沖縄計算神経科学コース
OKINAWA COMPUTATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE
COURSE 2006 (OCNC2006）のご案内

The aim of Okinawa Computational Neuroscience Course is to provide opportunities for young researchers with theoretical backgrounds to learn latest advances in neuroscience, and those with experiment backgrounds to have hands-on experience in computational modeling.

We invite graduate students and postgraduate researchers to participate in the course, held from June 26th through July 7th at an oceanfront seminar house of Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology.
Those interested in attending the course should send the materials below by e-mail or the course web page by APRIL 10th, 2006.

We hope that this course will be a good opportunity for theoretical and experimental neuroscientists to meet together and to explore the attractive nature and culture of Okinawa, the southernmost island prefecture of Japan.


Date
 June 26th to July 7th, 2006
Place
 Seminar house of Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology
Onna village, Okinawa, Japan
Sponsors
 Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology
Nara Institute of Science and Technology
Japanese Neural Network Society
Co-organizers
 Upinder Bhalla, National Center for Biological Sciences, India
Kenji Doya, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology
Shinya Kuroda, University of Tokyo
Nicolas Le Novere (European Bioinformatics Institute)
Advisors
 Sydney Brenner, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology
Hiroaki Kitano, SONY Computer Science Laboratory
Terrence Sejnowski, Salk Institute
Susumu Tonegawa, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

 

Course Outline

Theme: Computing Neurons
- What neurons compute; How we know by computing -
Our brain is a network of billions of neurons, but even a single
neuron is a fantastically complex computing device. Technology has
made it possible to look into the detailed structure of dendritic
branches, variety of ionic channels and receptors, molecular
reactions at the synapses, and the network of genes that regulate
all these. The challenge is to understand the meaning and function
of these components of the neural machine. To do this we need to
put together data from many experiments at different levels into a
computational model, and to analyze the kinds of computation that
single neurons and their networks can perform. This course invites
graduate students and postgraduate researchers who are interested
in studies integrating experimental and computational approaches
for understanding cellular mechanisms of neurons.
Lectures: Upi Bhalla (NCBS)
Haruhiko Bito (U Tokyo)
Sydney Brenner (OIST)
Yang Dan (UC Berkeley)
Erik DeSchutter (U Antwerp)
Kenji Doya (OIST)
Bard Ermentrout (U Pittsburgh)
Geoff Goodhill (U Queensland)
David Holcman (Weizmann institute of Science)
Shin Ishii (NAIST)
Shinya Kuroda (U Tokyo)
Nicolas Le Novere (European Bioinformatics Institute)
Roberto Malinow (Cold Spring Harbor Lab)
Henry Markram (EPFL)
Terry Sejnowski (Salk Institute)
Susumu Tonegawa (MIT)
Jeff Wickens (U Otago)
Student Projects a) Introduction to neural/cellular simulator platforms
b) Model construction from experimental data
c) Analysis of neuron models

Students will present posters on their current works early in the
course and the results of their projects at the end of the course.

 

Application

Please send the following by e-mail (ocnc@irp.oist.jp)
or the web application page (http://www.irp.oist.jp/ocnc/2006)
Application Deadline: APRIL 10TH, 2006

1) First name,
2) Middle initial (if any)
3) Family name,
4) Degree,
5) Date of birth
6) Gender,
7) Nationality
8) Affiliation
9)Position,
10) Advisor,
11) Postal address,
12) Phone
13) Fax
14) E-mail,
15) Web page (if any)
16) Educational background,
17) Work experience,
18) List of publications,
19) Research interests (up to 500 words),
20) Motivations for attending the course (up to 500 words),
21) Two referees whom can ask recommendations (names, affiliations, e-mail addresses),
22) Need for travel support,
23) How you learned about the course.

We will accept 30 students based primarily on their research interests
(19) and motivations (20). We will also consider the balance of members'
research disciplines, geographic origins, and genders.

The sponsor will provide lodging and meals during the course. Travel
support will be available to students who require it.
The result of selection will be informed to applicants via e-mail by
May 10th.

The details of OCNC2004 and 2005 are available on the web page
(http://www.irp.oist.jp/ocnc/ ).

 

Secretariat

Okinawa Computational Neuroscience Course
c/o Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology
12-22 Suzaki, Gushikawa
Okinawa 904-2234, Japan
Phone: +81-98-921-3933
Fax: +81-98-921-3873
Email: ocnc@irp.oist.jp

For more information, please visit the web page:
http://www.irp.oist.jp/ocnc/2006