Subject: [AUDITORY] apply to ITCN at Penn From: "Geffen, Maria" <00000398293459e4-dmarc-request@xxxxxxxx> Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2024 03:56:05 +0000--_000_MN2PR04MB55662424BDBFB3B37A6D9EDE9B232MN2PR04MB5566namp_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The Computational Neuroscience Initiative<https://www.cni.upenn.edu/> at th= e University of Pennsylvania offers a new program for Interdisciplinary Tra= ining in Computational Neuroscience (ITCN) at the doctoral level. The goal = of the ITCN is to train a new generation of scientists who will make quanti= tative links between properties of the brain and properties of the mind. IT= CN trainees will learn to use computational methodology to interpret experi= mental results, build predictive models of brain function that inform the d= esign of the experiments, and support an ever-growing list of applications = from brain-machine interfaces in the clinic to cutting-edge forms of artifi= cial intelligence. The ITCN brings together students and faculty<https://www.cni.upenn.edu/peo= ple> from Penn=92s PhD programs in Neuroscience<https://www.med.upenn.edu/n= gg/> (Biomedical Graduate Studies, Perelman School of Medicine), Bioenginee= ring<https://be.seas.upenn.edu/doctoral/> (School of Engineering and Applie= d Science), Physics<https://www.physics.upenn.edu/graduate/> (School of Art= s and Sciences), and Psychology<https://psychology.sas.upenn.edu/graduate> = (School of Arts and Sciences). To join the ITCN, students first apply to on= e of those "home" PhD programs. Once admitted, students then typically appl= y to the ITCN before starting classes in their first year. Those selected m= eet with the ITCN Advisory Committee, both individually and as a group, to = develop individualized training plans that meet the goals and requirements = of the ITCN and each student=92s home program. These plans include coursewo= rk, research, and other activities that aim to build both expertise in comp= utational neuroscience and a sense of community in the ITCN. Details are pr= ovided below. The ITCN embraces diversity and inclusion in their many forms, including we= lcoming students with a broad range of personal, professional, and academic= backgrounds into both our training program and the field of computational = neuroscience as a whole. Application. The application deadline is Dec. 1 for the Penn PhD programs! Prospective PhD students must first apply and be accepted into one of our p= articipating graduate programs: Neuroscience<https://www.med.upenn.edu/ngg/= >, Bioengineering<https://be.seas.upenn.edu/doctoral/>, Physics<https://www= .physics.upenn.edu/graduate/>, or Psychology<https://psychology.sas.upenn.e= du/graduate> (PhD students admitted to other PhD programs at Penn may also = be considered; see below for additional requirements). Students typically a= pply to the ITCN before starting classes in their first PhD year, although = we will also consider applications from students in more advanced years who= believe they will be able to meet our academic requirements. Selection int= o the ITCN does not require a background in computational neuroscience. Ins= tead, we require: 1) a brief (~=BD page) essay describing why you want to j= oin the ITCN and how it would fit into your training and career plans; 2) w= ritten permission from your Graduate Chair (and, for MD-PhD or VMD-PhD stud= ents, the Director of your Combined Degree Program); and 3) if you are not = in one of our four participating programs, descriptions of the funding sour= ce(s) and course and research requirements for your home PhD program. Pleas= e send your application materials, and/or any questions, to Vijay Balasubra= manian<mailto:vijay@xxxxxxxx>, Maria Geffen<mailto:mgeffen@xxxxxxxx= icine.upenn.edu>, and/or Joshua Gold<mailto:jigold@xxxxxxxx>. ________________________________ Maria Neimark Geffen, Ph.D. (she/her) Professor Co-director, Penn Computational Neuroscience Initiative Department of Otorhinolaryngology: HNS (primary) Department of Neuroscience Department of Neurology Perelman School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania 5 Ravdin 3400 Spruce St. Philadelphia PA 19104 Tel.: 215.898.0782 My zoom<https://pennmedicine.zoom.us/my/mgeffen?pwd=3DeWVFbUJFUGRJZ3g1eU9YZ= EZic2VwZz09> mgeffen@xxxxxxxx<mailto:mgeffen@xxxxxxxx> http://hosting.med.upenn.edu/hearing X: @xxxxxxxx<http://twitter.com/neimarkgeffen> <http://twitter.com/nei= markgeffen> --_000_MN2PR04MB55662424BDBFB3B37A6D9EDE9B232MN2PR04MB5566namp_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html> <head> <meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3DWindows-1= 252"> <style type=3D"text/css" style=3D"display:none;"> P {margin-top:0;margin-bo= ttom:0;} </style> </head> <body dir=3D"ltr"> <div style=3D"text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; line-height: 20px; margin= : 10px 0px; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Ca= libri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The </span><span style=3D"color: rgb(0= , 136, 204);"><a href=3D"https://www.cni.upenn.edu/" id=3D"OWA6d55b9c9-74c0= -dfb3-6173-ba20d470f655" class=3D"OWAAutoLink" style=3D"color: rgb(0, 136, = 204);">Computational Neuroscience Initiative</a></span><span style=3D"color= : rgb(0, 0, 0);"> at the University of Pennsylvania offers a new program for Interdisciplinary = Training in Computational Neuroscience (ITCN) at the doctoral level. The go= al of the ITCN is to train a new generation of scientists who will make qua= ntitative links between properties of the brain and properties of the mind. ITCN trainees will learn to use c= omputational methodology to interpret experimental results, build predictiv= e models of brain function that inform the design of the experiments, and s= upport an ever-growing list of applications from brain-machine interfaces in the clinic to cutting-edge forms of artif= icial intelligence.</span></div> <div style=3D"text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; fon= t-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetic= a, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The ITCN brings together students and = </span><span style=3D"color: rgb(0, 136, 204);"><a href=3D"https://www.cni.= upenn.edu/people" id=3D"OWA21aa1e7b-7641-264d-8694-630ee516ca72" class=3D"O= WAAutoLink" style=3D"color: rgb(0, 136, 204);">faculty</a></span><span styl= e=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> from Penn=92s PhD programs in </span><span style=3D"color: rgb(0, 136, 204);"><= a href=3D"https://www.med.upenn.edu/ngg/" id=3D"OWA0d164882-0a0a-7815-c208-= 2df2f7437d82" class=3D"OWAAutoLink" style=3D"color: rgb(0, 136, 204);">Neur= oscience</a></span><span style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> (Biomedical Graduate Studies, Perelman School of Medicine), </span><span style=3D"colo= r: rgb(0, 136, 204);"><a href=3D"https://be.seas.upenn.edu/doctoral/" id=3D= "OWAf3af1133-e807-8786-bcfe-e57feb915b4c" class=3D"OWAAutoLink" style=3D"co= lor: rgb(0, 136, 204);">Bioengineering</a></span><span style=3D"color: rgb(= 0, 0, 0);"> (School of Engineering and Applied Science), </span><span style=3D"color: rgb(0, 1= 36, 204);"><a href=3D"https://www.physics.upenn.edu/graduate/" id=3D"OWA2e0= b3ed4-e0cc-c8d2-e497-c61cdb630b98" class=3D"OWAAutoLink" style=3D"color: rg= b(0, 136, 204);">Physics</a></span><span style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nb= sp;(School of Arts and Sciences), and </span><span style=3D"color: rgb(0, 136, 204);"= ><a href=3D"https://psychology.sas.upenn.edu/graduate" id=3D"OWA071b7b18-ff= f2-5b8d-dadb-5ebd6bbe3732" class=3D"OWAAutoLink" style=3D"color: rgb(0, 136= , 204);">Psychology</a></span><span style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> (S= chool of Arts and Sciences). To join the ITCN, students first apply to one of th= ose "home" PhD programs. Once admitted, students then typically a= pply to the ITCN before starting classes in their first year. Those selecte= d meet with the ITCN Advisory Committee, both individually and as a group, to develop individualized training plans that= meet the goals and requirements of the ITCN and each student=92s home prog= ram. These plans include coursework, research, and other activities that ai= m to build both expertise in computational neuroscience and a sense of community in the ITCN. Details are provid= ed below.</span></div> <div style=3D"text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; fon= t-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetic= a, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> The ITCN embraces diversity and inclusion in their many forms, including we= lcoming students with a broad range of personal, professional, and academic= backgrounds into both our training program and the field of computational = neuroscience as a whole. </div> <div class=3D"elementToProof" style=3D"text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; = line-height: 20px; margin: 10px 0px; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont= , Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Application. </b>The application de= adline is Dec. 1 for the Penn PhD programs!</span></div> <div class=3D"elementToProof" style=3D"text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; = margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontS= ervice, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Prospective PhD students must first ap= ply and be accepted into one of our participating graduate programs: </span><span style=3D"color: rgb(0, 136, 204);"><a href=3D"https://www.med.= upenn.edu/ngg/" id=3D"OWA5716e607-3302-ddb1-310a-97593c82e3ec" class=3D"OWA= AutoLink" style=3D"color: rgb(0, 136, 204);">Neuroscience</a></span><span s= tyle=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, </span><span style=3D"color: rgb(0, 136, 204);"><a href=3D"https://be.seas.= upenn.edu/doctoral/" id=3D"OWAaf3fb8d2-e3d0-dc65-4c45-6d454a9d2d3d" class= =3D"OWAAutoLink" style=3D"color: rgb(0, 136, 204);">Bioengineering</a></spa= n><span style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, </span><span style=3D"color: rgb(0, 136, 204);"><a href=3D"https://www.phys= ics.upenn.edu/graduate/" id=3D"OWAb21db95c-6685-7aa3-f579-42d562f44473" cla= ss=3D"OWAAutoLink" style=3D"color: rgb(0, 136, 204);">Physics</a></span><sp= an style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, or </span><span style=3D"color: rgb(0, 136, 204);"><a href=3D"https://psycholo= gy.sas.upenn.edu/graduate" id=3D"OWA2a5e2af6-6095-7e5c-dbd7-1692ee493b9f" c= lass=3D"OWAAutoLink" style=3D"color: rgb(0, 136, 204);">Psychology</a></spa= n><span style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> (PhD students admitted to other PhD programs at Penn may also be considered; se= e below for additional requirements). Students typically apply to the ITCN = before starting classes in their first PhD year, although we will also cons= ider applications from students in more advanced years who believe they will be able to meet our academic = requirements. Selection into the ITCN does not require a background in comp= utational neuroscience. Instead, we require: 1) a brief (~=BD page) essay d= escribing why you want to join the ITCN and how it would fit into your training and career plans; 2) written = permission from your Graduate Chair (and, for MD-PhD or VMD-PhD students, t= he Director of your Combined Degree Program); and 3) if you are not in one = of our four participating programs, descriptions of the funding source(s) and course and research requirements= for your home PhD program. Please send your application materials, and/or = any questions, to </span><span style=3D"color: rgb(0, 136, 204);"><a href=3D"mailto:vijay@xxxxxxxx= sics.upenn.edu" id=3D"OWAc3531fcb-5c2c-1eff-5fb9-e55cbc6b533c" class=3D"OWA= AutoLink" style=3D"color: rgb(0, 136, 204);">Vijay Balasubramanian</a></spa= n><span style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, </span><span style=3D"color: rgb(0, 136, 204);"><a href=3D"mailto:mgeffen@xxxxxxxx= ennmedicine.upenn.edu" id=3D"OWA15566c6a-059a-82a5-aa2a-e63c8fa97e07" class= =3D"OWAAutoLink" style=3D"color: rgb(0, 136, 204);">Maria Geffen</a></span>= <span style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, and/or </span><span style=3D"color: rgb(0, 136, 204);"><a href=3D"mailto:jigold@xxxxxxxx= nnmedicine.upenn.edu" id=3D"OWA5747cf45-725f-3b2b-b0b1-2fa287de9760" class= =3D"OWAAutoLink" style=3D"color: rgb(0, 136, 204);">Joshua Gold</a></span><= span style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">.</span></div> <div class=3D"elementToProof" style=3D"text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; = margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontS= ervice, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0= );"> <br> </div> <div id=3D"Signature" class=3D"elementToProof" style=3D"color: inherit;"> <div style=3D"margin: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-ser= if; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> ________________________________</div> <div style=3D"margin: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-ser= if; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Maria Neimark Geffen, Ph.D. (she/her)<br> </div> <div style=3D"margin: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-ser= if; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Professor</div> <div style=3D"margin: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-ser= if; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Co-director, Penn Computational Neuroscience Initiative<br> </div> <div style=3D"margin: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-ser= if; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Department of Otorhinolaryngology: HNS (primary)<br> </div> <div style=3D"margin: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-ser= if; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Department of Neuroscience<br> </div> <div style=3D"margin: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-ser= if; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Department of Neurology<br> </div> <div style=3D"margin: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-ser= if; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Perelman School of Medicine<br> </div> <div style=3D"margin: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-ser= if; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> University of Pennsylvania<br> </div> <div style=3D"margin: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-ser= if; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> 5 Ravdin<br> </div> <div style=3D"margin: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-ser= if; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> 3400 Spruce St.<br> </div> <div style=3D"margin: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-ser= if; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Philadelphia PA 19104<br> </div> <div style=3D"margin: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-ser= if; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Tel.: 215.898.0782 <br> </div> <div style=3D"margin: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-ser= if; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <a href=3D"https://pennmedicine.zoom.us/my/mgeffen?pwd=3DeWVFbUJFUGRJZ3g1eU= 9YZEZic2VwZz09" title=3D"https://pennmedicine.zoom.us/my/mgeffen?pwd=3DeWVF= bUJFUGRJZ3g1eU9YZEZic2VwZz09">My zoom</a></div> <div style=3D"margin: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-ser= if; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <a href=3D"mailto:mgeffen@xxxxxxxx">mgeffen@xxxxxxxx= n.edu</a><br> </div> <div style=3D"margin: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-ser= if; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <a href=3D"http://hosting.med.upenn.edu/hearing" title=3D"http://hosting.me= d.upenn.edu/hearing">http://hosting.med.upenn.edu/hearing</a><br> </div> <div style=3D"margin: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-ser= if; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> X: <a href=3D"http://twitter.com/neimarkgeffen" title=3D"twitter.com/neimar= kgeffen">@xxxxxxxx</a><a href=3D"http://twitter.com/neimarkgeffen" tit= le=3D"twitter.com/neimarkgeffen" style=3D"text-decoration: none;"> </a= ><br> </div> </div> </body> </html> --_000_MN2PR04MB55662424BDBFB3B37A6D9EDE9B232MN2PR04MB5566namp_--