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Postdoctoral opportunity in Janssen Pharmaceuticals
by Rouhollah Abdollahi 21 Feb '23

21 Feb '23

We have a great opportunity for postdoctoral position in our team in Janssen pharmaceuticals, companies of Johnson & Johnson, working on neuroimaging projects. The location of the candidate should be Europe or USA, but remote option also can be arranged. https://jobs.jnj.com/en/jobs/2306106495w/post-doctoral-scientist-data-scien… -- Sent from Gmail Mobile

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Software Highlight: Kay Robbins: HED (Hierarchical Event Descriptors)
by Ankur Sinha 21 Feb '23

21 Feb '23

Dear all, Apologies for the cross-posts. Please join the INCF/OCNS Software Working Group for our next Software Highlight session: Kay Robbins[0] will introduce and discuss HED, a practical system for describing an experiment using an analysis-ready framework. https://ocns.github.io/SoftwareWG/2023/02/17/software-highlight-kay-robbins… - Date: February 28, 2023, 1600 UTC (Click here to see your local time[1]) (Add to calendar[2]). - Zoom (link): https://ucl.zoom.us/j/99321986413?pwd=OUdFTlJ3NVloUmJ1U0Q3WE9vRERMZz09 The abstract for the talk is below: In human neuroimaging experiments, a record of what a participant experiences together with a clear understanding of the participant (task) intent are key to interpreting recorded brain dynamics. HED (Hierarchical Event Descriptors, https://www.hedtags.org) annotations and supporting infrastructure can provide human-understandable machine-actionable descriptions of events experienced during laboratory and/or real-world time series recordings. HED, which is well-integrated into BIDS (Brain Imaging Data Structure) has an ecosystem of tools supporting researchers at various stages including data acquisition, annotation, sharing, and analysis. This talk will describe HED principles, focusing on basic representations of an experiment and its design. Various tools in the HED ecosystem to support search, summary and analysis will be introduced and demonstrated. Finally, we’ll discuss how tool developers can leverage the HED infrastructure to build advanced analysis tools capable of automated analysis in support of machine learning. HED is an entirely open-source project, and the HED Working Group welcomes contributors and contributions. Papers and resources: - Capturing the nature of events and event context using Hierarchical Event Descriptors (HED). NeuroImage. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1053811921010387 - Building FAIR functionality: Annotating events in time series data using Hierarchical Event Descriptors (HED). Neuroinformatics. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12021-021-09537-4 - Resources: https://www.hed-resources.org - GitHub organization: https://github.com/hed-standard [0] https://www.utsa.edu/sciences/computer-science/faculty/KayRobbins.html [1] https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Software+Highligh… [2] https://ocns.github.io/SoftwareWG/extras/ics/20230228-kay-robbins-hed.ics On behalf of the Software WG, -- Thanks, Regards, Ankur Sinha (He / Him / His) | https://ankursinha.in Research Fellow at the Silver Lab, University College London | http://silverlab.org/ Free/Open source community volunteer at the NeuroFedora project | https://neuro.fedoraproject.org Time zone: Europe/London

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PhD position in System Neuroscience
by Shahidi, Neda 21 Feb '23

21 Feb '23

Dear all, I have a new Ph.D. position in System Neuroscience at the University of Göttingen and the German Primate Center in Göttingen. We will use a new paradigm in studying neural correlates of decision-making in monkeys: The animals in our study will make decisions that are more natural to them, less repetitive, and require less training. Also, we will use chronic electrophysiology enabling us to simultaneously probe many neurons using a technology that is more or less plug-and-play. That means less animal training and less neuron-fishing. However, because there is nothing like a free lunch, this comes with a cost: Analyzing the data will be way more complicated, compared to a classical experiment! Therefore, the ideal candidate is proficient in data analysis and coding, but also enthusiastic to work with monkeys (Do you enjoy teaching your dog a trick or two? then you will also enjoy working with our monkeys). Please find more information here: https://www.uni-goettingen.de/en/644546.html?filters={%22vollzeit%22:[],%22…<https://www.uni-goettingen.de/en/644546.html?filters=%7B%22vollzeit%22:%5B%…> and please feel free to spread the word. Kind Regards Neda

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Postdoc position in bio-inspired AI at University of Sussex
by Thomas Nowotny 20 Feb '23

20 Feb '23

Dear colleagues, We are looking for a post-doctoral research fellow to join our Sussex team working on bio-inspired AI and computational modelling of insect behaviour and learning. You will join a BBSRC funded project called “Emergent embodied cognition in shallow neural networks”. https://www.sussex.ac.uk/about/jobs/research-fellow-ref-10735 Your primary role will be to develop simulations of learning problems that insects face such as flower learning or navigation. Insect learning occurs rapidly within shallow neural networks. This is possible because learning is an active process emerging from the interaction of evolved brains, sensory systems and behaviours. We will explore how behavioural strategies and specialised sensors interact with learning success. You will work under the supervision of Prof Paul Graham (Sussex, School of Life Sciences) and Professors Andrew Philippides and Thomas Nowotny (Sussex, Department of Informatics). You will join an active team of research fellows and PhD students working on similar topics. Closing date: 09 March 2023. Applications must be received by midnight (UK) Expected interview date: to be confirmed Expected start date: early April 2023 Please contact Prof Paul Graham, p.r.graham(a)sussex.ac.uk, for informal enquiries. With regards, Thomas -- Prof. Thomas Nowotny Head of AI Research Group CCNR, Sussex Neuroscience Phone: +44-1273-678593 Engineering and Informatics, Fax: +44-1273-877873 University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9QJ sussex.ac.uk/informatics/tnowotny<http://sussex.ac.uk/informatics/tnowotny> [../../owa/redir.aspx?C=9e11bb0e527242938402b42d9b5498ea&URL=http%3a%2f%2fsussex.ac.uk%2finformatics%2ftnowotny] I support the University of Sussex Community Pledge, as I continue to help those around me during the pandemic. Small acts of collaboration, kindness and integrity can make a big difference. www.sussex.ac.uk/community-pledge<http://www.sussex.ac.uk/community-pledge>

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Fast Lane to Slow Science – Online panel discussion to celebrate International Women's Month – 20 March 2023, 13h GMT / 14h CET
by Sidarus, Nura 20 Feb '23

20 Feb '23

Hi, Can you please advertise the following event. Thank you in advance, Nura Sidarus. Fast Lane to Slow Science Online panel discussion to celebrate International Women's Month Monday, 20th March 2023 – 13h GMT / 14h CET You are warmly invited to join us in celebrating International Women's Month with an online panel discussion on "Fast Lane to Slow Science". If "fast science is bad for scientists and bad for science" (Frith, TiCS, 2019), how can we move towards a Slow Science? What are the implications for the evaluation of science and scientists? And for equity and diversity? Join our panel of world leading scientists, who have been shaping science, science evaluation and science policy in Europe, to discuss these questions and more: * Professor Dame Uta Frith, Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, University College London, UK. Author of "Fast Lane to Slow Science<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cell.…>" (TiCS, 2019). * Professor Sylvie Lorente, College of Engineering, Villanova University, USA. Member of the ERC Scientific Council. * Professor Toma Susi, Faculty of Physics, University of Vienna, Austria. Member of the Steering Board of the Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment. Details and registration: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/womens-month-celebration-panel-discussion-on…<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.event…> Organised and chaired by Dr Nura Sidarus, Royal Holloway University of London, and facilitated by Dr María Jesús Maraver, University of Granada. Conceived by Women in Cognitive Science - Europe<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.faceb…> & supported by Department of Psychology, Royal Holloway, University of London<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.faceb…>. This email, its contents and any attachments are intended solely for the addressee and may contain confidential information. In certain circumstances, it may also be subject to legal privilege. Any unauthorised use, disclosure, or copying is not permitted. If you have received this email in error, please notify us and immediately and permanently delete it. Any views or opinions expressed in personal emails are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Royal Holloway, University of London. It is your responsibility to ensure that this email and any attachments are virus free.

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3rd International Workshop On Neurodynamics (NDy’23) June 14-17, 2023 Castro-Urdiales, Spain
by bgutkin 20 Feb '23

20 Feb '23

> 3rd International Workshop On Neurodynamics (NDy’23) > June 14-17, 2023 > Castro-Urdiales, Spain > > http://cody.unizar.es/events/neurodynamics23/ <http://cody.unizar.es/events/neurodynamics23/> > > *** Scientific committee *** > Roberto Barrio, Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain. > Stephen Coombes, University of Nottingham, UK. > Boris Gutkin, Ecole Normale Superieure, Paris. France. > Santiago Ibañez, Universidad de Oviedo, Spain. > Valeri Makarov, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain. > Krasimira Tsaneva-Atanasova, University of Exeter, UK. > > Neuroscience is nowadays one of the most collaborative and active scientific research fields as it has been increasingly involving the participation of experts from other disciplines. In particular, computational and mathematical aspects of neuroscience are currently playing an important role both in modeling and replicating experimental findings and in explaining the underlying mechanisms of neurophysiological or cognitive processes. Differential equations are ubiquitous in the modeling of such phenomena and, consequently, nonlinear dynamics and dynamical systems techniques become fundamental sources of new mathematical and computational tools to study neuroscience models. > > The aim of this Third Workshop on Neurodynamics, NDy’23 (first edition and second were NDy’14 and NDy'18) is to present an overview of successful achievements in this rapidly developing collaborative field by putting together different types of applications of nonlinear dynamics (geometrical tools in dynamical systems, numerical methods, computational schemes, dynamical measures,…) to different problems in neuroscience (mononeuronal dynamics, network activity, cognitive problems,…). Additional emphasis will be put on experimental findings seeking for theoretical explanations, and therefore this meeting is focussed on using mathematics as the primary tool for elucidating the fundamental mechanisms responsible for experimentally observed behavior in the applied neurosciences. Importantly, it will draw attention to those pieces of mathematical theory which are likely to be relevant to future studies of the brain. The final goal is spreading together mathematical methodology and neuroscience challenges and stimulating future cross-collaborations among participants, being Mathematical Neuroscience the generic topic for NDy’23. > > Important dates: > Short abstract/Title submission deadline 31st March 2023 > Payment deadline (reduced fee, 240 Euros) 14th April 2023 > Payment deadline (complete fee, 290 Euros) 5 th May 2023 > ******************************** > > > > >

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Postdoc position in Computational Biophysics at Göttingen Campus Institute for Dynamics of Biological Networks
by von Behren, Christina 20 Feb '23

20 Feb '23

Dear Scientists, We would like to draw your attention to the postdoc opportunity below. The Göttingen Campus Institute for Dynamics of Biological Networks (CIDBN)<https://www.uni-goettingen.de/en/608362.html> invites applications for a position of Postdoctoral Researcher in Computational Biophysics (all genders welcome) The position will be full-time (currently 39,8 hours/week), German pay grade 13 TV-L, starting as soon as possible. The CIDBN Department "Physics of Biological Systems", headed by Prof. Fred Wolf, offers a fixed-term contract until June 30, 2025 with the perspective of an extension commensurate with building a competitive track record at the frontier of computational biophysics and neural circuit theory. Information is processed in brain circuits through the coordinated action of large-scale circuits of neurons and synapses. Ultimately, it is the nano-scale molecular architecture of neuronal synapses that can make or break the power of neural circuit computation. Progress in a broad suite of nanoscopy techniques is currently uncovering the molecular-level design of synapses subserving functions such as working memory or sensory coding. The spatio-temporal operation of these nano-machines and the efficiency of their design, however, remain to be understood and are core research aims of the Göttingen Collaborative Research Centre (CRC) 1286 "Quantitative Synaptology". We are inviting applications from theoretical biophysicists, molecular systems biologists, or computational scientists with an ambition to pioneer computational studies of synaptic functional design. We offer a stimulating environment of theoretical neuroscientists, neural data-scientists, and cutting-edge experimentalists associated with CRC 1286. In addition, the institute provides dedicated support for high-performance computing. We are dedicated to supporting the growth of original research personalities at the frontier of computational science and neural circuit theory. The successful applicant will hold an excellent PhD in physics, applied mathematics, computer science, or equivalent, and have a strong interest in high-performance computing in neuroscience or cellular systems biology. We expect excellent analytical and coding skills, interest in working in a transdisciplinary team as well as excellence in scientific writing and reasoning. Experience in non-equilibrium statistical physics, stochastic dynamics, membrane biophysics, ion-channel and biochemical kinetics, buffered Ca-diffusion, and Ca-exocytosis coupling would be advantageous. The Göttingen Campus is a leading center of neuroscience in Europe hosting numerous internationally renowned research institutions, including the University, the University Medical Center, two life science Max Planck Institutes, the European Neuroscience Institute, the German Primate Center, and the Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Göttingen. The CIDBN is a newly founded transdisciplinary institute whose mission is to foster frontier research at the border of the exact and biological sciences. The University of Göttingen is an equal opportunities employer and places particular emphasis on fostering career opportunities for women. Qualified women are therefore strongly encouraged to apply. The university has committed itself to being a family-friendly institution and supports their employees in balancing work and family life. The mission of the University is to employ a greater number of severely disabled persons. Applications from severely disabled persons with equivalent qualifications will be given preference. Please send your e-mail application in one single PDF-document, including a letter of motivation, your curriculum vitae with a list of publications, copies of your certificates and contact information of two references by March 19, 2023 to cidbn(a)uni-goettingen.de<mailto:cidbn@uni-goettingen.de> (subject: Postdoc CIDBN). Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Göttingen Campus Institute for Dynamics of Biological Networks, Heinrich-Düker-Weg 12, 37073 Göttingen. If you have any questions, please contact Prof. Fred Wolf via e-mail: fred.wolf(a)ds.mpg.de<mailto:fred.wolf@ds.mpg.de>. Please note: With submission of your application, you accept the processing of your applicant data in terms of data-protection law. Further information on the legal basis and data usage is provided in the Hinweisblatt zur Datenschutzgrundverordnung (DSGVO) https://www.uni-goettingen.de/hinweisdsgvo <https://www.uni-goettingen.de/hinweisdsgvo%20> Best regards, Christina von Behren ------ Goettingen Campus Institute for Dynamics of Biological Networks Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Goettingen University of Goettingen Heinrich-Dueker-Weg 12 37073 Goettingen Germany

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[CFP, Deadline: March 15] IEEE T-MBMC - Special Issue on Bio-Chem-ICTs
by Murat Kuşcu 17 Feb '23

17 Feb '23

(Apologies if you receive multiple copies.) IEEE Transactions on Molecular, Biological and Multi-Scale Communications Special Issue on Bio-Chem-ICTs: Synergies between Bio/Nanotechnologies and Molecular Communications https://www.comsoc.org/publications/journals/ieee-tmbmc/cfp/bio-chem-icts-s… ----------------------- CALL FOR PAPERS Molecular Communications (MC) is a fundamental means of information exchange ubiquitously observed in nature. It has recently attracted the attention of researchers who have been working in information and communication technologies (ICT) and striving to create cooperative nanonetworks of artificial nanomachines, which can be interfaced with or immersed in natural biological systems. Application of ICT tools to this natural modality of communications has laid the foundations of bio-inspired, engineered MC systems, and also contributed to the understanding of natural MC networks. It is no wonder that such fundamental form of communications has been a topic of significant interest in many diverse research fields beyond ICT, such as synthetic biology, systems chemistry, micro/nanorobotics, network medicine, biophysics and physiology, biochemical sensing, lab- and organ-on-chips, bio-interfaces, molecular and biological computing, drug discovery, design and delivery. However, different languages are typically adopted by different fields to refer to the same phenomenon that the ICT researchers call molecular communications, such as chemical communications, biological/cell signaling, interaction networks, which all fundamentally denote information transfer via mass transport and/or biochemical reactions and interactions. Despite the significant overlap in the problem and the application domain, not only the language but also the research methodologies and the solution approaches are diverse, partly due to the apparent lack of strong links between different research communities. On the other hand, closer interactions between these disciplines can create important synergies that can help collaboratively target more challenging research problems and develop unprecedented applications, where the power of true interdisciplinarity is unleashed. These interactions can also help better identify the common motifs in the heterogeneous sea of molecular communication problems and scenarios comprising both biotic and abiotic systems, and help reframe and standardize the way we approach biological and bio-inspired communications in the hope of enabling a common scientific and engineering language. The aim of this Special Issue is to facilitate such interactions by bringing together the contributions of prominent researchers from diverse fields that share a common denominator with the ICT approach to MC. Reflecting different perspectives on natural and engineered molecular communications, and appreciating the diversity of approaches and methodologies, the Special Issue will ultimately help identify the potential interaction pathways between different research areas and communities, that can lead to fruitful collaborations and synergy. To this end, we solicit original contributions (technical or position/survey/tutorial/perspective articles) on a very diverse set of topics including but not limited to: ** Molecular communication among synthetic cells, and between synthetic and natural cells ** Molecular communication among nanoparticles, and between nanoparticles and natural/synthetic cells ** Collective micro/nanorobotic swarms and active matter based on molecular communications ** Physical limits to communication, sensing, and information processing in natural and synthetic bio/nano systems ** Network medicine, communication and network biomarkers of diseases ** Engineering of protein-protein and other molecular interactions, de novo design of proteins and artificial receptors for sensing and molecular communications ** Semantic information in biological networks ** Bio-interfaces (e.g., neural interfaces) relying on molecular interactions, redox reactions, and ionic carriers ** New sensing techniques and chemical & biosensor architectures targeting dynamic bio/chemical signals ** New nanomaterials and device architectures for bio-nano interfaces, and micro/nanomachines & molecular machines capable of molecular communications ** Drug design techniques exploiting molecular interactions, network-based approaches to drug discovery ** Smart drug delivery systems and techniques ** Biological and molecular computing ** Signaling aspects of lab-on-a-chip, organ-on-a-chip, multi-organ-on-a-chip, body-on-a-chip, disease-on-a-chip applications --------------------------- IMPORTANT DATES Manuscript Submission Deadline: 15 March 2023 First Notification: 30 April 2023 Acceptance Notification: 30 May 2023 Final Manuscript Due: 30 June 2023 Publication Date: September 2023 --------------------------- GUEST EDITORS Murat Kuscu Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering Koc University, Turkey Email: mkuscu(a)ku.edu.tr Pasquale Stano Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies University of Salento, Italy Email: pasquale.stano(a)unisalento.it Gregory F. Payne Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research University of Maryland, USA Email: gpayne(a)umd.edu Bige D. Unluturk School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering Michigan State University, USA Email: unluturk(a)msu.edu Malcolm Egan University of Lyon, Inria, INSA-Lyon, CITI, France Email: malcolm.egan(a)inria.fr Michael T. Barros School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering University of Essex, UK Email: m.barros(a)essex.ac.uk --------------------------- SUBMISSION GUIDELINES Prospective authors should submit their manuscripts following the IEEE TMBMC guidelines ( https://www.comsoc.org/publications/journals/ieee-tmbmc/information-for-aut… ). Authors should submit a manuscript through Manuscript Central ( https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/tmbmc) ---------------------------

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Registration open for ENCODS 2023
by Delamare, Geoffroy 17 Feb '23

17 Feb '23

Dear fellow students, This year the ENCODS conference will take place again! ENCODS 2023 Faro, Portugal, on 01-02 May 2023! The European Neuroscience Conference by Doctoral Students (ENCODS) is organised by PhD students for PhD students. During the two days you have the opportunity to present your current work in the form of a poster or talk to an international audience. This year's theme is "Labcoats and Laptops: Neuroscience through different lenses", and we're aiming to bring together different disciplines of neuroscience and how we can all work together. In which area of neuroscience do you work? We are sure that your work is a great match for our topic and will contribute to an exciting and interesting dialogue. Here are the important facts: The registration fee is 100 € for FENS members and students at the University of Algarve and 120 € for non-FENS members. Food is provided, we have organised a catering service for you. We are also happy to help you find suitable accommodation and organise a bus transport from the city centre to the venue. University of Algarve: Gambelas Campus Faro, Portugal Registration ends on the 3rd of March!! Register here: https://www.fens.org/news-activities/fens-and-societies-calendar/training-e… https://www.fens.org/careers/networks/encods 17th of March 2023: Arrival of the acceptance letters 31st of March 2023: Deadline to pay the registration fees Follow us across our social media platforms using this link: https://linktr.ee/encods2023 We are very much looking forward to seeing you at ENCODS!!! Your ENCODS 2023 Organizing Committee

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2 PhD positions in Computational Neuroscience at INRIA, Lyon, France, starting on September 2023
by Hugues Berry 16 Feb '23

16 Feb '23

Dear all, 2 PhD positions in computational neuroscience are available in the AIstroSight team, INRIA, Lyon, France (https://team.inria.fr/aistrosight/) starting on September 2023. Our interdisciplinary team aims at developing innovative numerical methods for the search of new drug candidates to treat brain diseases, targeting neurons as well as glial cells. We value diversity, trust, growth, equity and creativity. - Project 1: Modeling compartmentalized second messenger networks in the retinal growth cones. This project is part of an ANR grant, in collaboration with Xavier Nicol's lab in Paris: http://xaviernicol.toile-libre.org/ - Project 2: Modeling the neurovascular unit. This project will consist in developing a mechanistic model of astrocytic endfeet in the context of neurovascular coupling. The project will be carried out in strong collaboration with neuroscientists working on endfeet. The students will be co-supervised by Dr. Audrey Denizot (https://adenizot.github.io/) and Dr. Hugues Berry (https://www.inrialpes.fr/Berry/) We are looking for students who have some experience in programming/mathematical modeling and previous expertise or interest in cell biology/neuroscience. The students must be fluent in English, both speaking and writing. No knowledge of French is required. Most importantly, we are looking for future colleagues who are eager to learn and grow, and who are driven by scientific curiosity. Please reach out to audrey.denizot(a)inria.fr or hugues.berry(a)inria.fr with a one-page statement presenting your interests and goals as well as a CV. Best regards, Hugues BERRY ------------------------ Deputy scientific director of Inria for digital health and biology — Project-Team AIstroSight -- https://team.inria.fr/aistrosight Inria-Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 Hospices Civils de Lyon-Theranexus Inria Lyon research center Batiment CEI-2 56 Blvd Niels Bohr CS 52132 69603 Villeurbanne cedex France Tel. (Office): +33 (0)4 72 43 75 01 Tel. (Mobile): + 33 (0)6 70 77 63 39 www.inrialpes.fr/Berry

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