The Developing Brain

Third-cycle level | 1.5 credits (HEC) | Course code: C2F2780
HT 2025
Study period: 2025-10-06 - 2025-10-10
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION: The course is given in English
Application period: 2025-04-15 - 2025-05-06
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Course description

Developmental biology lies at the heart of an effort to understanding complex biological systems. By studying how neural circuits are assembled we can extrapolate key aspects of their function as well as devise strategies for their repair. This course is given to deepen the understanding of how molecular and cellular mechanisms underlie neurobiological function and to widen the horizon of students within the strong Karolinska neuroscience community.

The course is given in collaboration with the Master's Programme in Biomedicine.

Prerequisites and Selection

Prerequisite courses, or equivalent

No prerequisite courses, or equivalent, demanded for this course. 

Selection

Selection will be based on:  
1) the relevance of the course syllabus for the applicant’s individual study plan/research (according to written motivation). 
2) start date of doctoral studies (priority given to earlier start date). 

Course director

The course is given by four course-leaders: Gonçalo Castelo-Branco, Jens Hjerling-Leffler and Ulrika Marklund all at MBB and François Lallemend at Dept of Neuroscience.

Course syllabus

C2F2780

Department

Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics

Doctoral programme

Neuroscience

Type of course

**Other course

Keywords

brain development, neuroscience, stemcells, circuit, psychiatry, neurodegenerative disorders, neurological, transcriptomics, molecular biology

CONTACTJens Hjerling Leffler

jens.hjerling-leffler@ki.se