Kuopio Neuroscience 50 Years

This week has been active for many of us. Half of the group was participating in the 50th Anniversary Symposium of Neuroscience (link) in Kuopio Music Centre 15–17 June 2026, focusing on Pathogenesis, Early Diagnosis and Modern Care of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Epilepsy and Stroke. It was nice to meet all the colleagues from the other side of the campus, but also meet new ones and hear the science that we are also involved in, from another perspective. And since such a big event and great speakers were around the corner, it was a great opportunity for us to let "the other corner know" what we are all about. Unfortunately, even these days, it is relatively common that we, "the drug developers" don't really speak the same language with the clinicians and basic researchers or neuroscientists. Therefore, these events are highly important to mix and match!

This week, Hamed also participated at the same time in Gordon Research Conference, Membrane Transporters and the Gateway to Health & Disease (link), in Lucca (Italy) and had a speech in the satellite Gordon Research Seminar, Decoding the Basis of Transmembrane Transport in Health and Disease Across the Kingdoms of Life (link). So job well done, congratulations, Hamed! I look forward to hearing what all you learned and can bring to us!