2016 SJTU-KCL Brain Facts International Summer School (Shanghai)

    Complex and amazing brain entitles human being to be the wisest creature on earth. In the 21st century, rapid developments of human civilization and technology, especially biomedicine, not only make us healthier and longevous, but also helps us pay more attention to functions and health of our mind. After more than 10 years of growth, Bio-X Institutes became one of the best centers of researches and practices of mental health under the leadership of Academician Lin He. Ever since 2013 when our Institutes first launched the English course called Brain Facts, we have invited a series of world leading scientists two years in a row to give students lessons. In 2015, we successfully held 2015 SJTU-KCL Brain Facts International Summer School (Shanghai). This is the first time that professors and researchers of Shanghai Jiao Tong University and King's College London as well as other top universities and institutions worldwide join hands together to participate in an International Summer School. This year, our Institutes will continually hold the 2016 SJTU-KCL Brain Facts International Summer School (Shanghai). We warmly welcome undergraduates, postgraduates and research fellows who are interested in this field all come and join this grand gathering.

    2016 SJTU-KCL Brain Facts International Summer School (Shanghai) will be taught by the leading scientists worldwide, some of which are masters in perspective fields. By organizing courses, lectures, seminars, workshop, field trips and study tours, summer school will dig in the mystery of brain and mental health, one of the most attractive issues for the modern humankind. By focusing on the advances of neuroscience and the facts of the brain, the summer school intends to trigger the curiosity of the students on the mystery of brain, train students to investigate, think, discuss and present their own opinions on the important scientific issues. Students or postdoctoral fellows who are interested in doing cutting age experiments in the labs are also welcomed, because Course B will help enhance your practice skills and link theory with practice. Besides, activities and sightseeing will be arranged to facilitate the participants to immerse to English and Chinese culture and life.

    2016 SJTU-KCL Brain Facts International Summer School  provides a valuable opportunity for the students to expand their horizon, comprehensive understanding of mental health and neuroscience. All activities held during this summer school aim at providing a good platform for the participants to get a well-known of the current trends of the subjects and make good communication between students home and abroad, promoting students’ knowledge of brain and neuroscience and a deep understanding of the culture of Shanghai. This activity is doomed to boost talent development and internationalization of teaching, thus helping achieve our goal of creative talent cultivation reform.

Date and Venue

    Date:  From July 4th to July 29th, 2016

    Venue: Shanghai Jiao Tong University and places around.

Course Contents and Practical Activities

    Course A: 2 weeks

    Course B: 4 weeks

    The courses include lectures, seminars, lab workshop, field trips to research institutions and enterprises. Students can enter interested labs to do experiments under the supervision of Chinese professors in SJTU and submit a lab report. In the end, summer school will issue a certificate to qualified participants.

Eligibility

    Undergraduates, postgraduates, postdoc and research fellows home and abroad

Intended Professors for Lectures

   Dr. Zang-Hee Cho, Professor of Seoul National University, South Korea; Fellow of NAS-IoM

    Dr. Tatsuo Suzuki, Professor of Shinshu University, Japan

    Dr. Sanbing Shen, Professor of National University of Ireland, Ireland

    Dr. Guoli Ming, Professor of Johns Hopkins University, USA

    Dr. Hongjun Song, Professor of Johns Hopkins University, Canada

    Dr. Lin He, Professor of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China; Fellow of CAS

    Dr. Weidong Li, Professor of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

Fees

    Participants shall bear their traffic and catering expenses incurred during this summer school.

Scholarship

    About RMB 1,000 Yuan per student.

    Percentage depends on the applicants.

Application

    Contact: Yuze WU  wuyz607@sjtu.edu.cn  021-34207976

Schedule for 2016 SJTU-KCL Brain Facts International Summer School (London & Shanghai)