Education
Education of Graduate Students
We place four major emphases in the education of graduate students.
1. Encourage students to think independently.
Students in the Ph.D. program should have their own opinion and a point of view on research projects. Soon after enrollment in the program, they are asked to critically read previous publications and discuss the tentative plans with senior scientists. Students select topics that are related to their interests and also fit with the research background of our laboratory. For students in the Master’s Program, we generally provide pre-arranged topics, but proposals from students are also welcome.
2. Encourage students to learn from experiments.
Scientists with good ideas, but without will and diligence to realize them, can not be successful. Smart scientists are not always good scientists, mainly because they foresee difficulties associated with their projects too early and can not keep their motivation after starting real experiments. Once students select their research projects, they need to be patient and be more or less insensitive to criticism. Students are encouraged to stay late in the laboratory, perform many experiments, and learn from mistakes and negative results.
3. Encourage students to acquire skills for presentation.
Once young scientists obtain good results, they have to present data effectively and precisely. When scientists are stuck in the middle of their projects, they have to ask help from other scientists by explaining their experiments and associated problems as clearly as possible. Scientists without presentation ability will not survive. Students will receive advice to improve their presentation skills in either English or Japanese in every opportunity associated with seminars, scientific meetings, and manuscript writings.
4. Encourage students to have positive attitudes.
The above three points are written as “Encourage students to XX,” indicating that the most critical characters required for scientists are “being positive and independent.” The behavior of students in the laboratory should not be passive but should be based on their positive motivation and immediate action. The reason we get together in the laboratory is not to belong to something authorized, but to combine effort of individual scientists/students to achieve scientific contributions that can not be done by a single person. Newly enrolled students tend to be passive due to their lack of knowledge, but we strongly suggest them to positively participate in scientific discussions and other activities in the laboratory.
For applicants of the Graduate School
We have slots for both the Master’s Program and the Ph.D. Program of the Graduate School of Medicine. For details, please check the link below.
If you have questions, please send e-mail to “sanpei m.u-tokyo.ac.jp” or “ynagashima m.u-tokyo.ac.jp” (please convert to alphanumeric).
We have slots for both the Master’s Program and the Ph.D. Program of the Graduate School of Medicine. For details, please check the link below.
If you have questions, please send e-mail to “sanpei m.u-tokyo.ac.jp” or “ynagashima m.u-tokyo.ac.jp” (please convert to alphanumeric).
Education of Undergraduate Students
Medical Scientist Training Program
In 2008 a new training program for undergraduate medical students was established. In this program, medical students conduct basic research in the host laboratories and acquire knowledge and skills necessary for life science. From 2008-2010, Prof. Okabe was the head of the Medical Scientist Training Program (the current head is Prof. Haruhiko Bito).
Please see [MD Program Homepage] for details.
Please see [MD Program Homepage] for details.
Lectures and Courses hosted by the Cellular Neurobiology
Histology Course (lecture and lab) for the second-year medical students
Anatomy Course (dissection course) for the third-year medical students
Human Histology: Lecture & Lab (lecture and lab) for the students in the Master’s Program
Lecture Series I: Introduction of Molecular and Cellular Biology for the students in the Graduate School
Laboratory Series I: Introduction of Molecular and Cellular Biology for the students in the Graduate School
Anatomy Course (dissection course) for the third-year medical students
Human Histology: Lecture & Lab (lecture and lab) for the students in the Master’s Program
Lecture Series I: Introduction of Molecular and Cellular Biology for the students in the Graduate School
Laboratory Series I: Introduction of Molecular and Cellular Biology for the students in the Graduate School