Colloquium series​

Lecture: The cellular machinery of microglial dynamics and its relevance to neurological and neurodevelopment disorders – Prof. R.B. Jolivet.

Date: Monday, 30 November 2026

Time: 15:00 hrs - 16.00 hrs

Deadline registration: 23 November 2026

Biograph

Speaker: Prof.R.B. Jolivet

Prof. Renaud B. Jolivet is Professor of Neural Engineering & Computation at the Maastricht Centre for Systems Biology and Bioinformatics at Maastricht University.  His work focusses on NeuroAI and on neurotechnologies to interface with brain tissue.  Prior to working in the Netherlands, Renaud has worked in Switzerland, Japan and the UK.  He has previously served on the boards of the Initiative for Science in Europe, Marie Curie Alumni Association and Organization for Computational Neuroscience, and was a 2023 Neurotech Fellow of the Foresight Institute, the inaugural Chair of the Science & Technology Committee of EBRAINS, and a stakeholder representative for individual researchers and innovators at the European Commission’s ERA Forum.  He is a recipient of the Marie Curie Alumni Association Career Award (2022), of the André Mischke Young Academy of Europe Prize for Science and Policy 2023, and a current Fellow of the International Science Council and of the Geneva Centre for Security Policy. 

Location

The lecture will take place in MTR Greepzaal HOOFDGEBOUW_4.E2.020 (MUMC+)

How to get to the Greepzaal:

• Take the elevator or stairs to level 4 (route 7 elevator H).

• When you exit the elevator, you'll see the Greepzaal sign on the wall on your right. (arrow pointing left.) 

• Walk a few meters in that direction, and halfway down the hallway, on your right, you'll find the  Greepzaal (sign on the ceiling).