Optogenetics and Neural Network Imaging Course (Third Course)
Registration deadline
Lecturer: Dr. Safari – post-doctorate in neuroscience from RIKEN, Japan
Start of classes: July 15, 2016
Registration deadline: July 13, 2016
Class capacity: up to 10 people, based on registration priority and resume
Number of teaching hours: 25 hours in 5 weeks
Opening days: Thursdays – 9 am to 2 pm
Venue: Tehran – Tajrish
Addressees: medical-biological and technical engineering fields of study
Selection will be based on resume.
All participants will be awarded an official certificate.
Headlines:
Concepts of optogenetics
Photochemistry, biophysics, structure and function of excitatory and inhibitory opsins
Opsins with step function
Optical and molecular tools used in optogenetics
Different genetic approaches to express opsins
Two-photon optogenetics
Transgenic animal approach in optogenetics
Virus injection-based approaches in optogenetics
Using optogenetics in brain mapping at the level of neural networks
The use of optogenetics in brain function control
Optogenetic imaging
Applications of optogenetics in behavioral studies
Optogenetic applications as DBS
Application of optogenetics in gene therapy: restoring vision
Advanced hardware and software in optogenetic studies
Current challenges of optogenetics
Future approaches in optogenetics
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