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ABOUT US
Zhejiang University Interdisciplinary Institute of Neuroscience and Technology (ZIINT) was founded in 2013. The ultimate goal of ZIINT is to do fundamental researches in the field of cognitive and behavioral neuroscience, to explore the neural network mechanism of brain advanced function, and to achieve major breakthroughs in brain function and brain diseases. Another goal of ZIINT is to establish links for related disciplines in fields of medicine, neuroscience, engineering and other fields, and work closely with major industries and hospitals to develop new technologies for neuroscience studies and promote our fundamental researches for clinical translation.
Currently, ZIINT has the only actively shielded 7T Ultra-High field magnetic resonance system - the "MAGNATOM 7T" in China, and a live-two-photon imaging system, and also has the top neuroscience and brain cognitive research equipment with automatic, high-throughput, high-speed fluorescence scanning systems recognized by the scientific community, moreover the institute has established 25 basic research laboratories, and is equipped with multiple public experimental platforms to support each laboratories working.
Since the establishment of ZIINT, 16 outstanding PIs have been recruited, they have good academic literacy and profound research capacity, involving a wide range of research fields. A total of 35 funding projects have been awarded by the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars, the Fund Development Committee Major Research Project Nurturing Project, the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the 973 Scientific and Technological Problem - Oriented Project of the Ministry of Science and Technology, and the National 863 Program. Since our enrollment in 2014, we have already recruited 54 doctoral students and 28 master students. At the same time, high-quality cross-disciplinary international conferences such as "Frontiers in Interdisciplinary Neuroscience and Technology" and "Asia-Pacific Symposium on Advances in UHF MRI" high-field magnetic resonance and other meetings are held each year. The sharing of research experience and technology provides an international front-line communication platform to further promote the development of the field and the exploration of new fields in cross-disciplines. At the same time, we conduct collaboration program with a number of hospitals in Hangzhou to directly promote scientific research achievements conversion.