Welcome to the 15 newly selected #FENSKavliScholars! Representing 12 European countries, they join a network of 30 Scholars across 21 countries and 25 nationalities. 🧠✨With thanks to @fens.org, @kavlifoundation.org, @alleninstitute.org and our partners for supporting FKNE. h1.nu/1t8Lw

From organizers and speakers: Thank you for the amazing day and the enduring relationships we built together!

A big thank you to all participants for making this meeting so memorable! We are super happy that a new has assembled and this project will continue.

Our @fens.org Satellite meeting is tomorrow! #FENS2026 Check out our updated program👇 youngpisymposium2026.com/program/ We are all super excited to have everyone joining! Safe travels everyone 🚅 ✈️ 🚲 See you in Barcelona 🔆😎

Very proud of Katie Cuthill for defending her PhD thesis on Ube3C ubiquitin ligase in the developing cortex today at Freie Universität. Katie passed with the highest distinction summa cum laude! Looking forward to seeing the new cohort of students from my lab keeping the bar high up!

I've been appointed a Canada Research Chair in Neurodevelopment by CIHR 🇨🇦 very excited to build a research program around proteome dynamics in the brain at @ucalgary.bsky.social and @hotchkissbrain.bsky.social 🎉 press release in the comments below👇🏻

Super excited for the inspiring line up of speakers at @canglia.bsky.social just starting at Montréal's @theneuro.bsky.social 👨🏼‍🔬

Super excited for the new lab member! 😉 hopefully we get to cut to the chase and publish some exciting papers (pun definitely intended).

We have got a great program. ⏰⏰Time to register to our @fens.org Satelite 👉 youngpisymposium2026.com

Fantastic event on a critical current topic - academic freedom and resilience of science. This is the ethos of our @young-pi-neuro26.bsky.social Symposium 2026! Let's continue this conversation: youngpisymposium2026.com Bravo @humboldt-foundation.de & great speakers for highlighting this topic 👏

Young PI Symposium 2026

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Humboldt-Stiftung@humboldt-foundation.de · 5mo ago

Creativity in science requires academic freedom and institutional autonomy. But how can we protect it? 🛡️🕊️ Yesterday, the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and British Council Germany jointly hosted a panel discussion on resilient research at @bbaw.bsky.social. 📷 Mo Wüstenhagen

@tjryan.bsky.social will join the @fens.org satellite @young-pi-neuro26.bsky.social as a keynote speaker. He is Professor of Neuroscience at @tcddublin.bsky.social and Chair of the FENS Advocacy Committee. He will speak about advocacy for neuroscience in Europe. Join us 👉 youngpisymposium2026.com

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Fantastic new story out in @embo from @catarina and Marilyn Tirard's Lab showcasing the post-translational modifications by ubiquitin-like modifier Ufm1 in the regulation of morphology and translation in neurons. Happy to have contributed! 🤩 Link to the paper 👇🏻 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Encephalopathy-linked UFM1 variants impede neuronal protein translation, development, and function - EMBO Molecular Medicine

Genetic variants that hinder post-translational protein modifications by UFM1, UFMylation, cause encephalopathies. UFMylation regulates endoplasmic reticulum (ER) homeostasis, but how UFMylation defic...

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Morning sunrise in Calgary 🇨🇦 and the beginning of a new exciting chapter for the lab 🤩!

Check out Neurogenesis and Repair Conference in Toronto, with topics ranging from neural development to technological advances in neuroregeneration 🙋🏻‍♂️🍁 early registration deadline March 31, 2026. @azrielifoundation.bsky.social @neurochemistry.org @gairdnerawards.bsky.social @isdnsociety.bsky.social

I'll be talking at @canacn.bsky.social Satellite "Stem Cells and Brain Development" in Montréal, May 18th 🍁 Shout-out to @fens.org members - CAN-ACN offers reduced registration on their meetings, so hope to see you in Québec! 👇🏻Link to the meeting in the comments!

Very much looking forward to speaking at the 1st International Neurogenesis and Repair Conference 2026 in Toronto 🇨🇦 this summer! You should not miss this - and Toronto in July is not a bad place to visit! 👉https://event.fourwaves.com/neurogenesis-and-repair-2026/pages

Neurogenesis and Repair 2026

Join Neurogenesis and Repair 2026, July 13-16, 2026. Learn more on Fourwaves.

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Calling all senior postdocs and you g PIs for this wonderful symposium in Barcelona! Register and let's connect!

Young PI Neuroscience Symposium'26@young-pi-neuro26.bsky.social · 8mo ago

📢Are you a young PI or senior postdoc in neuroscience looking to embark on the challenging journey of starting your own lab? 📆Then save July 5, 2026 in your calendar and join us in Barcelona for the second Young PI Symposium. youngpisymposium2026.com

Super excited for this, please check it out!!! @fkne-scholars.bsky.social @fens.org @ibroorg.bsky.social

Young PI Neuroscience Symposium'26@young-pi-neuro26.bsky.social · 8mo ago

📢Are you a young PI or senior postdoc in neuroscience looking to embark on the challenging journey of starting your own lab? 📆Then save July 5, 2026 in your calendar and join us in Barcelona for the second Young PI Symposium. youngpisymposium2026.com

Tracking Brain Development with In Utero Electroporation 🎥 Watch Episode #20 with Dr. Ambrożkiewicz @mambrozkiewicz.bsky.social to see how advanced #GeneticTools help us better understand #Neurodevelopment in #health and #disease. Watch the full episode on this link: youtu.be/CHBnz1TG_8E?...

Fantastic Brain Stem Cells and Regeneration retreat in the canadian Rockies organized by the grad students of @ucalgarymed.bsky.social @ucalgary.bsky.social @hotchkissbrain.bsky.social 🗻🌄🚞🇨🇦 many thanks and looking forward to the next one!

ALBA-FKNE Diversity Prize recognises Europe-based researchers at all career stages, including students and PIs, who have made outstanding contributions to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in neuroscience. Spread the word, apply, and fingers crossed!

ALBA Network@network-alba.bsky.social · 9mo ago

🌟It’s that time of the year! Nominate Europe-based students or PIs advancing #diversity #equity & #inclusion in #neuroscience. The winner will be celebrated at #FENS2026 in Barcelona, receiving €2000 + travel support to attend the meeting. Self nominations are welcome! 👉🏾 loom.ly/elEwkCE 📅 8 Jan 2026

Very grateful to the #EMBOEpitranscriptome meeting organiziers Michaela Frye @dkfz.bsky.social Tsutomu Suzuki @tokyouniversity.bsky.social and Chengqi Yi @pku1898.bsky.social! I'm impressed how friendly and eager to collaborate the Epitranscriptome crowd is. Until next time, Heidelberg! 🧬

Very excited for tomorrow's @embo.org @events.embl.org The Epitranscriptome workshop at @embl.org in Heidelberg 🔬 looking forward to all the insightful talks and discussions!

🇬🇷 #FKNE News from Crete! 🧠 On 19 September, the FENS-Kavli Network of Excellence held its 2025 Scientific Symposium with the theme “Neuroscience through the Lens of Diversity: Levels, Methods, and Models.” 👉 https://loom.ly/DyVOs8I

🔔 Applications are open for the #FKNE Online Training Series for New PIs in Europe! Launching 11 November 2025, this 6-week course helps new PIs in Europe strengthen leadership, communication and lab management skills. 🧠 🗓️ Deadline: 15 October 2025 Apply now 👉 https://loom.ly/Ceus8Ys

Very excited to be speaking at the @embo.org Epitranscriptome workshop at the @events.embl.org @embl.org Heidelberg this October! I will show some of the newest data from the lab on how ubiquitin signaling drives m6A RNA methylation in the context of neurodevelopment.

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Kicking off the most amazing @fkne-scholars.bsky.social meeting in Heraklion, Greece! Here's to excellent neuroscience! @jdejuan-sanz.bsky.social @biancasilvalab.bsky.social @yoavlivneh.bsky.social @crezaval.bsky.social @UrteNeniskyte

A few months ago, our review “The Molecular Toolbox for Linkage Type-Specific Analysis of Ubiquitin Signaling” 🧬🧰🛠️ came out in ChemBioChem. Time to give it a spotlight! chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Want to join #EMBOEpitrans on site? Then don't forget to register by 16 September 👉 https://s.embl.org/etc25-01-bl ✨ The workshop will spotlight the latest breakthroughs, future directions, and current challenges in the field. 🗓️ 28 – 30 October 2025 📍 EMBL Heidelberg and Virtual

Delighted to share our work on cellular ubiquitination of drug-like compounds by HUWE1 - a surprising journey! Kudos to all contributors & first authors, Barbara Orth and Pavel Pohl. Sincere thanks to @ireserra.bsky.social ‬ #NatCommun for expertly guiding the winding publishing path. rdcu.be/eDzPk

Selective ubiquitination of drug-like small molecules by the ubiquitin ligase HUWE1

Nature Communications - Ubiquitination is a versatile modification system in eukaryotic cells. Here, the authors unveil that the ubiquitin ligase HUWE1 can modify drug-like small-molecule...

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