The neuroscientist, Mackenzie Mathis, is an assistant professor and holder of the Bertarelli Foundation Chair of Integrative Neuroscience at EPF Lausanne, where she and her team seek to decrypt neural circuits, thus contributing to a better understanding of our brain.
Linking neural activity to behaviour
“I feel very humbled, especially as the laureates form a long and prestigious line of esteemed scientists, so those are big shoes to fill.”
A non-profit institution serving the public good, the Foundation was established in 1975 under the aegis of John S. Latsis in recognition of the welcome he and his family received in Switzerland. It was initially based in Fribourg from 1975 to 1990, and moved to Geneva thereafter.
Swiss Francs awarded
Lectures delivered by internationally renowned researchers and keynote speakers
Latsis University Prizes awarded since 1983
Swiss Scientific Prizes Latsis (between 1984 and 2020 known as “National Latsis Prize”)
Symposia organised at Swiss Institutions of Higher Education (EPFL at ETHZ)
Conferences sponsored at the University of Geneva
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