We are pleased to announce that Drs. Zanos and Apostolakis from the Translational Neuropharmacology Lab have been successfully selected and completed the “COST Academy – Leadership training workshop” for early-career investigators. This specialized training workshop was designed for young researchers to develop leadership skills for positions within COST consortia and broader research environments.

Our laboratory’s participation reflects our active involvement in important COST Actions. Dr. Zanos represents our lab in the “Psychedelic renaissance: turn on, tune in and drop in” COST Action (CA24130), which aims to advance psychedelic research by networking academic institutions with the pharmaceutical industry to develop new treatments for depression, anxiety, and addiction. Dr. Apostolakis contributes to the “EEG101: Fundamentals of Open & Rigorous EEG Science” COST Action (CA24148), which focuses on standardizing EEG research practices to improve reproducibility and enable better clinical applications.

This leadership training enhances our laboratory’s capacity to drive international collaboration, lead research initiatives, and advance open science practices. The skills and networks developed through this program will directly benefit our ongoing research in translational neuropharmacology and our contributions to the international neuroscience community.