Jules Angst Symposium & Zurich Psychiatry Meeting
One Day, Two Perspectives
Join us for a symposium honouring one of the pioneers of modern psychiatry while exploring the latest advances in psychiatric research.
- Honouring a lifetime of scientific achievement
We pay tribute to the remarkable scientific legacy of Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Jules Angst, who served as Professor of Clinical Psychiatry and Director of Research at the Psychiatric University Hospital Zurich from 1969 to 1994. He passed away on 15 May 2026 in his 100th year of life. The keynote lecture will be delivered by Prof. Dr. Wulf Rössler. - Looking ahead: The future of psychiatric research
The Zurich Psychiatry Meeting explores current developments and future directions in psychiatric research through presentations by leading researchers and promising early-career scientists. The programme also includes the presentation of research and poster awards. We are particularly pleased to welcome Prof. Dr. Carmine Pariante as keynote speaker.
The Jules Angst Symposium & Zurich Psychiatry Meeting will be held on 29 October 2026, from 10:00 to 18:00, in Lecture Hall Z1 03 at the Psychiatric University Hospital Zurich (PUK).
Program (PDF, 950 KB) (with Abstracts)
Program
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Jules Angst Symposium |
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10:00-10:10 |
Welcome Address |
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. S. Walitza and Prof. Dr. P. Homan |
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10:00-11:00 |
Keynote by Prof. Wulf Rössler |
Jules Angst - ein Weltpsychiater |
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11:00-11:45 |
In Honour of Jules Angst |
Honour Faculty Address: Prof. Dr. Beatrice Beck Schimmer (Director, University Medicine Zurich) Tributes: Prof. Dr. med. Dr. phil. Hans-Christoph Steinhausen; Prof. Dr. med. Prof. h.c. Dr. h.c. mult. Andreas Marneros |
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Zurich Psychiatry Meeting |
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12:45-13:00 |
Welcome address |
Prof. Mirella Manfredi (SNSF professor in child and adolescence psychiatry) and Prof. Nathalie Giroud (associate professor in child and adolescence psychiatry and adult psychiatry) |
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13:00-14:00 |
Selected oral presentations by junior researchers, session I |
Bianca Serio; Lukas Eggenberger; Anna Jacobsen; Pavo Orepić Individual differences reveal distinct age and pubertal contributions to the refinement of the functional cortical hierarchy during adolescence Adolescent ADHD symptom trajectories, stimulant medication history, and young adult cocaine use risk Population-based validation of blood neurofilament light chain across psychiatric disorders Altered Self-Voice Monitoring in Auditory-Verbal Hallucinations and Nonclinical Hallucination Proneness |
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14:00-14:15 |
Short break |
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14:15-15:00 |
Keynote lecture |
Prof. Carmine Pariante (Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at King’s College London) Inflammation in depression: a new frontier for personalised psychiatry |
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15:00-16:30 |
Poster presentations (Z0 03) and coffee break |
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16:30-17:30 |
Selected oral presentations by junior researchers, session II |
Miriam Rabl; Darren Kelly Multi-Omics highlights pathophysiological alterations underlying Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Alzheimer’s Disease ADHD patient-derived cerebral organoids show relative cortical thinning and a reduced astroglial proportionking for answers in the cerebellum with neuroimaging and brain stimulation |
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16:30-17:30 |
Selected blitz-talks by junior researchers |
Mylla Marsiglia; Golan Karvat; Christine Dworschak; Dominique Recher; Carmen Providoli Distinct spatial associations of adversity with hippocampal macro- and microstructure in early adolescence Universal rhythmic architecture uncovers two modes of neural dynamics Associations between Emotion Differentiation and Anxiety Symptoms in the Context of Psychotherapy Enhancing CBT-Exposure and memory-reconsolidation through AI-Generated Child Avatars and Virtual Reality Self-Dialogues: Clinical Translation of VR-enhanced Imagery Rescripting (ImR) Multisensory learning and individual differences in language skills |
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17:30-17:45 |
Introduction “Crime Lab” |
Prof. Sascha Frühholz (Department of Psychology, University of Oslo) |
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17:45-18:00 |
Announcement “Jules Angst Award” and poster prizes |
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18:00-19:00 |
Apéro riche (Z0 04) |
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Organizing Committee: Dr. Anton Gietl, PD Dr. Christian Ineichen, Prof. Dr. Birgit Kleim, Prof. Dr. Boris B. Quednow, Prof. Dr. Mirella Manfredi, Prof. Dr. Nathalie Giroud, Prof. Dr. Sascha Frühholz, Prof. Dr. Susanne Walitza