International Brain Research Organization

🍂 October is here & the deadlines are coming up! 🌍 FENS/IBRO-PERC Exchange Fellowships | 15 Oct 🧠 Brain Awareness Week Grants | 15 Oct 🔬 Neuroscience Training Grants | 31 Oct 🔎 Explore IBRO #funding here: https://ow.ly/WCcT50ZUlOm Leena Ali Ibrahim Flavio Zolessi Camilla Bellone Eiman Azim

🧠 The International Brain Bee is a first step into #neuroscience for many students worldwide, and IBRO is proud to be supporting IBB initiatives, such as the upcoming IBB World Championship 📖 Discover our partnership in IBRO's 2025 Annual Report: https://ow.ly/3lx15101ib2

Join #WWNSkillBuilding Session 4: Writing Results, Discussion and Abstracts with Dr. Ramesh Ragupathi, Drexel University School of Medicine, USA. 📅4 November 2026 (Zoom, 9:00 am EST) Course Director: Dr. Pamela Butler Apply by October 27, 2026 : https://shorturl.at/wAgop @ibroorg.bsky.social

🎥 Get a glimpse of what awaits at the #IBRO2027 World Congress in Cape Town! 🇿🇦 From scientific exchange to global connections with 2,000+ attendees - find out what’s in store for the neuroscience community at the congress 🔗 Explore the official website: https://ow.ly/hQgn50ZZiI9

🧠 Attending #SfN2026? Join IBRO and Wellcome Trust for the #NCAMH Ask Anything session on lived experience in neuroscience research, focusing on mental health research in low- and middle-income countries 📅 17 November | 10–11 AM EDT | Room 156 🔗https://ow.ly/Bl1L50ZZisf

🧠 Nearly 30 years later, a Canadian paper published in #Neuroscience still shapes synapse research! In the 40th reflection of our #50Neuroscience series, Jesper Sjöström, PhD, explores the lasting impact of the Berretta and Jones (1996) study from Canada 🔗 Read here: https://ow.ly/4kzT50ZZhzv

🧠 Meet #IBRO2027 keynote speaker Professor Shujia Zhu! Prof. Zhu will share recent discoveries uncovering the diversity of NMDA receptors and their many roles in the brain. 🔎 Meet our speakers: https://ibroworldcongress.org/program/speakers Southern African Neuroscience Society

🎉 IBRO is proud to share that two #Neuroscience articles have been nominated for the Elsevier Atlas Award 2026! 👉 Discover more about these papers: https://ow.ly/E0jW50ZYZtn And congratulations to the authors and editorial team! 👏 Elsevier Life Sciences Journals | Francesca Cirulli | MIND Lab

🌍 From Argentina to China: 2026 IBRO Neuroscience Training grantee Carla Delprato shares how the #grant expanded her international connections and research perspectives ✨ Read her story: https://ow.ly/7Irq50ZYxt1 And apply for a grant by 31 Oct: https://ow.ly/vOtR50ZYxt0

🧠 IBRO is thrilled to announce the first #IBRO2027 keynote speaker: Maria Fernanda Ceriani, PhD! Discover how our brain keeps time and how its neurons adapt and rebuild themselves. 🔎 Meet all confirmed speakers: https://ow.ly/VOHZ50ZY4CZ Southern African Neuroscience Society

🧠 How has #neuroscience evolved in Cameroon? In Reflection #39 of the #50Neuroscience series, Dr. Gwladys T. Ngoupaye traces three decades of progress, from epilepsy and stroke research to a growing, multidisciplinary neuroscience community. 🔗 Read more: https://ow.ly/kHKk50ZXYaP

⏳The countdown is almost over! There’s only 1️⃣ day left to apply for the 2027 #BrainAwarenessWeek Grants! Ready to bring #neuroscience closer to your community? 🔗 Submit your proposal by tomorrow, 15 Oct: https://ow.ly/wmzB50ZWOs0 #BrainWeek Dana Foundation‬

🌟 Last chance to apply for the #FENS / #IBRO–PERC Exchange Fellowships! 🧠 This programme offers funds for short-term research visits within Europe, supporting skill training through knowledge exchange. 👉 buff.ly/1jfWgMZ @ibroorg.bsky.social

#Neuroscience is growing 📈 In 2025, 689 articles were accepted, while publication time sped up from 206 to 164 days. And these numbers are just part of the story 📖 🔗 See the full picture in the 2025 IBRO Annual Report: https://ow.ly/ogQ350ZX43U Elsevier Life Sciences Journals

🚨 Last chance to apply for the FENS/IBRO-PERC Exchange Fellowships! 🔬Gain hands-on experience in a European lab for 4 weeks–4 months. 📅 Deadline: 15 Oct 2026 🔗https://ow.ly/wcHl50ZWJJR Federation of European Neuroscience Societies - FENS‬ | Daniel Wójcik | Camilla Bellone

⏳ Only 2️⃣ days left to apply for the 2027 #BrainAwarenessWeek Grants! 🧠 Have an idea to bring neuroscience to your community? Now’s the time to make it happen! 🔗 Submit your proposal by 15 October: https://ibro.org/grant/brain-awareness-week-grants/ Dana Foundation‬

🎉 And the 2026 IBRO Parenthood Grant awardees are…! We’re excited to announce this year’s awardees, supporting early-career scientists as they continue their research while taking parental leave. 👏 Congratulations to all the awardees! 🔗 https://ibro.org/2026-results-parenthood-grants/

In Puerto Rico, Dr. Manuella Oliveira Yassa used an IBRO–Dana Foundation #BrainAwarenessWeek Grant to create a booklet connecting neuroscience with culture and everyday life. 💬 Read her interview & discover the 2027 #BAW Grants: https://ow.ly/i2qB50ZVtYu 🗓️ Deadline: 15 Oct 2026 #BrainWeek

Looking for #BrainAwarenessWeek inspiration? 🧠 Last year, Notre Dame’s Brain Awareness Fair, in Indiana, turned a pop-up science museum into a community experience with support from an IBRO–Dana Foundation BAW Grant. 🌎 Apply by 15 Oct: https://ibro.org/grant/brain-awareness-week-grants/

🧠 What is shaping the future of neuroscience in India? In #50Neuroscience Reflection #38, Prof. Kavita Babu IBRO-APRC member, highlights advances from pain & itch research to open tools for studying behavior. 🔗 Read the piece: https://ow.ly/8Bhu50ZVi0J Elsevier Life Sciences Journals

With the 2027 call now open, here’s inspiration from a past #BrainAwarenessWeek event in Argentina! 🌎 “One Brain at a Time” brought science, art & technology together for an immersive experience. 💡 Apply by 15 Oct to support your 2027 #BAW event: https://ibro.org/grant/brain-awareness-week-grants/

🌏 Looking for #BrainAwarenessWeek inspiration? In Melbourne, “Fueling Your Brain” used a family-friendly approach to explore how nutrition affects brain function & mood 🥦 Apply by 15 Oct to support your 2027 #BAW event: https://ow.ly/vLke50ZUmOj #BrainAwarenessWeek Dana Foundation

🧠 With the 2027 call open, this week we’re looking at past #BAW events by region. Today: Africa! In 2025, IBRO & Dana Foundation brought #BAW to Cameroon’s Minawao refugee camp, raising awareness of brain & mental health. 💡 Apply by 15 Oct: https://ow.ly/G4mR50ZTXlo

In 2025, World Women in Neuroscience and IBRO created opportunities for women #neuroscientists to learn & grow through mentoring, skills development & global workshops. 🔎 Discover our work: https://ow.ly/aWAy50ZTZMT And read more about IBRO 2025 partnerships: https://ow.ly/sbfB50ZTZMS

⏰ 2 weeks left to apply for an IBRO/Dana Foundation grant of up to USD 1,250 to support your 2027 #BrainAwarenessWeek event! Make sure your proposal: 🌍 Aligns with ALBA Network guidelines 📣 Follows IBRO’s visibility guidelines Apply by 15 Oct: https://ibro.org/grant/brain-awareness-week-grants/

Reminder for #WWNGlobalConnectome2027 Call for Proposals by Oct 30, 2026. Need some inspiration or guidance before submitting? You can contact us to request a sample proposal by email with subject: “WWN Proposal 2027” Read for more details - https://shorturl.at/DyFNN In collab @ibroorg.bsky.social

At IBRO, diversity, equity & inclusion go beyond buzzwords. #DEI shapes how we fund, build partnerships & support projects. 👇 See how #DEI was put into practice in 2025 in the latest IBRO Annual Report: https://ibro.org/about/ibro-annual-reports/ Shubha Tole | Tracy Bale

🧠 What happens when learning gets boring? In our latest Author Interview, Dr Yuvaraj Rajamanickam explores boredom during learning and how students respond to different videos. 👉 Read more: https://ow.ly/Y6KW50ZRuVr International Brain Research Organization | Elsevier Life Sciences Journals

🇨🇴 From clinic to lab, from single disciplines to multidisciplinary research - that's the story of 50 years of Colombian #neuroscience community. Read the full story: https://ibro.org/50-reflections-on-neuroscience-37-colombia/ Elsevier Life Sciences Journals | Francesca Cirulli | MIND Lab

🌟 #ALBA-IBRO Session at the Annual Meeting of the Indian Academy of Neurosciences! 🗓️ 9 October 2026, 13:30 - 14:30 📍 Gurugram, India 👉️ Learn more: buff.ly/XDjocCH

🧠 Need inspiration for your 2027 #BrainAwarenessWeek grant? Explore past #BAW events👇 Have an idea that fits or something completely different? Apply by 15 Oct for IBRO/Dana funding to bring brain awareness to your community 🔗https://ibro.org/grant/brain-awareness-week-grants/ Dana Foundation‬

Attending #IAN2026 in Manesar this October? 🧠🇮🇳 Join our ALBA-IBRO session on navigating non-academic careers in neuroscience! Learn how to translate core scientific strengths into leadership across deep-tech, industry, publishing, and fundraising. 📅 Fri, 9 Oct | 13:30 IST 📍 Hall 1, Savoy Suites 🧵👇

10 years of #IBNEUR! ✨ We’re celebrating a decade of IBRO Neuroscience Reports with some of its most-cited papers. 📖 Explore the collection: https://ow.ly/LSXJ50ZRucw International Brain Research Organization Elsevier Life Sciences Journals

⏳ Our FIRST speaker announcement is coming soon! Get ready to meet the first speaker taking the stage in Cape Town, 13–16 September 2027. 🌍 Learn more about the IBRO World Congress: https://ibroworldcongress.org/ #IBRO2027 Southern African Neuroscience Society

⏰ LAST CHANCE! 🧠 Dementia, Mental Health & Brain Ageing 2026 🇰🇪 📅 6-11 December | Nairobi For Assistant Professors, Lecturers, Postdocs, PhD Students & MDs across Africa. Deadline: 30 September 2026 👉 Apply now! https://ow.ly/uiiK50ZRr78 #training #neuroscience #IBROinAfrica

📅 Planning for #IBRO2027? Save these dates! The call for abstracts & registration open in Jan 2027, giving you 3 months to plan your submission & your trip to Cape Town 🇿🇦 🧠 Check the themes & see where your research fits More info: https://ow.ly/HUlM50ZRmON Southern African Neuroscience Society

🧠 Applications are open for IBRO/Dana Foundation #BrainAwarenessWeek #grants! Help your community better understand the brain through an event/activity: 🌍 For 2027 events in Africa, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, US & Canada 💰 Up to USD 1,250 Apply by 15 Oct: https://ow.ly/sK8X50ZNFe7 #BrainWeek

🧠 A scientific melting pot - that’s #IBRO2027 Early-career & established researchers; different fields, regions, perspectives & questions - all coming together in Cape Town 🔗 Discover #IBRO2027: https://ibroworldcongress.org/ And check out the full video on YouTube! @sa-neuro-society.bsky.social

🌟 Apply now for the #FENS / #IBRO–PERC Exchange Fellowships! 🧠 This programme supports skill training and knowledge exchange through short-term research visits within Europe. 🗓️ Deadline to apply: 15 October 2026 👉 buff.ly/lHBpiCx @ibroorg.bsky.social

🌍 In 2025, IBRO Travel Grants supported more than 3x as many researchers as in 2024, helping them attend meetings organized by #IBROmember organizations Meet some of the awardees we were proud to support 👇 📖 Discover the program’s impact in the IBRO Annual Report: https://ow.ly/zG5j50ZQs2t

⏰ 1 WEEK LEFT! Are you still thinking about launching a #neuroscience society or thematic network in your region? IBRO Seeding Neuroscience Grants offer up to: 🌍 $5,000 in Africa 🌎 $4,000 in Latin America 🌏 $2,000 in Asia-Pacific 📅 Apply by 30 Sep: https://ow.ly/ATqf50ZQ0Gs