Workshop “Introduction to experimental neuroscience”

in partnership with the Bordeaux Neurocampus Graduate Program in the frame of the Bordeaux Summer Schools

July 21st to August 2nd, 2025

 

This workshop offers a unique opportunity to Master and PhD students to discover methods and concepts in neuroscience research through hands-on training within the premises of the Bordeaux School of Neuroscience.

Participants from various fields of science follow case-based training by taking part in mini-projects supervised by experienced doctoral students and international experts in neuroscience.

Program

This workshop focuses on basic neuroscience concepts and methods. It includes short lectures and hands-on experiments through mini-projects covering questions and techniques used in modern neuroscience research laboratories.

Topics covered will include:

  • Cell biology and imaging
  • Molecular and cellular biology, transcriptomics
  • In vivo surgery, gene transfer
  • Anatomy, brain clearing, connectomics and electron microscopy
  • In vitro electrophysiology and optogenetics
  • In vivo electrophysiology and imaging
  • Behavior
  • Human neuroscience
  • Neurocomputation

This project-based training will allow participants to better understand and practice basic experimental approaches in neuroscience research.

You could find here the Projects of 2024 session

The application deadline is April 14th, 2025.

A panel of experts

International experts from different areas of neuroscience will supervise the program organization:

  • David Perrais (coordinator): Cellular neurobiology and imaging
  • Laure Zago: Cognitive imaging in the human brain
  • Emilie Pacary: Neurogenesis and migration during development and in adult mice
  • Nicolas Mallet: Rodent neurophysiology in vivo and behaviour
  • David Jarriault: Electrophysiology in vitro

Each mini-project will be supervised by experienced doctoral students.