Python in Neuroscience satellite 2011 
Paris, Ecole Normale Supérieure, August 29-30 2011 (after Euroscipy) 
The “Python in Neuroscience” workshop aims at gathering researchers who
develop or use software tools in different branches of neuroscience in
order to share ideas, concepts, tools and to foster collaborative
projects based on the Python language. 

Main Topics 
============

* tools for neural simulation, 
* electrophysiology data analysis, 
* data management and databasing in neuroimaging and neuroscience, 
* stimulus generation 
* neuroimaging data processing 
* workflows and pipelines for data processing 
* massive computation facilities for simulation and data analysis in 
  neuroscience 
* visualization tools in neuroscience and neuroimaging 

Call for Contributions 
========================

We are soliciting contributions that deal with the above topics using
Python tools, including research projects and software presentations,
with the hope of interesting a broader community, including e.g.
neuroscience and neuroimaging. 

Important dates
================

Abstract submission deadline: June 1st, 2011 
Final program: June 30th, 2011 
Workshop: August 28-20, 2011 
Submission guidelines 
* We solicit talk proposals in the form of a one-page long abstract. 
* The condition for acceptance is that the abstract fits well with the 
  workshop theme. 
* Oral and poster presentations will be allocated depending on the number of 
  contributions. 

Website 
http://pythonneuro.sciencesconf.org/ 
Contact: bertrand.thirion@inria.fr 

Chairs 
* Bertrand Thirion (INRIA Saclay) 
* Romain Brette (ENS Paris) 
Program committee 
* Eilif Müller, Blue Brain Project, EPFL Laussane 
* Gaël Varoquaux, INSERM U992, Saclay 
* Raphaël Ritz, INCF, Stockholm, Sweden 
* Laurent Perrinet, INCM, Marseille 
* Andrew Davison, UNIC, CNRS, Gif

Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Stanford University Functional Imaging in Neuropsychiatric Disorders (FIND) Lab

Stanford FIND Lab (http://findlab.stanford.edu), under the direction of Michael Greicius, is seeking to hire a postdoctoral fellow for a minimum two-year position. The fellowship will focus on (1) developing a deeper understanding of the genetic basis of functional brain networks in humans and (2) developing brain network imaging measures for the study of neuropsychiatric disorders. The fellow will work closely with Dr. Greicius in developing novel approaches to the analysis of functional brain networks through the study of several datasets including the Allen Institute Human Brain Atlas (http://human.brain-map.org), the ADNI dataset (http://adni.loni.ucla.edu), and several FIND Lab datasets. The ideal candidate will have a strong methods background in imaging genetics or related fields (neurogenetics, imaging, computational neuroscience) coupled with excellent writing skills. Extensive programming experience and/or expertise in classification algorithms would constitute additional advantages and could compensate for less experience in imaging genetics. MDs, PhDs, or MD/PhDs are all encouraged to apply. Interested candidates should email Dr. Greicius directly, greicius@stanford.edu , with a cover letter and CV. Qualified candidates will be asked to have 3 letters of reference forwarded to Dr. Greicius. The position can begin as early as May 1, 2011.

Research Fellow on Imaging Neurodegeneration

SBIC Singapore

Several postdoc positions are available in the Magnetic Resonance Imaging Group, Singapore Bioimaging Consortium (SBIC) in Singapore. The research focus of the group is on the development of MRI methods and imaging biomarkers for detection of neurodegeneration and regeneration in rodent models. One project is to study the structural and functional connectivity in rat/mouse models of axonal degeneration using techniques such as DTI, magnetization transfer, resting-state fMRI, etc. The other project is to develop functional imaging, including BOLD/CBV fMRI, perfusion, manganese enhanced MRI, CEST and PET, to understand how metabolic disorders such as diabetes exacerbate neurodegenerative diseases like dementia. We have very active interdisciplinary research teams consisting of people from engineering, physics, chemistry, biology, and neuroscience backgrounds. We also have extensive collaboration with major pharmaceutical companies to develop new methods for evaluating drug effects in the brain.

The successful candidate will have chance to work at the Clinical Imaging Research Center to translate the methods into clinical applications. The center currently hosts a Siemens 3T TIM Trio system and is expanding to include more imaging modalities and higher field MRI.

Institute and Resources:

SBIC is a national research institute dedicating on advancing pre-clinical imaging and its translation to clinical applications. SBIC is composed of four major labs studying from animal models, imaging probe design, imaging techniques, to data processing. For further information about SBIC, please visit our website: http://www.sbic.a-star.edu.sg/.

The lab currently hosts a Varian 9.4T MRI, a Bruker 7T ClinScan MRI, a Bruker 400MHz NMR, a NanoSPECT/CT, a Siemens microPET/CT, and a hyperpolarizer (Hypersense). Another 9.4T MRI and a 600MHz NMR microimager will be installed in 2012. Other facilities include a chemistry lab for imaging probe development, a molecular biology lab for developing transgenic animal models, and the SBIC-Nikon imaging center, which hosts all the advanced live cell optical imaging systems by Nikon. We also have access to animal behavior and radiochemistry facilities.

Qualifications:

We welcome highly-motivated people who want to explore new ideas and multidisciplinary researches to apply. Preferred background includes, but not limited to, neuroscience, physics, and engineering. Prior experience with in vivo MRI/NMR, programming language (C or Matlab), image processing and rodent imaging is preferred.

Contact Info:

Interested candidates should submit his/her CV to the following address: recruit@sbic.a-star.edu.sg.

Research Fellow on Functional Neuroimaging

Postdoc positions are available in the Clinical Imaging Research Centre (CIRC) in Singapore. CIRC is a national research institute jointly funded by the Biomedical Research Council (BMRC, A*STAR) and the National University of Singapore dedicated on advancing imaging techniques for clinical applications.

The research focus is on the development of quantitative arterial spin labeling perfusion MRI and fMRI methods to evaluate the disease progress and drug effects. One project is to detect functional connectivity and its correlation with structural connectivity and perfusion in brain development, stroke and dementia. Another project is to study the pharmacological activation and modulation of the brain function. The results will be correlated or validated by other imaging modality like PET. We have active collaboration with clinician in the National University Hospital, KK Children and Women Hospital and pharmaceutical companies. The postdoc will also have close interaction with scientists working in pre-clinical imaging at the Singapore Bioimaging Consortium to translate knowledge/methods between bench and bedside.

Facility and Equipment:

The Clinical Imaging Research Centre currently hosts a Siemens 3T TIM Trio system and is expanding to incorporate a cyclotron, radiochemistry, PET/CT, MRI-PET, and another high field MRI in 2011 with the opening of the new CIRC building.

Qualifications:

We welcome highly-motivated people who want to explore new ideas and multidisciplinary researches to apply. Preferred Ph.D. background includes, but not limited to, physics, computer science, neuroscience and engineering. Prior experience with programming language (C or Matlab) and/or MRI are required. Experience with sequence programming (especially IDEA) is preferable.

The position will start with a 3-year contract and can be renewed depending on performance. The salary is competitive based on experience.

Contact Info:

Interested candidates should submit his/her CV to the following address: CIRC-Recruit@bmsi.a-star.edu.sg.

35th Steenbock Symposium 'Advances in Biomolecular NMR'

June 26-28, 2011
Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin
 

Registration and abstract submission for the 35th Steenbock Symposium
'Advances in Biomolecular NMR' are now open!

http://www.biochem.wisc.edu/seminars/steenbock/symposium35/

The 35th Steenbock Symposium 'Advances in Biomolecular NMR' will be
held June 26-28, 2011 at the Wisconsin Institutes of Discovery on the
campus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin.
This symposium will honor the career of John L. Markley, Steenbock
Professor of Biomolecular Structure, Department of Biochemistry,
University of Wisconsin-Madison. Through his service to the NMR
community and leadership of the National Magnetic Resonance Facility
at Madison (NMRFAM), the Biological Magnetic Resonance Data Bank
(BMRB) and the Center for Eukaryotic Structural Genomics, Professor
Markley has made enormous contributions to the field of biomolecular
NMR.

The Symposium will have presentations from leaders in the field of
biological NMR spectroscopy and in various fields of biochemistry who
collaborate on protein structure-function studies with Professor
Markley and NMRFAM. Topics will include applications of NMR
spectroscopy to study the dynamics and structure-function
relationships of proteins and nucleic acids, high-throughput structure
determination, metabolomics, and natural products. A poster session
will provide those attending the symposium an opportunity to present
their recent work in biological NMR spectroscopy. A full list of
speakers is included below.

The 35th Steenbock will be held Sunday, June 26 to Tuesday, June 28, 2011.

REGISTRATION IS NOW AVAILABLE. Please visit:
http://www.biochem.wisc.edu/seminars/steenbock/symposium35/register.aspx

Below are some of the details about registration:
The Registration fee includes admission to talks and poster session,
abstract book, scheduled breaks, and the reception on Sunday, June 26,
breaks on Monday, June 27, and Tuesday, June 28.

The banquet will be held on the evening of Monday, June 27. (correction!)

Fees:
Early - Full Registration $200.00 by 05/15/2011
Early - Student Registration $175.00 by 05/15/2011

Banquet $50

Registration Deadlines: Early registration will last until May 15.
After May 15 rates will increase by $50. The late registration
deadline is June 15. After that date, you must register at the door
with payment by check or cash.

Poster Abstract Deadline: April 15, 2011
INFORMATION ABOUT ABSTRACTS FOR THE POSTER SESSIONS IS ALSO NOW
AVAILABLE. Please visit
http://www.biochem.wisc.edu/seminars/steenbock/symposium35/abstract_guidelines.aspx.

Cancellation Policy: If you cancel before June 15, your registration
fee will be refunded, minus a $50 administrative fee. No refunds for
cancellations received on or after June 15.

The symposium will begin with a reception on Sunday, June 26. It is
expected to end in the afternoon of Tuesday June 28.

Sponsors:
Bruker BioSpin
Promega
ISOTEC, Shigemi
Agilent Technologies, Cambridge Isotope Laboratories, Scientific
Protein Laboratories, Wilmad-Labglass,
Daedalus Innovations LLC

Thanks and hope to see you in June,
Speakers:

Hashim Al-Hashimi - University of Michigan
Cheryl Arrowsmith - University of Toronto
Ad Bax - The National Institutes of Health
Tim Bugni - University of Wisconsin-Madison
Sam Butcher - University of Wisconsin-Madison
Silvia Cavagnero - University of Wisconsin-Madison
David Cowburn - Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Hector DeLuca - University of Wisconsin-Madison
Art Edison - University of Florida
Juli Feigon - University of California Los Angeles
Kevin Gardner - University of Texas Southwestern
Mark Girvin - Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Angela M. Gronenborn - University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Andrew Hinck - The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Jeffrey C. Hoch - University of Connecticut Health Center
Charles Hoogstraten - Michigan State University
Mitsu Ikura - University of Toronto
Oleg Jardetzky - Stanford University
Masatsune Kainosho - Tokyo Metropolitan University
Robert Kaptein - Utrecht University
Slobodan Macura - Mayo Foundation
Gaetano Montelione - Rutgers University
James Prestegard - University of Georgia
Michael Reily - Bristol-Myers Squibb
Gordon Roberts - University of Leicester
Heinz Ruterjans - University of Frankfurt
Richard Vierstra - University of Wisconsin-Madison
Brian Volkman - Medical College of Wisconsin
Gerhard Wagner - Harvard University

Organizers:
Sam Butcher
Eldon Ulrich
Milo Westler

-- 
-- Milo
===================================================
National Magnetic Resonance Facility at Madison
      An NIH-Supported Resource Center

W. Milo Westler, Ph.D.

NMRFAM Director
Senior Scientist
       and
Adjunct Professor
433 Babcock Drive
Department of Biochemistry
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI USA 53706-1544
EMAIL: milo@nmrfam.wisc.edu
PHONE: (608)-263-9599
FAX: (608)-263-1722

Brain Connectivity Workshop - Montreal 2011 21 – 23 June 2011 http://bcw2011.org/ The Brain Connectivity Workshop series aims to bring together experts in computational neuroscience, neuroscience methodology and experimental neuroscience with a special interest in understanding the tripartite relationship between anatomical connectivity, brain dynamics and cognitive function. The first BCW was organized by Rolf Kotter and Karl Friston in April 2002 in Düsseldorf, Germany. Since then, the workshop is a yearly recurrent event organized by a different institution around the globe. The 2-day workshop is preceded by a 1-day Brain Connectivity Course, in which brain connectivity experts will introduce the concepts underlying the current state-of-the-art methodologies and experimental designs. This year, the first day course will introduce dynamical systems, graph theory and network analysis, diffusion imaging, genetics and connectivity, cortical oscillations and connectivity of the developing brain. For a detailed program and registration, please see http://bcw2011.org/

EDUCATION SESSION

Viktor Jirsa (dynamical systems) : "Nonlinear Dynamics in Neuroscience"
Ed Bullmore (graph theory and network analysis)
Pierre Bellec (Data driven network organization)
Patrick Haggman (diffusion imaging)
Jacques Michaud (genetics and connectivity)
Petra Ritter (cortical oscillations)
Jay Giedd (connectivity of the developing brain)

PROGRAM

Day 1

Rolf Kotter Lecture: Karl Friston - A Tribute to Rolf Kotter
Allard Roebroeck (analysis of connectivity)
Jin Hyung Lee (imaging animal models & connectivity)
Markus Kaiser (imaging animal models, connectivity and epilepsy)

Di Cristo, Graziella (interneurons and development)
Thomason, M (genetic determine of functional connectivity in development)
Taga, G (NIRS imaging of connectivity in development)
Fair, Damien (graph theory metrics and development)

Day 2

Evans, A (life span changes in structural connectivity/morphology)
Valdez-Sosa, Pedro (connectivity in development)
Tononi, G (principles of information integration and network formation)
Bernard, Christophe (local network dynamics in epilepsy) : "Seizures: is the underlying mechanism as simple as a noise-driven emergent property of immature neuronal networks?"
Carmant, Lionel (connectivity in the infant epileptic brain)
Breakspear, M (dynamical systems approach to understanding epilepsy propagation)

Neuroimaging Data Processing Workshop

23-24 March 2011

Edinburgh, UK

http://nipype.blogspot.com 

Day 1 Nipype (23/03/11) - Neuroimaging

1. 9-9.45: Introduction to nipype (Satra Ghosh)

• Nipype: Opensource platform for unified and replicable interaction with existing neuroimaging tools

2. 10-10.45: fMRI use case (Cyril Pernet)
3. 11-11.45: DTI use case (Mark Bastin and Colin Buchanan)
4. 12-11.45: Extending nipype (Chris Gorgolewski)

Afternoon (2-5pm):

1. Hands on session

Day 2 INCF (24/03/11) - Neuroinformatics

1. 9-9.30: (JB Poline)
2. 9.30-10.15: (Yannick Schwartz) pyxnat: XNAT in Python
3. 10.30-10.50: (Vincent Frouin) Computation of map association scores in imaging genetics with nipype/pyxnat
4. 11.00-11.45: (Stephan Gerhard) Connectome Viewer and the Connectome File Format

Afternoon (1-5pm)

1. 1-2: Connectome viewer demo
2. 2-5: Hands on and Interactive Q&A session

Advanced Scientific Programming in Python

========================================= 
a Summer School by the G-Node and the School of Psychology,
University of St Andrews

Scientists spend more and more time writing, maintaining, and
debugging software. While techniques for doing this efficiently have
evolved, only few scientists actually use them. As a result, instead
of doing their research, they spend far too much time writing
deficient code and reinventing the wheel. In this course we will
present a selection of advanced programming techniques,
incorporating theoretical lectures and practical exercises tailored
to the needs of a programming scientist. New skills will be tested
in a real programming project: we will team up to develop an
entertaining scientific computer game.

We use the Python programming language for the entire course. Python
works as a simple programming language for beginners, but more
importantly, it also works great in scientific simulations and data
analysis. We show how clean language design, ease of extensibility,
and the great wealth of open source libraries for scientific
computing and data visualization are driving Python to become a
standard tool for the programming scientist.

This school is targeted at PhD students and Post-docs from all areas
of science. Competence in Python or in another language such as
Java, C/C++, MATLAB, or Mathematica is absolutely required. Basic
knowledge of Python is assumed. Participants without any prior
experience with Python should work through the proposed introductory
materials before the course.

Date and Location
=================
September 11—16, 2011. St Andrews, UK.

Preliminary Program
===================
Day 0 (Sun Sept 11) — Best Programming Practices
  - Agile development & Extreme Programming 
  - Advanced Python: decorators, generators, context managers
  - Version control with git 
Day 1 (Mon Sept 12) — Software Carpentry
  - Object-oriented programming & design patterns
  - Test-driven development, unit testing & quality assurance
  - Debugging, profiling and benchmarking techniques
  - Programming in teams 
Day 2 (Tue Sept 13) — Scientific Tools for Python
  - Advanced NumPy 
  - The Quest for Speed (intro): Interfacing to C with Cython
  - Best practices in data visualization 
Day 3 (Wed Sept 14) — The Quest for Speed 
  - Writing parallel applications in Python
  - Programming project 
Day 4 (Thu Sept 15) — Efficient Memory Management
  - When parallelization does not help:
    the starving CPUs problem 
  - Data serialization: from pickle to databases
  - Programming project 
Day 5 (Fri Sept 16) — Practical Software Development
  - Programming project
  - The Pac-Man Tournament

Every evening we will have the tutors' consultation hour: Tutors
will answer your questions and give suggestions for your own
projects.

Applications
============
You can apply on-line at http://python.g-node.org

Applications must be submitted before May 29, 2011. Notifications of
acceptance will be sent by June 19, 2011.

No fee is charged but participants should take care of travel,
living, and accommodation expenses. 
Candidates will be selected on the basis of their profile. Places
are limited: acceptance rate in past editions was around 30%.
Prerequisites: You are supposed to know the basics of Python to
participate in the lectures. Please consult the website for a list
of introductory material.

Faculty
======= 
- Francesc Alted, author of PyTables, Castelló de la Plana, Spain 
- Pietro Berkes, Volen Center for Complex Systems, Brandeis
  University, USA 
- Valentin Haenel, Berlin Institute of Technology and Bernstein
  Center for Computational Neuroscience Berlin, Germany 
- Zbigniew Jędrzejewski-Szmek, Faculty of Physics, University of
  Warsaw, Poland 
- Eilif Muller, The Blue Brain Project, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale
  de Lausanne, Switzerland 
- Emanuele Olivetti, NeuroInformatics Laboratory, Fondazione Bruno
  Kessler and University of Trento, Italy 
- Rike-Benjamin Schuppner, Bernstein Center for Computational
  Neuroscience Berlin, Germany 
- Bartosz Teleńczuk, Institute for Theoretical Biology,
  Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany
- Bastian Venthur, Berlin Institute of Technology and Bernstein
  Focus: Neurotechnology, Germany 
- Pauli Virtanen, Institute for Theoretical Physics and
  Astrophysics, University of Würzburg, Germany 
- Tiziano Zito, Berlin Institute of Technology and Bernstein Center
  for Computational Neuroscience Berlin, Germany

Organized by Katharina Maria Zeiner and Manuel Spitschan of the
School of Psychology, University of St Andrews, and by Zbigniew
Jędrzejewski-Szmek and Tiziano Zito for the German Neuroinformatics
Node of the INCF.  

Website:  http://python.g-node.org
Contact:  python-info@g-node.org

TRIUMPH at MDACC or UT Medical School 

TRIUMPH (Translational Research in Multi-Disciplinary Program) Post-docs  is a new post-doctoral program ( http://www.mdanderson.org/prof_education/triumph) that will provide training in clinical and translational research.  The immediate goal of this program is to recruit talented, productive, well trained PhDs and train them through didactic course work as well as clinical rotations and a unique mentorship to pursue clinical and/or translational research.  A long term goal of this program is to produce scientists who can be paired with suitable physician scientists to co-PI a research laboratory.  This is a 3 year training program where  the post-docs will take a series of didactic clinical course work offered at either Graduate School for Biomedical Sciences (GSBS), MDACC or UT Medical School, participate in 5 different clinical rotations, while pursuing research in a translational research laboratory.   The expectation for the post-docs is that by the end of their 3 year training, they will have become fluent in the understanding of intricacies of translational research and have published in high tier journals. This program will also award a certificate from the University of Texas, GSBS.  The eligibility requirements include the following 1) Ph.D. from a top US graduate school programs in any of the life sciences, 2) high tier publications and 3) dedication to pursue cancer research.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Cheers

Khandan

______________________________________________________
Khandan Keyomarsi, PhD
Hubert L. and Olive Stringer Professor in Medical Oncology
Department of Experimental Radiation Oncology
Unit 66
University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd
Houston, Texas 77030

713-792-4845
713-794-5369 (FAX)
kkeyomar@mdanderson.org
http://www.esi-topics.com/breast-cancer/interviews/dr-khandan-keyomarsi.html
http://gsbs.uth.tmc.edu/tutorial/keyomarsi.html
http://www.mdanderson.org/prof_education/triumph

INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF CLINICAL NEUROANATOMY

May 25-27, 2011

Palermo, Sicily

We're pleased to invite you to attend to the first meeting of the INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF CLINICAL NEUROANATOMY to be held May 25-27, 2011 in Palermo, Sicily.
The meeting is dedicated to the clinical neuroanatomy of the Frontal Lobes.

Keynote speakers include Donald Stuss, Michael Petrides, Geraint Rees, Michael Kopelman, Mark Richardson and Marco Catani

Topics cover comparative anatomy, cytoarchitectonic maps, connectional anatomy, executive functions, intra-operative mapping, consciousness, fronto-temporal dementia, motor neuron disease, traumatic brain injury, memory and confabulation, neuropsychological testing, virtual tractography dissections and epilepsy.

A hands-on workshop on diffusion tensor imaging tractography will be run in parallel.

Deadline for registration and abstract submission is 15 April 2011.

For further information please visit our website http://www.isocn.eu

We look forward to seeing you in Sicily!

On behalf of the program committee.

Michel 

Michel Thiebaut de Schotten, PhD
NATBRAINLAB
ANR-CAFORPFC/ANR-HMTC
CRICM-INSERM UMRS 975
Pavillon de l'Enfance et l'Adolescence
47 Bd de l'Hôpital
75651 Paris Cedex 13, France

http://www.isocn.com
http://www.natbrainlab.com

Lesion analysis workshop

27th of May 2011

Tuebingen, Germany

The workshop will provide an overview on the background, rationale and methods of modern lesion analysis as well as a demonstration of their practical application. At the end of the workshop, participants should be able to independently conduct modern lesion analyses.

Further information including program and registration form can be found on:
Lesion Analysis Workshop 

Universitätsklinikum Tübingen

Neurologische Klinik
Zentrum für Neurologie
Neurologische Klinik und Hertie-Institut für klinische Hirnforschung
 

Lesion Analysis Workshop Theory and practical application of modern statistical lesion analysis

Modern lesion analysis - general rationale and background (Hans-Otto Karnath)
Normalisation of MRI images in stroke patients (Bianca de Haan)
Statistical procedures in modern lesion analysis (Bianca de Haan)
Application of modern lesion analyses techniques to scientific questions (Hans-Otto Karnath)
Practical demonstration of normalisation and statistical lesion analysis in SPM and MRIcron (Bianca de Haan)

2011 FSL & FreeSurfer Course

June 20-24
Montreal, Canada

We are pleased to announce the 2011 FSL & FreeSurfer Course, to be held in 
Montreal, Canada. It will run immediately before the Human Brain Mapping 
conference, which will be in Quebec City, a short plane/train/road journey from 
Montreal.

The intensive course covers both the theory and practice of functional and 
structural brain image analysis. Background concepts and the practicalities of 
analyses are taught in detailed lectures; these are interleaved with hands-on 
practical sessions where attendees learn how to carry out analysis for 
themselves on real data, with one computer provided for every two attendees. 
After completing the course, attendees should be able to analyse their own FMRI 
and MRI data sets.

The course lasts 5 days, from June 20-24.

  Numbers of attendees are strictly limited and are available on a 
first-come-first-served basis.

For full information and to register for the course, please go to:

http://www.fmrib.ox.ac.uk/fslcourse/montreal2011.html

Regards, course organisers.

POSTDOCTORAL POSITION IN FMRI LABORATORY
Center for Cognitive Neuroscience of Duke University
Postdoctoral position available in the laboratory of Roberto Cabeza
(www.cabezalab.org) at the Center for Cognitive Neuroscience of Duke
University (www.mind.duke.edu). fMRI scanning is conducted at the
nearby Brain Imaging and Analysis Center (www.biac.duke.edu). Research
will focus on the neural mechanisms of memory (e.g., relational
memory, emotional memory, memory development). Within this general
topic, the postdoctoral researcher will design her/his own studies.
The position includes RA support and collaborations with graduate
students and faculty at CCN and BIAC. The ideal candidate will have
several of the following qualifications: (1) background in episodic
memory research; (2) experience in fMRI methods; (3) programming
skills; (4) expertise in statistics; and (5) a promising publication
record. Send a statement of research interests and a CV to
cabeza@duke.edu. Please enter "Postdoctoral Position" as the subject
of the e-mail.

9th Neuroanatomy and Tractography workshop
London (Institute of Psychiatry)
23-24-25 March 2011

Dear all,

The 9th Neuroanatomy and Tractography workshop will be held in London (Institute of Psychiatry) on the 23-24-25 March 2011. This workshop intends to help scientists to develop and optimise strategies for DTI datasets analysis and tractography. The number of participants is limited to 12 for allowing 1:1 tutoring. 
The participants will be able to work on their own datasets and receive advice from the members of the Natbrainlab (http://www.natbrainlab.com). 
This is also an opportunity to familiarise with fundaments of white matter anatomy and brain hodology.

Wednesday 23th March VISUALIZATION OF WHITE MATTER CONNECTIONS 
09:30 - 10:00 Registration
10:00 - 10:30 Brain Hodology: From post mortem dissections to diffusion MRI (M Catani)
10:30 - 11:30 Introduction to Diffusion Tensor MRI (F Dell'Acqua)
11:30 - 11:45 Coffee Break
11:45 - 12:45 Diffusion Tensor Tractography (F Dell'Acqua)
12:45 - 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 - 15:15 DTI data formats: Management and pre-processing (M Thiebaut de Schotten)
15:15 - 15:45 Coffee Break
15:45 - 17:00 Tractography with TrackVis (M Thiebaut de Schotten)

Thursday 24th March VIRTUAL IN VIVO DISSECTIONS 
09:30 - 10:00 Classification of white matter connections (M Catani)
10:00 - 11:00 Association Pathways 1 (M Catani)
11:00 - 11:15 Coffee Break
11:15 - 12:30 Association Pathways 2 (S Budisavljevic)
12:30 - 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 - 15:15 Commissural Pathways (S Forkel)
15:15 - 15:45 Coffee Break
15:45 - 17:00 Projections Pathways (S Forkel)

Friday 25th March DTI TRACTOGRAPHY: CURRENT APPLICATIONS AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS 
09:30 - 10:30 Beyond the limitations of tensor modeling (F Dell'Acqua)
10:30 - 10:45 Coffee Break
10:40 - 11:30 Studying Normal Anatomy with DTI Tractography (M Catani)
11:30 - 12:30 Applications to Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders (M Catani)
12:30 - 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 - 15:15 Supervised Dissection 1
15:15 - 15:45 Coffee Break
15:45 - 16:30 Supervised Dissection 2
16:30 -17:00 Conclusions & Take Home Messages (M Catani)


Michel Thiebaut de Schotten, PhD
NATBRAINLABANR-CAFORPFC/ANR-HMTC
CRICM-INSERM UMRS 975
Pavillon de l'Enfance et l'Adolescence
47 Bd de l'Hôpital
75651 Paris Cedex 13, France
www.natbrainlab.com
skype: michel_thiebaut_de_schotten
+33 613579133
 

Wednesday, March 23rd 2011

The City College of New York
The Great Hall
160 Convent Avenue
New York, NY 10031

Program 8:30 AM  – 9:30 AM                 Breakfast Session 1 (Chair: Ruth Stark, The City College of New York) 09:30 AM – 09:45 AM             Introductions by President Lisa Staiano-Coico 09:45 AM – 10:00 AM             Introduction by Dean Ruth Stark, Division of Science 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM             Lewis Kay (University of Toronto) 11:00 AM – 11:15 AM             Break Session 2 (Chair: David Eliezer, Weill Cornell Medical College) 11:15 AM – 12:00 PM             Chad Rienstra (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign) 12:00 PM – 12:45 PM             Hashim Al-Hashimi (University of Michigan) 12:45 PM – 2:00 PM               Lunch Buffet Session 3 (Chair: Ming-Ming Zhou, Mount Sinai School of Medicine) 2:00 PM – 2:45 PM                  Lila Gierasch (University of Massachusetts, Amherst) 2:45 PM – 3:30 PM                  Charalampos Kalodimos (Rutgers University) 3:30 PM – 4:15 PM                  Kevin Gardner (University of Texas Southwestern Medical                                                     Center) 4:15 PM – 4:30 PM                  Break Session 4 (Chair: David Cowburn, Albert Einstein College of Medicine) 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM                  Ad Bax (NIH) 5:30 PM – 5:45 PM                  Concluding Remarks

MaxEnt 2011

Waterloo, Canada

10-15 July 2011

www.maxent2011.org

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce that the 31st International Workshop on Bayesian Inference and Maximum Entropy Methods in Science and Engineering (MaxEnt 2011) will be hosted in Waterloo, Canada, from 10-15 July 2011. The key details of the workshop are given below. Please refer to www.maxent2011.org for more details.

For over 30 years, the MaxEnt workshops have explored the use of Bayesian and Maximum Entropy methods in scientific and engineering applications. The workshop invites work on all aspects of probabilistic inference, including novel techniques and applications, and work that sheds new light on the foundations of inference. This meeting will feature a special session on the Principle of Maximum Entropy Production (MEP).

In previous workshops, areas of application have included Astronomy and Astrophysics, Genetics, Geophysics, Medical Imaging, Material Science, Nanoscience, Source Separation, Particle Physics, Quantum Mechanics, Plasma Physics, Chemistry, Earth Science, Climate Studies, Engineering and Robotics. Foundational issues involving probability theory and information theory, and the novel application of inference to illuminate the foundations of physical theories, have also been of keen interest.

Waterloo is a leading center of science and technology in Canada, hosting the University of Waterloo (consistently ranked the top Canadian university for innovation, and regarded as one of the finest Canadian universities for science and technology) and Perimeter Institute (a world-class institute for theoretical physics), and home to such cutting-edge technology companies as Research in Motion (maker of the Blackberry) and Maplesoft.

Confirmed Invited Speakers (growing list):

Arieh Ben-Naïm, Dept. of Chemistry, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Ralph Lorenz, Applied Physics Lab, Johns Hopkins University
Gerald Pollack, Dept. of Bioengineering, University of Washington
John Skilling, Maximum Entropy Data Consultants, Kenmare, Ireland
Jos Uffink, Institute for History and Foundations of Science, Utrecht University, Netherlands


Important Dates:

Abstract Deadline: 2 April 2011
Notification of Acceptance: 30 April 2011
Papers Due: 26 June 2011

Organizers:

Philip Goyal (Chair), Dept. of Physics, University at Albany (SUNY).
Adom Giffin, Applied Physics Group, Dept. of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Princeton University.
Arsen Hajian, Dept. of Systems Design Engineering, University of Waterloo, and Tornado Medical Systems, Waterloo, Canada.
Kevin H. Knuth, Dept. of Physics, University at Albany (SUNY).
Edward Vrscay, Dept. of Applied Mathematics, University of Waterloo.


Advisory Committee:

G. L. Bretthorst, Washington University, USA.
A. Caticha, University at Albany (SUNY), USA.
J. Center, Autonomous Exploration, USA.
V. Dose, IPP, Germany.
G. Erickson, Boise State University, USA.
R. Fischer, IPP, Germany.
P. M. Goggans, University of Mississippi, USA.
K. Hanson, LANL, USA.
K. H. Knuth, University at Albany (SUNY), USA.
T. Loredo, Cornell University, USA.
A. Mohammad-Djafari, LSS-CNRS, France.
C. Rodriguez, University at Albany (SUNY), USA.
J. Skilling, Maximum Entropy Data Consultants, Ireland.
C. Ray Smith, University of Mississippi, USA.
Udo von Toussaint, IPP, Germany.

Biomarkers for Brain Disorders: Challenges and Opportunities

27 February–2 March 2011

This exciting new Wellcome Trust Scientific Conference will discuss methodological aspects of biomarker identification across a spectrum of psychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders, strategies for diagnostic assay development and pathways for regulatory approval. Specific attention will be given to results from consortia such as the Alzheimer Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI), and to the prioritization of approaches not yet included in large consortia efforts, such as functional measures of brain activity captured by fMRI or electrophysiological recordings.

Topics:

• Strategies for building large biorepositories

• Technologies for molecular profiling and biomarker discovery: is multimodality the key?

• Building and validating biochemical and functional assays

• Measuring brain function in health and disease

• Clinical studies of biomarkers in neurological disease (e.g. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Multiple sclerosis, schizophrenia, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s disease, and other CNS indications)

• Paths for regulatory approval

Abstract deadline: 17 January 2011

Registration deadline: 24 January 2011

Courses and Conferences are held at the Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge – home to one of the world’s largest concentrations of expertise in genomics and bioinformatics. For full details, please visit, www.wellcome.ac.uk/conferences

MRI Development Engineer Position

Center for Functional MRI

University of California, San Diego
The Center for Functional MRI  (CFMRI) at the University of California, San
Diego (UCSD) invites applications for a MRI Development  Engineer
position.  The development engineer has overall responsibility for all
activities related to the technical operations of the 7T small animal imaging
system at the CFMRI. This includes: (1) management of technical
operations; (2) development, testing, and maintenance of MRI pulse
sequences and reconstruction algorithms; and (3) development, testing,
and maintenance of specialized hardware associated with the imaging
system.
The UCSD Center for Functional MRI is equipped with two researchdedicated GE 3T short- bore scanners and a 7T small animal imaging
scanner with Bruker Avance II console, More information about the Center
is available at our website: http://cfmriweb.ucsd.edu.
Interested applicants should apply at http://jobs.ucsd.edu (Posting #56141).
Specific  inquiries may be directed to Thomas Liu, Ph.D.,  Director of the
CFMRI, at ttliu@ucsd.edu.

2 POSTDOCTORAL POSITIONS, INTERPERSONAL DECISION NEUROSCIENCE, VIRGINIA TECH CARILION RESEARCH INSTITUTE

The Laboratory for Interpersonal Decision Neuroscience (PI: Brooks King-Casas) is currently accepting applications for two postdoctoral fellows. The laboratory investigates behavioral and neural computations underlying normative and pathological social behavior using methods of behavioral economics, social psychology, and decision neuroscience.  Current projects focus on social reward learning, individual differences in social behavior, as well as pharmacological influences on social choice.

The laboratory is part of the newly established Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute (http://www.vtc.vt.edu/research/faculty/brooks-king-casas.html), and is affiliated with the Virginia Tech Department of Psychology, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, as well as the Salem VA Medical Center and Michael E DeBakey VA Medical Center.  The VTCRI provides full access to outstanding computing and neuroimaging infrastructure, including three research-dedicated Siemens 3T Trio scanners. In addition, the laboratory is currently collaborating with clinical research teams focused on pathological social behavior associated with post-traumatic stress disorder, mild traumatic brain injury, addiction, and personality disorders. The VTCRI is located in historic Roanoke, VA, and enjoys many outdoor opportunities along the Blue Ridge Parkway and southern Appalachian Mountains.

Successful candidates will have broad interests in interdisciplinary work in social behavior, and demonstrated expertise and creativity in one or more of the following fields: cognitive or computational neuroscience, bioengineering, behavioral economics, affective or social neuroscience, and experimental psychopathology.

To inquire for more information, please contact Nina Lauharatanahirun (nina1@vt.edu) or 540-526-2068. To apply, please visit http://listings.jobs.vt.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=192736.

Madrid-MIT M+Vision Fellowship

Dear Colleagues,

We previously announced the new Madrid-MIT M+Vision Fellowship program in translational imaging. This is an exciting and well-resourced opportunity for young people with leadership capabilities and an abiding interest in biomedical imaging to make their mark as part of a global partnership venture.  We are pleased to share some new information: 

-       An new application deadline of January 25, 2011

-       Updated website with information on the program details and FAQs.

-       “Office hours” during which program faculty will be available via audio-conference and Skype to answer questions regarding the program and the application process. Details can be found at: http://mvision.madrid.org/news_infosessions.htm

Please share this information with your colleagues and visit our web site, http://mvision.madrid.org/apply, for updated information or email questions to apply@mvision.madrid.org.

Sincerely,

M+Vision Team

Bayesian Modeling for Cognitive Science, A WinBUGS Workshop
August 22 - August 26 2011

University of Amsterdam
Roetersstraat 15, 1018 WB
Amsterdam, The Netherlands

url:   http://bayescourse.socsci.uva.nl
email: bayescourse@gmail.com

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Target audience
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This workshop is meant for researchers who want to learn how to apply
Bayesian inference in practice. Most applications we discuss are taken
from the field of cognitive science. Because the workshop is based on
a set of book chapters and concrete exercises of varying difficulty,
the course material is appropriate for researchers with a wide range
of prior knowledge and interests.

Although some basic knowledge of Bayesian inference is an advantage,
this is not a prerequisite. In the course we use WinBUGS in
combination with R or Matlab (the choice is yours), and therefore some
basic knowledge of either R or Matlab is also an advantage.

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Summary
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In this workshop, plenary lectures provide the theoretical background
of Bayesian statistics, and practical computer exercises teach you how
to use the popular WinBUGS program and apply it to a wide range of
different statistical models. After completing this workshop, you will
have gained not only a new understanding of statistics, but also the
technical skills to implement models that are appropriate for the
substantive hypotheses that you seek to test.

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Course materials
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For several years now, Michael Lee and Eric-Jan Wagenmakers have been
working on a course book about Bayesian graphical modeling. This book
is used to teach graphical modeling courses at UCI, OSU, UW, and UvA.
A thoroughly updated and restructured version of this course book will
form the basis of this workshop. At the start of the workshop, you
will receive a printed copy of the latest version of the book, a
memory stick with all the computer code, and a printed copy of the
solutions to the exercises.

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Costs
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Early bird student: 400 euros (register before: February 1st 2011)
Student: 500 euros
Early bird non-student: 500 euros (register before: February 1st 2011)
Non-student: 600 euros

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More information can be found at the following website:
http://bayescourse.socsci.uva.nl/