2nd Iranian IBRO/APRC Associate School of Cognitive Neuroscience for Addiction Prevention and Treatment Development: From Animal Study to Human Brain Mapping

Type: Associate School

Date: 22-29 September 2023

Online Application: May 01-31, 2023

Place: National Brain Mapping Lab, Tehran, Iran

Honorary Director: Prof. Mohammad-Reza Zarrindast, PhD, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Director: Prof. Hamid Soltanian-Zadeh, PhD, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

Scientific Secretary: Prof. Afarin Rahimi-Movaghar, MD, Iranian National Center for Addiction Studies, Tehran, Iran

Dr. Hamed Ekhtiari, MD PhD, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA 

Executive Secretary: Prof. Abbas Haghparast, PhD, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Deputy Scientific Secretaries: Prof. Ameneh Rezayof, PhD, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

Dr. Tara Rezapour, PhD, Institute for Cognitive Science Studies, Pardis, Iran                                                              

Deputy Executive Secretary: Dr. Seyed Amir Hossein Batouli, PhD, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Dr. Reza Khosrowabadi, PhD, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran                                                             

Scientific Committee Members: Mohammad Taghi Joghataei, PhD; Mohammad Reza Ay, PhD; Gholamali Hossein-Zadeh, PhD; Alireza Zali, MD; Mohammad Ali Oghabian, PhD; Abbas Haghparast, PhD; Majid Nili Ahmadabadi, PhD; Saeed Semnanian, MD PhD; Seyed Amir Hossein Batouli, PhD; Reza Khosrowabadi, PhD; Ali Khatibi, PhD

Executive Committee Members: Hossein Ghadiri, PhD; Mahdieh Karami, PhD; Milad Rahimzadegan, PhD; Tara Rezapour, PhD; Ali Shahbazi, PhD

Host Institutes: Iranian Neuroscience Society, National Brain Mapping Lab, University of Tehran, Iranian National Center for Addiction Studies, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University, Shohada Tajrish Comprehensive Neurosurgical Center of Excellence, and Institute for Cognitive Science Studies

Sponsors: International Brain Research Organization, Iranian Neuroscience Society, National Brain Mapping Lab, Cognitive Sciences and Technologies Council of Iran, National Institute for Medical Research Development, and Iran National Science Foundation

Themes: Addiction Neuroscience (i) Cellular and Behavioural Neuroscience (ii) Cognitive Neuroscience (iii) Computational Neuroscience

Audience: Junior Faculty (MD/PhD), Postdocs and Senior PhD Students in Related Disciplines

Expected numbers of international and domestic students: 24 Students (12 Iranian and 12 International Students)

Financial Grant: Fully funded; Covering the round-trip ticket, accommodation and meals

Age-limit of the Audiences: ≤35 YO

Opening Ceremony & Registration: Friday, 22^nd September, 2023

Past Experiences:

1st Iranian IBRO/APRC School of Cognitive Neuroscience on Human Brain Mapping (23 September - 4 October, 2016)

1st IBRO/APRC Iranian Associate School of Cognitive Neuroscience on Functional Human Brain Mapping (May 22-28, 2015)

Program

*All lectures would be open to all in-person and virtual participants. 

**The hands-on sessions, presentations, and discussions with speakers would be exclusively for the school awardees.

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