Timetable & learning outcomes

Course content combines lectures and practical sessions on hot topics in immunopsychiatry, as well as educational workshops on cytokine measurement, maternal immune activation or meta-analysis. The programme is delivered  and developed by researchers belonging to the ECNP immuno-neuropsychiatry network.

In addition to the lectures and practical sessions, students and speakers will share lunches and dinners in an environment encouraging exchange and reflection. To faciliate collaboration, a “speed dating” event with each course leader will be organised.

Tentative programme

Please note: participants will be asked to introduce each plenary speaker and play the role of chairman during the round tables. Participants must also prepare a scientific poster prior to the course.

Monday July 17th	Tuesday July 18th	Wednesday July 19th
	Plenary lectures and round tables Early life stress and vulnerability to mood disorders Christine Heim        Translational approaches in immunopsychiatry Igor Branchi Inflamation and gluamate in psychiatric disorders Martin Walter	Plenary lectures and round tables Behavioural consequences of inflammatory challenges Julie Lasselin      Redox-inflammation the role of NLRP3 inflammasome in brain health and disease Ana Andreazza Building a startup in immuno-psychiatry Pierre Yves Mousset
	Lunch	Lunch
Arrival and welcome coffee	Mentored poster walk	Award ceremony and summer school closure
Welcome and introduction (objectives, programme, sessions) Lucile Capuron, Muriel Darnaudery, Marion Leboyer
Keynote Immuno-psychiatry: where do we stand? Marion Leboyer
Opening plenary lecture and round table Brain-immune interactions in depression: mechanisms and translational implications Andrew Miller	Interview with course leaders	Visit of la Cité du Vin and dinner
Flash presentations: 90 seconds per participant (background, study programme or research project, and motivations for taking part in this summer school)
Bordeaux city tour and dinner

Expertise upon completion

This summer school will provide participants with basic and practical education on immunopsychiatry. It is a unique opportunity for young scientists to improve their academic and professional networks and gain feedback on their own research from renowned experts.

A certificate of participation will be awarded to students upon completion of the course.