Biology Summer School at Columbia University
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Topics
Neurological Bioinformatics
Immunologic Bioinformatics
Bioinformatics of Cancer
— Introduction —
Introduction to Columbia University
Columbia University, established in 1754, is a prestigious member of the Ivy League. Situated in Manhattan, New York City, this world-class research university ranks 9th in US News and 23rd in QS rankings. Columbia University excels particularly in Medicine (QS #15), Law (QS #8), and Business (QS #34). With 87 Nobel Prize winners and Nobel-affiliated scientists, including notables like Richard Feynman (renowned for Feynman diagrams and path integral methods) and Harold Wolff (discoverer of cancer mutations), among its alumni, 10 of whom currently serve as faculty members. Additionally, it boasts numerous presidents, entrepreneurs, and artists. Surrounded by abundant artistic and cultural resources, Columbia stands as an ideal destination for academic researchers.
Introduction to Biology Summer School at Columbia University
The Biology Summer School at Columbia University is tailored to provide communication and learning opportunities for outstanding students passionate about pharmacy, bioengineering, medicine, and nursing. The program offers three topics: Neurological Bioinformatics, Immunologic Bioinformatics, Bioinformatics of Cancer, overing a broad range of subjects including neuroscience, bioinformatics, immunology, computer science, statistics, and molecular biology. Students will have the opportunity to study on Columbia's campus, delve into the mysteries of cells and biomedicine, and immerse themselves in the university life, laying a solid foundation for their future careers in medicine while making friends all over the world.
Note: The summer school is an academic program for international students held at Columbia University, officially recognized, but not directly affiliated with Columbia University or its constituent departments. Grades from the course cannot be converted into Columbia University credits.
— Highlights —
Immersive Studying, Boarding, and Lodging at Columbia University
Residential students are housed in oncampus undergraduate dorms and eat in campus dining facilities. Teaching assistants and chaperones live with the students, providing mentorship and assistanceForbes-Recommended Summer School
Featured on Forbes recommended Summer Schools for students, reflecting its high-quality educationMeet Global elite in Diversified International Classroom
Encounter new and top students from around the world to foster a rich cultural exchange experience
College-level Biological Courses with Lab Practice
Get a jump on learning cutting-edge biological knowledge and experimental skills through academic lectures, hands-on lab work, and independent research projectsAuthoritative Certificate of Completion
Explore future career paths and demonstrate your passion and abilitiesCourse Introduction
课程由拥有多年研究和教学经验的博士级讲师进行教授。通过丰富的课程内容和动手实践，学生们将学习正常的分子和细胞生物学，以及正常分子及细胞在疾病发展过程中是如何被破坏或扭曲的。此外，课程还特别强调实验设计、现代药物开发和个性化医疗时代的到来。
* 以下为参考课程内容，实际课程内容以哥伦比亚大学生物实验夏校最终安排为准
专业学术课程
亲身实验操作
生物科研探索
Topic 1: Neurological Bioinformatics
Neurological Bioinformatics is a fusion of neuroscience and bioinformatics, focusing on the complexity of the nervous system through computational methods and provides data and a theoretical basis for the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of neurological diseases. The applications of neurological bioinformatics are vast, such as its role in the early diagnosis and treatment of neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease, as well as in unraveling the neurobiological mechanism of psychiatric disorders such as depression and anxiety. In addition, it is committed to advancing the development of brain-computer interfaces and neurorehabilitation technologies, opening up new pathways for the treatment of neurological diseases
- Introduction to Molecular Neurobiology: In-depth explanation of neurobiological phenomena such as action potentials, memory, emotion, learning, and visual perception.
- Neurological Disease Research: Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia, depression, addiction, including strategies for pharmaceutical intervention and the future of drug development.
- Brain-computer interface and neurorehabilitation: How to improve the function of the nervous system through technical means.
Topic 2: Immunologic Bioinformatics
Immunologic Bioinformatics combines immunology and bioinformatics, using computer science and statistics to analyze immunological data. It often involves a large amount of experimental data, such as RNA sequencing, single-cell sequencing, flow cytometry data. It focuses on immunomics, especially on the interaction of T-cell receptor (TCR), and B-cell receptor (BCR) with antigens, sequence analysis, as well as immunophenotyping, antigen prediction, and vaccine design. In addition, it is committed to the research of immunogenomics and individualized immunotherapy, providing a theoretical basis for tumor immunotherapy.
- Immune Defense and Disease: The normal role of the immune system in combating viral and bacterial infections such as Covid-19 and tuberculosis, immunodeficiency disorders such as HIV/AIDS, and autoimmune diseases such as lupus and type 1 diabetes that arise due to a hyperactive or poorly controlled immune system.
- Microbiome and Immunity: The human microbiome, the role of inflammation in tumor development and type 2 diabetes, allergies, vaccine and antibiotic development, emerging viruses, and cancer immunotherapy
Topic 3: Bioinformatics of Cancer
Cancer bioinformatics combines knowledge from many fields, including computer science, statistics, and molecular biology, to advance cancer research and clinical treatment by analyzing big data from cancer patients. It reveals the molecular mechanisms of cancer, predicts the progression of cancer, and discovers new therapeutic targets. In addition, the field also focuses on the study of immune escape and heterogeneity of cancer, as well as the mining of potential cancer biomarkers to provide strong support for early diagnosis, prognosis assessment, and treatment ideas
Course Content:
- Cancer Mechanisms: Explore cancer biological processes such as gene mutation, DNA repair, cell death, etc.
- Cancer Therapy: Angiogenesis, metastasis, cancer stem cells, personalized medicine.
- Tumor Immunology/Immunotherapy: Principles of tumor immunology and application of immunotherapy in cancer treatment.
Sample Schedule
* The schedule is subject to the final arrangement of Biology Summer School at Columbia University.
| Time | Monday to Friday | Weekends |
| 7:00-9:00 | Breakfast | Unified Extracurricular Activities |
| 9:00-12:00 | Academic Lecture / Lab Practice / Biological Research | |
| 12:00-13:30 | Lunch | |
| 13:30-17:00 | Academic Lecture / Lab Practice / Biological Research | |
| 17:00-20:00 | Dinner and Freetime | |
| 20:00 | Back to Dormitor |
— Program Information —
Date:
July 20 - August 2, 2025 (14 Days)
Location:
New York, USA
Age:
14-18 years old (Birthday between August 3, 2006 and July 20, 2011)
Topics:
Neurological Bioinformatics, Immunologic Bioinformatics, Bioinformatics of Cancer
Quota:
A total of 20 seats (First come, first served)
Requirements:
- English language level equivalent to IELTS level 6.0 or TOEFL 80
- If the above requirements are not met, an English telephone or online interview with an ASEDDER teacher is required.
*Students who have received global or national awards in international biology assessments organized by ASEEDER are given priority for admission.
Fee
Includes:
- Tuition, accommodation (twin room or triple room), meals, excursion fees, round-trip transportation fees between the airport and Columbia University, ASEEDER group leader service fee (assembly and departure from Beijing/Shanghai/Shenzhen/Hong Kong with the group leader), international insurance, and study materials.
Excludes:
- International transportation costs to and from USA(departure and arrival from Beijing/Shanghai/Shenzhen/Hong Kong, you can use a third-party service or ASEEDER's unified service; please confirm with the responsible teacher at ASEEDER before purchasing tickets)
- Visa and visa service fee (optional): 2800 RMB (ASEEDER's VIP visa service promises that if the visa is refused for reasons other than the client's own, the visa service fee will be fully refunded or the client will have the right to a second visa application free of service fee, and the programme fee will also be fully refunded).
