IZN Interdisziplinäres Zentrum für Neurowissenschaften in Frankfurt am Main

<body> <h1>Interdisciplinary Center for Neuroscience Frankfurt (ICNF)</h1> <h3>Welcome to the web pages of the Interdisciplinary Center for Neuroscience Frankfurt (ICNF) at the Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.</h3> <h3 align="center"><a href="http://www.icn-frankfurt.de/seiten/master.html" target="inhalt"><strong>Master</strong> Program in <strong>"Interdisciplinary Neuroscience"</strong><br /> has been established by the ICNF</a></h3> <p><b>How does the brain work – A biological, philosophical and cultural challenge for modern society!</b></p> <p>How did the brain develop? How does it function? How does our brain learn? What is the seat of our personality? Is there a free will?</p> <p>To answer these questions scientists within the ICNF apply the most up-to-date anatomical, cell biological, molecular biological, physiological and computational methods. > <a href="http://www.icn-frankfurt.de/seiten/idea.html" target="inhalt"><b>General concept</b></a></p> <p><b>Diseases of the nervous system – A humanitarian, social and economical challenge for modern society!</b></p> <p>Within the overaged society the prevalence of age-related diseases of the nervous system has considerably increased.</p> <p>It is the <a href="http://www.icn-frankfurt.de/seiten/aboutus.html" target="inhalt"><b>aim</b></a> of the ICNF to explore the causes of neurological diseases and to shorten the time from bench to bedside.</p> <p>The ICNF represents a consortium of over 40 research groups in Frankfurt, Germany. These belong to the Faculties of <a href="http://www.med.uni-frankfurt.de/index.html" target="_blank">Medicine</a>, <a href="http://www.uni-frankfurt.de/fb/fb15/index.html" target="_blank">Biological Sciences</a>, <a href="http://www.uni-frankfurt.de/fb/fb05/index.html" target="_blank">Psychology and Sport Science,</a> <a href="http://www.uni-frankfurt.de/fb/fb14/index.html" target="_blank">Chemical and Pharmaceutical Science</a>, <a href="http://www.uni-frankfurt.de/fb/fb12/mathematik/index.html" target="_blank">Mathematics</a> and <a href="http://www.uni-frankfurt.de/fb/fb13/index.html" target="_blank">Physics</a> and in addition to the <a href="http://www.mpih-frankfurt.mpg.de/global/index.htm" target="_blank">Max Planck Institute for Brain Research</a>, the <a href="http://www.izn-frankfurt.de/web-content/index.html" target="_blank">Max-Planck-Institute for Biophysics</a><a href="http://www.mpih-frankfurt.mpg.de/global/index.htm" target="_blank"> </a>and the <a href="http://fias.uni-frankfurt.de" target="_blank">Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies (FIAS)</a>.</p> <p>The general purpose of the ICNF is the promotion of neurosciences in Frankfurt, with the goal of leading neuroscientific research and education in Frankfurt towards scientific excellence.</p> <p>This is going to be fostered by: </p> <ul> <li> <p>Encouraging the exchange of ideas and communication between individual research groups</p> </li> <li> <p>Public relations work to promote the visibility of the Frankfurt neurosciences</p> </li> <li> <p>Promotion of young researchers, including establishing of a Masters program in Interdisciplinary Neuroscience</p> </li> <li> <p>International cooperation in the field of neuroscience</p> </li> </ul> <p>More informations:</p> <p><a href="seiten/index.html"><b>Home</b></a><br /> <a href="seiten/aboutus.html">About us</a><br /> <a href="seiten/idea.html">Idea</a><br /> <a href="seiten/orga.html">Organizational structure</a><br /> <a href="downloads/OrdnungIZN.pdf" target="_blank">Statutes</a><br /> </p> <p><a href="seiten/icnworld.html"><b>ICNF-world</b></a><br /> <a href="seiten/infos.html">Information</a><br /> <a href="seiten/neuroresearch.html">Neuroresearch</a><br /> <a href="seiten/interviews.html">Interviews</a><br /> <a href="seiten/projects.html">Projects</a><br /> <a href="seiten/links.html">Links</a></p> <p><a href="vortrag_get.php"><b>Events</b></a><br /> <a href="seiten/lecturepublic.html">Public lectures</a><br /> <a href="seiten/colloquia.html">Colloquia</a><br /> <a href="seiten/colloquia.html">Lecture series</a><br /> <a href="seiten/symposia.html">Symposia</a></p> <p><a href="seiten/master.html"><b>Master Neuroscience</b></a><br /> <a href="seiten/master_program.html">Program</a><br /> <a href="seiten/master_curriculum.html">Curriculum</a><br /> <a href="seiten/master_application.html">Application</a><br /> <a href="seiten/master_financing.html">Financing</a><br /> <a href="seiten/master_contact.html">Contact</a></p> <p><a href="seiten/contact.html"><b>Contact</b></a><br /> <a href="seiten/supportus.html">Support us</a><br /> <a href="seiten/newslett_abo.html">Newsletter</a><br /> <a href="seiten/bluetower.html">NeuroScienceCenter</a><br /> <a href="seiten/maps.html" target="inhalt">Maps of the area</a><br /> <a href="seiten/imprint.html">Imprint</a></p> <p><a href="seiten/intern.html"><b>Internal offers</b></a></p> <p></p> <p>Prof. Dr. Herbert Zimmermann<br /> Chairman<br /> Max-von-Laue-Str. 9<br /> 60438 Frankfurt am Main<br /> <br /> Phone 069 79829602<br /> Fax 069 79829606<br /> H.Zimmermann@bio.uni-frankfurt.de<br /> <a href="http://www.izn-frankfurt.de" target="_blank">www.izn-frankfurt.de</a><br /> <a href="http://www.icn-frankfurt.de" target="_blank">www.icn-frankfurt.de</a></p> </body>