GRK 1156: From synaptic plasticity to behavioural modulation in genetic model organisms

维尔茨堡大学、北京生物物理系和上海神经科学研究所开展了一个关于功能神经生物学的联合研究和教育项目。该计划将维尔茨堡和北京在行为和细胞神经科学方面的专业知识与上海建立的研究突触可塑性的系统的经验结合起来，促进对分子、突触和细胞层面的可塑性如何协调行为的理解。研究培训小组强调：--遗传模型生物在分析大脑功能方面的独特方法贡献--行为分析对了解大脑的重要性--识别行为背后的分子和细胞组织的机会。在这两个地点，学生们都置身于一个庞大的神经科学社区，在研究小组没有代表的领域提供进一步的教育。研究培训小组特别为学生提供了分别在德国或中国的合作机构进行部分研究的机会。

The University of Würzburg, the Department of Biophysics in Beijing and the Institute of Neuroscience, Shanghai, run a programme for joint research and education in functional neurobiology. Combining the expertise in behavioural and cellular neuroscience in Wuerzburg and Beijing with the experience on systems for studying synaptic plasticity established in Shanghai the programme promotes the understanding of how plasticity on the molecular, synaptic and cellular level orchestrates behaviour.The Research Training Group emphasizes:-- the unique methodological contribution of genetic model organisms in analysing brain function-- the importance of behavioural analysis for understanding the brain-- the opportunities of identifying the molecular and cellular organisation underlying behaviourAt both locations, the students are embedded in a large neuroscience community which provides further education in fields not represented within the research groups. The Research Training Group in particular offers students the opportunity to perform a part of their research in the partner institutions in Germany or China, respectively.