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Advanced Neuroscience - Principles and Methods
Course Leader
Zhe Jin, Maria Lindskog
Department
Dept of Medical Cell Biology
Weeks
Sept 28 - Oct 2
Location
BMC
Duration
7 days including preparations and post course work
Description
The course covers key areas within neuroscience including cellular and molecular neuroscience, neurodevelopment, neurodegeneration and aging, behavioural, cognitive and computational neuroscience, neuropsychiatry, neuroimmunology and translational neuroscience, as well as future research directions, grant applications and career paths for neuroscientists.
Learning Outcomes
After completion of the course, the participants are expected to:
- Understand and evaluate research methods in neuroscience
o Describe and reflect on how different methods are used in areas such as cellular and molecular neuroscience, neural development, neurodegeneration, aging, behavioural and cognitive research.
- Follow and discuss new trends in neuroscience.
o Identify current research directions in neuropsychiatry, neuroimmunology, and translational neuroscience.
- Understand the basics of writing research proposals, communicating research results, and planning own career.
o Plan and present own research proposal
- Understand and evaluate research methods in neuroscience
o Describe and reflect on how different methods are used in areas such as cellular and molecular neuroscience, neural development, neurodegeneration, aging, behavioural and cognitive research.
- Follow and discuss new trends in neuroscience.
o Identify current research directions in neuropsychiatry, neuroimmunology, and translational neuroscience.
- Understand the basics of writing research proposals, communicating research results, and planning own career.
o Plan and present own research proposal
Content
Compulsory lectures, workshops, interactive sessions (poster pitches, journal club, panel discussion), mock study seminars.
Instructions
The priority will be given in the following order: PhD students in the Neuroscience track at Uppsala University, postdocs and researchers related to neuroscience from Uppsala University, PhD students from other universities.
Examination
To pass the course, attendance at compulsory lectures and workshops, active participation during poster pitches, journal clubs and mock study seminar are required. Up to two absent compulsory activities can be compensated with written reports.
Literature
Current scholarly articles as specifically directed
Teachers
Zhe Jin, Mia Lindskog and invited speakers