Artemis Koumoundourou
@akoumoundourou.bsky.social
Postdoc @synapse-lab.bsky.social - @cbdresearch.bsky.social @kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social
| Executive Director @TReNDinAfrica (https://trendinafrica.org/) | Organiser @trendcamina.bsky.social
| Executive Director @TReNDinAfrica (https://trendinafrica.org/) | Organiser @trendcamina.bsky.social
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More highlights from #SfN2025.😍
We are also glad to inform you that our poster WW10 will be up until around 5 PM(PST) Today. Our team, Gilgal J. Ansah and Saray Soldado Magraner, will be at the venue to answer any questions.
Grab a coffee and have a chat with us!
We are also glad to inform you that our poster WW10 will be up until around 5 PM(PST) Today. Our team, Gilgal J. Ansah and Saray Soldado Magraner, will be at the venue to answer any questions.
Grab a coffee and have a chat with us!
November 16, 2025 at 9:26 PM
More highlights from #SfN2025.😍
We are also glad to inform you that our poster WW10 will be up until around 5 PM(PST) Today. Our team, Gilgal J. Ansah and Saray Soldado Magraner, will be at the venue to answer any questions.
Grab a coffee and have a chat with us!
We are also glad to inform you that our poster WW10 will be up until around 5 PM(PST) Today. Our team, Gilgal J. Ansah and Saray Soldado Magraner, will be at the venue to answer any questions.
Grab a coffee and have a chat with us!
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Live at #SfN2025!
Come visit our Poster WW10 and connect with our team to learn about our work in advancing computational neuroscience & Machine learning in Africa through open science and potential collaborations.🥰
Time: now, 8 AM–12 PM PST, San Diego
@sfn.org #Neuroscience
Come visit our Poster WW10 and connect with our team to learn about our work in advancing computational neuroscience & Machine learning in Africa through open science and potential collaborations.🥰
Time: now, 8 AM–12 PM PST, San Diego
@sfn.org #Neuroscience
November 16, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Live at #SfN2025!
Come visit our Poster WW10 and connect with our team to learn about our work in advancing computational neuroscience & Machine learning in Africa through open science and potential collaborations.🥰
Time: now, 8 AM–12 PM PST, San Diego
@sfn.org #Neuroscience
Come visit our Poster WW10 and connect with our team to learn about our work in advancing computational neuroscience & Machine learning in Africa through open science and potential collaborations.🥰
Time: now, 8 AM–12 PM PST, San Diego
@sfn.org #Neuroscience
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Attending #SfN2025? 🧠🌍
See you in San Diego, Nov 16!
Meet our #TReNDCaMinA Team at the world’s largest neuroscience gathering as we showcase how collaborative, open-access training is transforming neuroscience education across Africa.
Check details below.
See you in San Diego, Nov 16!
Meet our #TReNDCaMinA Team at the world’s largest neuroscience gathering as we showcase how collaborative, open-access training is transforming neuroscience education across Africa.
Check details below.
November 13, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Attending #SfN2025? 🧠🌍
See you in San Diego, Nov 16!
Meet our #TReNDCaMinA Team at the world’s largest neuroscience gathering as we showcase how collaborative, open-access training is transforming neuroscience education across Africa.
Check details below.
See you in San Diego, Nov 16!
Meet our #TReNDCaMinA Team at the world’s largest neuroscience gathering as we showcase how collaborative, open-access training is transforming neuroscience education across Africa.
Check details below.
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Three CaMinA cohorts, endless smiles, unforgettable graduation moments!
Each Cohort with a unique vibe!! 🥰
Are you excited to join the next cohort? 🤗
CaMinA 2026 applications dropping soon!
Which country is next? A hint will be posted anytime!😂
Each Cohort with a unique vibe!! 🥰
Are you excited to join the next cohort? 🤗
CaMinA 2026 applications dropping soon!
Which country is next? A hint will be posted anytime!😂
November 11, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Three CaMinA cohorts, endless smiles, unforgettable graduation moments!
Each Cohort with a unique vibe!! 🥰
Are you excited to join the next cohort? 🤗
CaMinA 2026 applications dropping soon!
Which country is next? A hint will be posted anytime!😂
Each Cohort with a unique vibe!! 🥰
Are you excited to join the next cohort? 🤗
CaMinA 2026 applications dropping soon!
Which country is next? A hint will be posted anytime!😂
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Attention CaMinA Community!👀
Something exciting is coming…🎉🚀
CaMinA Summer School 2026 is on its way! 🧠💻
Where do you think it will take place?🌍
Only one African country will host the 2026 CaMinA magic.
💬 Drop your guess in the comments!😆
📢 Official application announcement coming very soon!
Something exciting is coming…🎉🚀
CaMinA Summer School 2026 is on its way! 🧠💻
Where do you think it will take place?🌍
Only one African country will host the 2026 CaMinA magic.
💬 Drop your guess in the comments!😆
📢 Official application announcement coming very soon!
November 10, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Attention CaMinA Community!👀
Something exciting is coming…🎉🚀
CaMinA Summer School 2026 is on its way! 🧠💻
Where do you think it will take place?🌍
Only one African country will host the 2026 CaMinA magic.
💬 Drop your guess in the comments!😆
📢 Official application announcement coming very soon!
Something exciting is coming…🎉🚀
CaMinA Summer School 2026 is on its way! 🧠💻
Where do you think it will take place?🌍
Only one African country will host the 2026 CaMinA magic.
💬 Drop your guess in the comments!😆
📢 Official application announcement coming very soon!
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⏳Don't miss the chance to apply for ALBA-CHS #TravelGrants for early-career neuroscientists (final year PhD/MD up to 10 years post-degree) to attend #FENS2026 in Barcelona! Open to applicants #worldwide, especially from #underrepresented backgrounds.
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📆 21 Oct 2025
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📆 21 Oct 2025
🧠 Are you an early-career brain science researcher interested to attend #FENS2026 in Barcelona, Europe’s largest #neuroscience meeting? Apply for the ALBA-CHS Travel Awards!
✈️ Tiered grants for EU & non-EU candidates
✅ Final-year PhD/MD or ≤10 years post-PhD/MD
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📆 21 Oct 2025
✈️ Tiered grants for EU & non-EU candidates
✅ Final-year PhD/MD or ≤10 years post-PhD/MD
👉🏽 loom.ly/7FOgCJc
📆 21 Oct 2025
September 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM
⏳Don't miss the chance to apply for ALBA-CHS #TravelGrants for early-career neuroscientists (final year PhD/MD up to 10 years post-degree) to attend #FENS2026 in Barcelona! Open to applicants #worldwide, especially from #underrepresented backgrounds.
👉🏽 loom.ly/7FOgCJc
📆 21 Oct 2025
👉🏽 loom.ly/7FOgCJc
📆 21 Oct 2025
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#TReND TA & Student Reunion at @deeplearningindaba.bsky.social 2025
From the classrooms of #TReNDCaMinA 2024 in Kigali to the collaborative halls of Deep Learning Indaba 2025, TA Devon Jarvis and student Malik Lanlokun have come full circle. Their reunion underscores TReND's impact.
From the classrooms of #TReNDCaMinA 2024 in Kigali to the collaborative halls of Deep Learning Indaba 2025, TA Devon Jarvis and student Malik Lanlokun have come full circle. Their reunion underscores TReND's impact.
August 22, 2025 at 6:18 PM
#TReND TA & Student Reunion at @deeplearningindaba.bsky.social 2025
From the classrooms of #TReNDCaMinA 2024 in Kigali to the collaborative halls of Deep Learning Indaba 2025, TA Devon Jarvis and student Malik Lanlokun have come full circle. Their reunion underscores TReND's impact.
From the classrooms of #TReNDCaMinA 2024 in Kigali to the collaborative halls of Deep Learning Indaba 2025, TA Devon Jarvis and student Malik Lanlokun have come full circle. Their reunion underscores TReND's impact.
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This week, students explore brain structure, function, and computation using datasets from the @alleninstitute.org. Thanks to TAs @ashvparker.bsky.social, Evren Gokcen, Gilgal A., @mzouink.bsky.social, @pollytur.bsky.social, and @skuechenhoff.bsky.social for their sharp insight and mentorship!
July 18, 2025 at 10:30 AM
This week, students explore brain structure, function, and computation using datasets from the @alleninstitute.org. Thanks to TAs @ashvparker.bsky.social, Evren Gokcen, Gilgal A., @mzouink.bsky.social, @pollytur.bsky.social, and @skuechenhoff.bsky.social for their sharp insight and mentorship!
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Time to reboot the neurons. 🧠
Brains need breaks. No code, no screens, just fresh air, games, stretching, and laughs between students and the TAs.
Rule #1: Keep laptops and phones away and relax
Our unofficial TA, the campus cat 😅, already knew that rest matters.
Brains need breaks. No code, no screens, just fresh air, games, stretching, and laughs between students and the TAs.
Rule #1: Keep laptops and phones away and relax
Our unofficial TA, the campus cat 😅, already knew that rest matters.
July 18, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Time to reboot the neurons. 🧠
Brains need breaks. No code, no screens, just fresh air, games, stretching, and laughs between students and the TAs.
Rule #1: Keep laptops and phones away and relax
Our unofficial TA, the campus cat 😅, already knew that rest matters.
Brains need breaks. No code, no screens, just fresh air, games, stretching, and laughs between students and the TAs.
Rule #1: Keep laptops and phones away and relax
Our unofficial TA, the campus cat 😅, already knew that rest matters.
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Week 2 is here, and the energy is high!
Our students showed up with open minds and big smiles, entering this new week with curiosity, focus, and a drive to learn together. They’re excited for what the week holds at @trendcamina.bsky.social
Momentum is growing — and so is the community. Let's go! 😊
Our students showed up with open minds and big smiles, entering this new week with curiosity, focus, and a drive to learn together. They’re excited for what the week holds at @trendcamina.bsky.social
Momentum is growing — and so is the community. Let's go! 😊
July 14, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Week 2 is here, and the energy is high!
Our students showed up with open minds and big smiles, entering this new week with curiosity, focus, and a drive to learn together. They’re excited for what the week holds at @trendcamina.bsky.social
Momentum is growing — and so is the community. Let's go! 😊
Our students showed up with open minds and big smiles, entering this new week with curiosity, focus, and a drive to learn together. They’re excited for what the week holds at @trendcamina.bsky.social
Momentum is growing — and so is the community. Let's go! 😊
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Our students kicked off the week with Spikeling from @opensourceneuro.bsky.social, seeing neurons fire live and making theory real. Then they explored @alleninstitute.org open neural data, preparing for upcoming projects.
July 10, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Our students kicked off the week with Spikeling from @opensourceneuro.bsky.social, seeing neurons fire live and making theory real. Then they explored @alleninstitute.org open neural data, preparing for upcoming projects.
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🎉🚨 Extended Application Deadline! Now July 16, 2025!
If you want to learn about the brain💻🧠in the amazing Noordhoek, Cape Town🇿🇦, apply.
What to Do Next: Finalise and submit applications before the deadline: imbizo.africa/apply/
Please spread the news. Don’t miss out!
If you want to learn about the brain💻🧠in the amazing Noordhoek, Cape Town🇿🇦, apply.
What to Do Next: Finalise and submit applications before the deadline: imbizo.africa/apply/
Please spread the news. Don’t miss out!
June 30, 2025 at 2:43 PM
🎉🚨 Extended Application Deadline! Now July 16, 2025!
If you want to learn about the brain💻🧠in the amazing Noordhoek, Cape Town🇿🇦, apply.
What to Do Next: Finalise and submit applications before the deadline: imbizo.africa/apply/
Please spread the news. Don’t miss out!
If you want to learn about the brain💻🧠in the amazing Noordhoek, Cape Town🇿🇦, apply.
What to Do Next: Finalise and submit applications before the deadline: imbizo.africa/apply/
Please spread the news. Don’t miss out!
Excited for receiving an FWO Postdoctoral Fellowship!
Really grateful for the support and for being part of such a great environment at VIB CBD. Looking forward to continuing the work on synapse biology with this extra boost.
Really grateful for the support and for being part of such a great environment at VIB CBD. Looking forward to continuing the work on synapse biology with this extra boost.
✨ Congratulations are in order for our FWO Postdoctoral Fellows — Artemis Koumoundourou, Gemma Martinez Rivas, and Ramon Duran-Romaña!
🧠 Through FWO's support, these scientists will continue to study the fundamental mechanisms driving brain development and functioning in health and disease.
🧠 Through FWO's support, these scientists will continue to study the fundamental mechanisms driving brain development and functioning in health and disease.
May 28, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Excited for receiving an FWO Postdoctoral Fellowship!
Really grateful for the support and for being part of such a great environment at VIB CBD. Looking forward to continuing the work on synapse biology with this extra boost.
Really grateful for the support and for being part of such a great environment at VIB CBD. Looking forward to continuing the work on synapse biology with this extra boost.
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Re-posting is appreciated: We have a fully funded PhD position in CMC lab @cmc-lab.bsky.social (at @tudresden_de). You can use forms.gle/qiAv5NZ871kv... to send your application and find more information. Deadline is April 30. Find more about CMC lab: cmclab.org and email me if you have questions.
forms.gle
February 20, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Re-posting is appreciated: We have a fully funded PhD position in CMC lab @cmc-lab.bsky.social (at @tudresden_de). You can use forms.gle/qiAv5NZ871kv... to send your application and find more information. Deadline is April 30. Find more about CMC lab: cmclab.org and email me if you have questions.
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Last year, Jessica Oparebea was joined students from across the African continent at @trendcamina.bsky.social - a computational neuroscience workshop. Inspired by her experience, she is hosting her own webinar to help others.
Dive deeper into her journey: alleninstitute.org/news/jessica...
Dive deeper into her journey: alleninstitute.org/news/jessica...
Jessica Oparebea is hoping to use science to heal and restore lives
Jessica is pursuing a future in neuroscience and optics, and is researching brain-machine interfaces and non-invasive neurotechnology that could one day restore lost functions like movement, sight, an...
alleninstitute.org
April 14, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Last year, Jessica Oparebea was joined students from across the African continent at @trendcamina.bsky.social - a computational neuroscience workshop. Inspired by her experience, she is hosting her own webinar to help others.
Dive deeper into her journey: alleninstitute.org/news/jessica...
Dive deeper into her journey: alleninstitute.org/news/jessica...
Open postdoc position in our lab.
Cool project - cool people😉
Cool project - cool people😉
Postdoc opportunity in the heart of Europe! Check out the flyer below.
Join our team on an international project with Anthony Holtmaat exploring synaptic plasticity and specificity in cortical and thalamocortical circuits.
Join our team on an international project with Anthony Holtmaat exploring synaptic plasticity and specificity in cortical and thalamocortical circuits.
April 8, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Open postdoc position in our lab.
Cool project - cool people😉
Cool project - cool people😉
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The International Society for Neuroethology has a grant for disadvantaged scientists investigating the mechanisms of animal behaviour. Apply for funds to help overcome any barriers you face!
Membership fees can be included in your application.
Details here: www.neuroethology.org/diversity-aw...
Membership fees can be included in your application.
Details here: www.neuroethology.org/diversity-aw...
April 4, 2025 at 2:21 PM
The International Society for Neuroethology has a grant for disadvantaged scientists investigating the mechanisms of animal behaviour. Apply for funds to help overcome any barriers you face!
Membership fees can be included in your application.
Details here: www.neuroethology.org/diversity-aw...
Membership fees can be included in your application.
Details here: www.neuroethology.org/diversity-aw...
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Very excited to share our new preprint together with @daniedaaboul.bsky.social, where we studied the gene regulatory code that hippocampal granule cells (GCs) use during synapse formation (1/n)
A dynamic gene regulatory code drives synaptic development of hippocampal granule cells https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.03.27.645686v1
March 31, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Very excited to share our new preprint together with @daniedaaboul.bsky.social, where we studied the gene regulatory code that hippocampal granule cells (GCs) use during synapse formation (1/n)