BIO-606 / 1 credit

Teacher: Sandi Perez Maria del Carmen

Language: English


Frequency

Only this year

Summary

This conference "Stress and Resilience: Exploring New Horizons in Science and Applications" brings together leading scientists from around the world who will share their latest findings on the fields of stress and resilience. A broad range of topics will be approached.

Content

This two-day conference (April 15-16th 2024) brings together leading scientists from around the world, addressing the timely issue of stress and resilience in contemporary society. Our program will showcase cutting-edge research on stress and resilience, providing insights into stress sources across diverse contexts and discussing targeted interventions for promoting mental health.
The program will feature talks on hot topics, round tables and discussion, with a keynote lecture on energy, mitochondria and health. Students will therefore be exposed to a broad range of stress and resilience research.

 

Speakers:
Rose Bagot, Canada; Raül Andero, Spain; Gal Richter-Levin, Israel; Isabelle Mansuy, Switzerland Matthew Hill, Canada; Ja Wook Koo, South Korea; Vidita Vaidya, India; Anne-Laura van Harmelen, Netherlands; Christiaan Vinkers, Netherlands, Erno Hermans, Netherlands; Chantal Martin Sölch, Switzerland; Rebecca Shansky, USA; Raffael Kalisch, Germany; Hee-Sup Shin, South Korea; Juan Nacher, Spain; Martin Picard, USA; Iryna Frankova, Netherlands; Christian Gaden Jensen; Denmark; Johannes Gräff, Switzerland; Camille Piguet-Nemitz, Switzerland; Antje Horsch, Switzerland; Ulrike Rimmele, Switzerland

 

Students will be evaluated by an assignment related to recommended articles and speakers lectures.

After this course, the students will have  knowledge about recent findings on stress and resilience research.

Keywords

stress; resilience; neuroscience; fear; memory; mitochondria; epigenetics; trauma; mental health;

In the programs

  • Number of places: 24
  • Exam form: Written (session free)
  • Subject examined: Stress and Resilience: Exploring New Horizons
  • Lecture: 14 Hour(s)
  • Type: optional

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