International Society for Tractography Conference
Welcome to the International Society for Tractography Conference!
The inaugural Conference of the International Society for Tractography, took place from October 13-16, 2025, in the city of Bordeaux, France at the Institut des Maladies Neurodégénératives.
This landmark event brought together around 150 participants in the field of tractography, with a focus on anatomy, methodology, and applications in both clinical and scientific contexts.
Designed to foster meaningful exchange and collaboration, the conference embraced an innovative format that reflects the Society’s raison d’être: to advance research, innovation, and community in our common field of interest, tractography.
Winners for best talks for the oral and poster sessions can be found here.
Join us at our next event hosted in Banff, Canada next year.
Our Sponsors
We are grateful to our sponsors who made this conference possible. We are currently welcoming additional sponsors, visit here for more information!
Location
The conference will be hosted at the Institut des Maladies Neurodégénératives in Bordeaux, France. See here for accomodation and travel details.
The vibrant city of Bordeaux, a UNESCO World Heritage site, will serve as the inspiring backdrop for the International Society for Tractography's conference. Beyond its world-renowned vineyards and historic charm, Bordeaux offers a dynamic and accessible setting, perfect for fostering insightful discussions and networking opportunities for our global community of researchers.
Keynote Speakers
Professor Marco Catani is a clinical neuroscientist specializing in neuropsychiatry. He has pioneered the use of diffusion tractography to identify novel pathways in the human brain and has extensively studied the clinical syndromes associated with their damage.
Dr. Anastasia Yendiki is an Associate Professor of Radiology at Harvard Medical School and an Associate Investigator at Massachusetts General Hospital's Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging. Her research focuses on tractography methods for mapping the white-matter axon bundles through which the different regions of the human brain communicate with each other.
Professor Hugues Duffau is a renowned French neurosurgeon and researcher. His notable contributions include the development of intraoperative brain mapping methods in humans, particularly applied to eloquent areas, and advancing the understanding of cerebral plasticity.
Final Program:
• The mornings and early afternoons will feature keynote lectures, short oral presentations, and poster sessions showcasing the latest advancements in the field.
• After the first sessions the conference will adopt a retreat-style format, emphasizing interactive roundtable discussions on critical challenges facing tractography. Each session will focus on a dedicated topic for two hours, culminating in a collective discussion to define actionable objectives and chart the future direction of the field.
Organizing Scientific Committee
Dogu Baran Aydogan (Kuopio) / Flavio Dell'Acqua (London) / Maxime Descoteaux (Sherbrooke) / Stephanie Forkel (Nijmegen) / Alexander Leemans (Utrecht) / Graham Little (Edmonton) / Laurent Petit (Bordeaux) / Simona Schiavi (Genoa) / Michel Thiebaut de Schotten (Bordeaux)
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Location
Institut des Maladies Neurodégénératives
146 Rue Léo Saignat
Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
France, 33076
Dates
Registration period:
June 13, 2025 - 9:00 AM CEST - October 13, 2025 - 11:59 PM CEST
Contact us
If you have any questions, please contact info@tractography.io