Read more The First iCNS Young Researchers Meeting
15 December 2025
On December 11, 2025, iCNS held its first Young Researchers Meeting at the University of Amsterdam, bringing together PhD students, postdocs, and PIs. The meeting fostered connection, launched the School of Chemical Neuroscience, and introduced the first Young Researchers Council.
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Read more In the media: Karel Scheepstra on the Use of Psychedelics in Psychiatry
1 December 2025
iCNS researcher Karel Scheepstra, psychiatrist and Work Package Leader at iCNS, recently contributed to a public debate on the medical use of psychedelics through an opinion piece in de Volkskrant and a radio interview on NPO Radio 1.
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Read more Prof. Boudewijn Lelieveldt gives lecture at NIN
21 November 2025
On 21 November, Boudewijn Lelieveldt, Professor of Biomedical Imaging at LUMC and iCNS International Advisory Board member, will give a lecture on the Human and Mammalian Brain Atlas Project (HMBA). He will discuss the challenges of creating standardized anatomical frameworks for human and mammalian brains and highlight how advanced data-visualization techniques support the development of large-scale brain atlas initiatives.
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Read more Giorgia Tosconi wins Dick Swaab Award 2025
30 September 2025
The Dick Swaab Award 2025 was awarded to dr Giorgia Tosconi, researcher at the Netherlands institute for Neuroscience. The award ceremony took place during the the recent visit of Queen Maxima to the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience. Since 2024, the Dick Swaab award is awarded yearly to a junior researcher who stands out for their innovative research and significant contribution to the international scientific debate.
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Read more Queen Maxima visits Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience
30 September 2025
On September 18, 2025, her majesty the Queen visited the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience. On this special occasion, relevant partners in brain research came together: future brain donors, psychiatrists, researchers, and relatives of deceased patients. Future brain donors played a central role, sharing their stories and the impact of living with a brain disease. The past and future of the Brain Bank was discussed, aimed at improving diagnostics for patients with psychiatric brain disease.
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Read more Evidence for Adult Neurogenesis
21 July 2025
A recent study published in Science describes findings of adult neurogenesis, shedding light on how new neurons are generated in the adult brain. This groundbreaking research has significant implications for understanding brain plasticity.
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Read more Mario van der Stelt appointed ICRS Chair
15 July 2025
Mario van der Stelt is the new Chair of the International Cannabinoid Research Society (ICRS) and will organize the 36th ICRS symposium in Dijon, France.
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Read more Interview with iCNS Researchers in Chemie Magazine
27 June 2025
In Chemie Magazine (VNCI), iCNS researchers share how innovative techniques like click chemistry are helping to advance drug development.
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Read more New iCNS PhD candidates at Leiden University
2 June 2025
Read more about our two newest PhDs that started at iCNS at Leiden University (LU).
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Read more New Postdoc at Inge Holtman Lab
30 April 2025
A new postdoctoral researcer, Shivam Kumar, has been welcomed to the Holtman Lab at UMCG. He will be closely collaborating with the iCNS as part of the Netherlands Neurogenomics Database (NND).
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Read more First iCNS PhD and Postdoc at UMCG
9 April 2025
A new PhD candidate and a postdoctoral researcher have joined the iCNS team at the University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG).
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Read more First iCNS PhD students at LU
17 March 2025
Two new PhD students have started in the iCNS team at Leiden University (LU).
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