PhD Program : Feedback on the neurodevelopment course
From 22 January to 19 February, we offered a new PhD course on the most recent advances in nervous system development.
From 22 January to 19 February, we offered 5 sessions of a new PhD Program course entitled “A review of the most recent advances in nervous system development”.
Thanks to its online format, NeuroSchool invited students from the Civis partner university of Tübingen to take tthis neurodevelopment course: a great success with almos half the audience (11/27) being from there!
About neurodevelopment course
A review of the most recent advances in nervous system development :
The architecture of the adult brain begins to form during embryonic development. The first cellular processes that occur in the brain are neurogenesis, cell migration, axonal growth and synaptogenesis. The complex interaction of these steps produces circuits that mediate a very complex set of behaviours. These neural circuits continue to develop and are shaped by the interactions between the brain and the environment during the early-life experience. The aim of this course is to give students a general understanding of the development of the central nervous system and the alterations associated with neurodevelopmental diseases such as autism and epilepsy.
Detailed Program :
- Temporal patterning in the developing brain by Cédric Maurange (INMED)
- Neuronal identity specification: from asymmetric division to terminal differentiation by Vincent Bertrand (INSB, Institut de Biologie du Développement)
- Mammalian corticogenesis by Carlos Cardoso (INMED)
- Axon growth and guidance by Fanny Mann (IBDM)
- Neurogenesis in the adult brain by Harold Cremer (IBDM)
- Myelination by Myriam Cayre (IBDM)
- Postnatal maturation of prefrontal networks by Pascale Chavis (INMED)
- Early activity in the developing brain by Roustem Khazipov (INMED)
- Corticostriatal circuit and autism spectrum disorder by Laurent Fasano (IBDM)
- Developmental confounds in the genetics of epilepsy by Xavier Leinekugel (INMED)
Student feedbacks
📌 This course not only gives you an overview of established neurodevelopmental principles but also highlights the current state of the art research.
📌 Clear presentations of the professor’s research areas.
📌 The selection of topics and specific techniques discussed in the course was high quality.
📌 The semi-intense format of 5 meetings in a row is a great format.
Student testimony
"The professors were all extremely competent in their respective fields and they were keen on transmitting the information as clearly as possible. They were all passionate and engaged and gave us lots of space for questions and discussions. It was a pleasure."
Student testimony
"The course was clearly structured and open to anyone interested in the topic (which I was very thankful for). It offered an overview and included brand-new insights into several research areas in the field of neurodevelopment. I would recommend the course for everyone with at least beginners to intermediate knowledge of the field."
Foreign Student testimony
"Thank you very much for opening this course to students outside of Marseille. I personally got introduced to the high quality research ongoing in NeuroMarseille laboratories and I hope that would allow for future collaboration."
NeuroMarseille and NeuroSchool thank the lecturers for their involvement and the quality of the courses they gave, as well as Fanny Mann for organizing the course. The Institute also thanks the students from Marseille and Tübingen for their interest and feedback.
Opening our PhD Program courses to partner universities of the European Civis University is a strong desire of NeuroSchool!
See you soon for new exchanges!
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