

Publications (PubMed) >

UNIL
Dept. Fundamental Neurosciences (DNF)
Rue du Bugnon 9
1005 Lausanne

E-Mail
+ 41 21 692 51 95

Micah_Murray

Micah Murray

INVESTIGATIVE NEUROPHYSIOLOGY

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CHUV-LINE
BH 08.078
Rue du Bugnon 46
1011 Lausanne

E-Mail
+ 41 21 314 13 21

Alexandre_Reymond

Alexandre Reymond

INTEGRATIVE GENOMICS

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UNIL-CIG
Quartier UNIL-Sorge
Bâtiment Génopode
1015 Lausanne

E-Mail
+ 41 21 692 39 61

Nicolas_Toni

Nicolas Toni

PSYCHIATRIC NEUROSCIENCES

UNIL-CNP

Biography >

Publications (PubMed) >

UNIL-CNP
Centre de neurosciences psychiatriques
Site de Cery
Route du Mont
1008 Prilly

E-Mail
+ 41 21 643 69 49

Kerstin_vonPlessen

Kerstin von Plessen

CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY

Publications (PubMed) >

UNIL
Service universitaire de psychiatrie de l’enfant et de l’adolescent
Avenue d’Echallens 9
1004 Lausanne

E-Mail
+41 21 314 74 85

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Andrea Volterra

ANIMAL MODELS

UNIL
Département de Biologie Cellulaire et de Morphologie (DBCM)
Rue du Bugnon 9
CH-1005 Lausanne

E-Mail
+41 21 692 52 71

ADVISORY BOARD

Thomas Bourgeron

Thomas Bourgeron

HUMAN GENETICS & COGNITIVE FUNCTIONS

Center for Translational Science, Institut Pasteur

Biography >

Publications (PubMed) >

Institut Pasteur
Center for Translational Science
Human Genetics and Cognitive Functions
25 rue du Docteur Roux
75015 Paris
France

E-Mail

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René Hen

NEUROBIOLOGY & BEHAVIOR

Columbia University, Dept of Neuroscience

Biography >

Interview by Synapsy (2’57”)>

Publications (PubMed) >

Columbia University
Doctoral Program in Neurobiology and Behavior
Kolb Research Annex
40 Haven Avenue
7th floor, Room 767
New York, NY 10032
USA

E-Mail

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Kathleen Merikangas

GENETIC EPIDEMIOLOGY

National Institutes of Health (NIH), Intramural Research Program

Biography >

Interview by Synapsy (2’05”) >

Publications (PubMed) >

NIMH
35 Convent Drive, MSC 3720
Bethesda, MD 20892-3720
USA

E-Mail

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Trevor Robbins

BEHAVIOURAL NEUROSCIENCE

University of Cambridge

Biography >

Interview by Synapsy (4’38”)>

Publications (PubMed) >

University of Cambridge
Department of Psychology
Downing Street
Cambridge CB2 3EB
UK

E-Mail

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Bernardo Sabatini

NEUROBIOLOGY & BEHAVIOR

Harvard Medical School

Research lab >

Publications (PubMed) >

Harvard Medical School – Dept of Neurobiology
Warren Alpert Building, room 354
200 Longwood Ave.
Boston, MA 02115
USA

E-Mail
+1 (617) 432-5670

Peter Uhlhaas

Peter Uhlhaas

COGNITIVE NEUROIMAGING

Institute of Neuroscience & Psychology, University of Glasgow

Biography >

Publications (PubMed) >

University of Glasgow
R604 Level 6
58 Hillhead Street
Glasgow G12 8QB
UK

E-Mail

REVIEW PANEL

Michael Hottiger (Chair), SNF, Bern, CH
Wade Berrettini, Center for Neurobiology and Behavior, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, US
Elisabeth Binder, Director and Scientific Member at the Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Munich, DE
Jamel Chelly, Institut de génétique et de biologie moléculaire et cellulaire, Illkirch, FR
Joseph Thomas Coyle, McLean Hospital a Harvard Medical School Affiliate, US
Takao K. Hensch, Department Molecular & Cellular Biology, Department Neurology, Center for Brain Science, Harvard University, US
Helmut Kettenmann, Max Delbrück-Centrum für Molekulare Medizin, Berlin, DE
Julio Licinio, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, School of Medicine, AUS
Isabelle Mansuy, SNF, Bern, CH
Bita Moghaddam, Department of Behavioral Neuroscience, Oregon Health & Science University, USA
Hanns-Ulrich Zeilhofer, SNF, Bern, CH

INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS

Home Institutions

Direct Partners

Private local foundations supporting psychiatric research

ASSOCIATIONS "FAMILLES DES PATIENTS" EN SUISSE ROMANDE

A3 Jura Association de familles et amis des malades souffrant de schizophrénie ou d’autres troubles psychotiques
AETOC Association d’entraide de personnes souffrant de TOC
AFAAP Association Fribourgeoise Action et Accompagnement Psychiatrique
Alliance Santé Psychique Suisse
ANAAP Association Neuchâteloise d’Accueil et d’Action Psychiatrique
APhS, Angst- und Panikhilfe
Association autisme Neuchâtel
Association TED autisme Genève
Association l’Expérience
Asperger – Romandie
ATB-D Association de personnes ayant un trouble de l’humeur, bipolaire ou dépressif
Autisme Suisse Romande
Avep Association valaisanne d’entraide psychiatrique
Equilibrium
GRAAP Groupe Romand d’Accueil et d’Action Psychiatrique
GRESPY, Groupement de Reflexion et d’Echange en santé PSYchique
Le Biceps
, lieu d’aide et d’information pour enfants, ados, et jeunes adultes dont un parent souffre psychiquement
L’Ilot Association Vaudoise de proches de personnes souffrant de schizophrénie
Le Relais, Association genevoise de soutien aux proches
SynapsEspoir (Valais)
VASK Organisation faitière des proches des malades psychiques

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