Systems Biology of the Brain

29-30 August 2023

Simon Sprecher

Prof. Simon Sprecher, UNIFR

Dr. Pawel Burkhardt, Bergen, Norway

Dr. Roberto Feuda, Leicester, UK

Dr. Giorgio Gilestro; London, UK

Prof. Ilona Grunwald Kadow, Bonn, DE

Prof. Urs Albrecht, Uni Fribourg, CH

Dr. Johannes Felsenberg, FMI Basel, CH

Prof. Anne von Phillipsborn, Uni Fribourg, CH

Prof. Emmanuel Périsse, Montpellier, FR

PD Dr. Dennis Pauls, Leipzig, DE

The human brain remains one of the biggest mysteries in natural sciences. The complex network of nerve cells and its large number of unidirctional connections however provides the basis for any form of basic human behaviour to higher cognitive functions. In the recent years, the advent of large-scale analysis techniques and genomic methods profoundly advanced the way we study the brain. Emergence of fields including neuromics, connectomics, neurogenetics and ethomics depict how the 'omics-world' has taken a leading role in neuroscience. The two-day course with workshops will give an introductory overview of various aspects of analysis of the nervous systems. Lectures will include large-scale approaches to understand genes, neurons and synaptic connections in the brain. We will provide a broad overview on the evolving fields and reveal solutions of data handling. Moreover various genetic model systems from simple invertebrates such as insects and nematodes to higher mammals will be presented. The goal of the course consists in giving the students an overview into the emerging fields in neurosciences. Thus to provide all basic information of how novel techniques move to border of science and directly impact the approaches of how the complexity brain can be unveiled.

Systems Biology of the brain "Emerging concepts of cognition in model systems and throughout evolution"

29th August 2023

ROOMS > TBA

8:30-9:00 coffee and croissants

9:05-9:15 Welcome address (Simon Sprecher)

9:15-10:15 Pawel Burkhardt, SARS Center, Uni Bergen, Norway

10:15-11:15 Roberto Feuda, University of Leicester, UK

11:15-12:00 Johannes Felsenberg, FMI Basel, CH

12:15-14:15 LUNCH

14:15-15:15 Ilona Grunwald Kadow, University of Bonn, Germany

15:15-15:45 Coffee

15:45-16:45 Urs Albrecht, University of Fribourg, CH

17:00 Apéro dinatoire in Pavillon vert

30th August 2023

ROOMS > TBA

9:30- 10:00 Coffee and croissants

10:00-11:00 Anne von Phillipsborn, University of Fribourg, CH

11:00-12:00 Emmanuel Périsse, University of Montpellier, France

12:00-13:30 LUNCH

13:30-14.30 Giorgio Gilestro, Imperial College London, UK

14:30-15:00 Coffee

15:00-16:00 Dennis Pauls, University of Leipzig, Germany

16:00-16:30 Student/Postdoc talk (TBA)

16:30 Concluding Remarks

End of Workshop

UNIFR, Campus Perolles, building 21, room TBA

Reimbursements:

Reimbursements for CUSO StarOmics students: - Train ticket, 2°class, half-fare from your institution to the place of the activity.

Reimbursement of your travel tickets can be asked online through your MyCUSO.

See HERE for the procedure.

For any question concerning reimbursement please contact the CUSO StarOmics coordinator Corinne Dentan

Other CUSO Students: Please contact the coordinator of your Program.

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