神经科学讲座和实验技术培训第一轮通知

IBRO神经科学讲座和实验技术培训第一轮通知由复旦大学脑科学研究院和医学神经生物学重点实验室承办的IBRO（InternationalBrainResearchOrganization,IBRO)神经科学讲座和实验技术培训将于2009年10月26日-11月4日在复旦大学枫林校区举行。本次讲座和技术培训为期10天，详细内容见附件。本次培训班接受亚太地区研究人员和研究生申请，正式学员为30人。正式学员将由组委会提供相应的差旅费和食宿。复旦大学脑科学研究院和医学神经生物学重点实验室欢迎国内外研究人员、研究生和博士后积极申请这次讲座和技术培训。本次讲座和培训班只接受在线申请，请登陆IBROSchool网站（=4229）进行申请并获取更多关于此次培训班的信息。在线申请的截止日期为2009年8月21日。复旦大学脑科学研究院医学神经生物学重点实验室TheInstitutesofBrainScienceandtheStateKeyLaboratoryofMedicalNeurobiology,FudanUniversity,willhostanIBROSchoolofNeuroscienceentitled,“Molecular,CellularandBehavioralApproachestoNeuroscience,”fromOctober26toNovember4,2009inShanghai,China.ThepurposeofthisschoolistoprovideanopportunityforseniorPh.D.studentsandpost-doctoralfellowsintheAsia-Pacificregiontoacquireknowledgeofboththeoreticalandtechnologicaladvancesinkeyareasofneuroscienceresearchinasettingthatencouragespersonalinteractionsandexchanges.Weexpectparticipatingstudentstohaveexperiencewithlaboratoryworkand,preferably,publications.FundingfromIBROandlocalsponsorswillenableupto30studentstoattendthe10-dayschoolbycoveringtheirround-tripairfare,housing,andmeals.Theschoolwillprovidelectures,seminarsandopportunitiestoparticipateinavarietyoflaboratoryprojects.InstructorswillbeinternationallyrecognizedresearchersfromChina,Japan,EuropeandtheUnitedStates.Interactionsbetweenthestudentsandteacherswillbeemphasizedandencouraged.STRUCTUREOFTHESCHOOLLECTURESLecture1:Prof.ThomasKnoepfel,RIKENBrainScienceInstitute,JapanOptogeneticImagingofNeuronalCircuitDynamicsLecture2:Prof.MichaelR.Kreutz,Leibniz-InstituteforNeurobiology,GermanyNucleocytoplasmicproteinshuttling:thedirectrouteinsynapse-to-nucleussignalingLecture3:Prof.StephenMinger,King'sCollegeLondon,UKNeuralstemcell:underlyingmechanismsandtranslationtotheclinicLecture4:Prof.RichardC.Mulligan,HarvardMedicalSchool,USANewstrategiesandtechnologiesforgeneandcelltherapyLecture5:Prof.MinW.Jung,AjouUniversitySchoolofMedicine,KoreaMultiple-ChannelRecordingsofHippocampalandPrefronatlNeuronalActivitiesLecture6:Dr.BenjaminK.Yee,ETHZurich,SwitzerlandInterpretationandtranslationofmousebehaviouralassaysinmiceLecture7:Prof.Ying-ShingChan,UniversityofHongKong,ChinaSpatialmapformationinthebrain:FrommoleculestobehaviorLecture8:Prof.Shu-MinDuan,ChineseAcademyofSciences,ChinaInternationalBrainResearchOrganization(IBRO)SCHOOLOFNEUROSCIENCE:Molecular,CellularandBehavioralApproachestoNeuroscienceOctober26-November4,2009,Shanghai,ChinaNeuron-gliainteractionsLecture9:Prof.LanMa,FudanUniversity,ChinaFindingoutmoreaboutbeta-arrestins:fromreceptortobehaviorLecture10:Prof.Jian-HongZhu,FudanUniversity,ChinaEssentialsofhumanbrainregenerativemedicineLecture11:Prof.PingZheng,FudanUniversity,ChinaModulationofglutamatereleaseEXPERIMENTSLaboratoryprojectswillfocusonthefollowingthemesandtechniques:THEME1–MolecularBiologicalApproaches(1)Measurementofneurotransmitterreleaseinisolatedsynaptosomes(2)Genetransferandexpression(3)RealtimeRT-PCR(4)Geneknock-downTHEME2–CellularApproaches(1)Neuronalcultureandbrain-slicepreparation(2)Patch-clamprecording(3)Live-cellimagingmicroscopy(4)Flowcytometry(5)Two-photonmicroscopyTHEME3–InvivoMorphological,FunctionalandBehavioralApproaches(1)Doublefluorescence&immunochemicallabelling(2)Stereotaxictechniques(3)Retrogradefluorescentneuronaltracing(4)Multi-channelneuronalactivityrecordings(5)AnimalbehaviouralassaysJOURNALCLUBSSelectedstudentswillpresentpublishedarticlesfromthecurrentresearchliteratureandallstudentswillparticipateindiscussionsofthesepapers.GROUPTECHNIQUEPRESENTATIONGroupsoffivestudentswillworktogetheronexperiments.Onestudentfromeachgroupwillpresentashortoralreportandtheentiregroupwillparticipateinaquestion-answersession.ADDITIONALINFORMATIONABOUTTHESCHOOLOrganizersHonoraryDirector:Prof.Xiong-LiYang,InstitutesofBrainScience,FudanUniversityDirector:Prof.LanMa,InstitutesofBrainScience,FudanUniversityGeneralSecretary:Prof.PingZheng,InstitutesofBrainScience,FudanUniversitySponsorsIBRO-APRCInstitutesofBrainScience，FudanUniversityStateKeyLaboratoryofMedicalNeurobiology，FudanUniversityContactpersonMs.Li-YunShen,InstitutesofBrainScience,FudanUniversity,Shanghai,Chinae-mail:[e-mail],Tel:[phone],Fax:[phone]WhoshouldapplyzSeniorPh.D.studentsandpost-doctoralfellowszAgelimitis45yearszOnlyapplicantsfromtheAsia-Pacificregioncanbeaccepted.Preferencewillbegiventostudentswhohaveexperienceinlaboratoryworkandpublications.zStudentswillbeselectedonthebasisoftheiracademicrecordandwrittenstatementsconcerningtheirinterestinneuroscienceandhowtheyexpecttobenefitfromparticipatingintheSchool.TheselectionprocesswillbecoordinatedbytheIBROAsia-PacificRegionalCommittee.HowtoapplyApplicationsare”on-line”only.Paperapplicationformsarenotavailable.Instructionsforapplicationcanbefoundatthefollowingwebsite=2422Closingdateforapplications:August21,2009Notethatapplicantsmustlogintotheabovesitetofillouttheapplication.Ifyoudonothaveordonotrememberyourp