Topic: Neurogenesis and cell death
To be held from May 14-24, 2010 in Ottawa, ON, Canada.
On-line applications opened from January 10 to February 9, 2010.
Brief description
The International Brain Research Organization (IBRO) announces the 4th Canadian IBRO Neuroscience School to be held in association with the 4th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association for Neuroscience (CAN). The School is also sponsored by the SfN and the National Academy of Sciences of the US, which together with CAN and INMHA are members of the North American Regional Committee of IBRO. It will provide young promising trainees from Africa and South America the experience of attending a scientific meeting, followed by a one-week specialized neuroscience school in Ottawa, ON, Canada. This school follows on the previous succesful schools held in Canada: Toronto (2007), Montreal (2008) and Vancouver (2009).
School format
The focus of the School is to introduce the basic mechanism related to the neurogenesis with the implications on clinical issues and therapeutics. In addition, the students with specific interests will have the opportunity to visit a laboratory for a few days to weeks following the school, in Ottawa and possibly elsewhere in Canada.
The School will include a series of lectures, case presentations, a journal club and general education sessions for scientists (e.g. grant writing) as well as lab demonstrations of in vitro and in vivo experimentation.
Student selection
Students will be expected to present a poster at the CAN meeting and will be encouraged to participate actively in discussions and other school activities. Course applicants should be fluent in English (written/spoken), have a degree in basic or clinical sciences and a familiarity with basic neurophysiology and other disciplines closely related to the main subject of the school. Students will be selected on the basis of their academic records, publications and written statements concerning their interest in Neuroscience and what they expect to get out of the School and optional lab visits. The number of students is limited to 15 so that student selection will be competitive and based on the information provided. Priority will be given to IBRO alumni.
Student support
The School will support travel expenses, registration cost for the CAN-INMHA meeting, meals and accommodation expenses. Lab visits will be sponsored separately.
Applications should be made on-line via IBRO Schools website (see below).
School Coordinator
Catherine E. Morris, University of Ottawa
Administrative Support
Bea Robertson, University of Ottawa
Organizing Committee of Canadian IBRO Schools of Neuroscience
Albert J. Aguayo (Past President of IBRO), Chair
Ellis Cooper (McGill University)
Jonathan Dostrovsky (University of Toronto)
Jane Roskams (University of British Columbia)
Ante L. Padjen (McGill University, Director of IBRO IT)
Faculty
Albert J. Aguayo
Paul Albert
Jean-Claude Beique
Stephanie Bennett
Antonio Colavita
Ellis Cooper
Linda Cooper…
Daniel Figeys
Isabella Irrcher
Cathy Morris
Ante L. Padjen
Michael Schlossmacher
Ruth Slack
Patrice Smith
Charlie Thompson
Eve Tsai
Cathy Tsilfidis
Valerie Wallace
School sponsors
- IBRO US/Canada Regional Committee
- INMHA
- Canadian Association for Neuroscience
- Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University
- University of Ottawa
- Ottawa Health Research Institute
- University of Toronto Neuroscience Program
- Krembil Neuroscience Centre
- National Core for Neuroethics
How to apply
Help
- In case of difficulties with the on-line application or letters of reference please contact us by e-mail with the subject identifying the applicant and the application:
help@ibro.info
Please DO NOT send your request to any other e-mail address - it will delay the response.
Please allow two working days for processing.
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