2026 Synapse and Network Day – 2 October 2026

The next Synapse and Network Day will take place on 2 October 2026 at the auditorium of the Centre Broca.

This year’s edition will feature talks from colleagues across local institutions, as well as two exceptional invited speakers: Dr. Cécile Charrier (IBENS, Paris) and Prof. Kate Jeffery (University of Glasgow).

Registration

Registration is free, but mandatory for all participants. This will allow the organizers to plan the day properly!

Deadline: September 20th.

Please register using the following link:

https://framaforms.org/synapse-and-network-day-2026-1785752129

Poster presentations

PhD students and postdoctoral researchers are also encouraged to present their work as a poster.

Poster registration is mandatory through the registration link (30 slots currently available). We may be able to accommodate additional posters depending on demand.

Program

9:15 – Welcoming words

9:30 – Anna Brachet (IINS)
Unraveling the organization and mechanosensitivity of the neuronal membrane periodic
skeleton

10:00 – Emma Perrot (IMN)
Functional characterization of VIP neurons of the dorsal raphe nucleus in Vigilance and
Parkinson’s disease

10:20 – Estelle Cartier (Neurocentre Magendie)
Influence of temporal origin of dentate granule neurons on their synaptic inputs

10:40 Coffee break

11:10 – Risa Iguchi (INCIA)
Functional analysis of vIOFC interneurons during decision-making under expected
uncertainty

11:30 Cécile Charrier (IBENS, Paris)
Human-specific and activity-dependent regulations of synapses
(Talk in the frame of the 2026-2027 PhD seminar series)

12:20 Lunch break

14:00 Nicolas Mallet (IMN)
TBD

14:30 – Camille Mergaux (IINS)
Exploring the interplay between the neuronal surfaceome and extracellular matrix in
hippocampal networs

14:50 – Tommaso Garavaldi (Neurocentre Magendie)
Astroglial CB1 receptor in the external Globus Pallidus fine-tunes locomotor activity

15:10 – Céline Nicolas (INCIA)
How ovarian hormones influence cocaine relapse: a focus on progesterone

15:40 Coffee break

16:10 – Nikolette Zsigri (Neurocentre Magendie)
Investigating the Role of Medial Prefrontal Cortex in Temporal Multisensory Integration

16:30 – Margaux Saint-Martin (IINS)
Neuroligin-1 in astrocyte-synapse crosstalk

16:50 – Kate Jefferey (Univ. of Glasgow)
TBD

17:40 – Closing remarks

17:45 – Wine and Cheese

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We look forward to welcoming you all for what promises to be an exciting and stimulating day of scientific exchange!

Organising committee

Bruna Mira
Chiara Galizia
Giulio Casali
Marie Oulé

Scientific Committee

Elena Avignone
Mario Carta
Clémentine Bosch-Bouju
Frédéric Lanore

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