News & Events
02 December 2018
Second follow-up meeting of HEROES project was held on the 8th of October 2018
The HEROES team met in Barcelona for the second follow-up meeting on the 8th of October 2018 at the ECNP 2018 congress. Good progress continues to be made across the different work streams and protocols are setting up to share and work with brain and blood samples. Ethical approvals have been obtained for most of the procedures, and thus, the experiments will carry on soon. Moreover, HEROES tea...
23 September 2018
SfN-Sponsored Social proposal, “Down Syndrome: From Neurobiology to Treatment"
SfN Monday 5th November from 6.45pm to 8.45pm
There’s a lot happening in Down syndrome, the most common genetic form of intellectual disability and the single biggest risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease. This is an opportunity to socialise with a range of scientists and clinicians coming from across the neuroscience spectrum and with a common interest in the neurobiology of Down s...
31 July 2018
The HEROES project selected for a JPND-NIH cooperation initiative
The HEROES consortium successfully applied for the JPND call on “Pathway analysis across Neurodegenerative Diseases”. In parallel, the US Institute of Health conducted a call on “Common Mechanisms and Interactions Among Neurodegenerative Diseases”. As the objectives and funding periods of both calls are very similar, JPND and NIH agreed on establishing cross-cutting activities among the...
30 July 2018
Save the date 6-9th June 2109 for 3rd International conference of Trisomy 21 Research Society
The 3rd International conference of Trisomy 21 Research Society (T21RS) will be held in Barcelona from 6 to 9th of June 2019. These four days event will discuss many aspects of Down syndrome research from development to aging, including Alzheimer’s disease, and clinical trials in an informal academic setting. Topics for discussion will include molecular mechanisms, animal modelling, drug disc...