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EPNA 2023

25/01/24

We are delighted to announce that Dr Ana Dorrego-Rivas, a postdoctoral researcher from Matthew Grubb Group at the Centre for Developmental Neurobiology, has been awarded the 'Excellent Paper in Neuroscience Award'. The award emphasizes the importance of research into brain function and its diseases and is designed as a form of support and encouragement for early-career researchers at the early stage of their career. As the awardee, Ana will be invited to give an 'Excellent Paper in Neuroscience Award' special lecture at FENS 2024 in Vienna, Austria. 

In our publication we show a new and crucial role for the ASD and epilepsy-related protein Prickle-2 on neuronal polarity establishment and axon initial segment formation and function.This Award represents an outstanding recognition to our work and to my career as a young researcher.

More information: https://www.neuron-eranet.eu/joint-calls/epna/epna-2023-award-goes-to-dr-ana-dorrego-rivas-from-the-university-of-bordeaux-inserm-neurocentre-magendie-france/