Advanced Topics in Neuroscience (Bio 5989)
NanoCourses are 6 interactive sessions (90 minutes each) that offer a deep exploration of an advanced topic through primary literature and guided discussions.
Registration is open to WashU graduate students, postdocs, staff, and faculty members. Students who wish to take a nanocourse for credit should officially register and are expected to attend and complete assignments for at least 4 of 6 sessions. Students register for one semester at a time with the following registration deadlines:
- Fall Semester: 1st week of September
- Spring Semester: Last week of January
General questions? Contact Thomas Papouin.
For questions regarding registration contact Sally Vogt.
Stay tuned for the announcement of the 2023/2024 NanoCourses
Advanced Topics in Neuroscience (Bio 5989)
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Deadline to officially register: TBD
- DBBS students should register officially for a half-credit course
– Officially Register in WebSTAC for Biol 5989: Advanced Topics in Neuroscience (WUSTL Key required) - All other grad students, post docs, staff and faculty are welcome to audit, official registration is not necessary.
Previous NanoCourses
We’ve had a successful 2 years of NanoCourses, see below for a list of previous Nanos and stay tuned for the 2023/2024 schedule!
- Advanced scientific computing: Producing better code (NanoMaster: Tim Holy)
- Introduction to Computational Neuroscience (NanoMasters: ShiNung Ching, Gaia Tavoni, Ilya Monosov)
- Antidepressant Mechanisms (NanoMaster: Joshua Siegel)
- Maladaptive decision making: Circuits and mechanisms (NanoMaster: Ilya Monosov)
- Glia: Neuroscience without Neurons (NanoMasters: Thomas Papouin, Erik Musiek)
- Pain (NanoMasters: Judith Golden, Meaghan Creed, Victoria Brings)
- A Distinctly WashU Perspective on Neuroimaging (NanoMasters: Steven Petersen, Benjamin Seitzman)
- Autoimmune disorders of the synapse (NanoMasters: Steven Mennerick, Geraldine Kress)
- Rodent behavior (NanoMaster: Carla Yuede)
