SYNAPSE

SYNAPSE will be officially launched on January 15th, 2020 in Singapore, with the partners inking their committment and the formal announcement of our key objective: the first wiring map (connectome) of a human brain before 2024... We aim to map an entire human brain at sub-cellular resolution revealing the connections of this neuronal network. This feat is made possible by synchrotron x-ray microscopy though image acquisition at 1mm^3 per minute and 0.3um resolution... The new partnership is built on long-standing and successful collaborations. Our core teams pioneered the special techniques required for SYNAPSE, notably x-ray phase-contrast tomography at micrometer and nanometer scale. In addition to synchrotron facilities, SYNAPSE involves more than 40 other research institutions in biology, materials science, physics, chemistry and engineering from the regional partners.

Primary location: Singapore