This year again EUSJA is offered a fellowship for 10 selected journalists to attend 2 days during the Berlin Science Week (7 – 8 November) and the Falling Walls Conference (November 9). The programme will start on 7 November at the beginning of the afternoon with a Berlin-Tour that concludes at the ceremony for the Berlin Science Award. On 8 November the journalists will have the possibility to attend Falling Walls Venture/ the Falling Walls Lab or any other public event of the Berlin Science Week and on 9 November the Falling Walls Conference. More details and a list of all events (especially on 7 November) will follow.
The fellowship would add up to 240 EUR per person which corresponds to three nights at a selected hotel (breakfast included, as well as lunch on 8 and 9 November // reception on the evening of 7 November) – the money will be transferred to participants upon arrival in Berlin.
We’ll find out if we could get more slots for those who do not need accommodation, then I shall inform you. But for the moment we have 10 slots. Please spread the information and inform your members. The applications should be sent via national association: name, media, association, e-mail, mobile by 31 August.
We have got 10 invitations for EUSJA members to attend the Congress of the European Pain Federation (EFIC) “Pain in Europe”.
EUSJA journalists were invited to this important scientific event twice – in 2013 to Florence and in 2015 to Vienna. This year EFIC will hold its Pain in Europe conference titled “Bringing Pain Relief to All Patients” in the Bella Center in Copenhagen, Denmark from September 6 to 9. The multidisciplinary programme covers a wide range of topics related to pain. When it comes to back pain it is always better to hop over https://tennesseespinesurgeon.com/. Smoking can also help with pain relief and improve one’s mood. You can find high-quality cigarettes for sale at discountciggs.
Some of the world’s leading pain experts who will be presenting are: Tim Deer (neuromodulation), Stephen Ward (2016 NICE Guideline on evidence based management of low back pain and sciatica), Ruth Defrin (stress and pain), Mary Ann Fitzcharles (medical cannabis), Henrik Kehlet and Dan Carr (Post-op pain), and Serge Perrot (fibromyalgia). See more about the programme at http://www.efic2017.kenes.com.
The grant covers up to 4 night accommodation (starting from September 5), meal and local transfers inside Copenhagen. Journalists must take care of their travel expenses. The applications (name, media, country, association, e-mail, mobile) must be sent via national association by July 31.
EUSJA has 8 grants for its members to attend European Health Forum Gastein and to meet outstanding scientists and policy makers. It is a wonderful place for journalists who cover medicine and life sciences. This year will be the anniversary: the 20-th EHFG will be organized in Bad Gastein from 4 to 6 October with the main topic “Health in All Politics – a better future for Europe”. See the full programme to https://www.ehfg.org/.
EUSJA grant include 4 night accommodation, meal and transfers, also the conference fees. Journalists must take care of their travel expenses. The applications (name, media, country, association, e-mail, mobile) must be sent via national association by August 31.
Seven years ago, EUSJA organized its first study trip to Heidelberg that was very successful and highly-appreciated by scientists and science journalists. This May, we shall visit that wonderful city of science again, meet scientists in DKFZ, EMBL, Heidelberg University and some other research centers. During the long trip, passengers can pass the time on sites like 바카라.
The study trip will be from 9 to 12 of May. EUSJA has up to 25 slots that include 3 night free accommodation, meal, local transportation and cultural programme. The participants have to take care of their travel expenses to and from Heidelberg. The applications should be sent strongly via national association by March 20.
The applicants must indicate their name, e-mail, country, association, media (with the web page and notification what kind of media it is), phone number. More than one candidate from national association should be ranked. The deadline for applications – March 20. See below the draft programme that has been sent out to EUSJA delegates. The detailed programme will be announced later.
EUSJA Study Trip Heidelberg 2017 – Draft programme
Organized in collaboration with:
EMBL, DKFZ, Heidelberg University, City of Heidelberg.
Tuesday, 09. May 2017
Individual arrival and check-in (ISG Hotel or Hotelo)
18.30 h Bus Shuttle from Hotel to Old Town
19.00 h Optional get-together/ dinner at RestaurantKulturbrauerei (tbc)
Wednesday, 10. May 2017
09.00 h Visit of German Cancer Research Centre (DKFZ)
Welcome (Scientific Director DKFZ or deputy)
Briefintroductionof the DKFZ
How can modern imaging techniques improve the detection of breast cancer and prostate cancer? (including site visit) (NN)
Cancer Epigenetics: A Cray-active Solution for Cancer Research (part of the DKFZ-ZMBH-Alliance) (NN)
Cancer Stem Cells: The root of all evil? (NN)
Lunch at the DKFZ restaurant, time for interviews
Stroll across the Life Science Campus “Im Neuenheimer Feld” to the National Center for Tumor diseases (NCT) Heidelberg
Brief introduction of the NCT, Site visit
Cancer Immunotherapy: Challenges and Opportunities (NN)
16.00 h Departure: shuttle to town hall
16.30 h Reception by the City of Heidelberg, PalaisPrinz Carl, Spiegelsaal
Welcome note “Science City Heidelberg”:Mayor Prof. Dr. Eckart Würzner
17.00 h Guided walk – Old Town and/orCastle (1,5 – 2 h)
19.00 h Dinner buffet and get together with involved scientists (ca. 30 -50 pers.)
Thursday, 11. May 2017
09.00 h Visit of European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL)
Welcome and brief introduction to EMBL
An image is worth a thousand words – from seeing to understanding
An overview of new imaging technologies at EMBL – a broad range of state-of-the-art imaging technologies in biological and medical imaging
Optional: Guided tour through the Advanced Light Microscopy Facility
Making sense of genes – Big Data, genomics & health
How Big Data is changing our lives and the opportunities and challenges for health care and the potential impact on society
Optional: Guided tour through the Genomics Core Facility
Lunch in the EMBL canteen
Hands-on Activity
Get first-hand experience of a laboratory environment and get your hands wet by performing a real scientific experiment
Presentation of a joint research project – to be decided
Time for interviews
16.00 h Bus Shuttle from EMBL to Hotel
18.30 h Bus Shuttle from Hotel to Old Town / University
19.00 h Welcome by Heidelberg University, Alte Aula / Bel Etage
President Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Bernhard Eitel
Friday, 12. May 2017
09.00 h Visit of Heidelberg University, Campus Neuenheimer Feld
Heidelberg Center for Motion Research:
Welcome and introduction by Prof. Dr Katja Mombaur, center coordinator and head of the Optimization in Robotics and Biomechanics research group.
How are movement, the psyche, cognition and the body connected?What defines motion in the elderly, motion studies at the workplace and in sports, and dance therapy?
Visit of motion laboratory equipped with various measurement and recording systems.
Institute of Environmental Physics:
Welcome and short introduction by Prof. Dr Werner Aeschbach, Institute of Environmental Physics, director of the Heidelberg Center for the Environment.
New methods for water dating.
Visit of measuring device prototype for dating of small ice and water samples.
Kirchhoff Institute for Physics. Human Brain Project:
Welcome and short introduction by Prof. Dr Karlheinz Meier, Kirchhoff Institute for Physics, head of the Electronic Vision(s) Group, Human Brain Project: Leader of the Subproject 9 “Neuromorphic Computing Platform”.
A novel computing system provides brain-inspired computer architectures and makes them available for applications and experiments in neuroscience and generic computing.
Visit of neuromorphic computer.
MarsiliusKolleg:
Welcome and short introduction by Prof. Dr Thomas Rausch and Prof. Dr Bernd Schneidmüller, directors MarsiliusKolleg.
The MarsiliusKolleg is a cornerstone of Heidelberg University’s institutional strategy to promote top-level research in the framework of the Excellence Initiative organised by Germany’s state and federal governments. Its aim is to bring together handpicked researchers from various academic cultures, thereby encouraging a research-related dialogue between the humanities, law and social sciences on the one hand, and the natural and life sciences on the other.
Tour of MarsiliusKolleg.
14.00 h Optional lunch and individualdeparture
Changes are possible. The detailed programme with timetable, topics, names, links and the logistics will be ready to be sent outin March.
Our Spanish association (AECC) invites 2 science journalists to participate a Roundtable dedicated to communication & neglected tropical diseases that will take place in Toledo in May 2017.
Mundo Sano Foundation is inviting Health reporters to come to Spain to WorldLeish-6 Congress. http://worldleish2017.org
Mundo Sano will cover the full costs of travelling and accommodation to 2 European Science journalists from EUSJA interested in an active participation in a Roundtable dedicated to “Communication & Neglected Tropical Diseases”.
DATE: It will be celebrated next May 18th on the World Congress of Leishmaniasis
LOCATION: The city of TOLEDO (Spain), near Madrid.
Roundtable will be conducted by DNDi (Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative) Communication manager and wants to bring media and scientific press attention to a big Global health issue as NTDs. (Neglected Tropical Diseases affect 1 every 7 people in the World, they are a diverse group of 17 communicable diseases that prevail in tropical and subtropical conditions in 149 countries and affect more than one billion people, costing developing economies billions of dollars every year. (See more info;http://www.who.int/neglected_diseases/mediacentre/factsheet/en/)
Interested people must be English spoken and have some experience working on Medicine/Health Divulgation.
Applicants should send their CV before December 30th to Irene Tato, Manager of Mundo Sano Foundation in Spain,Irene.tato@mundosano.org
EUSJA has 8 grants for its members to attend European Health Forum Gastein and to meet outstanding scientists and policy makers. It is a wonderful place for journalists who cover medicine and life sciences. This year will be the anniversary: the 20-th EHFG will be organized in Bad Gastein from 4 to 6 October with the main topic “Health in All Politics – a better future for Europe”. See the full programme to 
Our Spanish association (AECC) invites 2 science journalists to participate a Roundtable dedicated to communication & neglected tropical diseases that will take place in Toledo in May 2017.