Berlin-Bochum Memory Alliance

23.03.2026

V. Berlin-Bochum Memory Symposium

Registration until 23.02.2026

What you may expect - the tentative Agenda:

March 23, 2026

09:00–ca. 12:30: ECR Symposium  | All PhD and Postdocs are invited
*13:30–14:00: Introduction 
14:00–15:00: Keynote | Simon Hanslmayr
15:00-15:30: Break
15:30-17:00: Poster session 
17:00-19:00: Group activity | Frankenstein proposal**

March 24, 2026

09:00–12:00: Field trip | Research Facility THINK
12:00–13:30: Lunch | RUB Mensa
13:30–15:30: Wrap up group activity | Best proposal award 
15:30: Closing Words, Onur Güntürkün

* Guests are welcome to take lunch at RUB (Canteen, Rote Beete (vegan), Q-West >>)

** The Frankenstein Propoasl – a method mash up!
Most mixed groups of 4-5 persons bring together their expertise and wildest ideas to design a bold joint experiment in limited time. The sky is the limit for budget, there are no laws and no ethics approval is required. What monsters will come to life? 

Scientific Organization:

Onur Güntürkün, Spokesperson
Sen Cheng, Spokesperson
Matthew Larkum, Spokesperson
Jonas Rose, Speaker

Coordination & Support:

Host Coordination: Vinita Samarasinghe, FOR 2812;
Sandra Linn, SFB1280; Mary Louise Grossman, SFB 1315;
Sabine Dannenberg, Science Hub Neuroscience RUB;
PhD Symposium Coordination: Lisa Velenosi, SFB 1315
& Martin Hadamitzky, BIOME

Venue:
Veranstaltungszentrum, Ruhr University Bochum

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