Lecturers and host labs for the hands-on workshops
Lecturers
The lecturers that are planned to contribute to the new course offerings are:
| Lectures | Topics | Lecturer (suggestions only) | Exam | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Recombinant DNA, manipulating genes & genomes | Cloning DNA Transgenic animals |
Prof. Dr. Antoine Adamantidis | MCQ |
| 2 | Stereotaxy & In vivo techniques (incl. electrophysiology) | Gene delivery strategies Tracking neural activity in vivo Manipulating neural activity in vivo |
PD Carolina Gutierrez Herrera | MCQ |
| 3 | Omics techniques | From transcripts to phosphorylation | To be defined | MCQ |
| 4 | Ultra-structural microscopy | Cellular morphology Labelling methods Mapping circuits |
Prof. B. Zubler Prof. Dr. Britta Engelhardt | MCQ |
| 5 | Functional microscopy | Markers of activity Vizualizing proteins functions Optical manipulations |
To be defined | MCQ |
| 6 | Human brain imaging | Hd-EEG, PET, SPECTR, MEG, fMRI | Prof. Dr. R. Wiest | MCQ |
| 7 | Neural basis of behaviors | Structure-function relationship during innate and learned behaviors (cognition, fight/flight, sleep, reward). Wearables devices(human) |
Ass. Prof. Dr. Stéphane Ciocchi | MCQ |
| 8 | Animal models of brain diseases | Alzheimer’s Disease, Parkinson’s Disease, epilepsy, etc. | Prof. Dr. med. Dr. sc. nat. Maxime Baud | MCQ |
| 9 | Computational neuro | Modelling | Prof. A. Tzovara Prof. Dr.phil.nat. Walter Senn, Prof. Dr. Jean-Pascal Pfister | MCQ |
List of host labs for the hands-on workshop
| Prof. Dr. Antoine Adamantidis antoine.adamantidis@unibe.ch |
Department of Neurology | System neurosciences, in vivo electrophysiology, single-/multi-fiber photometry, 2P-imaging, optogenetics, sleep, cognitive behaviors (mice) | Main contact for ZEN, Dept Neurologie, UNIBE |
| Prof. Dr. med. Dr. sc. nat. Maxime Baud maxime.baud@insel.ch |
Department of Neurology | Mouse model of epilepsy, EEG recording in human & mice, in vivo electrophysiology (Neuropixel), optogenetics, pharmacology | |
| Prof. Patricia Boya patricia.boya@unifr.ch |
Dept of Medicine/Neuroscience and Movement Sciences | Retina, neurodegeneration, development, neuronal aging, proteostasis, autophagy, mitophagy | |
| Andrew Chan andrew.chan@insel.ch |
Department of Neurology | ||
| Ass. Prof. Dr. Stéphane Ciocchi stephane.ciocchi@unibe.ch |
Department of Physiology | In vivo electrophysiology, neural correlates of anxiety behaviour (mice) | |
| Prof. Dr. Britta Engelhardt britta.engelhardt@unibe.ch |
Theodor Kocher Institute | Brain blood barrier, 2-P imaging (mice) | Main contact for Theodor Kocher Institute |
| PD Carolina Gutierrez Herrera carolina.gutierrez@insel.ch |
Department of Neurology | Neuron-astrocytes, micro-endoscopes, in vivo electrophysiology (EEG, LFP, EOG, Unit) (mice) | |
| Prof. Dr. Katharina Henke henke@unibe.ch |
Institut für Psychologie | Learning and memory, sleep-dependent learning, EEG, close-loop electrophysiology (Human) | |
| PD Dr. med. Robert Hoepner robert.hoepner@insel.ch |
Department of Neurology | ||
| Prof. Dr. Fred Mast fred.mast@unibe.ch |
Institut für Psychologie | Cognitive psychology, perception and methodology, virtual reality (Human) | Main contact for Institute of Psychology |
| Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Thomas Nevian thomas.nevian@unibe.ch |
Department of Physiology | Animal model of pain, electrophysiology, 2P-imaging, optogenetics (mice) | |
| Vincent Pernet incent.pernet@insel.ch |
Department of Neurology | ||
| Prof. Dr. Jean-Pascal Pfister jeanpascal.pfister@unibe.ch |
Institut für Psychologie | Computational neuroscience | |
| Dr. Steven Proulx steven.proulx@unibe.ch |
Theodor Kocher Institute | Imaging neurovascular structure, neuro-immune functions (mice) | |
| Prof. Dr. Mario Prsa mario.prsa@unifr.ch |
Dept of Medicine/Neuroscience and Movement Sciences | Neural circuits of forelimb movement, perception and adaptation in mice. Two-photon microscopy, opogenetics, electrophysiology, behavior | |
| Prof. Dr. Gregor Rainer gregor.rainer@unifr.ch |
Dept of Medicine/Neuroscience and Movement Sciences | Basal forebrain, Default mode network, Sensory Systems, Optogenetics, Neuropixel recording, Rat and Tree Shrew behavior | Main contact for Faculty of Medicine |
| Prof. Bjoern Rasch bjoern.rasch@unifr.ch |
Département de Psychologie | Human EEG recording, cognitive tasks, sleep (human) | Main contact for Dept of Psychology |
| Prof. Dr. med. Dr. sc. nat. Kaspar Schindler kaspar.schindler@insel.ch |
Universitätsklinik für Neurologie | Epilepsy, modelling and intervention, design and use of chronic neuro-devices | Main contact for Neurology, Inselspital & NEUROTEC @SITEM |
| Prof. Dr. Michael Schmid michael.schmid@unifr.ch |
Dept of Medicine/Neuroscience and Movement Sciences | visual perception and cortical visual prosthetics in macaque monkeys, reading and developmental dyslexia in humans | |
| PD Dr. med. Markus Schmidt markus.schmidt@insel.ch |
Department of Neurology | Mouse model of narcolepsy, sleep-metabolism in mouse & human, fiber photometry, EEG (mice) | |
| Prof. Dr.phil.nat. Walter Senn walter.senn@unibe.ch |
Department of Physiology | Computational neuroscience | |
| Prof. Leila Tarokh leila.tarokh@upd.unibe.ch |
Universitäre Psychiatrische Dienste | Sleep, cognition, mood disorders in adolescents, EEG, depression (Human) | |
| PD Dr. med. Gerd Tinkhauser gerd.tinkhauser@insel.ch |
Department of Neurology | DBS in human subjects with Parkinson’s Disease (human data) |