TASK1 - for Monday - April 15th - 14.00-16.00 Presentation of 5 emerging technologies in neurobiology/neuroscience:
1) Students must organize into 5 groups and choose one of the following topics (one topic-one group so that all topics are covered): (i) 3D whole brain imaging; (ii) optogenetics & functional whole brain imaging; (iii) scRNAseq & cell lineage tracking; (iv) IPSCS & brain organoids; (v) in vivo & in vitro reprogramming. 2) For each topic you will find material at the following link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1qQuIymPGRWfPveHqMiw2RcUZFUaKTAOT?usp=sharing - you can use part of this material, but you can also select other studies or material ...as you like 3) Each group should prepare a ppt presentation to briefly present the emerging technology chosen (advantages and limits) and provide one ore more examples of how it has been applied to answer scientific questions in the field of Developmental Neurobiology. 4) each group will have 20' (15' presentation + 5' discussion: questions by other students and teachers) For any questions or doubts don't hesitate to contact me (silvia.demarchis@unito.it)
TASK 2 - Fellowship application
1) May 2 - DEAD LINE for submitting fellowship application (use the form provided below)
Students must organize in 5 or 6 groups to develop a fellowship proposal using the provided application form. To develop the project proposal you must start by one research scientific article (either one of the article related to task 1 - except the technical ones) or another article of your choice. IMPORTANT: the topic must be related to scientific questions relevant in the field of developmental neurobiology, including brain plasticity in the adult brain and brain diseases with a developmental origin/cause.
As explained by Prof. Studer, this is an exercise that require you to make a sort or reverse process: from the end to the beginning...from a published paper to a project proposal.
In "real life" researchers start from the current knowledge in a field to develop new ideas and formulate scientific hypothesis on still unanswered scientific relevant questions. To test their hypothesis they need to identify main scientific goals in their research and find the most suitable models and methods to reach their goals; write a convincing project; be financed; perform the experiments; collect data; interpret data; publish their results....
Your task is much more easy than that!!! You should start from the results published in a scientific paper; identify the main scientific questions that were at the basis of the study and write your fellowship research proposal identifying 3 main objectives. Remember that the project is for a 3 years fellowship.
2) May 7 - Project Presentation (11:00-13:00; 14:00-16:00)
Each group must prepare a ppt presentation of their project; Time for each presentation must be maximum 20' + 15' discussion.
