The Society of Neuroscientists of Africa is a non-profit organization, functions as the umbrella organization for the neuroscience societies in Africa.
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SONA retweeted
9 Aug 2025
Thrilled to have contributed to a newly published Nature Medicine Policy Perspective on Accelerating Africa’s Brain Health Agenda.
Read the full article here ➡️nature.com/articles/s41591-0…
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SONA retweeted
5 Feb 2025
We are launching a #Computational #Neuroscience Course 🧠
📅 7–18 July 2025
🌍 For students, researchers & professionals across #Nigeria
🎓 Fully funded (travel, meals & accommodation) thanks to @SimonsFdn & Yobe State Government
Apply by 7 March: 🔗 biortc.com/computational-neu…
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SONA retweeted
27 Jan 2025
1/ 🌍 Introducing the #AfricaniPSCInitiative, an open-access Somatic & Stem Cell Bank featuring rigorously profiled #iPSC lines representing 5 African ethnic groups.
27 Jan 2025
Super excited to share a new preprint highlighting a global collaborative effort to establish an African cell biobank for the study of neurodegeneration @mahmoudbukar @WashUMedADRC @RCFNeuro @BioRTCNig
medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/…
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SONA retweeted
13 Jan 2025
Good news!🎉 The application deadline for TReND-CaMinA has been extended to ❗️31st January❗️
Don’t miss this chance to boost your computational neuroscience journey and become part of our community🧠✨
Apply now: trendinafrica.org/trend-cami… #Neuroscience #Education #ScienceForChange
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SONA retweeted
13 Jan 2025
Come see our amazing plenary speakers at SCMND2025, March 26th-28th!
Full agenda & registration are available at scmnd.com/
And hurry - abstract submissions are only open until the end of January!! 🏃♂️🏃♂️🏃♂️
@mahmoudbukar @Sergiu_P_Pasca @UKDRI
#stemcell #iPSC
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TRAINING OPPORTUNITY!
Discover a framework for teaching #neuroscience - check out the 17th #Teaching Tools Workshop in Morocco! 🇲🇦
Apply by 15 Feb 2025: ibro.org/training-opportunit…
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SONA retweeted
13 Jan 2025
⏰ ICYMI: Just one week left to submit your nominations for the ALBA-Roche Research Prize for Excellence in #Neuroscience! Let’s honour outstanding mid-career neuroscientists (5 years post-PhD) from underrepresented groups advancing research on the causal mechanisms of brain diseases 🧠
👉🏾Apply now loom.ly/_EvQvm4
@Roche @FENSorg @IBROorg @SfNtweets @ecnptweets
25 Nov 2024
🧠✨Are you a mid-career neuroscientist (5 years post-PhD) from an underrepresented group working on the causal mechanisms of brain diseases? Apply today for the ALBA-Roche Research Prize for Excellence in Neuroscience! Please help us spread the word and share this with your network, especially those who may have left X.
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🗓️20 January 2025
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Registration still open for the SONA Bi-Annual Conference in Morocco, 17–20 April 2025. Opportunity to present your work, connect with peers, and shape the future of neuroscience in Africa. Don’t miss out on being part of this vibrant community.
sona2025.uca.ma/index.html
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Sing up to become a review for @alzassociation AAIC Conference
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Learn how an IBRO Rising Stars Award has supported Dr. Maryam Ghorbani build a sleep #research #lab in Iran. Join her and apply by 15 Oct!
🔗 ow.ly/i51Z50TryW1
@SONAorg @FENSorg @neuroFALAN @CAN_ACN
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Did you know you can apply for #funding to support your #BrainAwarenessWeek activity? 🤩 Check out the IBRO/Dana Grant! 🧠🌍
🗓️ Deadline: 31 Oct 2024
💰 Funding: up to USD 1,250
👉 Apply: ow.ly/qpGA50TrBao
#scicomm #scienceoutreach
@dana_fdn @SONAorg @neuroFALAN @CAN_ACN
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SONA retweeted
9 Aug 2024
DAY 4
#BioRTC2024
#BioRTCTTW2024
Exciting lectures @AmadiIhunwo @janisweeks
@rpbiney
@Abbakar_mato
@Sadiqyusuf12 @mahmoudbukar
@GovtYobeState
@BioRTCNig
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@zaydmuhd01
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Interesting brain dissection by Prof Juliano Sharon.
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SONA retweeted
4 Aug 2024
It's time to put dementia on the African research agenda, scientists say nature.com/articles/d44148-0…
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Read my latest article "Coffee and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)" co-written by my mentee in @BlackInNeuro mentorship platform
@SONAorg @SfNtweets @OwsdSecretariat @ELSneuroscience @WorldWomenNeuro @StanfordBrain @NeuronlineSfN
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SONA retweeted
17 Jul 2024
Insightful discussion with @mahmoudbukar at the @EU_Brain hosted #Brain Awareness Week in Brussels. He highlighted the critical importance of global collaboration in brain research and the unique role of African neuroscience. Watch the 3 mins clip @SONAorg youtube.com/watch?v=W5vo5ymN…
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SONA retweeted
26 May 2024
🌐Announcing the 2nd African Brain Data Science Academy! Funded by @KavliFoundation, this 2-week program offers hands-on training in brain data science. Enhance your skills with cutting-edge technique
Apply here-bit.ly/4dUU1qi
Visit africanbraindatanetwork.com for more info
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SONA retweeted
21 May 2024
📅 On June 27, EBC will hold a Networking Reception at the @FENSorg Forum to bring the global brain research community together.
The event will include a panel discussion featuring @IBROorg, @CSABrainHealth, @SONAorg & NIH BRAIN Initiative.
Learn more: braincouncil.eu/event/enhanc…
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SONA retweeted
21 May 2024
@WorldWomenNeuro is excited to share the upcoming #ResearchOpportunities - the 17th International Conference of the @SONAorg #SONA2025.
-> April 17-20, 2025
-> Marrakech, Morocco
-> Call for symposia - until September 1, 2024
For more - sona2025.uca.ma/
#WorldWomenNeuro
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SONA retweeted
29 Mar 2024
Thrilled to announce the next Teaching Tools Workshop will be at @BioRTCNig! Selected participants get free accommodation, food, and local transport. Apply via biortc.com/ttw-application/. cc: @SONAorg
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SONA retweeted
1 Mar 2024
ISN Neuroscience School, UNIMED, Ondo.
Eligibility: Graduate students (Masters and Doctoral), postdocs, and young faculties from African Institutions.
To apply:
forms.gle/UWV3gfU7H38fEY3JA
@ISN_society
@SONAorg
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