International Brain Research Organization (IBRO)

Last chance to join our competition at #ANS2024! Come to IBRO’s booth #16 by 13:00 today to submit your answer!

If you haven’t had the time to pass by IBRO’s booth #16, drop by now to have a chat with us about our programs and journals! We’re ready to answer all your questions! 😃 👉 https://lnkd.in/e-WXY8nj

It’s TODAY! Are you at #ANS2024 in Perth, Australia? Join us at the IBRO-Sponsored Early & Mid Career Researchers Networking Social! We’ll be happy to meet you! 🍻 🗓️ 3 Dec ⏰ 18:00-19:00 📍 The Point Rooftop Bar & Restaurant Learn more: https://ow.ly/854k50Ui9hO

Come learn more about the #IBROjournals and our initiatives at #ANS2024! Pass by IBRO’s booth #16 to say hi 👋 to IBRO President Tracy Bale & #Neuroscience co-Chief Editor Sarah Spencer, and join us later at the IBRO-Sponsored Early & Mid Career Researchers Networking Social: https://lnkd.in/e-WXY8nj

How are gray matter changes associated with mild #cognitive impairment? Read more in the study by Wang, Liang, et al, 2024, cover 557 of #Neuroscience 🧠 👉 Browse the issue: https://ow.ly/XQYq50Ui8Rp #IBROJournals

For nearly a decade, UNESCO-IBE and the International Brain Research Organization (IBRO) have partnered to support UNESCO Member States in developing 21st-century education systems grounded in evidence of how we learn. This initiative is driven by the belief that understanding human learning is essential to transforming education. Eight years on, the IBRO/IBE initiative continues to attract science of learning experts, who collaborate with the IBE to make cutting-edge research accessible to policymakers and practitioners. We have built a global community of practice, bringing together leading scholars and institutions, whose work has the potential to strengthen the scientific foundation of education and learning. I’m honored to share the first blog published on the IBE Science of Learning Portal, written by the brilliant David Daniel, as it addresses the very core of our work: "Using neuroscience to inspire educational policy? A suggestion to responsibly translate neuroscience toward effective policy and practice". https://lnkd.in/ekdfDw-Y Stefania Giannini, Daniel Ansari, Tracy Bale, Mary Helen Immordino-Yang, EdD, Jo Van Herwegen, Sebastian J. Lipina, Nora Newcombe, Jean-Claude Dreher, Vivian Reigosa-Crespo, Joel Talcott, Gregoire Borst, Simon Sommer, Shubha Tole, Lars V Kristiansen, Natasha Slater, Rebecca Hadid

I am happy to share that I have been awarded an #IBROSpeakerSupport grant for the V Latin American Workshop on Computational Neuroscience (LAWCN 2025), which will take place in the University of La Plata, Argentina, in Novemeber 2015. I thank the International Brain Research Organization (IBRO) for the award and for its constant efforts to promote and support neuroscience all around the world. to promote and support neuroscience around the world #grant #award #neuroscience #IBRO

29th November is World Movement Disorders Day. With funding from International Brain Research Organization (IBRO) and Dana Foundation for #BrainAwarenessWeek, we have prepared a special program on Parkinson's disease awareness on MBC TV1 at 6 pm Malawi time today (29th Nov) and 10:30 am tomorrow (30th Nov). Huge thanks to our lived experience experts for taking part in the initiative! Thanks also to the MBC team for their dedication. #MoveDisorder

In an early post, I promised to say a bit more about the just ended 2nd Neuropharmacology Research and Drug Development (#NRDD2024) School sponsored by International Brain Research Organization (IBRO) ARC, and hosted by University of Zimbabwe who also had faculty in the School including Louis Gada and myself. I have been debating on how to contract five days of learning into a few sentences which adequately convey what the students learnt and were exposed to. After pondering on the above for a while I have subdivided the topics taught at #NRDD2024 into six main themes (you can call it #NRDD2024 according to Dexter 😁). So below are the areas which were covered; 1️⃣ Basics of pharmacology: students had instruction (including assignments, virtual and collaborative practicum) on pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics, including important pharmacological topics like drug targets, binding, affinity, potency and efficacy. 2️⃣ Fundamentals of Neuropharmacology: instruction was given on functional neuroanatomy of the brain 🧠 (cell types, neurotransmitters and functions), introduction to neuropharmacology (drug groups and their uses), drugs and the blood brain barrier. 3️⃣ Research techniques and methods in neuropharmacology research: students were taught on animal models used in neuropharmacology research including for mental disorders, neurological disorders and pain (including ethics in animal research). In vitro models used in neuropharmacology were also discussed, as well as in silico techniques. 4️⃣ Safety and toxicology: The role of drug regulatory authorities in drug development was also discussed including the importance of safety to the regulator. In addition, essentials of preclinical toxicology were explained including drug interactions and their impact in safety. The students were also taught on important issues to do with adverse drug reactions. 5️⃣ Phytochemistry essentials for neuropharmacology research: topics under this included identifying “lead” neurologically active compounds from literature and community, good practices for extracting and preparing crude extracts and bioactive compounds. 6️⃣ Tooics of practical importance: Discussions were done on practical issues like how to get research funding, survival skills for research in Africa, how to write a paper, make a poster, do a presentation and prepare a lecture. I think the above almost captures the essence of #NRDD2024. If I have left anything out I hope that my co-faculty Willias Masocha Martha I. Dávila-García PhD, FASPET Robert Peter Biney, PhD Rachael Dangarembizi Dr. Oritoke Okeowo Samuel Kombian Louis Gada will add in subsequent posts or in the comments section. #SONA #IBRO #Neuropharmacology #IBROARC

#NETWORKING OPPORTUNITY at #ANS2024! Join us for some drinks at the IBRO-Sponsored Early & Mid Career Researchers Networking Social! 🥂 🗓️ 3 Dec ⏰ 18:00-19:00 📍 The Point Rooftop Bar & Restaurant Learn more: https://lnkd.in/e-WXY8nj