The Centre de Résonance Magnétique des Systèmes Biologiques (UMR5536 and TRAIL CorePartner) offers training sessions into the Physics Basics of MRI over the course of 5 days (1 session in June and 1 session in November). There is still one spot left for the November 2018 session (November 12th-16th, 2018). Registration to the two sessions of next year (June 3rd-6th, 2019 and November 4th-11th, 2019) are open as well.

The annual TRAIL reporting campaign has now started. Each TRAIL project leader is asked to fill-in the reporting form and to send the completed folder to Jean-François Bauger and Helene Katz before November 20th, 2018 latest. This data is gathered to valorise TRAIL projects to the ANR and partners, as well as in communication documents such as the activity report, the website, the TRAIL presentation brochure and during TRAIL events.

The Translational Biophysics meeting will be held on November 15th-16th, 2018 at the Bizkaia Aretoa conference center in Bilbao, Spain. This meeting is organised within the frame of the Bordeaux-Euskampus Euro-regional Campus of International Excellence. The registration is open until November 9th, 2018 and is free of charge. The LabEx TRAIL is a sponsor of this event, and travel grants will be available for TRAIL members that participate in the colloquium. Please note that the number of travel grants is limited, and that you have to register to participate.

EATRIS and NeurATRIS are launching a series of webinars on Neuroimaging in November 2018 (November 6th, 20th, and 27th). The series will cover the usage of CEST-MRI, optical imaging and PET imaging in neurodegenerative diseases and their potential application in translational medicine. All webinars will take place from 14:00-15:00 CET, are free of charge, and include an audience Q&A session. They will be recorded and available for later viewing. More information and registration at this link.

The University of Bordeaux launches its Arts & Sciences 2018-2019 program, which aims to foster creativity on the Bordeaux site. This program offers support to artistic projects jointly undertaken by researchers and artists which promote the development and transfer of knowledge.

The 4th congress of the Société française de résonance magnétique en biologie et médecine (SFRMBM) will be held March 19th-21st, 2019 at the Hôtel du département du Bas-Rhin in Strasburg. The call for abstracts will open soon and will close on December 9th, 2018. Early bird registration will end on February 17th, 2019. Further information regarding the SFRMBM congress is available here.