From christophe.grova at mcgill.ca Wed May 2 06:57:15 2012 From: christophe.grova at mcgill.ca (Christophe Grova) Date: Wed, 02 May 2012 06:57:15 -0400 Subject: [BIC-announce] Seminar in Biomedical Engineering - Wednesday May2nd at 13h Message-ID: Dear all, Our next Biomedical Engineering Dpt seminar is today Wednesday - May 2nd, at 13h Location: Room 333 Lyman Duff Building (Biomedical Engineering Dpt, 3775 University Street). Speaker: Pr. G. Parraga Ph.D. Imaging Research Laboratories, Robarts Research Institute. Departments of Medical Biophysics, Medical Imaging, Oncology. The University of Western Ontario www.imaging.robarts.ca/~gep Title: Pulmonary Functional Imaging: New Engineering, New Biology, New Knowledge Abstract: Recent imaging research and engineering developments have accelerated the acquisition of high-resolution images of the respiratory system using novel noble gas methods such as hyperpolarized helium-3 (3He) MRI and xenon-129 (129Xe) MRI. We discuss the development of quantitative regional imaging measurements of lung function and microstructure that until recently, have never been possible. We discuss the limitations of our current understanding of lung mechanics and biology and how novel image analysis tools can be used to derive MRI measurements of lung structure and function that have changes our understanding of healthy and diseased lung. Short Bio: Dr. Parraga?s laboratory is focused on understanding the underlying mechanisms of disease using novel imaging technologies as tools in patient-based translational biomedical engineering, biophysics and imaging research. An important goal of the lab is to identify and validate imaging intermediate endpoints of respiratory disease as potential therapeutic targets. Dr. Parraga completed her PhD in Biochemistry at the University of Washington in Seattle Washington and after completing post-doctoral studies at the Biozentrum, University of Basel, (Basel, Switzerland), she joined F. Hoffman La Roche AG as a Scientist in Pharmaceutical Research and Development. In 2004, she returned to academic research at Robarts Research Institute, The University of Western Ontario. Dr. Parraga?s work has been published in Science, the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Circulation, Radiology and the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. She currently serves as a member of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Biomedical Imaging Technologies study panel and co-Chairs a National Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) peer-review panel (Collaborative Health Research Program). Her pulmonary research is currently funded by CIHR Operating grants, a CIHR New Investigator Award, a CIHR Team grant, the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research and the National Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC). A list of upcoming seminars can be found at : http://www.mcgill.ca/bme/news/seminars 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 sylvain at bic.mni.mcgill.ca Fri May 4 10:03:12 2012 From: sylvain at bic.mni.mcgill.ca (Sylvain Milot) Date: Fri, 4 May 2012 10:03:12 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [BIC-announce] =?iso-8859-1?q?REMINDER=3A_Multiple_Sclerosis_Scie?= =?iso-8859-1?q?ntific_Caf=E9_TONIGHT!?= Message-ID: * We would appreciate it if you could circulate this email within your department. Thank you, MS Caf? Organizing Committee (La version fran?aise suit) Multiple Sclerosis, Current Challenges and Future Directions: Promise on the Horizon? Multiple Sclerosis is the most common neurological disease affecting young adults in Canada with three more people diagnosed with MS every day. Join us for our third Brain Awareness Montreal Scientific Caf?, where leading neuroscientists Dr. Jack Antel, Dr. Amit Bar-Or and Dr. Pierre Talbot will discuss Multiple Sclerosis: signs, symptoms, treatments and research directions. After a brief discussion by each speaker, we will welcome questions from the public. Coffee and dessert will be served. When: Friday, May 4th, at 6:00 PM Where: Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth, Marquette Room (900 Rene Levesque Blvd. W). This event is free and everyone is welcome! We hope to see you there! * Sponsored by CIHR Check us out on facebook! https://www.facebook.com/events/269837276439600/ Scl?rose en plaques, d?fis actuels et perspectives : Un avenir prometteur ? La scl?rose en plaques est la maladie neurologique la plus r?pandue chez les jeunes adultes au Canada avec plus de trois personnes diagnostiqu?es chaque jour. Venez en apprendre davantage sur la scl?rose en plaques avec d'?minents experts dans le domaine lors de notre prochain Caf? scientifique. Rejoignez-nous pour le troisi?me Caf? scientifique du Cerveau en t?te de Montr?al o? les neuroscientifiques Dr. Jack Antel, Dr. Amit Bar-Or, et Dr. Pierre Talbot discuteront de la scl?rose en plaques, de ses signes et de ses sympt?mes, ainsi que des traitements et des directions que prend la recherche. Suite ? une courte pr?sentation, les conf?renciers r?pondront aux questions du public. Caf? et desserts seront servis. Quand : Vendredi 4 mai, ? 18h00. O? : H?tel Fairmont Le Reine Elizabeth, Salle Marquette (900, boul. Ren? L?vesque O.) Cet ?v?nement est gratuit! Nous esp?rons vous y voir en grand nombre! *Ce caf? est commandit? par les IRSC. Suivez nous sur facebook! https://www.facebook.com/events/269837276439600/ ** --- Maria Zacchia Research Assistant Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery McConnell Brain Imaging Centre Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital 3801 University St. Montreal, QC H3A 2B4 Tel: 514.398.4906 Fax: 514.398.8948 Email: maria.zacchia at mail.mcgill.ca * From caramanos at gmail.com Thu May 10 12:59:14 2012 From: caramanos at gmail.com (Zografos 'Aki' CARAMANOS) Date: Thu, 10 May 2012 12:59:14 -0400 Subject: [BIC-announce] =?windows-1252?q?BIC_Lecture_Series=3A_Winter-2012?= =?windows-1252?q?_Program_=28Mon-May-14=2C_1=3A00_pm=2C_de_Grandpr?= =?windows-1252?q?=E9_Communications_Centre=3B_Relating_Behaviour_a?= =?windows-1252?q?nd_Structural_Connectivity_in_Alzheimer=92s_Disea?= =?windows-1252?q?se_and_Mild_Cognitive_Impairment_--_Dr=2E_Andrew_?= =?windows-1252?q?Reid=29?= Message-ID: *BIC Lecture Series: Winter-2012 Program***** ** ** *Please join us for our eleventh lecture of the season, which will be held at 1:00 pm on Monday, May the 14th, at The Neuro's de Grandpr? Communications Centre (3801 University Street, Montreal, QC, H3A 2B4).* * * *This lecture will be given by Dr. Andrew Reid, who will give us an introduction to relating behaviour and structural connectivity in patients with Alzheimer?s Disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment.* ** ** The BIC Lecture Seriesfeatures informal lectures on brain imaging presented at the McConnell Brain Imaging Centre (*BIC*) at The Neuro by experts in the field. These lectures are open to all. **** ** ** As you can see below, the Winter-2012 Program of the BIC Lecture Series will feature twelve presentations examining the use of advanced brain imaging techniques to better understand the structure and function of the human brain. These will include data obtained using magnetic resonance imaging (*MRI*), functional MRI (*fMRI*), recording of evoked-response potentials (*ERP*), diffusion tensor imaging (*DTI*), positron emission tomography (*PET*) and magnetoencephalography (*MEG*).**** ** ** ** ** We hope to see there!**** Zografos Caramanos, Petra Schweinhardt, Amir Shmuel, Sridar Narayanan, and Jennifer Chew (Organizers)**** ** ** ** ** ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ **** ** ** *BIC** Lecture Series: Winter-2012 Program***** *BIC Lectures are held on Mondays at 1:00 pm in the de Grandpr? Communications Centre, MNI.***** *For more information and links to the presentations as they become available, please visit the *BIC Lecture Series website .**** ** ** ** ** 01) Feb-27: CBRAIN: The Neuro?s Global Brain Imaging Research Platform -- Marc-?tienne Rousseau **** ** ** 02) Mar-05: The Relationship Between Brain Structure, Motor Performance, and Early Musical Training: Evidence from DTI -- Chris Steele **** 03) Mar-12: Update on Recent MEG Brain Imaging Research: Connectivity, Functional Mapping, and Therapy -- Dr. Sylvain Baillet **** 04) Mar-19: Investigating the Resting Brain with MEG -- Dr. Esther Florin **** 05) Mar-26: A Brain-Imaging Perspective of Bilingualism, Brain Organization, and Development -- Dr. Denise Klein **** ** ** 06) Apr-02: Clinical Applications of MR Relaxometry -- Dr. Nikola Stikov **** 07) Thu-Apr-12: New Developments in Calibrated fMRI: Absolute Quantification of Resting Oxidative Metabolism -- Dr. Rick Hoge **** 08) Apr-16: 7-T MRI of the In Vivo Cortex and Spinal Cord -- Dr. Julien Cohen-Adad **** 09) Apr-23: Brain Function After Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: Insights from ERP and fMRI -- Dr. Alain Ptito ** 10) Apr-30: Does the D3 Receptor Play a Role in Addiction? -- Dr. Isabelle Boileau ** * *** *---) May-07: No Lecture [ISMRM Conference]***** *11) May-14: Relating Behaviour and Structural Connectivity in Alzheimer?s Disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment -- Dr. Andrew Reid ***** *---) May-21: No Lecture [Victoria Day]***** 12) Fri-May-25: Prenatal Development of the Human Brain -- Dr. Lana Vasung ** ** ** ** ** ** ** -- **** Zografos Caramanos, M.A.**** ** ** Research Assistant, Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Unit**** Ph.D. Student, Integrated Program in Neuroscience**** ** ** McConnell Brain Imaging Centre, **** Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University**** 3801 University Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3A 2B4 (phone) 514-299-8160; (fax) 514-398-2975 (e-mail) zografos.caramanos at mcgill.ca (website) www.zcaramanos.com**** ** -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From christophe.grova at mcgill.ca Fri May 11 06:29:34 2012 From: christophe.grova at mcgill.ca (Christophe Grova) Date: Fri, 11 May 2012 06:29:34 -0400 Subject: [BIC-announce] Seminar in Biomedical Engineering - Wednesday May16th at 13h Message-ID: Dear all, Our next Biomedical Engineering Dpt seminar is next wednesday Wednesday - May 16th, at 13h Location: Room 333 Lyman Duff Building (Biomedical Engineering Dpt, 3775 University Street). Speaker: Dr. Paul Kry, Assistant Professor in the School of Computer Science at McGill University Title: Natural vibrations in locomotion control and simplification of deformation Abstract: In this talk I will present some of my recent work on the animation of human motion, and deformation. I will first describe a method for creating controllers for legged locomotion using modal vibrations computed from the physical properties of a virtual character. In the second half of the talk, I will present an approach for simulating linear elastic deformable models at a coarse level while taking into account topological details and varying material properties. Short Bio: Dr. Paul Kry is an assistant professor in the School of Computer Science at McGill University since 2008. He has a BMath from University of Waterloo, and MSc and PhD from University of British Columbia. His research focuses on physically based simulation, motion capture, and control of character animation. A list of upcoming seminars can be found at : http://www.mcgill.ca/bme/news/seminars 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 May 14 09:41:12 2012 From: christophe.grova at mcgill.ca (Christophe Grova) Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 09:41:12 -0400 Subject: [BIC-announce] Seminar in Biomedical Engineering - Wednesday May16th at 13h Message-ID: <8B3E2A95D50C4DACACDE3945A867CF98@christope2283c> Dear all, Our next Biomedical Engineering Dpt seminar is this coming wednesday Wednesday - May 16th, at 13h Location: Room 333 Lyman Duff Building (Biomedical Engineering Dpt, 3775 University Street). Speaker: Dr. Paul Kry, Assistant Professor in the School of Computer Science at McGill University Title: Natural vibrations in locomotion control and simplification of deformation Abstract: In this talk I will present some of my recent work on the animation of human motion, and deformation. I will first describe a method for creating controllers for legged locomotion using modal vibrations computed from the physical properties of a virtual character. In the second half of the talk, I will present an approach for simulating linear elastic deformable models at a coarse level while taking into account topological details and varying material properties. Short Bio: Dr. Paul Kry is an assistant professor in the School of Computer Science at McGill University since 2008. He has a BMath from University of Waterloo, and MSc and PhD from University of British Columbia. His research focuses on physically based simulation, motion capture, and control of character animation. A list of upcoming seminars can be found at : http://www.mcgill.ca/bme/news/seminars 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 Wed May 16 06:37:39 2012 From: christophe.grova at mcgill.ca (Christophe Grova) Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 06:37:39 -0400 Subject: [BIC-announce] Seminar in Biomedical Engineering - Wednesday May16th at 13h Message-ID: <53CBE452C90B4F3C9D0872AADB4C0809@christope2283c> Dear all, Our next Biomedical Engineering Dpt seminar is today Wednesday - May 16th, at 13h Location: Room 333 Lyman Duff Building (Biomedical Engineering Dpt, 3775 University Street). Speaker: Dr. Paul Kry, Assistant Professor in the School of Computer Science at McGill University Title: Natural vibrations in locomotion control and simplification of deformation Abstract: In this talk I will present some of my recent work on the animation of human motion, and deformation. I will first describe a method for creating controllers for legged locomotion using modal vibrations computed from the physical properties of a virtual character. In the second half of the talk, I will present an approach for simulating linear elastic deformable models at a coarse level while taking into account topological details and varying material properties. Short Bio: Dr. Paul Kry is an assistant professor in the School of Computer Science at McGill University since 2008. He has a BMath from University of Waterloo, and MSc and PhD from University of British Columbia. His research focuses on physically based simulation, motion capture, and control of character animation. A list of upcoming seminars can be found at : http://www.mcgill.ca/bme/news/seminars 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 anka at bic.mni.mcgill.ca Wed May 16 09:51:45 2012 From: anka at bic.mni.mcgill.ca (Anka Kochanowska) Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 09:51:45 -0400 Subject: [BIC-announce] Found memory stick Message-ID: Hi All, I have found today a memory stick in washroom BT302C (BTRC, 3rd basement, near Grandpre). 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This will be your chance to talk to them about the circuitous pathways and the important, but often serendipitous, connections that led them to where they are now. **** **** *The final session of this season's Pathways and Connections series will feature Dr. Philip Barker and will be held at Thomson House (3650 McTavish , room 403) starting at 5:30 pm **on Wednesday, May 23rd. ***** ** ** *Please note that space is limited: to **RSVP, or for more information, please contact Zografos Caramanos **.***** ** ** ** ** Dr. Phil Barkeris a molecular biologist and biochemist at the Montreal Neurological Institute (*MNI*) as well as a Professor in the Departments of Neurology & Neurosurgery and Anatomy and Cell Biology at McGill University. He is also currently the Interim Director of the MNI. Dr. Barker was raised in British Columbia and obtained his BSc from Simon Fraser University. He obtained his PhD from the University of Alberta, under the mentorship of Dr. Richard Murphy, and performed postdoctoral studies at Stanford University with Dr. Eric Shooter. Dr. Barker's Lab studies cellular decisions that regulate life and death decisions in the normal and damaged nervous system and in cancer. They combine genetics with cell and molecular biology to study and decipher conserved intracellular pathways in model systems ranging from flies to rodents. ** ** -- **** Zografos Caramanos, M.A.**** ** ** Research Assistant, Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Unit**** Ph.D. Student, Integrated Program in Neuroscience**** ** ** McConnell Brain Imaging Centre, **** Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University**** 3801 University Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3A 2B4 (phone) 514-299-8160; (fax) 514-398-2975 (e-mail) zografos.caramanos at mcgill.ca (website) www.zcaramanos.com**** ** ** -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From caramanos at gmail.com Tue May 22 02:07:54 2012 From: caramanos at gmail.com (Zografos 'Aki' CARAMANOS) Date: Tue, 22 May 2012 02:07:54 -0400 Subject: [BIC-announce] =?iso-8859-1?q?BIC_Lecture_Series=3A_Winter-2012_P?= =?iso-8859-1?q?rogram_=28Fri-May-25=2C_1=3A00_pm=2C_de_Grandpr=E9_?= =?iso-8859-1?q?Communications_Centre=3B_Prenatal_Development_of_th?= =?iso-8859-1?q?e_Human_Brain_--_Dr=2E_Lana_Vasung=29?= Message-ID: *BIC Lecture Series: Winter-2012 Program* ** ** ** *Please join us for our final lecture of the season, which will be held at 1:00 pm on Friday, May the 25th, at The Neuro's de Grandpr? Communications Centre (3801 University Street, Montreal, QC, H3A 2B4). [Please note that the lecture will take place this Friday, not next Monday].* * * *This lecture will be given by Dr. Lana Vasung, who will give us an introduction to prenatal development of the human brain. * ** ** The BIC Lecture Seriesfeatures informal lectures on brain imaging presented at the McConnell Brain Imaging Centre (*BIC*) at The Neuro by experts in the field. These lectures are open to all. **** ** ** ** We hope to see there!**** Zografos Caramanos, Petra Schweinhardt, Amir Shmuel, Sridar Narayanan, and Jennifer Chew (Organizers)**** ** ** ** ** ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ **** ** ** *BIC** Lecture Series: Winter-2012 Program***** *BIC Lectures are typically held on Mondays at 1:00 pm in the de Grandpr? Communications Centre, MNI.***** *For more information and links to the presentations as they become available, please visit the *BIC Lecture Series website .**** ** ** ** ** 01) Feb-27: CBRAIN: The Neuro?s Global Brain Imaging Research Platform -- Marc-?tienne Rousseau **** ** ** 02) Mar-05: The Relationship Between Brain Structure, Motor Performance, and Early Musical Training: Evidence from DTI -- Chris Steele **** 03) Mar-12: Update on Recent MEG Brain Imaging Research: Connectivity, Functional Mapping, and Therapy -- Dr. Sylvain Baillet **** 04) Mar-19: Investigating the Resting Brain with MEG -- Dr. Esther Florin **** 05) Mar-26: A Brain-Imaging Perspective of Bilingualism, Brain Organization, and Development -- Dr. Denise Klein **** ** ** 06) Apr-02: Clinical Applications of MR Relaxometry -- Dr. Nikola Stikov **** 07) Thu-Apr-12: New Developments in Calibrated fMRI: Absolute Quantification of Resting Oxidative Metabolism -- Dr. Rick Hoge **** 08) Apr-16: 7-T MRI of the In Vivo Cortex and Spinal Cord -- Dr. Julien Cohen-Adad **** 09) Apr-23: Brain Function After Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: Insights from ERP and fMRI -- Dr. Alain Ptito ** 10) Apr-30: Does the D3 Receptor Play a Role in Addiction? -- Dr. Isabelle Boileau ** * *** *---) May-07: No Lecture [ISMRM Conference]***** 11) May-14: Relating Behaviour and Structural Connectivity in Alzheimer?s Disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment -- Dr. Andrew Reid **** *---) May-21: No Lecture [Victoria Day]***** *12) Fri-May-25: Prenatal Development of the Human Brain -- Dr. Lana Vasung * ** ** ** ** ** ** -- **** Zografos Caramanos, M.A.**** ** ** Research Assistant, Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Unit**** Ph.D. Student, Integrated Program in Neuroscience**** ** ** McConnell Brain Imaging Centre, **** Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University**** 3801 University Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3A 2B4 (phone) 514-299-8160; (fax) 514-398-2975 (e-mail) zografos.caramanos at mcgill.ca (website) www.zcaramanos.com**** ** -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From maria.zacchia at mail.mcgill.ca Fri May 18 11:53:33 2012 From: maria.zacchia at mail.mcgill.ca (Maria Zacchia) Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 11:53:33 -0400 Subject: [BIC-announce] INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING? Brain Awareness Montreal at Eureka! Festival 2012 Message-ID: * Hi, Can you circulate this email within your department? Thank you, BAM Eureka! Committee Bonjour ? tous ! Le festival Eur?ka 2012 (http://www.festivaleureka.ca/accueil.html) est organis? par le Centre des Sciences de Montr?al et a pour but d'offrir aux ?leves et ? leur famille des animations scientifiques. Cerveau en t?te pr?sentera: A la d?couverte du cerveau! Les activit?s auront lieu du 15 au 17 juin au vieux port de Montr?al. Nous avons besoin de b?n?voles pour l'installation du mat?riel, pr?senter nos posters et encadrer les activit?s int?ractives. Si cela vous int?resse de faire partie de l??quipe, veuillez-me contacter pour recevoir plus de d?tails et assister ? une rencontre d'information. Nous recherchons principalement des personnes billingues ou francophone. Merci Hello! The Eureka festival 2012 (http://www.eurekafestival.ca/homepage.html ) is organized by the Montreal Science Center and offers scientific workshops and animations to kids and the general public. Brain Awareness Montreal will present: Discovering the Brain! The activities will be from June 15 to 17 in the Montreal Old Port. We need volunteers to install the material, present our posters and supervise the interactive activities ! If you are interested in joining this team, please contact me to receive more details and assist to an information meeting. We are looking principaly for billingual or francophone persons. Thank you Elodie Boudes eboudes at gmail.com Brain Awareness Montreal - Montreal Cerveau En T?te --- Maria Zacchia Research Assistant Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery McConnell Brain Imaging Centre Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital 3801 University St. Montreal, QC H3A 2B4 Tel: 514.398.4906 Fax: 514.398.8948 Email: maria.zacchia at mail.mcgill.ca * -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From siddiqi at cim.mcgill.ca Thu May 24 06:34:16 2012 From: siddiqi at cim.mcgill.ca (Kaleem Siddiqi) Date: Thu, 24 May 2012 06:34:16 -0400 Subject: [BIC-announce] CIM Seminar Today -> Spectral Demons: Possible Links between Image Segmentation and Registration Message-ID: Dear All, Herv? Lombaert will be giving a seminar at 11am this morning in McConnell Engineering 437. All are welcome. -Kaleem ******************************************************************************* Herv? Lombaert Ecole Polytechnique/Siemens Corporate Research Thursday, May 24/12 at 11am in MC437 Spectral Demons: Possible Links between Image Segmentation and Registration Image segmentation and registration are building blocks for many computer vision and medical applications. However, challenges arise when objects, or organs, exhibit high shape variability (e.g., registration is often limited by the local scope of update forces derived from the image gradient). To this effect, a new algorithm, named the Spectral Demons, is proposed to capture large deformations between images. Interestingly, its strong links with spectral graph theory indicate that image segmentation and registration may be unified into a single formulation. This presentation aims at determining possible future work and potential collaborative research . Herv? is finishing his PhD in collaboration with Polytechnique, Montreal; Siemens Corporate Research, Princeton, NJ (where he was also a former research associate under the supervision of Leo Grady and Chenyang Xu); and INRIA Sophia-Antipolis, France (under the supervision of Herv? Delingette and Nicholas Ayache). His current research is on modeling the cardiac fiber architecture from DT-MRI. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From caramanos at gmail.com Thu May 24 16:42:19 2012 From: caramanos at gmail.com (Zografos 'Aki' CARAMANOS) Date: Thu, 24 May 2012 16:42:19 -0400 Subject: [BIC-announce] =?iso-8859-1?q?=3CREMINDER=3E_BIC_Lecture_Series?= =?iso-8859-1?q?=3A_Winter-2012_Program_=28Fri-May-25=2C_1=3A00_pm?= =?iso-8859-1?q?=2C_de_Grandpr=E9_Communications_Centre=3B_Prenatal?= =?iso-8859-1?q?_Development_of_the_Human_Brain_--_Dr=2E_Lana_Vasun?= =?iso-8859-1?q?g=29?= Message-ID: *BIC Lecture Series: Winter-2012 Program* ** ** ** *Please join us for our final lecture of the season, which will be held at 1:00 pm on Friday, May the 25th, at The Neuro's de Grandpr? Communications Centre (3801 University Street, Montreal, QC, H3A 2B4). [Please note that the lecture will take place on Friday, not next Monday].* * * *This lecture will be given by Dr. Lana Vasung, who will give us an introduction to prenatal development of the human brain. * ** ** The BIC Lecture Seriesfeatures informal lectures on brain imaging presented at the McConnell Brain Imaging Centre (*BIC*) at The Neuro by experts in the field. These lectures are open to all. **** ** ** ** We hope to see there!**** Zografos Caramanos, Petra Schweinhardt, Amir Shmuel, Sridar Narayanan, and Jennifer Chew (Organizers)**** ** ** ** ** ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ **** ** ** *BIC** Lecture Series: Winter-2012 Program***** *BIC Lectures are typically held on Mondays at 1:00 pm in the de Grandpr? Communications Centre, MNI.***** *For more information and links to the presentations as they become available, please visit the *BIC Lecture Series website .**** ** ** ** ** 01) Feb-27: CBRAIN: The Neuro?s Global Brain Imaging Research Platform -- Marc-?tienne Rousseau **** ** ** 02) Mar-05: The Relationship Between Brain Structure, Motor Performance, and Early Musical Training: Evidence from DTI -- Chris Steele **** 03) Mar-12: Update on Recent MEG Brain Imaging Research: Connectivity, Functional Mapping, and Therapy -- Dr. Sylvain Baillet **** 04) Mar-19: Investigating the Resting Brain with MEG -- Dr. Esther Florin **** 05) Mar-26: A Brain-Imaging Perspective of Bilingualism, Brain Organization, and Development -- Dr. Denise Klein **** ** ** 06) Apr-02: Clinical Applications of MR Relaxometry -- Dr. Nikola Stikov **** 07) Thu-Apr-12: New Developments in Calibrated fMRI: Absolute Quantification of Resting Oxidative Metabolism -- Dr. Rick Hoge **** 08) Apr-16: 7-T MRI of the In Vivo Cortex and Spinal Cord -- Dr. Julien Cohen-Adad **** 09) Apr-23: Brain Function After Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: Insights from ERP and fMRI -- Dr. Alain Ptito ** 10) Apr-30: Does the D3 Receptor Play a Role in Addiction? -- Dr. Isabelle Boileau ** * *** *---) May-07: No Lecture [ISMRM Conference]***** 11) May-14: Relating Behaviour and Structural Connectivity in Alzheimer?s Disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment -- Dr. Andrew Reid **** *---) May-21: No Lecture [Victoria Day]***** *12) Fri-May-25: Prenatal Development of the Human Brain -- Dr. Lana Vasung * ** ** ** ** ** ** -- **** Zografos Caramanos, M.A.**** ** ** Research Assistant, Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Unit**** Ph.D. Student, Integrated Program in Neuroscience**** ** ** McConnell Brain Imaging Centre, **** Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University**** 3801 University Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3A 2B4 (phone) 514-299-8160; (fax) 514-398-2975 (e-mail) zografos.caramanos at mcgill.ca (website) www.zcaramanos.com**** ** -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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