Genetic Variant and Phenotypic Heterogeneity

Better understanding of RLS and narcolepsy neurobiology

The European Parliament and the Council of the European Union are currently conducting their negotiations on Horizon 2020’s successor, the Horizon Europe EU research programme. The European Commission had proposed a budget of €94.1 billion while the European Parliament seeks €120 billion. The Council aims to allocate only €91 billion. The final budget will not be settled for another few months, and at the moment the negotiators are working towards an agreement on the content of the programme.

The European Brain Council launches its Election Manifesto for the 2019 European elections and calls on Members of the European Parliament to:

Fighting Discrimination at Work was the theme for the latest meeting of EFNA’s MEP Interest Group on Brain Mind and Pain, which took place in the European Parliament on March 6th. It was opened by Dutch MEP, Jeroen Lenaers who reminded participants that the EC President, Jean-Claude Junker, said that Europe should not just have a financial AAA rank, but also a social one.

Now in its third year, from 15 April to 26 May ebrain will host the 2019 set of 100 formative test questions in collaboration with the Association of British Neurologists and the European Academy of Neurology. The uptake of this formative exercise is growing steadily each year: in 2018, 146 neurologists completed the exercise, with a mean score of 77.9%, and we are expecting well over 200 participants this year.

Dear Prof. Stamelou, dear Maria, I congratulate you very much on the 2019 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science prize that you won.  Prof. Elena Moro (EM): Can you please briefly illustrate the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science initiative, its aims and goals?

Alexandra Crisan, MD, from Gheorgheni, Romania Term of the stay: 16.07. – 27.08.2018 Hosting Department: University of Debrecen, Department of Neurology, 4032 Debrecen, Móricz Zs. krt. 22, Hungary. Supervisor: Prof. László Csiba First I would like to start thanking EAN for having provided me with this wonderful opportunity to participate in the Clinical Fellowship Programme, 2018. Thanks to the award I was able to spend six valuable weeks in the Department of Neurology, University of Debrecen, Hungary. The experience I have gained under the precious guidance of my mentor, Professor Csiba László, in the field of cerebrovascular diseases, have led me to one of the most memorable and fruitful experiences in my professional career.

The Swiss Young Sleep Wake Chronobiology Network (SYSWCN) was founded in 2016, as part of the Swiss Society for Sleep Research, Sleep Medicine, and Chronobiology (SSSSC). The SYSWCN is very interdisciplinary organised and aims to connect young researchers and clinicians within Switzerland independent of their subfield, background, or clinical speciality

BioMed Alliance provides feedback to Plan S

As in the previous years, EANpages asked EAN committee members, panel chairs, and invited speakers which session one should not miss at the upcoming congress in Oslo 2019. Please find their answers below!

EAN Guideline Production Group is happy to announce the participants for the European guideline education and Cost-Conscious Healthcare (CoCoCare) programme - pilot project aimed at filling the education gap between the importance of medical guidelines for cost-effective healthcare and the fact that this matter is rarely included in medical training programs.

The EBRA project is an EU project coordinated by the European Brain Council (EBC), which launched on 1 November 2018. EBRA was designed to respond to the Horizon 2020 call, SC1-HCO-10-2018, entitled “Coordinating European brain research and developing global initiatives” and will create a catalysing initiative for brain research stakeholders (researchers, clinicians, patients, governments, funders and public institutions) to streamline and better co-ordinate brain research across Europe while fostering global initiatives.

EMA has published a booklet describing the journey of a medicine for human use authorised through EMA, from initial research to discussions on patient access to medicines across the EU. It can be found here.

We are happy to welcome you at the Oslo City Hall, where the annual Nobel Peace Price ceremony is taking place. Seize the opportunity to visit an impressive place while meeting the speakers and colleagues from all over the world!