Marius Wernig, Kristin Baldwin, and Lorenz Studer provide a brief introduction to the training series (0:00-7:42) and the field of stem cell biology and reprogramming technologies. This resource will review: Why the stem cell biology and reprogramming field shows enormous potential in modern biomedical research (7:42-18:37). A historical understanding of neural differentiation (18:37-30:36) and epigenetic reprogramming techniques (30:36-40:43). After reviewing the introductory video, participants at all career stages should be able to: Understand the organization of SfN’s training series on stem cells and reprogramming methods in neuroscience. Understand the objectives of the training series and how to engage with the resources. Describe how the stem cell and reprogramming field has developed and advanced. Summarize the potential of stem cells and reprogramming technologies and how you can apply them to your neuroscience research questions. Identify current limitations of these technologies.

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Publishing in science involves writing and authorship, journal selection and submission, and peer review. These webcasts and articles help neuroscientists at various career stages learn important skills and best practices to apply to their work.

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Institutions and faculty can stay up-to-date on innovations and best practices in higher education and neuroscience training through this collection of resources.

Neurobiology of Disease Workshops (NDWs) explore specific diseases from clinical and basic science perspectives. Experts and participants delve into questions, challenges, and solutions through formal lectures, panel discussions, patient presentations, and small-group conversations. Following the live events, recordings of workshop presentations were posted on Neuronline and follow-up webinars and online discussion forums expanded on workshop topics to continue learning year-round. Neurobiology of Disease Workshops were supported by the NIH from 1980-2018. All original materials related to the NDW are provided open-access to the field, are solely the responsibility of the Society for Neuroscience, and do not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health. Watch now to explore new fields of study or revisit sessions you attended, and read the written articles for additional perspectives.

Become a more sophisticated, well-rounded advocate for science and biomedical research through the training offered in this webinar series created by Research!America and SfN.

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Learn how to produce and characterize three major glial cell types in the brain - oligodendrocytes, astrocytes, and microglia – and how to assemble co-cultures. After reviewing Module 3, participants at all career stages should be able to: - Outline basic methods that can be used to differentiate iPS cells into microglia and to validate the resulting phenotype. - Identify assays that can be used to study the function of microglia in vitro and the potential use of chimeric transplantation models to study human microglia function in vivo. - Describe growth factor-mediated human oligodendrocyte generation from iPS cells. - Explain how to troubleshoot common experimental challenges. - Explain the logic of directed differentiation of astrocytes from human pluripotent stem cells (hPSC’s). - Describe some uses of astrocytes for modeling neuron/glia interactions in mixed cultures.

Learn protocols for generating three-dimensional neural organoid cultures from stem cells and understand applications of these tissues to model brain development and neurological conditions. After reviewing Module 4, participants at all career stages should be able to: - Describe what the various three-dimensional systems are capable of. - Identify examples of human conditions that can be modeled using three-dimensional neural organoid systems. - Explain how to use single cell RNA sequencing and neural organoids to approach questions on brain development and disease. - Identify resources available to evaluate your own RNA sequencing applications.