Public Engagement

To reach out to society as a whole and to demonstrate how EU funding contributes to tackling societal challenges the EuroNeurotrophin ESRs contribute to a number of public engagement and communication events.

ESR Presentations as Marie-Curie Ambassadors

To be able to inform young students about the possibility of a researcher career and to present the Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Actions, ESRs hold presentations to present their individual work targeting the general public and students.

• 16.01.2019 and 10.04.2019 | University of Crete, EL | FORTH
  High school student visits at the University of Crete held by Thanasis Rogdakis (ESR11) and Desponia Charou (ESR12) to communicate about their work in EuroNeurotrophin work to high school students during frequent visits organised as part of our FORTH’s science communication events
  
  
• 01.03.2019 | USFD - SITraN, Sheffield, UK | NKUA
  EuroNeurotrophin presentation at the University of Sheffield presented by ESR7: Paolo Giaccio (ESR7), ESR9 and Marco Destro (ESR14)
  
  
• 05.03.2019 | Caen, FR | UNICAEN
  Portsmouth school of pharmacy students visit UNICAEN
  
  
• 10.04.2019 | Sheffield Medical School, UK | USFD
  A presentation on the neuroprotective effects of neurotrophins in novel in vitro and in vivo models of Motor Neurone Disease (MND/ALS)
  
  
• 10.10.2019 | Caen, FR | UNICAEN
  Visit of the Fondation Vaincre Alzheimer
  
  
• 07.11.2019 | EKT, NHRF, Athens, EL |NKUA
  ITN and Marie Curie Actions: "Career Opportunities for Researchers: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions" flash talk during Dr. Calogeropoulou's ENT presentation
  
  
• 11.12.2019 | Caen, FR | UNICAEN
  Mirjana Antonijević (ESR6) communicated with high school students to introduce them to science and research and the EuroNeurotrophin project at Declics.

Local Public Engagement Events

Over the full project duration our ESRs present EuroNeurotrophin at our partners’ local public engagement events including lectures for the general public, educational lectures and visits to the premises of our partners.
 The aim of contributing to these established events is to raise public awareness, create more understanding for the prevalence of NDs and science in general to increase the project’s outreach and engagement with the general public.

• 26.11.2019 | HITS gGmbH, DE | HITS
  HITS speed dating meeting, Athanasios-Alexandros Tsengenes (ESR3), Christina Athanasiou (ESR4) presented their work in the EuroNeurotrophin project to the members of the Molecular Biomechanics and Computational Carbon Chemistry groups of HITS, during a speed dating meeting.
  
  
• 28.09.2019 | NHRF, Athens, EL | NHRF/NKUA /HITS
  European Researchers' Night 2019,  Alessia Latorrata (ESR2), Athanasios-Alexandros Tsengenes (ESR3), Christina Athanasiou (ESR4) and Paolo Giaccio (ESR7) presented EuroNeurotrophin at the European Researchers' Night 2019 by presenting 3D printed models of neurotrophins and their receptors prepared at HITS. They also showed movies of simulations and explained the basic concepts of computer-aided drug design.
  Paolo Giaccio (ESR7) further presented "The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions support the international mobility of researchers"  at the Marie Curie Fellows Association (MCAA-Greece & MCFA-Hellas) .
  
  
• 12.04.2019 | King's College London, King's College Guy's Campus, London, UK | ACS
  Blood-Brain Barrier Consortium Club Symposium "Peripheral Infection/Inflammation: effects on the Blood-Brain Barrier and Implications for CNS Drug Delivery"  ESR9 used this event to network with members of the scientific community and promote EuroNeurotrophin.
  
  
• 08.04.2019 | SITraN, Sheffield, UK | ACS
  ESR9 used SITraN during "Modeling the molecular pathogenesis of ALS using human stem cells." - Dr. Rickie Patani, The Francis Crick Institute, London as networking and awareness raising opportunity.
  
  
• 13.03.2019 | Heidelberg University, DE | HITS
  Educational lecture in Molecular and Cellular Biology Masters Programme given by Prof. Wade at Heidelberg University to inform about the EuroNeurotrophin project and related research.
  
  
• 18.02.2019 | Novartis Hellas S.A.C.I., EL | NHRF
  Internal monthly meetings in the “Town Hall” are joined evey month to present the project to industry. The EuroNeurotrophin project: goals and expectations.
  
  
• 20-21.11.2018 | TUD, Dresden, DE | NKUA
  Presentation by NKUA in Dresden on “Patenting and Commercialization in Biotech”.
  
  
• 19.11.2018 | Caen, FR | UNICAEN
  Midi Labo, UNICAEN presented EuroNeurotrophin during the lunch break meetings held between research laboratories and UNICAEN staff to exchange ideas on the latest scientific advances.
  
  
• 15.11.2018 | Dresden, DE | TUD
  1st Day of Mouse Intravital Microscopy, Participation by TUD to discuss and network.
  
  
• 12.10.2018 | Caen, FR |UNICAEN
  Fête de la science organised by UNICAEN
  
  
• 05.10.2018 | NCSR-Demokritos, Athens, EL | NHRF,NKUA
  European Researchers' Night 2018 joined by Daniele Narducci (ESR1), Alessia Latorrata (ESR2) and Paolo Giaccio (ESR7) presented a poster on EuroNeurotrophin and being a ESR Marie Curie fellow during the European Researchers' Night 2018.
  
  
• 13.06.2018 | Siena, FR | UNISI
  PhD School in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology BiBiM 2.0 - Teaching Day 2019.
  
  

Impressions

High school student visiting FORTH

European Researchers Night 2019

European Researchers Night 2018

ESR7's presentation at the ITN and Marie Curie Actions: "Career Opportunities for Researchers: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions"