Past Events
Neuroscience Week 2024
On May 16, “Neuroscience Week 2024” will begin at YSMU. The event will continue its work on May 19 in the Institute of Physiology named after L.A. Orbeli. Various oral and poster reports, plenary sessions and discussions are planned within the framework of the event. 180 participants from around 20 countries will be present.Registration is […]
Վորքշոփ LabShip ծրագրի շրջանակներում՝ նոյեմբերի 6-17-ը
Labship-ը հիանալի հնարավորություն է տալիս ձեռք բերել տեսական և գործնական գիտելիքներ` լաբորատոր աշխատանքներ իրականացնելու համար։ Վորքշոփի ընթացքում աշխատելու ենք կենսաքիմիայի, մորֆոլոգիայի, վիրահատական և վարքային լաբորատորիաներում: Այս ամենին տիրապետելու համար տեսական գիտելիքների հետ մեկտեղ տրվելու են նաև լաբորատոր աշխատանք կատարելու ուղեցույցներ և սարքավորումներ օգտագործելու գործելակարգեր։ Labship-ի տեղեկատվական հանդիպումը տեղի կունենա նոյեմբերի 6-ին՝ ժամը 16:30֊ին, ԵՊԲՀ COBRAIN կենտրոնում, […]
Stephen Artinian in YSMU COBRAIN center
We are happy to announce that the COBRAIN Knowledge and Technology transfer office will host Stephen Artinian on the 31st of October at 4:15 p.m. Stephen Artinian, is an executive coach and specialized in brain-based coaching certified by Neuroleadership institute and in StandOut Strengths Coaching by The Marcus Buckingham Company, a subsidiary of ADP. Furthermore […]
Neurotalks-2023 at Yerevan State Medical University.
Neurotalks 2023 will be held under the slogan “Bridging Synapses, Connecting Minds” at the COBRAIN Scientific Educational Center for Fundamental Brain Research. Scientists from all over the world will take part in it to present their work and discuss a wide range of topical topics in neuroscience, in particular Alzheimer’s disease, stem cell therapy for […]
Neuroscience week in YSMU
The YSMU “COBRAIN” Scientific-Educational Center for Fundamental Brain Research has initiated another “Neuroscience week” to combine multiple scientific events taking place on May 16-19. On May 16-17 the COBRAIN Center will sum up the results of the Horizon2020 COBRAIN project and will hold “Biochemistry of the Nervous System” conference in memory of H. Buniatyan. If […]
“How to write a successful proposal 4”
“How to write a successful proposal 4” YSMU COBRAIN Center hosts one of the events organized in frames of the initiative of Young Scientists Support Program on the topic “How to write a successful proposal”. Horizon2020 COBRAIN project coordinator, YSMU Vice-Rector, COBRAIN Center Scientist-in-Chief, Professor Konstantin Yenkoyan and COBRAIN project administrative support officer Lilit Martirosyan […]
Professor Christoph Gleiter will have lectures at YSMU COBRAIN Center
16:30
Dear doctors, clinical pharmacologists, scientists, we are happy to inform you that on April 5, from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., the scientific director of the “Clinical Research” courses of the Center for Health Sciences and Medicine in Germany, Doctor of Clinical Pharmacology at Tübingen University, Professor Christoph Gleiter will have lectures at YSMU COBRAIN […]
“Knowledge transfer” spring school
On March 21-24, the Knowledge and Technology transfer office of COBRAIN, YSMU is organizing “Knowledge transfer” spring school. The purpose of the event is to develop the skills of YSMU researchers and employees, which will contribute to improving the efficiency and quality of your work. Within the framework of the school, a number of meetings […]
COBRAIN Journal Club
We are happy to inform you that the next meeting of the Journal Club will be on March 9, at 18:00. The speaker will be Associate Professor of the Department of Pharmacology of YSMU, Lusine Dheryan, Ph.D. Presented article: https://translationalneurodegeneration.biomedcentral.com/… You ca register here: https://docs.google.com/…/1FAIpQLSeAp1wMUER…/viewform…
COBRAIN Journal Club
We are happy to inform you that on the 4th of March, at 13:00, the next meeting of COBRAIN Journal Club will take place at Cobrain Center. The speaker will be Tatevik Grigoryan, Associate Professor from the department of Clinical Pharmacology of YSMU, Ph.D., President of the Armenian Union of Clinical Pharmacology, NGO. We will […]
COBRAIN Journal Club
On February 11, at 10:00, the next meeting of the COBRAIN Journal Club will take place in the COBRAIN Center. Our speaker will be Liana Hayrapetyan, MD, PhD student at the Department for Biomedical Sciences (Radiation oncology), University of Bern. Exchange research scholar at the Department of Neurogenetics (Levitt’s lab), Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. Link […]
COBRAIN Journal Club
On January 20, at 18:00, the next meeting of the COBRAIN Journal Club will take place in the COBRAIN Center. The speaker will be the head of the Pathophysiology Department of YSMU, Artem Grigoryan, Ph.D. Link to article: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9273333 To participate, you need to register via the link: https://bit.ly/3F274ps
COBRAIN Journal Club
On December 24, at 12:00, the next meeting of the COBRAIN Journal Club will take place in the COBRAIN Center. This time we will discuss “Opicapone versus placebo in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease patients with end-of-dose motor fluctuation-associated pain.” “Rationale and design of the randomized, double-blind OCEAN (OpiCapone Effect on motor fluctuations and pAiN) […]
COBRAIN Journal Club
We are going to present to you the regular meeting of the COBRAIN Journal Club. This time we are in an interesting format: in collaboration with the Pathophysiology Chair. The topic is current and very interesting. We will talk about “New hallmarks of aging”. The discussion will be conducted by students. Therefore, on December 10, […]
Members of the foreign advisory board of Horizon2020 “COBRAIN” had numerous meetings and discussions during their visit.
The most notable meeting was with YSMU students and young researchers. Students from “Research Basics”, “English for Academic Purposes”, and many other COBRAIN programs participated in that meeting. After presenting their achievements in their respective fields, our students had the opportunity to converse with famous scientists, who answered their questions. At the end of the […]
This week, the COBRAIN Scientific and Educational Center for Basic Brain Research of YSMU had the pleasure of hosting four members of the external advisory board of the Horizon 2020 “COBRAIN” program and the international advisory body of the COBRAIN center.
This week, the COBRAIN Scientific and Educational Center for Basic Brain Research of YSMU had the pleasure of hosting four members of the external advisory board of the Horizon 2020 “COBRAIN” program and the international advisory body of the COBRAIN center. This body provides independent expert opinion and professional support to groups engaged in brain […]
The YSMU COBRAIN center hosted partners from the Tübingen University.
YSMU COBRAIN hosted Matthias Schwab, Professor of the Clinical Pharmacology Department at the University of Tübingen, Germany, and Lusine Danielian, Head of the Cellular/Molecular Pharmacology Laboratory. During their visit, meetings and lectures were held with YSUM Rector Armen Muradyan, department representatives, COBRAIN researchers, the Knowledge and Technology Transfer Office team, as well as administrative and […]
The YSMU COBRAIN center was privileged to have Professor Apkar Apkarian.
The YSMU COBRAIN center was privileged to have Professor Apkar Apkarian, the Director of the Apkarian Foundation, as a guest speaker, where he delivered a comprehensive lecture on understanding chronic pain in the human brain. During the lecture, Professor Apkarian highlighted the significant differences in the perception of pain and elucidated the contrasting functions of […]
The YSMU COBRAIN center had the distinguished honor of hosting the only Nobel laureate of Armenian descent.
During his visit, the renowned scientist, Ardem Pataputyan, made a significant contribution to the Center for Basic Brain Research by planting the seeds of a plant known as Arabidopsis thaliana. This humble act would eventually lead to groundbreaking research on the molecular basis of touch sensation. After touring the facility, Pataputyan was officially welcomed as […]
Dandy Neurosurgical Club first meeting.
The doors of the YSMU COBRAIN Scientific-Educational Centre for Fundamental Brain Research opened to a bunch of curious students who were there to discover the very first chapter of Dandy Journal Club in our university. The event was graced Dr. Konstantin Yenkoyan’s energetic and powerful speech highlighting the crossroads between clinical medicine, research and surgery […]
The YSMU “COBRAIN” Center officially opens its doors
The Center was founded in frames of the “Scientific-Educational Center for Fundamental Brain Research” project implemented by the Center for Education programs PIU of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport under the Competitive Innovation Fund “Education Improvement” loan program co-financed by the World Bank. The functioning of the Center will be supported by the […]
Summer school for methodological skills
Yerevan, Armenia
09:00
This summer school will be organized at YSMU bringing together every stage researchers from medical biology, biochemistry, neurobiology and genetics domains coming from Armenia, neighbouring countries and partner institutions. Lectures on the methods of animal modelling, phenotyping, cell delivery and characterization delivered by trained early stage researchers and professors from partner institutions will bring new knowledge and expertise for the participants. The participants will learn how to successfully apply for animal experiments to the animal welfare committees.
EAB think-tank 3rd meeting
High performing researchers from the field of neuroscience having expertise in molecular and cellular neurobiology and neurotherapy will convene to give unbiased recommendations, expert advice in support of the Governing Board and the Executive Management team of COBRAIN.
EAB think-tank 2nd meeting
High performing researchers from the field of neuroscience having expertise in molecular and cellular neurobiology and neurotherapy will convene to give unbiased recommendations, expert advice in support of the Governing Board and the Executive Management team of COBRAIN.
HORIZON 2020 COBRAIN PROJECT KICKOFF MEETING
Armenia Marriott Hotel Yerevan
Horizon2020 COBRAIN project was officially launched on 24 January, 2020 in the heart of Yerevan with welcome speeches delivered by RA Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan, Minister of Education, Science, Culture, and Sport Arayik Harutyunyan, Ambassador of the EU to the Republic of Armenia, Head of Delegation Andrea Wiktorin, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Germany Michael Johannes Banzhaf, Minister-Counsellor, Chargé d’Affaires a. i. of the Embassy of Sweden in Armenia Birger Karlsson, COBRAIN Project Officer, Research Executive Agency Wilco Graafmans.