The Bordeaux School of Neuroscience (BSN) is part of Bordeaux Neurocampus, the Neuroscience Department of the University of Bordeaux. It has been founded in 2015 by Christophe Mulle. It is headed by David Perrais since 2025. For its installation, the BSN benefited from LabEx Brain funds and university support, which provided it with state-of-the-art equipment and lab space in the building Center for Research support and training (CARF).
The BSN organizes each year 3 to 4 courses of the Cajal Advanced Neuroscience Training Program, supported by European Federation of Neurosciences (FENS) and the International Brain Research Organization (IBRO), as well as the Gatsby Foundation. The BSN has developed within the Bordeaux Neurocampus Graduate Program a hands-on workshop “Introduction to Experimental Neuroscience” for Master and PhD students in Neuroscience and related fields. Moreover, one-shot workshops can be organized by research and training networks. Finally, the BSN provides the means to have hands-on training for students at the University of Bordeaux, as well as lab space which can be used temporarily by researchers and private companies.
Overall, throughout the year, renowned researchers, promising young researchers and students from any geographical horizon meet at the BSN during various Courses and hands-on workshops. Therefore, the BSN contributes greatly to the reputation of Bordeaux as a leading European center for Neuroscience.
