From jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca Mon Jan 9 12:30:02 2012 From: jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca (Jennifer Chew, Ms.) Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2012 17:30:02 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] =?iso-8859-1?q?FW=3A_Prochain_s=E9minaire_de_l=27U?= =?iso-8859-1?q?NF_/_Next_UNF_seminar?= Message-ID: <17E9FB1F37770C46891A5AD521DC19040487C1@EXMBX2010-6.campus.MCGILL.CA> FOR YOUR INFORMATION. Jennifer Jennifer Chew McConnell Brain Imaging Centre MNI - WB317 3801 University Street Montreal, Qc H3A 2B4 Telephone: 514-398-8554 Fax: 514-398-2975 ________________________________ From: Francine B?langer [mailto:francine.belanger at criugm.qc.ca] Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2012 5:20 PM To: 'Van Der Knaap Maria'; 'Marc Filaretos'; 'Raymonde Thibault'; christiane.laurier at umontreal.ca; Jennifer Chew, Ms. Subject: Prochain s?minaire de l'UNF / Next UNF seminar Date : 12 janvier 2012 Heure : 12h00 Titre : Gender differences in cognitive and emotional processing in psychosis Conf.: Adrianna Mendrek D?partement de psychiatrie, Universit? de Montr?al Centre de recherche Fernand S?guin _______________________________________ Francine B?langer Coordonnatrice administrative UNF / RNQ / RBIQ-QBIN Centre de recherche, Institut universitaire de g?riatrie de Montr?al 4565, chemin Queen-Mary, Montr?al (Qu?bec) H3W 1W5 T?l.: (514) 340-3540 # 4785 T?l?c.: (514) 340-3530 Courriel: francine.belanger at criugm.qc.ca Web UNF: www.unf-montreal.ca Web RBIQ: www.rbiq-qbin.qc.ca -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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JENNIFER Jennifer Chew McConnell Brain Imaging Centre MNI - WB317 3801 University Street Montreal, Qc H3A 2B4 Telephone: 514-398-8554 Fax: 514-398-2975 ________________________________ From: MNISTAFF - Montreal Neurological Institute Staff [mailto:MNISTAFF at LISTS.MCGILL.CA] On Behalf Of Enza Ferracane, Ms. Sent: Monday, January 09, 2012 1:53 PM To: MNISTAFF at LISTS.MCGILL.CA Subject: Killam Seminar - Tuesday, January 10, 2012 KILLAM LECTURE Date: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 Speaker: Xiaoping Hu Director, Biomedical Imaging Technology Center Scientific Director, Center for Systems Imaging Emory University Title: Granger Causality Analysis of fMRI Data: Technical Advances, Applications, and Caveats Functional MRI (fMRI) is becoming increasingly used to assess brain connectivity. One type of connectivity that can be derived from fMRI data is the effective connectivity, the (causal) influence one neural system exerts over another. Several techniques are available in this regard. Granger causality analysis is such a technique, which is based on the temporal precedence in the fMRI signals. We have adopted GCA for the analyzing fMRI data, assessed its validity through extensive simulations, developed modifications to address its limitations and applied it to study brain connectivity under various conditions, including the resting state. This talk will describe the technical intricacies and advances of GCA and illustrate the utility of GCA with several applications. Hosted by: Amir Shmuel. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Jennifer Jennifer Chew McConnell Brain Imaging Centre MNI - WB317 3801 University Street Montreal, Qc H3A 2B4 Telephone: 514-398-8554 Fax: 514-398-2975 ________________________________ From: MNISTAFF - Montreal Neurological Institute Staff [mailto:MNISTAFF at LISTS.MCGILL.CA] On Behalf Of Enza Ferracane, Ms. Sent: Monday, January 09, 2012 1:53 PM To: MNISTAFF at LISTS.MCGILL.CA Subject: Killam Seminar - Tuesday, January 10, 2012 KILLAM LECTURE Date: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 Speaker: Xiaoping Hu Director, Biomedical Imaging Technology Center Scientific Director, Center for Systems Imaging Emory University Title: Granger Causality Analysis of fMRI Data: Technical Advances, Applications, and Caveats Functional MRI (fMRI) is becoming increasingly used to assess brain connectivity. One type of connectivity that can be derived from fMRI data is the effective connectivity, the (causal) influence one neural system exerts over another. Several techniques are available in this regard. Granger causality analysis is such a technique, which is based on the temporal precedence in the fMRI signals. We have adopted GCA for the analyzing fMRI data, assessed its validity through extensive simulations, developed modifications to address its limitations and applied it to study brain connectivity under various conditions, including the resting state. This talk will describe the technical intricacies and advances of GCA and illustrate the utility of GCA with several applications. Hosted by: Amir Shmuel. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From christophe.grova at mcgill.ca Mon Jan 9 21:27:22 2012 From: christophe.grova at mcgill.ca (Christophe Grova) Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2012 02:27:22 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] Seminar in Biomedical Engineering - Wednesday January 11th at 13h / Candidate for the position for BME chair In-Reply-To: <9E1647EDA3EBB44AADA162CEC4C4222E018930F1@EXMBX2010-6.campus.MCGILL.CA> References: <9E1647EDA3EBB44AADA162CEC4C4222E018921C3@EXMBX2010-6.campus.MCGILL.CA>, <9E1647EDA3EBB44AADA162CEC4C4222E018930F1@EXMBX2010-6.campus.MCGILL.CA> Message-ID: <9E1647EDA3EBB44AADA162CEC4C4222E01893101@EXMBX2010-6.campus.MCGILL.CA> Dear all, First of all happy new year 2012 ! Our first Biomedical Engineering Dpt seminar of the year well be this coming Wednesday Wednesday - January 11th, at 13h Location: Room 333 Lyman Duff Building (Biomedical Engineering Dpt, 3775 University Street). Speaker: Pr. James P. Landers, Depts. of Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering, and Pathology, and the Emily Couric Cancer Center University of Virginia Pr. Landers is a candidate applying for the position of the chair of Biomedical Engineering Dpt, so the attendance of most of you (Professors and students related to BME department) is really expected, as it is very important for the future of our department. Title: Integrated Microfluidic Systems for Genetic Analysis: Exploiting the Microscale for Ultrafast Forensic and Clinical DNA Interrogation Abstract: In 2006, we showed the first true evidence that microfluidic technology could provide a ?lab-on-a-chip? solution for real-world analysis. In this particular case, the Microfluidic Genetic Analysis (MGA) system we defined was shown to allow for genetic analysis with sample-in/answer-out capabilities, where the integrated chemistries and fluidic control allowed for execution of sequential sample preparation steps, and then provided an interpretable read-out following separation and detection. These processes involved chromatographic separation of sample components for isolation of DNA, the enzyme-mediated amplification of target DNA sequences in a temperature-dependent manner, the electrophoretic separation of the products of amplification, and detection by fluorescence. The detection of Bacillus anthracis in infected mouse blood was demonstrated with sample-to-result in less than 30 minutes, and similar results were shown for the detection of Bordetella pertussis from a human nasal swab. We have since focused on the application of similar technology to short tandem repeat (STR) profiling for human identification and select applications in clinical diagnostics. These include devices that exploit acoustic forces for isolating circulating tumor cells, and methods for CD4+ cell counting to circumvent flow cytometry. A list of upcoming seminars can be found at : http://www.bme.mcgill.ca/seminars.html See you there Christophe Grova *************************** Christophe Grova, PhD Assistant Professor Biomedical Engineering Dpt Neurology and Neurosurgery Dpt Montreal Neurological Institute Centre de Recherches en Math?matiques Biomedical Engineering Department - Room 304 McGill University 3775 University Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3A 2B4 email : christophe.grova at mcgill.ca tel : (514) 398 2516 fax : (514) 398 7461 web: http://www.mni.mcgill.ca/research/gotman/members/christophe.html http://www.bmed.mcgill.ca/ *************************** From christophe.grova at mcgill.ca Mon Jan 9 21:38:09 2012 From: christophe.grova at mcgill.ca (Christophe Grova) Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2012 02:38:09 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] New course now available : BMDE610 - Functional neuroimaging fusion - Registration is open In-Reply-To: <9E1647EDA3EBB44AADA162CEC4C4222E01871571@EXMBX2010-6.campus.MCGILL.CA> References: <9E1647EDA3EBB44AADA162CEC4C4222E01871571@EXMBX2010-6.campus.MCGILL.CA> Message-ID: <9E1647EDA3EBB44AADA162CEC4C4222E01893116@EXMBX2010-6.campus.MCGILL.CA> Dear all, Just a friendly reminder that the new course I propose BMDE610 will start tomorrow This new graduate course BMDE610, entitled Functional neuroimaging fusion is offered in Winter 2012 in Biomedical Engineering Dpt The course will take place every Tuesday and Thursday from 13h05 to 14h25 in room 321 Most of the lectures will be done by myself + few invited lecturers. http://www.mcgill.ca/global/php/coursepopup.php?Course=BMDE%20610 Prerequesites are ECSE 305 and MATH 223, or equivalent to be discussed with myself. The main prerequesites actually consist in basic notions of Probablity and Linear Algebra. Course description: BMDE610: Biomedical engineering: Multimodal data fusion of electrophysiology and functional neuroimaging data, including: detailed description of source localization methods for Electro- and MagnetoEncephaloGraphy data, analysis of brain hemodynamic activity through simultaneous recordings with electrophysiology, analysis and reconstruction of Near Infra-RedSpectroscopydata, modelling of the neurovascular coupling, validation methodology. Objectives of the course The main objectives of this new course BMED 610 is to address specific issues related to data fusion of functional neuroimaging data. In this context, we will define ?multimodal fusion? as the use of more than one modality to analyze functional neuroimaging data. For instance, fusion could be considered when anatomical information extracted from Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) data is used as prior information to guide source localization of Electro- or Magneto-EncephaloGraphy (EEG vs MEG) data. Data fusion will also be considered when EEG markers are used to analyse functional MRI data, when studying for instance the hemodynamic response to spontaneous epileptic discharges detected on scalp EEG. The objectives of the course are to introduce methods necessary to address the difficult problem of functional neuroimaging data fusion. The first part of the course will be dedicated to a detailed presentation of methods for which source localization has to be inferred from data acquired on the scalp: (1) in electrophysiology when using EEG or MEG, and (2) for hemodynamic activity when using Near Infra Red Spectroscopy (NIRS) data. The second part of the course will concern the link between bioelectrical activity and hemodynamic processes, the so-called neurovascular coupling. Applications for which simultaneous recordings of more than one modality are required will be presented, as well as related technical and methodological difficulties. The course will end with a state of the art of the models proposed to characterize the neurovascular coupling. After completing this course, the students will be able to perform source localization from EEG and MEG data, which is far from trivial for most available softwares. They will also acquire sufficient knowledge to start analyzing hemodynamic data (fMRI, NIRS) and to studying the neurovascular coupling. Preliminary syllabus Week 1: Basis of electrophysiology (EEG, MEG) and hemodynamic signals (fMRI, NIRS) Week 2: Forward model in EEG/MEG and in NIRS modelling Week 3: Validation methodology in neuroimaging Week 4: Source localization: equivalent current dipole and dipole scanning approaches Week 5: Source localization: distributed models and Bayesian approaches Week 6: Source localization: hierarchical Bayesian models, entropic framework Week 7: Source localization: time-frequency based source localization Week 8: Simultaneous EEG/fMRI: acquisition, analysis, and interpretation Week 9: Multimodal fusion and neurovascular coupling modelling Week 10: NIRS : data acquisition, data analysis and inverse problem Weeks 11-12: oral presentations of the final projects Feel free to contact me if you need more information Christophe Grova *************************** Christophe Grova, PhD Assistant Professor Biomedical Engineering Dpt Neurology and Neurosurgery Dpt Montreal Neurological Institute Centre de Recherches en Math?matiques Biomedical Engineering Department - Room 304 McGill University 3775 University Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3A 2B4 email : christophe.grova at mcgill.ca tel : (514) 398 2516 fax : (514) 398 7461 web: http://apps.mni.mcgill.ca/research/gotman/members/christophe.html http://www.bmed.mcgill.ca/ *************************** From jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca Tue Jan 10 11:16:04 2012 From: jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca (Jennifer Chew, Ms.) Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:16:04 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] FOR YOUR INFORMATION Message-ID: <17E9FB1F37770C46891A5AD521DC1904048C9A@EXMBX2010-6.campus.MCGILL.CA> March 26-28, 2012 The Four Seasons Hotel Toronto, Canada Rotman Research Institute, Baycrest, invites you to join world-renowned scientists and clinicians at our 2012 annual conference about advances in the field of mild cognitive impairment. Key dates * Early bird registration ends January 31. * Poster submission deadline is January 13. * Special conference rates are available for accommodations at the Four Seasons Hotel in Toronto Keynote Speakers * Dr. Marilyn Albert, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine * Dr. David Knopman, Mayo Clinic, Minnesota. View the full program Register now Program Poster submission Pre-conference workshops Book your stay Jennifer Chew McConnell Brain Imaging Centre MNI - WB317 3801 University Street Montreal, Qc H3A 2B4 Telephone: 514-398-8554 Fax: 514-398-2975 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From christophe.grova at mcgill.ca Wed Jan 11 05:55:11 2012 From: christophe.grova at mcgill.ca (Christophe Grova) Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:55:11 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] Seminar in Biomedical Engineering - Wednesday January 11th at 13h / Candidate for the position for BME chair In-Reply-To: <27091_1326162790_4F0BA366_27091_81_4_9E1647EDA3EBB44AADA162CEC4C4222E018930F1@EXMBX2010-6.campus.MCGILL.CA> References: <9E1647EDA3EBB44AADA162CEC4C4222E018921C3@EXMBX2010-6.campus.MCGILL.CA>, <27091_1326162790_4F0BA366_27091_81_4_9E1647EDA3EBB44AADA162CEC4C4222E018930F1@EXMBX2010-6.campus.MCGILL.CA> Message-ID: <9E1647EDA3EBB44AADA162CEC4C4222E018934FC@EXMBX2010-6.campus.MCGILL.CA> Dear all, Our next Biomedical Engineering Dpt seminar is today Wednesday - January 11th, at 13h Location: Room 333 Lyman Duff Building (Biomedical Engineering Dpt, 3775 University Street). Speaker: Pr. James P. Landers, Depts. of Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering, and Pathology, and the Emily Couric Cancer Center University of Virginia Pr. Landers is a candidate applying for the position of the chair of Biomedical Engineering Dpt, so the attendance of most of you (especially Professors and students related to BME department) is really expected, as it is very important for the future of our department. Title: Integrated Microfluidic Systems for Genetic Analysis: Exploiting the Microscale for Ultrafast Forensic and Clinical DNA Interrogation Abstract: In 2006, we showed the first true evidence that microfluidic technology could provide a ?lab-on-a-chip? solution for real-world analysis. In this particular case, the Microfluidic Genetic Analysis (MGA) system we defined was shown to allow for genetic analysis with sample-in/answer-out capabilities, where the integrated chemistries and fluidic control allowed for execution of sequential sample preparation steps, and then provided an interpretable read-out following separation and detection. These processes involved chromatographic separation of sample components for isolation of DNA, the enzyme-mediated amplification of target DNA sequences in a temperature-dependent manner, the electrophoretic separation of the products of amplification, and detection by fluorescence. The detection of Bacillus anthracis in infected mouse blood was demonstrated with sample-to-result in less than 30 minutes, and similar results were shown for the detection of Bordetella pertussis from a human nasal swab. We have since focused on the application of similar technology to short tandem repeat (STR) profiling for human identification and select applications in clinical diagnostics. These include devices that exploit acoustic forces for isolating circulating tumor cells, and methods for CD4+ cell counting to circumvent flow cytometry. A list of upcoming seminars can be found at : http://www.bme.mcgill.ca/seminars.html See you there Christophe Grova *************************** Christophe Grova, PhD Assistant Professor Biomedical Engineering Dpt Neurology and Neurosurgery Dpt Montreal Neurological Institute Centre de Recherches en Math?matiques Biomedical Engineering Department - Room 304 McGill University 3775 University Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3A 2B4 email : christophe.grova at mcgill.ca tel : (514) 398 2516 fax : (514) 398 7461 web: http://www.mni.mcgill.ca/research/gotman/members/christophe.html http://www.bmed.mcgill.ca/ *************************** From vincent.gracco at mcgill.ca Mon Jan 16 08:51:36 2012 From: vincent.gracco at mcgill.ca (VIncent Gracco) Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2012 08:51:36 -0500 Subject: [BIC-announce] CRBLM talk on Wednesday Message-ID: Please join us on Wednesday, January 18th at 3:30 p.m., when Dr. Tiago Falk (Ph.D., INRS-EMT) presents a CRBLM symposium entitled "Acoustic, perceptual, and cognitive features for objective speech quality and intelligibility prediction." The talk takes place in Room 501 of the Goodman Cancer Centre at 1160 Pine Ave. West. Abstract: Subjective listening tests are commonly used by telecommunications service providers to gauge network performance; by speech language pathologists to characterize speech disorder severity or to document treatment outcomes; or even by clinicians looking to detect diagnostic ?markers? in e.g., autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Subjective listening tests, however, are costly, laborious, and subject to many intrinsic variables and biases due to e.g., familiarity with the patients and their speech. Objective quality prediction, on the other hand, replaces the human listener panel by a computer algorithm, thus provides an economical and reliable (repeatable) alternative. This talk will describe our efforts at developing biologically-inspired signal processing algorithms that extract relevant acoustic and perceptual features for automated speech quality and intelligibility assessment. Three applications of the developed algorithms will be presented. First, I will present findings on an auditory-inspired quality model for natural speech which was recently shown to be particularly useful for cochlear implant users in reverberant environments. Second, I will show that by characterizing and integrating multiple dimensions (e.g., prosody, temporal dynamics, vocal source excitation), it is possible to predict the intelligibility level of a given dysarthric speaker as well as predict the success of such speaker in using an off-the-shelf speech recognizer for communication purposes. Lastly, I will present some pilot findings on the use of automated acoustic feature analysis for the purpose of diagnosing ASD risk in non-verbal toddlers. Time permitting, I will describe an ongoing project which aims at developing?cognitive? features for objective speech quality perception, motivated by some recent findings in our brain-computer interface research. Bio: Tiago H. Falk received the BSc degree from the Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil, in 2002, and the MSc and PhD degrees from Queen's University, Canada, in 2005 and 2008, respectively, all in electrical engineering. In 2007, he was a visiting Research Fellow at the Sound and Image Processing Lab, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Sweden, and in 2008 at the Quality and Usability Lab, Deutsche Telekom, Germany. From 2009-2010 he was a Postdoctoral Fellow at Holland-Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, affiliated with the University of Toronto. Since Dec. 2010, he has been an Assistant Professor at the Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS?EMT) in Montreal where he is Director of the Multimedia/Multimodal Signal Analysis and Enhancement (MuSAE) Laboratory. Dr. Falk is also an Adjunct Scientist at Holland-Bloorview and a Research Advisor for InteraXon Thought Controlled Computing. His research interests include speech quality measurement and enhancement, neural correlates of speech quality perception; assistive technologies; speech communication disorders; and human?machine interfaces. He has published over 70 journal manuscripts, conference papers, and book chapters in these topics. More about Dr. Falk: http://www.inrs.ca/english/tiago-h-falk Vincent L. Gracco, PhD Director, Centre for Research on Brain, Language and Music 3640 de la Montagne Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3G 2A8 Telephone: 514-398-7298 Email: vincent.gracco at mcgill.ca http://www.crblm.ca -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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JENNIFER Jennifer Chew McConnell Brain Imaging Centre MNI - WB317 3801 University Street Montreal, Qc H3A 2B4 Telephone: 514-398-8554 Fax: 514-398-2975 ________________________________ From: MNISTAFF - Montreal Neurological Institute Staff [mailto:MNISTAFF at LISTS.MCGILL.CA] On Behalf Of Enza Ferracane, Ms. Sent: Monday, January 16, 2012 2:51 PM To: MNISTAFF at LISTS.MCGILL.CA Subject: Killam Seminar - Tuesday, January 17, 2012 Killam Seminar Speaker: Stefan Jakobs, PhD Department of Nanobiophotonics Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry Goettingen, GERMANY Title: Super-Resolution Microscopy: Focusing on Mitochondria Date: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 Time: 4pm Place: de Grandpre Communications Centre ===================================== Dear Colleagues, Our Killam speaker for tomorrow, January 17, 2012 is Dr. Stefan Jakobs. Dr. Jakobs is the Professor of High Resolution Microscopy in Neurodegenerative Diseases at the G?ttingen Graduate School for Neurosciences, Biophysics, and Molecular Biosciences and Leader of the Mitochondrial Structure and Dynamics group in the Department of NanoBiophotonics at the Max Planck Institute in G?ttingen, Germany. His research interests are the inner molecular architecture of mitochondria as well as the analysis and development of reversibly switchable fluorescent proteins (RSFPs). Stefan's lab is currently most interested in the molecular mechanisms determining the precise localization of proteins in the inner and outer membranes of mitochondria in yeast and mammalian cells. To this end, one of the major tools used by his group is super resolution microscopy. Stefan's lab has developed new RFSPs that can be used to diversify the arsenal of fluorophores applicable to super-resolution fluorescence microscopy. He is sure to give us a thought-provoking and exciting seminar. The title of his talk will be: "RESOLFT and STED super-resolution microscopy: Focusing on mitochondria". Thomas Stroh, Ph.D. Enza Ferracane Montreal Neurological Institute 3801 University Montreal, Quebec H3A 2B4 Director's Office, Rm 636 Tel: (514) 398-1903 Fax: (514) 398-8248 Email: enza.ferracane at mcgill.ca -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca Tue Jan 17 11:33:42 2012 From: jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca (Jennifer Chew, Ms.) Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:33:42 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] FW: Killam Seminar - TODAY Message-ID: <17E9FB1F37770C46891A5AD521DC190404973E@EXMBX2010-6.campus.MCGILL.CA> PLEASE DISCARD IF THIS IS A DUPLICATE. THANK YOU. JENNIFER Jennifer Chew McConnell Brain Imaging Centre MNI - WB317 3801 University Street Montreal, Qc H3A 2B4 Telephone: 514-398-8554 Fax: 514-398-2975 ________________________________ From: MNISTAFF - Montreal Neurological Institute Staff [mailto:MNISTAFF at LISTS.MCGILL.CA] On Behalf Of Enza Ferracane, Ms. Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 8:36 AM To: MNISTAFF at LISTS.MCGILL.CA Subject: Re: Killam Seminar - TODAY *****REMINDER***** Killam Seminar Speaker: Stefan Jakobs, PhD Department of Nanobiophotonics Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry Goettingen, GERMANY Title: Super-Resolution Microscopy: Focusing on Mitochondria Date: TODAY Time: 4pm Place: de Grandpre Communications Centre ===================================== Dear Colleagues, Our Killam speaker for TODAY is Dr. Stefan Jakobs. Dr. Jakobs is the Professor of High Resolution Microscopy in Neurodegenerative Diseases at the G?ttingen Graduate School for Neurosciences, Biophysics, and Molecular Biosciences and Leader of the Mitochondrial Structure and Dynamics group in the Department of NanoBiophotonics at the Max Planck Institute in G?ttingen, Germany. His research interests are the inner molecular architecture of mitochondria as well as the analysis and development of reversibly switchable fluorescent proteins (RSFPs). Stefan's lab is currently most interested in the molecular mechanisms determining the precise localization of proteins in the inner and outer membranes of mitochondria in yeast and mammalian cells. To this end, one of the major tools used by his group is super resolution microscopy. Stefan's lab has developed new RFSPs that can be used to diversify the arsenal of fluorophores applicable to super-resolution fluorescence microscopy. He is sure to give us a thought-provoking and exciting seminar. The title of his talk will be: "RESOLFT and STED super-resolution microscopy: Focusing on mitochondria". Thomas Stroh, Ph.D. Enza Ferracane Montreal Neurological Institute 3801 University Montreal, Quebec H3A 2B4 Director's Office, Rm 636 Tel: (514) 398-1903 Fax: (514) 398-8248 Email: enza.ferracane at mcgill.ca -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca Tue Jan 17 16:54:58 2012 From: jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca (Jennifer Chew, Ms.) Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2012 21:54:58 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] FW: REMINDER: Neuro Film Series - Thursday, January 19, 2012 - 6:30 pm Message-ID: <17E9FB1F37770C46891A5AD521DC190404999A@EXMBX2010-6.campus.MCGILL.CA> PLEASE DISCARD IF THIS IS A DUPLICATE. THANK YOU. JENNIFER Jennifer Chew McConnell Brain Imaging Centre MNI - WB317 3801 University Street Montreal, Qc H3A 2B4 Telephone: 514-398-8554 Fax: 514-398-2975 ________________________________ From: neuro [mailto:NEURO at LISTS.MCGILL.CA] On Behalf Of Enza Ferracane, Ms. Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 2:57 PM To: NEURO at LISTS.MCGILL.CA Subject: [NEURO] REMINDER: Neuro Film Series - Thursday, January 19, 2012 - 6:30 pm The Neuro Film Series presents Superman on Thursday, January 19, 2012 at 6:30 pm. Superman is a 1978 British-American superhero film based on the DC Comics character of the same name. The film depicts the origin of Superman, from infancy as Kal-El of Krypton and growing up in Smallville. Superman is divided into three basic sections, each having a distinct theme and visual style. The first segment, set on Krypton, is meant to be typical of science fiction films, the second segment, set in Smallville, is reminiscent of 1950s films, and its small-town atmosphere is meant to evoke a Norman Rockwell painting. The third (and largest) segment was an attempt to present the superhero story with as much realism as possible, relying on traditional cinematic drama and using only subtle humor instead of a campy approach. Superman was released with critical acclaim and financial success. It was nominated for three Academy Awards (Editing, Music (Original Score) and Sound and received a Special Achievement Award for its visual effects. The film's legacy helped to foster the establishment of the superhero film genre. Superman is a wondrous combination of all the old-fashioned things we never really get tired of: adventure and romance, heroes and villains, earthshaking special effects and wit. Alyson Fournier, Associate Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Brain Tumour Research Centre, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital will be our host for this film. Dr. Fournier's research program at the Fournier Lab (The Neuro) focuses on the molecular and cellular biology of neurite outgrowth and growth cone guidance. A fuller understanding of the mechanism of outgrowth inhibition will be used to develop strategies to promote regenerative growth. Dr. Fournier will speak about her research; she will touch on spinal cord injury and will invite questions following the films end. Discover Science at the movies on January 19, 6:30 pm at the Neuro Film Series! Neuro Movie Nights are free and snacks can be purchased (including wraps and popcorn)! All films take place at: The Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, 3801 University Street, Jeanne Timmins Amphitheatre. For more information contact: debbie.rashcovsky at mcgill.ca or 514-398-6047 or go to www.neuroevents.mcgill.ca We look forward to seeing you there! [---] Le prochain film des soir?es cin?ma du Neuro, Superman, sera pr?sent? le jeudi 19 janvier 2012 ? 18 h 30. Film britanno-am?ricain sorti en 1978, Superman se fonde sur le superh?ros du m?me nom de l'?diteur DC Comics. Le film raconte l'origine de Superman, son enfance en tant que Kal-El de Krypton et sa jeunesse ? Smallville. Superman est divis? en trois grandes sections, chacune se distinguant par son th?me et son style visuel. La premi?re se d?roule sur Krypton et est typique des films de science-fiction; la deuxi?me a lieu ? Smallville, rappelle les films des ann?es 1950 et vise, avec son atmosph?re de petite localit?, ? ?voquer une peinture par Norman Rockwell. La troisi?me section (la plus longue) cherchait ? pr?senter l'histoire du superh?ros avec autant de r?alisme que possible, en recourant au drame cin?matographique classique et uniquement ? un humour subtil plut?t qu'? une approche exag?r?e. Superman a ?t? salu? par la critique et a ?t? une r?ussite sur le plan financier. Il a ?t? mis en nomination pour trois oscars - montage, musique (bande originale) et son - et a aussi re?u un oscar sp?cial pour ses effets visuels. L'h?ritage du film a contribu? ? imposer le genre de films de superh?ros. Superman r?unit ? merveille des choses du pass? qui ne lassent pas : l'aventure et une intrigue amoureuse, des h?ros et des m?chants, des effets sp?ciaux cataclysmiques et de l'esprit. Alyson Fournier, professeure agr?g?e de neurologie et neurochirurgie, ? l'Universit? McGill, au Centre de recherche sur les tumeurs au cerveau, et ? l'Institut et h?pital neurologiques de Montr?al, pr?sentera le film. Dans son laboratoire du Neuro, son programme de recherche porte sur la biologie mol?culaire et cellulaire de l'excroissance des neurites et du guidage du c?ne de croissance. Une meilleure compr?hension des m?canismes d'inhibition de l'excroissance permettra de mettre au point des strat?gies pour favoriser la croissance r?g?n?rative. Madame Fournier parlera de sa recherche, notamment des l?sions de la moelle ?pini?re, et r?pondra aux questions apr?s le film. D?couvrez la science par le septi?me art le 19 janvier ? 18 h 30 dans le cadre des soir?es cin?ma du Neuro! L'entr?e aux Soir?es cin?ma du Neuro est gratuite. On peut se procurer des grignotines (notamment des sandwichs roul?s et du ma?s souffl?)! Tous les films sont projet?s ? l'Institut et h?pital neurologiques de Montr?al, 3801, rue University ? l'amphith??tre Jeanne-Timmins. 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Cheers, Nick Foster From christophe.grova at mcgill.ca Thu Jan 19 20:39:59 2012 From: christophe.grova at mcgill.ca (Christophe Grova) Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2012 01:39:59 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] Seminar in Biomedical Engineering - Wednesday January 25th at 13h / Candidate for the position for BME chair In-Reply-To: <9E1647EDA3EBB44AADA162CEC4C4222E0189CC5B@exmbx2010-9.campus.MCGILL.CA> References: <9E1647EDA3EBB44AADA162CEC4C4222E0189CC5B@exmbx2010-9.campus.MCGILL.CA> Message-ID: <9E1647EDA3EBB44AADA162CEC4C4222E0189CDE0@exmbx2010-9.campus.MCGILL.CA> Dear all, Our next Biomedical Engineering Dpt seminar is next wednesday Wednesday - January 25th, at 13h Location: Room 333 Lyman Duff Building (Biomedical Engineering Dpt, 3775 University Street). Speaker: Pr. Eric J. Perreault, Dept. Biomedical Engineering,Dept. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Northwestern University Pr. Perreault is a candidate applying for the position of the chair of Biomedical Engineering Dpt, so the attendance of most of you (especially Professors and students related to BME department) is really expected, as it is very important for the future of our department. Title: Systems approaches for understanding and restoring the control of human arm function We are capable of using our arms for a wide range of functional tasks. This ability involves continuously adapting the mechanical properties of the arm to meet the needs of the specific task being performed. Our laboratory is focused on understanding how the human nervous system regulates arm mechanics in a task-dependent manner and using that knowledge to develop novel approaches for restoring arm control following injury. This presentation will summarize two facets of our recent work. The first will focus on the neural and biomechanical factors contributing to the abilities of the unimpaired arm. The second will highlight our recent efforts to restore those abilities to those who have suffered a spinal cord injury. Both components of the presentation will emphasize how systems engineering approaches have lead to breakthroughs in each of these areas A list of upcoming seminars can be found at : http://www.bme.mcgill.ca/seminars.html See you there Christophe Grova *************************** Christophe Grova, PhD Assistant Professor Biomedical Engineering Dpt Neurology and Neurosurgery Dpt Montreal Neurological Institute Centre de Recherches en Math?matiques Biomedical Engineering Department - Room 304 McGill University 3775 University Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3A 2B4 email : christophe.grova at mcgill.ca tel : (514) 398 2516 fax : (514) 398 7461 web: http://www.mni.mcgill.ca/research/gotman/members/christophe.html http://www.bmed.mcgill.ca/ *************************** - From jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca Fri Jan 20 09:29:14 2012 From: jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca (Jennifer Chew, Ms.) Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:29:14 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] =?iso-8859-1?q?FW=3A_RAPPEL-REMINDER=3A_RBIQ_4e_Jo?= =?iso-8859-1?q?urn=E9e_scientfique_/_QBIN_4th_Scientific_Day?= Message-ID: <17E9FB1F37770C46891A5AD521DC190405831A@exmbx2010-9.campus.MCGILL.CA> FOR YOUR INFORMATION. JENNIFER Jennifer Chew McConnell Brain Imaging Centre MNI - WB317 3801 University Street Montreal, Qc H3A 2B4 Telephone: 514-398-8554 Fax: 514-398-2975 ________________________________ From: Francine B?langer [mailto:francine.belanger at criugm.qc.ca] Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2012 5:38 PM To: 'Francine B?langer' Cc: 'Van Der Knaap Maria'; christiane.laurier at umontreal.ca; Jennifer Chew, Ms. Subject: RAPPEL-REMINDER: RBIQ 4e Journ?e scientfique / QBIN 4th Scientific Day R?SERVEZ D?S MAINTENANT / REGISTER NOW (http://www.rbiq-qbin.qc.ca/fr/evenement/615?url_locale=fr&star=615&locale=fr ) Le RBIQ tiendra sa 4e Journ?e scientifique le vendredi 3 f?vrier 2012 ? l'amphith??tre Jeanne Timmins de l'Institut neurologique de Montr?al. Des chercheurs chevronn?s de diff?rents domaines vous partageront un r?sum? de leurs travaux et leur vision du d?ploiement futur de la bio-imagerie dans leur domaine de recherche. La journ?e sera cl?tur?e par la pr?sentation de la 6e Conf?rence William Feindel, donn?e par le Dr Christopher Thompson. Le programme d?taill? sera bient?t disponible. ---------------------------------------------------------- The RBIQ will hold its 4th Scientific Day on Friday, February 3, 2012 at the Jeanne Timmins Amphitheatre at the Montreal Neurological Institute. Senior researchers from various fields will share you a summary of their work and their vision of the future deployment of bio-imaging research in their field. The day will conclude with the presentation of the 6th William Feindel Neuroimaging Lecture with Dr. Christopher Thompson. A detailed program will be available soon. 4e journ?e - programme.jpg _______________________________________ Francine B?langer Coordonnatrice administrative UNF / RNQ / RBIQ-QBIN Centre de recherche, Institut universitaire de g?riatrie de Montr?al 4565, chemin Queen-Mary, Montr?al (Qu?bec) H3W 1W5 T?l.: (514) 340-3540 # 4785 T?l?c.: (514) 340-3530 Courriel: francine.belanger at criugm.qc.ca Web UNF: www.unf-montreal.ca Web RBIQ: www.rbiq-qbin.qc.ca From jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca Fri Jan 20 10:45:40 2012 From: jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca (Jennifer Chew, Ms.) Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:45:40 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] Next DOUGLAS INSTITUTE Neuroscience Division seminar on Monday January 23rd and January 30th, 2012 Message-ID: <17E9FB1F37770C46891A5AD521DC190405835C@exmbx2010-9.campus.MCGILL.CA> FOR YOUR INFORMATION. PLEASE NOTE, MY E-MAIL DOES NOT CARRY THE ADVERTISEMENTS AS THE MESSAGE WOULD BE DELAYED IN TRANSMISSION. FOR ANY INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT MARIANNE.DUFOUR. Jennifer Jennifer Chew McConnell Brain Imaging Centre MNI - WB317 3801 University Street Montreal, Qc H3A 2B4 Telephone: 514-398-8554 Fax: 514-398-2975 ________________________________ From: Marianne Dufour [mailto:Marianne.Dufour at douglas.mcgill.ca] Sent: Friday, January 20, 2012 10:10 AM To: Jennifer Chew, Ms.; francine.belanger at criugm.qc.ca Cc: Dominique Walker; Pedro Rosa, Dr Subject: INFORMATION / Next DOUGLAS INSTITUTE Neuroscience Division seminar on Monday January 23rd and January 30th, 2012 January 23rd, 2012 Hello everyone, Please find attached the advertisement for our next Neuroscience Division seminar Barry Bedell, Ph.D, Associate Professor, Neurology & Neurosurgery, McGill University, Director Small Animal Imaging Lab. Montreal Neurological Institute, will give a talk titled "Animal MRI Studies of CNS Diseases " on Monday January 23rd, 2012 at 11h30 am (Bowerman room, in Dobell Pavilion, Douglas Institute ). January 30th, 2012 Hello everyone, Please find attached the advertisement for our next Neuroscience Division seminar Febo Marcelo, Ph.D, Director of Translational Research Imaging, Assistant Professor, Departments of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, The McKnight Brain Institute, University of Florida, will give a talk titled "Rodent fMRI Studies of Cocaine and Maternal Reward" on Monday January 30th, 2012 at 11h30 am (Bowerman room, in Dobell Pavilion, Douglas Institute ). Welcome all ! Cheers, Marianne Dufour for FLorian Storch, Ph.D.Tel: (514) 761-6131 ext.6152 Neuroscience Division Avis de confidentialit?: L'information contenue dans ce courriel peut ?tre confidentielle et/ou privil?gi?e. Si vous n'?tes pas le destinataire de ce message, veuillez le d?truire et en informer l'exp?diteur. Il est interdit de copier ou de modifier ce courriel sans autorisation de l'auteur. Le Douglas n'assume aucune responsabilit? du contenu des messages personnels. 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URL: From christophe.grova at mcgill.ca Mon Jan 23 09:55:34 2012 From: christophe.grova at mcgill.ca (Christophe Grova) Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:55:34 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] Seminar in Biomedical Engineering - Wednesday January 25th at 13h / Candidate for the position for BME chair In-Reply-To: <9E1647EDA3EBB44AADA162CEC4C4222E0189DE45@exmbx2010-9.campus.MCGILL.CA> References: <16559_1327024261_4F18C885_16559_12_4_9E1647EDA3EBB44AADA162CEC4C4222E0189CC5B@exmbx2010-9.campus.MCGILL.CA>, <9E1647EDA3EBB44AADA162CEC4C4222E0189DE45@exmbx2010-9.campus.MCGILL.CA> Message-ID: <9E1647EDA3EBB44AADA162CEC4C4222E0189DE52@exmbx2010-9.campus.MCGILL.CA> Dear all, Our next Biomedical Engineering Dpt seminar is this coming wednesday Wednesday - January 25th, at 13h Location: Room 333 Lyman Duff Building (Biomedical Engineering Dpt, 3775 University Street). Speaker: Pr. Eric J. Perreault, Dept. Biomedical Engineering,Dept. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Northwestern University Pr. Perreault is a candidate applying for the position of the chair of Biomedical Engineering Dpt, so the attendance of most of you (especially Professors and students related to BME department) is really expected, as it is very important for the future of our department. Title: Systems approaches for understanding and restoring the control of human arm function We are capable of using our arms for a wide range of functional tasks. This ability involves continuously adapting the mechanical properties of the arm to meet the needs of the specific task being performed. Our laboratory is focused on understanding how the human nervous system regulates arm mechanics in a task-dependent manner and using that knowledge to develop novel approaches for restoring arm control following injury. This presentation will summarize two facets of our recent work. The first will focus on the neural and biomechanical factors contributing to the abilities of the unimpaired arm. The second will highlight our recent efforts to restore those abilities to those who have suffered a spinal cord injury. Both components of the presentation will emphasize how systems engineering approaches have lead to breakthroughs in each of these areas A list of upcoming seminars can be found at : http://www.bme.mcgill.ca/seminars.html See you there Christophe Grova *************************** Christophe Grova, PhD Assistant Professor Biomedical Engineering Dpt Neurology and Neurosurgery Dpt Montreal Neurological Institute Centre de Recherches en Math?matiques Biomedical Engineering Department - Room 304 McGill University 3775 University Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3A 2B4 email : christophe.grova at mcgill.ca tel : (514) 398 2516 fax : (514) 398 7461 web: http://www.mni.mcgill.ca/research/gotman/members/christophe.html http://www.bmed.mcgill.ca/ *************************** From louis.collins at mcgill.ca Tue Jan 24 09:47:10 2012 From: louis.collins at mcgill.ca (D. Louis Collins) Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:47:10 -0500 Subject: [BIC-announce] talk announcement: virtual reality in neurosurgery/anatomy training - Jan 25 @ 2pm Message-ID: <639F4451-8E08-4204-9474-C013C8F46FAF@mcgill.ca> Hi all, Dr. de Ribaupierre will give a talk wednesday (tomorrow) Jan 25 at 2pm in the DeGrandPre room at the MNI on the use of virtual reality for neuroanatomical and neurosurgical training. She and Dr. Terry Peters collaborate with my group in the development of tools for image guided surgery. I think that her talk will be of wide interest, and particularly for the anatomists, neurospychologist, surgeons, fellows and residents. Please feel free to forward this announcement to those you think might be interested. A short biosketch is below. -Louis Dr de Ribaupierre earned her MD at the University of Geneva in Switzerland. After a Neurosurgery residency in Lausanne (Switzerland), she completed an epilepsy fellowship in the Fondation Rothschild in Paris (France), then a pediatric neurosurgery fellowship in the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. She is currently an Assistant Professor in the Division of Neurosurgery at the University of Western Ontario, working as a pediatric neurosurgeon with some involvement in pediatric and adult trauma and adult epilepsy surgery. Her main research areas are virtual reality as an educational tool, such as neuroanatomy teaching for medical students and residents, as well as surgical simulation. Her clinical research focuses on epilepsy, cognition and functional imaging. She is collaborating with CSTAR, Robarts and the Centre for Brain and Mind. On-going projects include 3D neuoendoscopy, virtual brain modeling, MRS and DTI in traumatic brain injury and the role of the cerebellum in attention. recent papers include: Presurgical language mapping in children with epilepsy: Clinical usefulness of functional magnetic resonance imaging for the planning of cortical stimulation. de Ribaupierre S, Fohlen M, Bulteau C, Dorfm?ller G, Delalande O, Dulac O, Chiron C, Hertz-Pannier L. Epilepsia. 2012 Jan;53(1) Trauma and impaired consciousness. de Ribaupierre S. Neurol Clin. 2011 Nov;29(4):883-902 Current concepts and management of glioblastoma. Preusser M, de Ribaupierre S, W?hrer A, Erridge SC, Hegi M, Weller M, Stupp R. Ann Neurol. 2011 Jul;70(1):9-21 Medical education through virtual worlds: the HLTHSIM project. Eagleson R, de Ribaupierre S, King S, Stroulia E. Stud Health Technol Inform. 2011;163:180-4. Evaluation of a VR and stereo-endoscopic tool to facilitate 3rd ventriculostomy. Abhari K, de Ribaupierre S, Peters T, Eagleson R. 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Bell Lecture Department of Physics McGill University ------------------------------------------------------------------ Friday, January 27th 2012, 15:30 Ernest Rutherford Physics Building, Keys Auditorium (room 112) ------------------------------------------------------------------ Wiring the brain: the molecules and mechanisms of neuronal guidance Marc Tessier-Lavigne Rockefeller University The functioning of the brain is dependent on the billions of connections among nerve cells that are formed during embryonic development to establish the neuronal circuits that underlie all brain functions - perception, the control of movement, memory, consciousness. To generate these connections, neuronal growth cones must navigate over long distances through the embryonic environment along specific pathways to find their correct targets, guided by attractive and repulsive guidance cues. These guidance mechanisms act simultaneously and in coordinate fashion to direct pathfinding, and are mediated by mechanistically and evolutionarily conserved ligand-receptor systems. This presentation will describe some recent advances in elucidating neuronal growth and guidance mechanisms, including evidence that defects in these mechanisms underlie some human neurological disorders, and discuss mounting evidence that molecules that regulate neuronal guidance during development also contribute to wiring other tissues and organs and to regulating nerve regeneration following injury in the adult nervous system. -- NOTES: - Further information at: http://www.physics.mcgill.ca/seminars/PSC.html - For automatic subscription/unsubscription to this list, visit: http://www.physics.mcgill.ca/seminars/sem_lists.html ----- End forwarded message ----- From jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca Tue Jan 24 10:02:10 2012 From: jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca (Jennifer Chew, Ms.) Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:02:10 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] TALK ANNOUNCEMENT - Virtual Reality in Neurosurgery/Anatomy Training Message-ID: <17E9FB1F37770C46891A5AD521DC1904058878@exmbx2010-9.campus.MCGILL.CA> DATE: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 TIME: 2:00 P.M PLACE: de Grandpre Communications Centre SPEAKER: Dr. S. de Ribaupierre, Div. of Neurosurgery, University of Western Ontario TITLE: The use of virtual reality for neuroanatomical and neurosurgical trainining Please note: Dr. Collins has included a short biosketch below. Hi all, Dr. de Ribaupierre will give a talk wednesday (tomorrow) Jan 25 at 2pm in the DeGrandPre room at the MNI on the use of virtual reality for neuroanatomical and neurosurgical training. She and Dr. Terry Peters collaborate with my group in the development of tools for image guided surgery. I think that her talk will be of wide interest, and particularly for the anatomists, neurospychologist, surgeons, fellows and residents. Please feel free to forward this announcement to those you think might be interested. A short biosketch is below. -Louis Dr de Ribaupierre earned her MD at the University of Geneva in Switzerland. After a Neurosurgery residency in Lausanne (Switzerland), she completed an epilepsy fellowship in the Fondation Rothschild in Paris (France), then a pediatric neurosurgery fellowship in the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. She is currently an Assistant Professor in the Division of Neurosurgery at the University of Western Ontario, working as a pediatric neurosurgeon with some involvement in pediatric and adult trauma and adult epilepsy surgery. Her main research areas are virtual reality as an educational tool, such as neuroanatomy teaching for medical students and residents, as well as surgical simulation. Her clinical research focuses on epilepsy, cognition and functional imaging. She is collaborating with CSTAR, Robarts and the Centre for Brain and Mind. On-going projects include 3D neuoendoscopy, virtual brain modeling, MRS and DTI in traumatic brain injury and the role of the cerebellum in attention. recent papers include: Presurgical language mapping in children with epilepsy: Clinical usefulness of functional magnetic resonance imaging for the planning of cortical stimulation. de Ribaupierre S, Fohlen M, Bulteau C, Dorfm?ller G, Delalande O, Dulac O, Chiron C, Hertz-Pannier L. Epilepsia. 2012 Jan;53(1) Trauma and impaired consciousness. de Ribaupierre S. Neurol Clin. 2011 Nov;29(4):883-902 Current concepts and management of glioblastoma. Preusser M, de Ribaupierre S, W?hrer A, Erridge SC, Hegi M, Weller M, Stupp R. Ann Neurol. 2011 Jul;70(1):9-21 Medical education through virtual worlds: the HLTHSIM project. Eagleson R, de Ribaupierre S, King S, Stroulia E. Stud Health Technol Inform. 2011;163:180-4. Evaluation of a VR and stereo-endoscopic tool to facilitate 3rd ventriculostomy. Abhari K, de Ribaupierre S, Peters T, Eagleson R. Stud Health Technol Inform. 2011;163:1-7 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca Tue Jan 24 16:24:35 2012 From: jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca (Jennifer Chew, Ms.) Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:24:35 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] =?iso-8859-1?q?FW=3A_Prochain_s=E9minaire_de_l=27U?= =?iso-8859-1?q?NF_/_Next_UNF_Seminar_-_Nature_versus_Nurture=3A__Contribu?= =?iso-8859-1?q?tion_towardshealthy_cognition_from_childhood_to_senescence?= =?iso-8859-1?q?_in_mice_and_humans?= Message-ID: <17E9FB1F37770C46891A5AD521DC1904058A7A@exmbx2010-9.campus.MCGILL.CA> FOR YOUR INFORMATION - Jennifer ________________________________ From: Francine B?langer [mailto:francine.belanger at criugm.qc.ca] Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2012 2:42 PM To: 'Van Der Knaap Maria'; 'Raymonde Thibault'; christiane.laurier at umontreal.ca; Jennifer Chew, Ms. Subject: Prochain s?minaire de l'UNF / Next UNF Seminar Titre/Title : Nature versus Nurture : contributions towards healthy cognition from childhood to senescence in mice and humans Conf/Lecturer: V?ronique Bohbot Associate Professor Department of Psychiatry, Douglas Mental Health University Institute McGill Lieu/Venue: CRIUGM - Amphitheatre Salle E-1910 Date/Hre: 2 f?vrier 2012 - 12h00 ATTENTION : La salle de cours est chang?e. C'est maintenant au E-1910, dans le b?timent du nouvel amphith??tre du CRIUGM. 2012-02-02 S?minaires (Bohbot).jpg _______________________________________ Francine B?langer Coordonnatrice administrative UNF / RNQ / RBIQ-QBIN Centre de recherche, Institut universitaire de g?riatrie de Montr?al 4565, chemin Queen-Mary, Montr?al (Qu?bec) H3W 1W5 T?l.: (514) 340-3540 # 4785 T?l?c.: (514) 340-3530 Courriel: francine.belanger at criugm.qc.ca Web UNF: www.unf-montreal.ca Web RBIQ: www.rbiq-qbin.qc.ca From christophe.grova at mcgill.ca Wed Jan 25 06:48:21 2012 From: christophe.grova at mcgill.ca (Christophe Grova) Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:48:21 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] Seminar in Biomedical Engineering - Wednesday January 25th at 13h / Candidate for the position for BME chair Message-ID: <9E1647EDA3EBB44AADA162CEC4C4222E0189E816@exmbx2010-9.campus.MCGILL.CA> Dear all, Our next Biomedical Engineering Dpt seminar is today Wednesday - January 25th, at 13h Location: Room 333 Lyman Duff Building (Biomedical Engineering Dpt, 3775 University Street). Speaker: Pr. Eric J. Perreault, Dept. Biomedical Engineering,Dept. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Northwestern University Pr. Perreault is a candidate applying for the position of the chair of Biomedical Engineering Dpt, so the attendance of most of you (especially Professors and students related to BME department) is really expected, as it is very important for the future of our department. Title: Systems approaches for understanding and restoring the control of human arm function We are capable of using our arms for a wide range of functional tasks. This ability involves continuously adapting the mechanical properties of the arm to meet the needs of the specific task being performed. Our laboratory is focused on understanding how the human nervous system regulates arm mechanics in a task-dependent manner and using that knowledge to develop novel approaches for restoring arm control following injury. This presentation will summarize two facets of our recent work. The first will focus on the neural and biomechanical factors contributing to the abilities of the unimpaired arm. The second will highlight our recent efforts to restore those abilities to those who have suffered a spinal cord injury. Both components of the presentation will emphasize how systems engineering approaches have lead to breakthroughs in each of these areas A list of upcoming seminars can be found at : http://www.bme.mcgill.ca/seminars.html See you there Christophe Grova *************************** Christophe Grova, PhD Assistant Professor Biomedical Engineering Dpt Neurology and Neurosurgery Dpt Montreal Neurological Institute Centre de Recherches en Math?matiques Biomedical Engineering Department - Room 304 McGill University 3775 University Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3A 2B4 email : christophe.grova at mcgill.ca tel : (514) 398 2516 fax : (514) 398 7461 web: http://www.mni.mcgill.ca/research/gotman/members/christophe.html http://www.bmed.mcgill.ca/ *************************** From jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca Thu Jan 26 09:39:57 2012 From: jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca (Jennifer Chew, Ms.) Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:39:57 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] FW: Robert E. Bell Lecture - Wiring the brain: The molecules and mechanisms of neuronal guidance Message-ID: <17E9FB1F37770C46891A5AD521DC19040594D5@exmbx2010-9.campus.MCGILL.CA> FOR YOUR INFORMATION. Jennifer Jennifer Chew McConnell Brain Imaging Centre MNI - WB317 3801 University Street Montreal, Qc H3A 2B4 Telephone: 514-398-8554 Fax: 514-398-2975 -----Original Message----- From: MNISTAFF - Montreal Neurological Institute Staff [mailto:MNISTAFF at LISTS.MCGILL.CA] On Behalf Of Enza Ferracane, Ms. Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 10:46 AM To: MNISTAFF at LISTS.MCGILL.CA Subject: Robert E. Bell Lecture A reminder of our R.E. Bell Lecture, this Friday. ------------------------ January 27th, our R. E. Bell Lecture will be given this year by a leading biophysicist. The details are: R.E. Bell Lecture "Wiring the brain: the molecules and mechanisms of neuronal guidance" Marc Tessier-Lavigne Rockefeller University The functioning of the brain is dependent on the billions of connections among nerve cells that are formed during embryonic development to establish the neuronal circuits that underlie all brain functions - perception, the control of movement, memory, consciousness. To generate these connections, neuronal growth cones must navigate over long distances through the embryonic environment along specific pathways to find their correct targets, guided by attractive and repulsive guidance cues. These guidance mechanisms act simultaneously and in coordinate fashion to direct pathfinding, and are mediated by mechanistically and evolutionarily conserved ligand-receptor systems. This presentation will describe some recent advances in elucidating neuronal growth and guidance mechanisms, including evidence that defects in these mechanisms underlie some human neurological disorders, and discuss mounting evidence that molecules that regulate neuronal guidance during development also contribute to wiring other tissues and organs and to regulating nerve regeneration following injury in the adult nervous system. Friday, January 27th 2012, 15:30 Ernest Rutherford Physics Building, Keys Auditorium (room 112) Tessier-Lavigne is a McGill Physics alumnus (BSc 1980), a former Rhodes Scholar, and is the current President of Rockefeller University. He has served as Vice-President of Genentech (Research Drug Discovery), and has been Professor at UCSF, and at Stanford. Instructors, please advertise his talk in your class(es). We're looking forward to seeing you there! Cheers, -Charles -- ____________________________________________________________ Charles Gale, Department of Physics, McGill University, 3600 rue University, Montreal QC H3A 2T8 Canada, 514-398-6483, Fax 8434, Assistant 6477 http://www.physics.mcgill.ca/~gale From jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca Thu Jan 26 09:41:56 2012 From: jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca (Jennifer Chew, Ms.) Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:41:56 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] =?iso-8859-1?q?FW=3A_=5BNEURO=5D_Thomas_Hudson=3A_?= =?iso-8859-1?q?The_Inaugural_Distinguished_Lectureship_in__Human_Genetics?= =?iso-8859-1?q?_/_La_premi=E8re_conf=E9rence_de_prestige_en__g=E9n=E9tiqu?= =?iso-8859-1?q?e_humaine?= Message-ID: <17E9FB1F37770C46891A5AD521DC19040594EC@exmbx2010-9.campus.MCGILL.CA> FOR YOUR INFORMATION. Jennifer Jennifer Chew McConnell Brain Imaging Centre MNI - WB317 3801 University Street Montreal, Qc H3A 2B4 Telephone: 514-398-8554 Fax: 514-398-2975 ________________________________ From: neuro [mailto:NEURO at LISTS.MCGILL.CA] On Behalf Of Enza Ferracane, Ms. Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 1:19 PM To: NEURO at LISTS.MCGILL.CA Subject: [NEURO] Thomas Hudson: The Inaugural Distinguished Lectureship in Human Genetics / La premi?re conf?rence de prestige en g?n?tique humaine The Lady Davis Institute & The McGill University-G?nome Qu?bec Innovation Centre present The Inaugural Distinguished Lectureship in Human Genetics Dr. Thomas Hudson "The Genetic Basis for Cancer Treatment Decisions" Wednesday, February 1, 2012 4:00 p.m. Charles Martin Amphitheatre McIntyre Medical Sciences Building Hosted by Dr. Roderick McInnes (Director, Lady Davis Institute, Jewish General Hospital) and Dr. Mark Lathrop (Scientific Director, McGill University-Genome Qu?bec Innovation Centre), this new series will invite leading scientists from around the world to enrich the education of trainees and faculty at McGill. Other speakers in the series will include David Altshuler (Broad Institute, April 3, 2012), Yusuke Nakamura (Human Genome Center, University of Tokyo, Date to be confirmed), and Hans Lehrach (Max Planck, Institute for Molecular Genetics, Berlin, Date to be confirmed). Abstract: Personalized cancer medicine is based on a rapidly emerging knowledge of the cancer mutation repertoire, the unique patterns of mutations in human tumours that are continually evolving, and the increased availability of anti-cancer agents that target altered genes or pathways. Transforming actionable mutations into actionable cancer gene panels is an important step toward using comprehensive molecular analysis of tumours in the clinical setting to help guide physicians in selecting therapies. Given advances in cancer genetics, technology and therapeutics development, the timing is right to develop a clinical trials and research framework that may benefit patients and also build a long-term repository of knowledge linking mutation profiles with clinical interventions and outcomes, such that future clinical decisions can move from heuristic to evidence-based decisions. In my presentation, I will present concepts and experiences gained from a pilot study involving patients with advanced metastatic cancers from five cancer centres in Ontario, who are potential candidates for early phase clinical trials of targeted agents. The study includes rapid mutation detection in a set of genes deemed to be actionable, validation in a clinical molecular diagnostics laboratory and reporting of actionable mutations to clinicians and patients. Please contact Thomas Leslie (thomas.leslie at mcgill.ca) for more information. Poster also available at: http://publications.mcgill.ca/humangenetics/files/2012/01/Human-Genetics-Lecture.pdf * L'Institut Lady Davis et le Centre d'Innovation G?nome Qu?bec et Universit? McGill pr?sentent La premi?re conf?rence de prestige en g?n?tique humaine Thomas Hudson, M.D. "Les fondements g?n?tiques et les d?cisions en mati?re de traitement du cancer" Le 1er f?vrier 2012, 16 h 00 Amphith??tre Charles Martin Pavillon McIntyre des sciences m?dicales Dans le domaine du cancer, la m?decine personnalis?e est fond?e sur l'accroissement rapide des connaissances du r?pertoire des mutations, sur les combinaisons uniques de ces mutations dans les tumeurs qui sont en ?volution continuelle, et sur l'accroissement de la disponibilit? des agents anticanc?reux ciblant les g?nes ou voies de signalisation alt?r?s. La conversion de ces listes de mutations en matrices liant les g?nes impliqu?s dans le cancer ? des recommandations cliniques constitue une ?tape importante vers l'utilisation de l'analyse mol?culaire exhaustive des tumeurs en milieu hospitalier afin d'aider les m?decins ? choisir les types de th?rapie. En raison des progr?s de la g?n?tique, de la technologie et des d?veloppements th?rapeutiques du cancer, le moment est appropri? pour ?laborer un programme d'essais cliniques et de recherche au profit des patients, ainsi que pour b?tir une banque de connaissances ? long terme reliant les profils de mutation aux interventions et r?sultats cliniques, afin que les d?cisions cliniques de l'avenir puissent passer de la phase heuristique ? des d?cisions fond?es sur des donn?es probantes. Dans mon expos?, je pr?senterai des concepts et des exp?riences que nous avons acquis lors d'un projet pilote avec des patients atteints de cancers m?tastatiques avanc?s en provenance de cinq centres de canc?rologie ontariens et qui sont des candidats potentiels pour des essais cliniques d'agents cibl?s. L'?tude comprend la d?tection rapide des mutations dans une s?rie de g?nes critiques, la validation dans un laboratoire clinique de diagnostics mol?culaires et la communication des mutations pour lesquels une recommandation peut ?tre faite aux cliniciens et patients. Pour plus d'info, communiquer avec Thomas Leslie (thomas.leslie at mcgill.ca ). Affiche ?galement disponible au : http://publications.mcgill.ca/humangenetics/files/2012/01/Human-Genetics-Lecture.pdf From christophe.grova at mcgill.ca Mon Jan 30 06:40:54 2012 From: christophe.grova at mcgill.ca (Christophe Grova) Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:40:54 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] Seminar in Biomedical Engineering - Wednesday February 1st at 13h Message-ID: <9E1647EDA3EBB44AADA162CEC4C4222E0189FC01@exmbx2010-9.campus.MCGILL.CA> Dear all, Our next Biomedical Engineering Dpt seminar will be this wednesday, I will present myself this seminar Wednesday - February 1st, at 13h Location: Room 333 Lyman Duff Building (Biomedical Engineering Dpt, 3775 University Street). Speaker: Dr. C. Grova, Biomedical Engineering Dpt / Neurology and Neurosurgery Dpt, McGill University Title: Multimodal analysis of epileptic activity: insights from electrophysiology and hemodynamic measurements. Abstract: Interictal epileptic discharges, and notably, interictal spikes, are spontaneous neuronal discharges characteristic of the epilepsy of a patient. As opposed to seizures, these spontaneous events are not associated with clinical manifestations, thus allowing multimodal investigation. Such events could be detected using Electro- or Magneto-Encephalography (EEG /MEG) as large amplitude spontaneous events lasting around 100ms, that can be detected from physiological background activity. To be detectable from scalp data, it has been shown that the underlying generators of such epileptic activity should be spatially extended, a minimum area of 4 cm2 has been suggested in MEG and 6cm2 in EEG. In this context, we proposed the Maximum Entropy on the Mean (MEM) framework to localize the generators of EEG/MEG activity together with their spatial extent. The first part of the talk will introduce the MEM method and the evaluation of its performance when using EEG and then MEG data. A detailed comparison between inferences using entropic techniques and Restricted Maximum Likelihood in a hierarchical Bayesian framework will be presented. The second section of the talk will present a time-frequency extension of the MEM framework, in order to localize oscillating activity in some specific frequency bands. This method we recently proposed has been validated using simulated data and applied to the localization of bursts of rhythmic epileptic activity. The third part of the talk will illustrate how these source localization techniques able to estimate the spatial extent of the generators could be used in a multimodal framework comparing electrophysiology and hemodynamic processes at the time of epileptic spikes. Illustration using EEG/fMRI data and preliminary results using EEG/NIRS data will be presented. A list of upcoming seminars can be found at : http://www.bme.mcgill.ca/seminars.html See you there Christophe Grova *************************** Christophe Grova, PhD Assistant Professor Biomedical Engineering Dpt Neurology and Neurosurgery Dpt Montreal Neurological Institute Centre de Recherches en Math?matiques Biomedical Engineering Department - Room 304 McGill University 3775 University Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3A 2B4 email : christophe.grova at mcgill.ca tel : (514) 398 2516 fax : (514) 398 7461 web: http://www.mni.mcgill.ca/research/gotman/members/christophe.html http://www.bmed.mcgill.ca/ *************************** From jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca Tue Jan 31 09:59:48 2012 From: jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca (Jennifer Chew, Ms.) Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:59:48 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] FW: REMINDER: Killam Speaker - Jan 31 - A new tool for single cell optogenetics in the intact brain Message-ID: <17E9FB1F37770C46891A5AD521DC190405EE6F@exmbx2010-9.campus.MCGILL.CA> Please discard if this is a duplicate. Thank you. Jennifer From: MNISTAFF - Montreal Neurological Institute Staff [mailto:MNISTAFF at LISTS.MCGILL.CA] On Behalf Of Enza Ferracane, Ms. Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2012 9:01 AM To: MNISTAFF at LISTS.MCGILL.CA Subject: REMINDER: Killam Speaker - Jan 31 Dear Colleagues, Our Killam speaker for Tuesday, January 31, 2012 is Dr. Yves de Koninck. Yves De Koninck is Professor of Psychiatry & Neuroscience at Laval University and Director of the Division of Cellular & Molecular Neuroscience at the Quebec Mental Health Institute. He is also director of a CIHR Strategic Training Program at the interface between Photonics, Material Sciences, Computational Sciences and Neurosciences (www.neurophysics.ca) and leads the Neurophotonics Centre (www.neurophotonics.ca), a unique infrastructure aimed at implementing the latest photonics-based technology for applications in neuroscience. While he is known for his research on the neurochemistry and physiology of pain transmission, his research has also led to the development of several new innovative and enabling technologies for neuroscience including notably the subject of his Killam Lecture: "A new tool for single cell optogenetics in the intact brain". I look forward to seeing you all there for an interesting talk. Best regards, Barbara E. Jones, PhD, FRSC Professor Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery McGill University Montreal Neurological Institute 3801 University Street Montreal, Quebec Canada H3A 2B4 Administrative Assistant, Naomi Takeda Room 896 Telephone: 514-398-1913 Fax: 514-398-5871 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sylvain.baillet at mcgill.ca Tue Jan 31 10:26:46 2012 From: sylvain.baillet at mcgill.ca (Sylvain Baillet, Dr) Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:26:46 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] MEG Crash Course Message-ID: Dear all: There will be two sessions of an MEG Crash Course covering most concepts and methodology for newcomers to the technique, in an informal way, next week: Feb 06 and 08. Monday Feb 06: 2:30pm - 5:30pm: de Granpr? Communication Center Wednesday Feb 08: 1:30pm - 4pm: Jeanne Timmins Spread the word! Sylvain. ? Sylvain Baillet, PhD Associate Professor, Neurology & Neurosurgery Associate Member, Dept. of Biomedical Engineering Director, MEG Research neuroSPEED lab - MEG @ McGill - Brainstorm project McConnell Brain Imaging Centre Montreal Neurological Institute McGill University From sylvain.baillet at mcgill.ca Tue Jan 31 10:41:49 2012 From: sylvain.baillet at mcgill.ca (Sylvain Baillet, Dr) Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:41:49 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] Precisions: MEG Crash Course Message-ID: <3A7B1C8F-47B3-47AD-8B19-2928DE8C2AC9@mcgill.ca> Folks: A couple of precisions: - The two sessions are non-overlapping and the material presented will develop from session #1 to session #2 - Access to the course is free, but donations in all chocolate forms will be appreciated ;) Cheers - Sylvain. ------ Dear all: There will be two sessions of an MEG Crash Course covering most concepts and methodology for newcomers to the technique, in an informal way, next week: Feb 06 and 08. Monday Feb 06: 2:30pm - 5:30pm: de Granpr? Communication Center Wednesday Feb 08: 1:30pm - 4pm: Jeanne Timmins Spread the word! Sylvain. ? Sylvain Baillet, PhD Associate Professor, Neurology & Neurosurgery Associate Member, Dept. of Biomedical Engineering Director, MEG Research neuroSPEED lab - MEG @ McGill - Brainstorm project McConnell Brain Imaging Centre Montreal Neurological Institute McGill University