The EBRAINS Digital Research Infrastructure, building on the ten-year European flagship initiative Human Brain Project, aims to advance neuroscience research through collaboration. The data and information ecosystem it provides serves scientists from more than 60 partner institutions. Masaryk University is now the first from the Czech Republic to join them. Scientists will have at their disposal, among other things, a range of analytical and simulation tools, access to cutting-edge computing platforms and the world's most comprehensive brain atlas.
"Through membership of EBRAINS, our researchers can seek new collaborations and develop new multidisciplinary research directions based on current scientific excellence in neuroscience and brain health. We are very much looking forward to joining the EBRAINS community and to the opportunities that will allow us to join forces in deepening our understanding of the brain in all its complexity," says Professor Milan Brázdil, Head of Department of Neurology at St. Anne's University Hospital and Masaryk University Faculty of Medicine, who also heads the neuroscience-focused research and education platform Masaryk Neuroscience Hub.
Masaryk University is already one of the main Czech institutions in the field of neuroscience, and it is currently responding to the increasing relevance of this dynamically developing field by opening a new Master's degree programme in Neuroscience at the Faculty of Medicine. The partnership with EBRAINS reinforces this leading position. "Masaryk University has extensive experience in brain research, so we are very pleased to have it as part of our infrastructure," says Philippe Vernier, EBRAINS joint-CEO.
"Membership in EBRAINS provides Masaryk University with the opportunity to become a comprehensive centre for brain research and education and to combine our expertise with the tools and data integrated in the EBRAINS infrastructure," says Professor Martin Repko, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at Masaryk University. "We also believe that joining the EBRAINS community will allow us to effectively establish new international collaborations that match the diverse expertise of our researchers."
