Young researchers from Freiburg accepted in Network of European Neuroscience Institutes
Marlene Bartos, member of the Bernstein Center Freiburg (BCF) and the cluster of excellence BrainLinks BrainTools, led the application and has been named Freiburg’s team leader. Arvind Kumar (BrainLinks BrainTools, BCF), Max Ulbrich (BIOSS), Jan Pruszak (Emmy Noether Group Leader, Neuroanatomy) and Virginie Lecaudey (Faculty of Biology, BIOSS) are the team’s current young investigators. Marlene Bartos hope to expand the Freiburg group even further.
ENI-NET’s aims bringing together promising European scientist at a junior group leader level, to support their work and to improve networking. A membership with ENI-NET entitles group members to funding for publication costs and the participation at conferences or workshops.
About the Network of European Neuroscience Institutes
Research depends critically on the creative contributions of young investigators. Unfortunately, in Europe – unlike the United States – opportunities for independent work, which allows creativity to manifest itself, have been rare for young investigators. Therefore, twelve major European Neuroscience Institutes have formed a network, dedicated to the promotion of the independent work of young investigators. A steering committee has to approve each individual group and thereby applies stringent criteria of excellence.
The activities of the network comprise regular meetings, workshops, and exchange of students and know-how. The network has formally been established in January 2004. As of autumn 2013, ENI-NET counts 55 Young Investigator Groups in 19 institutes located in 13 European countries.