Introduction to the Frontiers in Neuroscience Symposium

This sub-forum aims to build an academic exchange platform for outstanding young scholars at home and abroad in the field of neuroscience. Through the main forum special reports, sub-forum academic seminars and talent face-to-face communication, we will focus on the frontiers of neuroscience, discuss hot scientific issues, promote academic exchanges and cooperation, and gather global talents for the implementation of “Excellent 2025” talent introduction plan and “Super Postdoctoral” program of Fudan university.

Introduction to the Institute of Transformation of Brain Science

Established in July 2019, the Institute for Translational Brain Research (ITBR) of Fudan University is an independent research institution based on Shanghai Medical College, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontier Center for Brain Science. It is dedicated to basic and translational brain research. Professor Shumin Duan, a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, served as the first dean.

Dean Shumin Duan

The research fields of ITBR include: 1. Basic research: It is committed to clarifying the neural signal processing, brain development and plasticity, neural circuits and functions, brain disorders and neuromodulatory interventions, neuroimmunity, etc.; 2. Translational research: Through the combination with medicine, pharmacy, engineering and other disciplines, it’s committed to developing frontier technologies of brain science and its translation and application in basic brain research, brain functional modulation, artificial intelligence development, and the diagnosis and treatment of brain diseases, etc. ITBR participates in the construction plan of Shanghai high-level local colleges and universities, and operates under “Special Academic Region” authorizations. Huashan Hospital and Zhongshan Hospital affiliated to Fudan University are well-known departments with abundant clinical resources for brain disease treatments in China. ITBR will give full play to the basic and clinical advantages of Fudan University, aiming to be an world-class research institution on basic and translational neuroscience.

Agenda

Time: December 26^th-27th , 2019

Venue: 1^st/2^ndConference Room, 2^ndFloor, Zhidao Building, Fenglin Campus, Fudan University

Chairman: Academician Shumin Duan (Dean of ITBR)

Participating review experts: Ying Mao, Bo Song, Tianle Xu, Yousheng Shu, Wei Lu, Qiang Wu, Bo Peng, Zhicheng Shao, Tianlin Cheng

Conference Secretary: Yuqun Cai (Recorder), Shasha Li (Photographer)

Address: Medical Research Building 2, 131, Dong'an Road, Shanghai

Tel: 021-54237056

Email:itbr@fudan.edu.cn

Website:http://ghforum.fudan.edu.cn/main.htm

Map: Follow the red arrow to reach the meeting room (the 1^st/2^ndmeeting room on the second floor of Zhidao Building, Fenglin Campus, Fudan University)