There are no tuition costs. OIST will cover accommodation and food of all selected course participants. Travel costs of some participants may also be covered by OIST. OIST will help with arranging visas, if necessary.
OIST is deeply committed to the advancement of women in science, in Japan and worldwide. Women are strongly encouraged to apply.
Organizers
Confirmed lecturers
- Gordon Arbuthnott (OIST)
- Upinder Bhalla (NCBS, India)
- Claudia Clopath (Imperial College London, UK)
- Erik De Schutter (OIST)
- Kenji Doya (OIST)
- Jason Kerr (MPG Bonn, Germany)
- Bernd Kuhn (OIST)
- Javier Medina (University of Pennsylvania, USA)
- Hiroyuki Nakahara (RIKEN BSI, Japan)
- Yael Niv (Princeton University, USA)
- Tony Prescott (University of Sheffield, UK)
- Ivan Soltesz (UC Irvine, USA)
- Greg Stephens (OIST)
- Greg Stuart (Eccles Institute of Neuroscience, Australia)
- Jeff Wickens (OIST)
- Taro Toyoizumi (RIKEN BSI, Japan)
Tutors
- Aki Funamizu (OIST)
- Sungho Hong (OIST)
- Jun Igarashi (OIS)
- Daniele Linaro (University of Antwerp, Belgium)
- Jorge Mejias (New York University, USA)
- Janne Moren (OIST)
- Sam Neymotin (SUNY Downstate , USA)
- Nikon Rasumov (OIST)
- Ben Torben-Nielsen (OIST)
Sponsors
Some scholarships have been sponsored by the European Commission, Seventh Framework Programme via the European project CSNII (FP7-ICT-601167)