PhD course Neurodevelopment 2024
A new PhD course for Neurodevelopment will take place between the 18-22 November 2024! Organised by Cora Nijboer, Michael van der Kooij, Myrna Brandt, Carla Gomes da Silva, and Onur Basak of the UMC Brain Center, this course will combine multiple aspects of neurodevelopmental disorders. We will start by lectures on Autism Spectrum Disorder (day 1), dive into the recent developments on Neonatal Brain Injury (day 2), discuss how early priming of events can lead to long term outcome (day 3) and see the state-of-the-art in pediatric neurooncology (day 4). These will be supplemented by journal clubs, career sessions, a wild card game to set the tone for student-designed project challange (day 5)!
Who can join?
PhD Students enrolled at a Dutch University with great enthusiasm on Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Credits:
The course procides 1.5 ECTs
Registration:
Please contact the CEN secreteriaat (Cen-secretariaat@umcutrecht.nl) for registration. For more information, you can reach out to F.R. de Andrade (F.R.deAndrade-2@umcutrecht.nl).
Program:
Monday 18 November Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Keynote lectures by Prof. Em. Peter Burbach, Prof. Olga Penagarikano & Prof. Hilgo Bruining
- Roundtable & video analysis “Support housing for ASD patients”
- Welcome drinks & snacks
Tuesday 19 November Neonatal Brain Injury
- Keynote lectures by Dr. Jeroen Dudink, Dr. Daan Ophelders & Prof. Maria Cecilia Angulo
- Outreach: patenting your science and a workshop on designing graphical abstracts
Wednesday 20 November Early Priming and Long-Term Outcome
- Keynote lectures by Dr. Aniko Korosi, Dr. Jinte Middeldorp, Dr. Sharon Kolk & Dr. Ronald Poppe
- Journal club: decisions in storybuilding by 3 senior neuroscientists
- Life after science: speed-dating with PhD alumni that hold careers in education, valorization, government & industry (including drinks)
Thursday 21 November Pediatric Neuro-Oncology
- Keynote lectures by Prof. Marcel Kool, Dr. Benedetta Artegiani and others
- Game “keep your cards close”: new frontiers in neurodevelopment research
Friday 22 November Student pitches & more!
- Pitch your innovative project (team-competition)
- Writing & funding: interactive sessions with the editor-in-chief of Glia and the Dutch Brain Foundation
- Quiz
- Goodbye drinks & snacks
Daily lunch is included. Please let us know if you have any dietary requirements.