SNN2024, The annual National Neuroscience Society of Romania (SNN) conference with international participation
Theme: Nervous system – body – environment connections in health and disease
Date: 31 October – 2nd November 2024
Venue: Faculty of Medicine, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 8 Eroii Sanitari Blvd., 050474 Bucharest, Romania
* Note that the events are scheduled in the Council Hall on October 31 and November 1st, and in G.E. Palade Amphitheater on November 2nd.
Event type: onsite
Event official languages: Romanian and English; presented materials in English
Scientific committee
Ana-Maria Zăgrean, M.D. Ph.D. (București) – Chair of the Organizing Committee, SNN General Secretary
Mihai Moldovan, M.D. Ph.D. (București) – President of the National Neuroscience Society of Romania SNN
Leon Zăgrean, M.D. Ph.D. (București) – Honorary President of the National Neuroscience Society of Romania
Aurel Popa, Ph.D. (Craiova) – Vice-President of the National Neuroscience Society of Romania
Tibor Szilágyi, M.D. Ph.D. (Târgu-Mureș) – SNN Board member
Tudor-Adrian Bălșeanu, M.D. Ph.D. (Craiova) – SNN Board member
Bogdan Pavel, M.D. Ph.D. (București) – SNN Board member
Denise Carmen Mihaela Zahiu, M.D. Ph.D. (București)– SNN Treasurer
Local organizing committee
Daniela Iliescu, M.D. Ph.D.
Monica Giurgiu, M.D. Ph.D.
Mihai Stancu, M.D. Ph.D.
Alexandra – Mirela Mocanu, Ph.D. Stud.
Ștefan Șandru, M.D., PhD Stud.
Ana-Teodora Chirilă, Medical Stud.
Andrei Bordeianu, Medical Stud.
Mădălina Ștefania Andrei, Medical Stud.
Invited speakers (selected)
Professor Hannah Monyer – Inhibition that’s exciting, Department of Clinical Neurobiology, Heidelberg University Hospital, DKFZ (German Cancer Research Centre)
Dr. Michele Migliore – Cognitive functions and dysfunctions emerging from large-scale models of brain regions, SUNY Dept. of Neurology, Downstate Health Science University, Brooklyn, USA ; Institute of Biophysics, National Research Council, Palermo, Italy
Dr. Daniela Popa – Interaction Between the Cerebellum and Forebrain in Basal Ganglia-Related Disorders, Institut de Biologie de l’École Normale, Paris, France
Dr. Mirela Simon – Variability of nervous tissue excitability under certain physiological and pathological conditions, https://researchers.mgh.harvard.edu/profile/1638456/Mirela-Simon
Dr. Siobhain O’Mahony (ONLINE) – The role of the gut microbiome in cognitive health across the lifespan, https://publish.ucc.ie/profiles/C003/somahony
Dr. Ionuț Dumitru – (ONLINE) – Transcriptomic characterization of postnatal human neural progenitors, https://ki.se/en/people/ionut-dumitru
SNN members
On the occasion of the meeting, we are organizing a SNN general assembly. A representative participation of the SNN members is expected!