As part of the Pilot Project program, all Brain Dynamics doctoral candidates and postdocs were invited to apply for a grant of up to €3,500.00 with their own projects under the following conditions:
- The project proposal had to be submitted by Brain Dynamics members (PhD students and postdocs) coming from at least two different working groups, preferably those without prior collaboration.
- Each application had to be co-authored by at least one doctoral student.
- The proposed projects cannot currently be funded and should last between three and six months.
After revision by the GS board, the following three projects were rewarded with full funding:
1. “Generation of novel Drosophila models for the study of the NEDCAM disorder”
Funding amount: €3,500.00
Applicants:
Paul Goldine, AG Blanco-Redondo, Rudolf Schönheimer Institute of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, and
Dr Divya Sachidanandan, AG Kittel, Institute of Biology, Faculty of Life Sciences.
2. “Subcellular location and molecular architecture of ER-plasma membrane junctions in parvalbumin-expressing interneurons”
Funding amount: €3,500.00
Applicants:
Hadiseh Hosseinnia, AG Schwab, Paul Flechsig Institute for Neuropathology, Faculty of Medicine, and
Leonie Sowoidnich, AG Simon, Carl Ludwig Institute for Physiology, Faculty of Medicine.
3. “Neurobiological basis of auditory verbal hallucinations: A pilot study on the interplay between auditory and language areas”
Funding amount: €3,390.00
Applicants:
Aarushi Juyal, AG Morawski, Paul Flechsig Institute for Brain Research, Faculty of Medicine & AG Friederici, Department of Neuropsychology, Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, and
Suong Welp, AG Schönwiesner, Institute of Biology, Faculty of Life Sciences.
A small award ceremony will be at the Brain Dynamics Scientific Day on 26th September.
Results of the funded projects in form of oral and/or poster presentations will be presented at the next Brain Dynamics Scientific Day in Autumn 2026. We wish all recipients success with their pilot projects.
