Date and time:  February 14, 16, 21, 22 and 23, 2012.  18:30 PM - 20:30 PM

　　Place: Main Lecture: SIBS auditorium. Small Group Discussion: to be announced.

　　Lectures open to all interested. Students and postdocs in SIBS may register for small group discussions following Lecture 1. Advanced students in preparation of publication and presentation are strongly encouraged to attend. 

　　Lecturers:

　　Prof. Mu-Ming Poo, Institute of Neuroscience, SIBS, CAS

　　Prof. Chun-Fang Wu, University of Iowa; Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Neurogenetics　 

　　Course Content:

　　Lecture 1: Scientific pursuit: personal and historical perspectives

　　Lecture 2: Presentation and publication: skills and procedures

　　Lecture 3: Scientific misconducts: FFP & gray zone problems

　　Lecture 4: Scientific integrity: communication, collaboration & competition

　　Lecture 5: Becoming a successful scientist: retrospectives and prospectives

　　Course Format:

　　1.      Each lecture is followed by extensive questions & answers

　　2.      Lecture 3-4 will be followed by small group (<20) discussion on selected case studies, with participation of ION faculty.

　　3.      Reading materials for lectures will be provided via e-mail to all interested (sign up with e-mail required at the end of Lecture 1). Additional registration required for attending small group discussions.