NIG course for Zebrafish Imaging and Transgenesis will take place at National Institute of Genetics (NIG) (http://www.nig.ac.jp/nig/), Mishima, Japan on July 27-August 7, 2015. This training course for advanced undergrad and graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and independent investigators focuses on imaging of the neuronal activity and essential transgenesis technologies in zebrafish. The course will consist of laboratory exercises and lectures by leading scientists, providing experiences with topics such as calcium imaging using GCaMP, computer analysis, transposon-mediated transgenesis, and knock-in technology using CRISPR/Cas9. The course will accept up to 8~10 attendants. Applicants are selected by a committee in late May and successful applicants are notified by early June. Travel and accommodation expenses will be fully covered by an “international exchanges and collaboration” program from National Institute of Genetics. Applications containing (1) curriculum vitae, (2) a motivation letter (about 600 words) and (3) recommendation letters (two or three) must be sent by e-mails (recommendation letters may be sent directly) to Koichi Kawakami (kokawaka@nig.ac.jp). Deadline for application: 22 May 2015 If you have any questions, feel free to contact Koichi Kawakami.

Lecturers: Koichi Kawakami (NIG, Japan)
Akira Muto (NIG, Japan)
Kazuhide Asakawa (NIG, Japan)
Hironori Wada (NIG, Japan)
Hiromi Hirata (Aoyama Gakuin Univ)
Shin-ichi Higashijima (Okazaki Institute for Integrative Bioscience)
Florian Engert (Harvard Univ, USA)