Subject: Re: [AUDITORY] Cajal Course in Computational Neuroscience this summer From: Maria Neimark Geffen <mariageffen@xxxxxxxx> Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2024 08:39:08 -0500--000000000000e4344706120cafcc Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The application deadline for the Cajal Course in Computational Neuroscience has been extended to March 4! On Tue, Feb 6, 2024 at 10:00=E2=80=AFAM Maria Geffen <mariageffen@xxxxxxxx= > wrote: > Dear all, > > Application deadline is soon approaching for the Cajal Course in > Computational Neuroscience. Come spend three sunny weeks in Lisbon > and deepen your knowledge about computational neuroscience! > > *** Course dates: July 15th - August 4th, 2024 (Lisbon, Portugal) *** > *** Application deadline: March 4 2024 *** > > Please check our Course details > https://cajal-training.org/on-site/computational-neuroscience-2024/ > and Application Form https://form.jotform.com/240055127475352. > > Computational Neuroscience is a rapidly evolving field whose methods > and techniques are critical for understanding and modelling the brain, a= nd > also for designing and interpreting experiments. Mathematical modelling = is > an essential tool to cut through the vast complexity of > neurobiological systems and their many interacting elements. > > This course teaches the central ideas, methods, and practices of > modern computational neuroscience through a combination of lectures and > hands-on project work. During the course=E2=80=99s mornings, distinguishe= d > international faculty deliver lectures on topics across the entire breadt= h > of > experimental and computational neuroscience. For the remainder of the > time, students work on research projects in teams of 2 to 3 people under > close supervision of expert tutors and faculty. Research projects are > proposed by faculty before the course, and include the modeling of neuron= s, > neural systems, and behavior, the analysis of state-of-the-art neural > data (behavioral data, multi-electrode recordings, calcium imaging data, > connectomics data, etc.), and the development of theories to > explain experimental observations. > > Course Directors: > > *Julijana Gjorgjieva* (Max Planck Institute for Brain Research, Germany) > *Alfonso Renart* (Champalimaud Research, Portugal) > *Maria Geffen* (University of Pennsylvania, USA) > *Brent Doiron* (University of Chicago, USA) > > Confirmed Speakers: > > *Rafal Bogacz* (Oxford, UK) > *Alex Cayco-Gajic *(Ecole Normale Superieure Paris, France) > *Christine Constantinople* (NYU, USA) > *Brent Doiron* (University of Chicago, USA) > *Adrienne Fairhall* (U Washington, USA) > *Julijana Gjorgjieva* (Max Planck Institute for Brain Research, Germany) > *Ken Harris* (UCL, UK) > *Maria Geffen* (University of Pennsylvania, USA) > *Gilles Laurent* (Max Planck Institute Frankfurt, Germany) > *Ashok Litwin-Kumar* (Columbia, USA) > *Christian Machens* (Champalimaud, Portugal) > *Jakob Macke* (University of Tubingen, Germany) > *Srdjan Ostojic* (Ecole Normale Superieure Paris, France) > *Agostina Palmigiano* (UCL, UK) > *Joe Paton* (Champalimaud, Portugal) > *Alfonso Renart* (Champalimaud Research, Portugal) > *Cristina Savin* (NYU, USA) > *Nate Sawtell* (Columbia, USA) > *Tim Vogels* (IST, Austria) > > Course Content: > > This course is designed for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows > from a variety of disciplines, including neuroscience, physics, electrica= l > engineering, computer science, mathematics and psychology. Students > are expected to have a keen interest and basic background in neurobiology= , > a solid foundation in mathematics, as well as some computing experience. > A four-day pre-school in mathematics and programming is offered for > students that want to catch up on their math and programming skills. > > A maximum of 24 students will be accepted. Students of any nationality > can apply. We specifically encourage applications from researchers who wo= rk > in the developing world. All students will be selected according to the > normal submission procedure. Applications will be assessed by a > selection committee, based on the following criteria: the scientific > quality of the candidate (CV), evidence that the course will afford > substantial benefit to the candidate (motivation letter), and the > recommendation letters. > > Please contact our course organizer with questions: > > Mette Kienhorst --- mette.kienhorst@xxxxxxxx > > With kind wishes, > -Maria > > ______________________________ > > Maria N. Geffen, Ph.D. (she/her) > Professor > Department of Otorhinolaryngology > Department of Neuroscience > Department of Neurology > Co-Director, Computational Neuroscience Initiative > Stemmler Hall G14 > 3450 Hamilton Walk > Philadelphia PA 19104 > (215)898-0782 > mgeffen@xxxxxxxx > My zoom room > Follow me @xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxx > http://hosting.med.upenn.edu/hearing > Twitter: @xxxxxxxx > > --000000000000e4344706120cafcc Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr">The application deadline for the Cajal Co= urse in Computational Neuroscience has been extended to March 4!<br></div><= br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue,= Feb 6, 2024 at 10:00=E2=80=AFAM Maria Geffen <<a href=3D"mailto:mariage= ffen@xxxxxxxx">mariageffen@xxxxxxxx</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote c= lass=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px soli= d rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div style=3D"overflow-wrap: break-wor= d;">Dear all,<br><br>Application deadline is soon approaching for the Cajal= Course in Computational Neuroscience. Come spend three sunny weeks in Lisb= on and=C2=A0deepen your knowledge about computational neuroscience!<br><br>= *** Course dates: July 15th - August 4th, 2024 (Lisbon, Portugal) ***<br>**= * Application deadline: March 4 2024 ***<br>=C2=A0<br>Please check our Cour= se details=C2=A0<br><a href=3D"https://cajal-training.org/on-site/computati= onal-neuroscience-2024/" target=3D"_blank">https://cajal-training.org/on-si= te/computational-neuroscience-2024/</a><div>=C2=A0and Application=C2=A0Form= <a href=3D"https://form.jotform.com/240055127475352" target=3D"_blank">htt= ps://form.jotform.com/240055127475352</a>.=C2=A0</div><div>=C2=A0<br>Comput= ational Neuroscience is a rapidly evolving field whose methods and=C2=A0=C2= =A0techniques are critical for understanding and modelling the brain, and a= lso=C2=A0=C2=A0for designing and interpreting experiments. Mathematical mod= elling is an=C2=A0essential tool to cut through the vast complexity of neur= obiological=C2=A0systems and their many interacting elements.<br>=C2=A0<br>= This course teaches the central ideas, methods, and practices of modern=C2= =A0computational neuroscience through a combination of lectures and hands-o= n=C2=A0project work. During the course=E2=80=99s mornings, distinguished in= ternational=C2=A0faculty deliver lectures on topics across the entire bread= th of=C2=A0<br>experimental and computational neuroscience. For the remaind= er of the time,=C2=A0students work on research projects in teams of 2 to 3 = people under close=C2=A0supervision of expert tutors and faculty. Research = projects are proposed by=C2=A0faculty before the course, and include the mo= deling of neurons, neural=C2=A0systems, and behavior, the analysis of state= -of-the-art neural data=C2=A0(behavioral data, multi-electrode recordings, = calcium imaging data,=C2=A0<br>connectomics data, etc.), and the developmen= t of theories to explain=C2=A0experimental observations.<br><br></div><div>= Course Directors:<br>=C2=A0<br>*Julijana Gjorgjieva* (Max Planck Institute = for Brain Research, Germany)<br>*Alfonso Renart* (Champalimaud Research, Po= rtugal)<br>*Maria Geffen* (University of Pennsylvania, USA)<br>*Brent Doiro= n* (University of Chicago, USA)<br>=C2=A0<br>Confirmed Speakers:<br>=C2=A0<= br>*Rafal Bogacz* (Oxford, UK)<br>*Alex Cayco-Gajic *(Ecole Normale Superie= ure Paris, France)<br>*Christine Constantinople* (NYU, USA)<br>*Brent Doiro= n* (University of Chicago, USA)<br>*Adrienne Fairhall* (U Washington, USA)<= br>*Julijana Gjorgjieva* (Max Planck Institute for Brain Research, Germany)= <br>*Ken Harris* (UCL, UK)<br>*Maria Geffen* (University of Pennsylvania, U= SA)<br>*Gilles Laurent* (Max Planck Institute Frankfurt, Germany)<br>*Ashok= Litwin-Kumar* (Columbia, USA)<br>*Christian Machens* (Champalimaud, Portug= al)<br>*Jakob Macke* (University of Tubingen, Germany)<br>*Srdjan Ostojic* = (Ecole Normale Superieure Paris, France)<br>*Agostina Palmigiano* (UCL, UK)= <br>*Joe Paton* (Champalimaud, Portugal)<br>*Alfonso Renart* (Champalimaud = Research, Portugal)<br>*Cristina Savin* (NYU, USA)<br>*Nate Sawtell* (Colum= bia, USA)<br>*Tim Vogels* (IST, Austria)<br>=C2=A0<br>Course Content:<br>= =C2=A0<br>This course is designed for graduate students and postdoctoral fe= llows from=C2=A0a variety of disciplines, including neuroscience, physics, = electrical=C2=A0<br>engineering, computer science, mathematics and psycholo= gy. Students are=C2=A0expected to have a keen interest and basic background= in neurobiology, a=C2=A0solid foundation in mathematics, as well as some c= omputing experience. A=C2=A0four-day pre-school in mathematics and programm= ing is offered for students=C2=A0that want to catch up on their math and pr= ogramming skills.<br>=C2=A0<br>A maximum of 24 students will be accepted. S= tudents of any nationality can=C2=A0apply. We specifically encourage applic= ations from researchers who work in=C2=A0the developing world. All students= will be selected according to the normal=C2=A0submission procedure. Applic= ations will be assessed by a selection=C2=A0committee, based on the followi= ng criteria: the scientific quality of the=C2=A0candidate (CV), evidence th= at the course will afford substantial benefit to=C2=A0the candidate (motiva= tion letter), and the recommendation letters.<br>=C2=A0<br>Please contact o= ur course organizer with questions:<br>=C2=A0<br>Mette Kienhorst ---=C2=A0<= a href=3D"mailto:mette.kienhorst@xxxxxxxx" target=3D"_bla= nk">mette.kienhorst@xxxxxxxx</a><br>=C2=A0<br>With kind w= ishes,<br>-Maria<br>=C2=A0<br><div>______________________________<br><br>Ma= ria N. Geffen, Ph.D. (she/her)<br>Professor<br>Department of Otorhinolaryng= ology<br>Department of Neuroscience<br>Department of Neurology<br>Co-Direct= or, Computational Neuroscience Initiative<br>Stemmler Hall G14<br>3450 Hami= lton Walk<br>Philadelphia PA 19104<br>(215)898-0782<br><a href=3D"mailto:mg= effen@xxxxxxxx" target=3D"_blank">mgeffen@xxxxxxxx= edu</a><br>My zoom room<br>Follow me=C2=A0@xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxx<br><a h= ref=3D"http://hosting.med.upenn.edu/hearing" target=3D"_blank">http://hosti= ng.med.upenn.edu/hearing</a><br>Twitter:=C2=A0@xxxxxxxx<br></div><br><= /div></div></blockquote></div></div> --000000000000e4344706120cafcc--