Developing Neuro Circuit Course (DNC) 2026

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A phishing email from travellerpoint(dot)org has been sent to one of the lecturers of the DNC 2023 workshop claiming to make a pending payment on the hotel reservation here in Okinawa (this case - Coco Garden Resort Okinawa). We do NOT work with a travel agency to make travel arrangements including accommodation and hotel arrangements for the lecturers and participants. Please ignore the emails sent by them and do not reply or click any links given in the emails. 

About the course

The assembly of the functional nervous system is one of the most complex developmental processes in nature. Discovering the mechanisms involved is vital both for advancing basic scientific understanding and as a foundation for future strategies to treat neurological disease, congenital cognitive impairment and neural injury. This course aims to efficiently and rapidly introduce students to the intellectual background, model systems, experimental methods and expert investigators in this topic area and will be of tremendous value in establishing the next generation of young neurobiologists.

OIST will handle the logistics of accommodation, land transportation, and meals for all workshop participants. OIST will also help with arranging visas when necessary.

OIST is deeply committed to the advancement of women in science, in Japan and worldwide. Women are strongly encouraged to apply.