密歇根大学Margit Burmeister教授访问我院【附图】
2016年7月7-10日,李卫东研究员邀请的密歇根大学Margit Burmeister教授访问我院并参与了2016 SJTU-KCL《脑的真相》国际暑期学校的授课。授课内容包括:1. Rare genetic mutations with strong effects on protein function cause neurological brain disorders; 2. Common genetic variants affect behavior, personality, even creativity, and risk for psychiatric disorder; 3. Gene x environment interactions affect human behavior such as risk for depression and addictions; 4. Our genes are changing: Environment affects how genes manifest (express) themselves; 5. Use of genetic variants affecting behavior: to predict children’s IQ and abilities? in criminal trials? Ethics discussion等等。本次暑期学校旨在吸引海内外学生走进脑科学的神秘殿堂,从而激发学生们对脑科学的兴趣和热情。