Professor Xu Zhang, Academician of CAS, Vice President of Shanghai Institute of Biological Sciences, CAS
Funded by MIT Great China Fund for Innovation and Hugo Shong Fund, the "Neuroscience Symposium-Synapses, Circuits and Behaviors" was successfuly held in Tsinghua on October 30 and 31, 2017.
On July 14, 2017, the 5th McG/CLS Summer School on Neurological and Cognitive Sciences was officially opened in Tsinghua University. A total of 96 undergraduates from major universities in China, Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and overseas universities will conduct 7-day systematic learning of neuroscience and cognitive science in Tsinghua University and Peking University. The curriculum modules cover nerve circuits, synapses, sensation, learning and memory, neurological diseases, psychological awareness, etc.
Dr. Jie Zheng
On May, 24th, Mrs. McGovern and the participants to the board meeting of IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research at Tsinghua University (Tsinghua McGovern) held a special ceremony in front of the Tree Dedicated to Mr. McGovern who generously supported Tsinghua to build the Brain Institute. They paid a tribute to Mr. McGovern for his great support in developing the neuroscience research in Tsinghua and in China.