Thematic Course:
Neurobiology
Date
16-17-18 March 2026
Organizer
Nereo Kalebic (HT)
Location
Human Technopole - Milan
About the Course
The course aims at providing a theoretical insight into the development and evolution of the brain, neuronal physiology, cancer neuroscience and brain pathologies. Through different workshops, tutorials and demonstration, the students will become familiar with various model systems employed in neurobiology as well as basic computational neurogenomic methods.
Total number of credits: 5 credits
Lessons Location: Mezzanine Training Room
9:00 – 9:30
Course introduction: Intro, aims, expectations
N. Kalebic – HT
9:30 – 11:00
Development and functions of neocortex
N. Kalebic – HT
11:30 – 12:30
Neuronal guidance and connectivity
D. Bonanomi – Ospedale San Raffaele
14:30 – 17:00
Practical sessions – Demonstration
• Microinjection into organoids/mouse cortical slices
E. Taverna & E. Restelli – HT
• Electrophysiology
F. Mirabella – HT
Lessons Location: Mezzanine Training Room
9:00 – 10:00
Introduction into human PSC models and neuroimmunology
O. Harschnitz – HT
10:00 – 11:00
PSC models to study evolutionary neurobiology
E. Taverna – HT
11:30 – 12:30
From neurodiversity to physiopathology: an introduction
TBD
14:30 – 17:00
Workshop and tutorial stem cells, reprogramming and organoids
• Colony picking & Reprogramming
• Stem cell culture
• Organoid automation
G. Fagà & GEDI Facility – HT
Lessons Location: Mezzanine Training Room
9:00 – 10:00
Brain cell physiology and genomics
J. Davila-Velderrain – HT
10:30 – 12:30
Workshop and tutorial: Neurogenomics – Part I
C. Cheroni – HT
13:30 – 15:30
Workshop and tutorial: Neurogenomics – Part II
C. Cheroni – HT
16:00 – 17:00
Wrap-up & Discussion
N. Kalebic & S. Faletti – HT