Synapsy sets it course for 2022, borne along by rising synergies
1 August 2018
Do/Conus Team Members. From left to right, front : Sara Camporesi, Gloria Reuteler, Ines Khadimallah, Adeline Cottier, Kim Do Cuénod, Martine Cleusix, Margot Fournier, Lijing Xin; behind : Clémentine Vincent, Raoul Jenni, Guillaume Marillier, Pascal Steullet, Paul Klauser, Philipp Baumann, Gilles Allenbach, Michel Cuénod, Philippe Conus, Jan-Harry Cabungcal.
Synapsy members have recently spent time writing up the annual report and preparing the research proposal for its third Phase. The Synapsy Newsletter is a chance to focus on the research done in a specific work package and get to better know their leaders.
This newsletter, our 8th issue, focuses on Work Package 2 (WP#2). WP#2 has been in the spotlight since the beginning of the year with its two leaders, Kim Do and Philippe Conus, recently receiving prestigious awards for their overall scientific achievement. In their portraits, you will learn about their careers in a different light –without losing sight of their translational research at the heart of the Synapsy project. Their ongoing project on the role of oxidative stress in high-risk individuals for schizophrenia exemplifies that the transition to the third phase of Synapsy will generate strong collaborations on the national and international scale, together with extensive synergies between WPs.
The newsletter also features an interview with the American psychiatrist and researcher Carol Tamminga, a key figure working in the field of schizophrenia using translational approaches. In another article, Ghislaine Dehaene-Lambertz, a specialist in human brain development and distinguished guest at the recent Synapsy conference on the Neurobiology of Mental Health, describes her career path and the challenges that remain for clinicians aiming to bridge clinical care and research. Last but not least, Synapsy was present at the special conference marking the third anniversary of the passing of its former co-director, Dominique Muller, and we take this opportunity to pay Dominique a final tribute.
We would like to wish you a great beginning of the academic year and look forward to seeing you again at the Site-Visit, September 26-27.
Authors : Alexandre Dayer and the Management Team
