Call for applications for the RIKEN BSI Summer Program 2016
Research and Intensive Lecture Course Opportunities in Japan
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Staking, Making and Breaking Circuits
Modern neuroscience approaches have made identifying, measuring and manipulating specific neural circuits, and as a consequence the behavior they support, a reality. This course will feature lectures from leaders in the field who are applying circuit based approaches to topics ranging from development to decision making.
Schedule
Plan A: Internship and Lecture Course, June 15 - August 10, 2016
Plan B: Lecture Course, June 20 - June 24, 2016
*We will accept 15 interns for the Internship and Lecture Course (Plan A) and 30 participants for the Lecture Course (Plan B).
Deadline for applications:February 29,2016
Invited Lecturers
David Foster, Johns Hopkins University
Haruo Kasai, The University of Tokyo
Jeff Magee, Janelia Farm Research Campus
Xiang Yu, The Institute of Neuroscience, the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Masashi Yanagisawa, University of Tsukuba
Jennifer Raymond, Stanford University
Hiromu Tanimoto, Tohoku University
Masayuki Matsumoto, University of Tsukuba
Carlos Brody, Princeton University
Michael Bruchas, Washington University
Dayu Lin, NYU Langone Medical Center
Yael Niv, Princeton University
RIKEN BSI Summer Program 2016 Organizing Committee
Thomas McHugh
Tomomi Shimogori
Shigeyoshi Fujisawa
Joshua Johansen
For more information and applications, visit our website
http://www.brain.riken.jp/en/summer/
Inquiries:
info.summer@brain.riken.jp