From caramanos at gmail.com Thu Nov 1 10:56:28 2012 From: caramanos at gmail.com (Zografos 'Aki' CARAMANOS) Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2012 10:56:28 -0400 Subject: [BIC-announce] =?iso-8859-1?q?=5BCORRECTION=5D_BIC_Lecture_Series?= =?iso-8859-1?q?=3A_Fall-2012_Program_=28Mon-Nov-05=2C_1=3A00_pm=2C?= =?iso-8859-1?q?_de_Grandpr=E9_Communications_Centre=3B_=22Age-depe?= =?iso-8859-1?q?ndence_of_Hemodynamic_Response-Characteristics_in_H?= =?iso-8859-1?q?uman_fMRI=22_--_Dr=2E_Rick_Hoge=29?= Message-ID: *BIC Lecture Series: Fall-2012 Program* ** **** *Please join us for our fourth lecture of the season, which will be held in **The Neuro's de Grandpr? Communications Centre (3801 University Street, Montreal, QC, H3A 2B4) **on Monday, November the 5th starting at 1:00 pm.* ** *This lecture will be given by **Dr. Rick Hoge* *, who will give us an introduction to his work** on understanding the a**ge dependence of hemodynamic-response characteristics in human fMRI.* The BIC Lecture Series features informal lectures on brain imaging presented at the McConnell Brain Imaging Centre (*BIC*) by experts in the field. These lectures are open to all. As you can see below, the Fall-2012 Program of the BIC Lecture Series features an interesting mix of topics that I am sure will be of great interest to the brain imaging community. Thank you in advance for your attention, and please let me know if you have any questions or comments. Also, it's never to early to let me know that you are interested in presenting something as part of the Winter-2013 BIC Lecture Series. Cheers! Aki ------------------------------------------- *BIC Lecture Series: Fall-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 website .* * * 01) Oct-11: *Cortical Boundaries & Connectivity Bundling: Applications of Resting-State fMRI for Describing Individual Anatomy* -- Dr. Daniel S. M argulies *---) Oct-15: No Lecture [Society for Neuroscience Conference]* 02) Oct-22: *Monitoring Cognition: A Spatio-Temporal Approach* -- Dr. Istvan Akos Morocz 03) Oct-29-3pm: *Representations of Particular Objects in Human Inferior-Temporal-Cortex are Individually Unique and Predict Perceived Similarity* -- Dr. Ian Charest *04) Nov-05: Age-dependence of Hemodynamic Response-Characteristics in Human fMRI -- Dr. Rick Hoge * 05) Nov-12: *Re-Evaluating the Role of the Orbitofrontal Cortex in Reward and Reinforcement* -- Dr. MaryAnn Noonan 06) Nov-19: *Title To Be Announced* -- Dr. Kunio Nakamura 07) Nov-26: *Of Taxi-Driving Mice and Maze-Running Men: Imaging Structural Brain-Plasticity* -- Dr. Jason Lerch 08) Dec-03: *Pharmacological Resting-State fMRI: Promises and Challenges*-- Dr. Najmeh Khalili-Mahani 09) Dec-10: *Using MRI to Measure Remyelination in Multiple Sclerosis* -- Dr. Robert Brown -- 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 (web) Google-scholar www.zcaramanos.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From caramanos at gmail.com Mon Nov 5 09:57:52 2012 From: caramanos at gmail.com (Zografos 'Aki' CARAMANOS) Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2012 09:57:52 -0500 Subject: [BIC-announce] =?iso-8859-1?q?Fwd=3A_=5BTODAY=5D_BIC_Lecture_Seri?= =?iso-8859-1?q?es=3A_Fall-2012_Program_=28Mon-Nov-05=2C_1=3A00_pm?= =?iso-8859-1?q?=2C_de_Grandpr=E9_Communications_Centre=3B_=22Age-d?= =?iso-8859-1?q?ependence_of_Hemodynamic_Response-Characteristics_i?= =?iso-8859-1?q?n_Human_fMRI=22_--_Dr=2E_Rick_Hoge=29?= Message-ID: *BIC Lecture Series: Fall-2012 Program* ** *Please join us for our fourth lecture of the season, which will be held in **The Neuro's de Grandpr? Communications Centre (3801 University Street, Montreal, QC, H3A 2B4) **on Monday, November the 5th starting at 1:00 pm.* ** *This lecture will be given by **Dr. Rick Hoge* *, who will give us an introduction to his work** on understanding the a**ge dependence of hemodynamic-response characteristics in human fMRI.* The BIC Lecture Series features informal lectures on brain imaging presented at the McConnell Brain Imaging Centre (*BIC*) by experts in the field. These lectures are open to all. As you can see below, the Fall-2012 Program of the BIC Lecture Series features an interesting mix of topics that I am sure will be of great interest to the brain imaging community. Thank you in advance for your attention, and please let me know if you have any questions or comments. Also, it's never to early to let me know that you are interested in presenting something as part of the Winter-2013 BIC Lecture Series. Cheers! Aki ------------------------------------------- *BIC Lecture Series: Fall-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 website .* * * 01) Oct-11: *Cortical Boundaries & Connectivity Bundling: Applications of Resting-State fMRI for Describing Individual Anatomy* -- Dr. Daniel S. M argulies *---) Oct-15: No Lecture [Society for Neuroscience Conference]* 02) Oct-22: *Monitoring Cognition: A Spatio-Temporal Approach* -- Dr. Istvan Akos Morocz 03) Oct-29-3pm: *Representations of Particular Objects in Human Inferior-Temporal-Cortex are Individually Unique and Predict Perceived Similarity* -- Dr. Ian Charest *04) Nov-05: Age-dependence of Hemodynamic Response-Characteristics in Human fMRI -- Dr. Rick Hoge * 05) Nov-12: *Re-Evaluating the Role of the Orbitofrontal Cortex in Reward and Reinforcement* -- Dr. MaryAnn Noonan 06) Nov-19: *Title To Be Announced* -- Dr. Kunio Nakamura 07) Nov-26: *Of Taxi-Driving Mice and Maze-Running Men: Imaging Structural Brain-Plasticity* -- Dr. Jason Lerch 08) Dec-03: *Pharmacological Resting-State fMRI: Promises and Challenges*-- Dr. Najmeh Khalili-Mahani 09) Dec-10: *Using MRI to Measure Remyelination in Multiple Sclerosis* -- Dr. Robert Brown -- 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 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting FREE 514-398-2975end_of_the_skype_highlighting <514-398-2975> (e-mail) zografos.caramanos at mcgill.ca (web) Google-scholar www.zcaramanos.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From christophe.grova at mcgill.ca Tue Nov 6 08:23:53 2012 From: christophe.grova at mcgill.ca (Christophe Grova) Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2012 13:23:53 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] Seminar in Biomedical Engineering - Wednesday November 7th - 1 pm- Room 333 Message-ID: <9E1647EDA3EBB44AADA162CEC4C4222E0197DD81@EXMBX2010-6.campus.MCGILL.CA> Dear all, Our next Biomedical Engineering Dpt seminar is this coming wednesday Wednesday - November 7th, at 1 pm Location: Room 333 Lyman Duff Building (Biomedical Engineering Dpt, 3775 University Street). Speaker: Dr Maxime Descoteaux PhD, Associate Professor, Sherbrooke Connectivity Imaging Laboratory (SCIL), Computer Science department, Sherbrooke University Title : Towards optimal tractography: from raw data to connectivity analysis Abstract: In this presentation, I will cover most processing steps involved in the tractography pipeline. Few research groups focus on the whole process: from data acquisition, to pre-processing (motion & artefacts corrections, denoising and super-resolution), to local reconstruction techniques (tensor, q-ball, spherical deconvolution and beyond), to tracking algorithms with several hidden parameters. All these steps have a different impact on the resulting tractography results. What are the key parameters? How do we validate and evaluate the tractography pipelines? What are the current open questions and challenges? The presentation will end with a few applications on neurosurgical planning and connectomic studies. 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/ *************************** -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From christophe.grova at mcgill.ca Wed Nov 7 06:13:56 2012 From: christophe.grova at mcgill.ca (Christophe Grova) Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2012 11:13:56 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] Seminar in Biomedical Engineering - Wednesday November 7th - 1 pm- Room 333 In-Reply-To: <11036_1352209533_50991478_11036_1_1_9E1647EDA3EBB44AADA162CEC4C4222E0197DD81@EXMBX2010-6.campus.MCGILL.CA> References: <11036_1352209533_50991478_11036_1_1_9E1647EDA3EBB44AADA162CEC4C4222E0197DD81@EXMBX2010-6.campus.MCGILL.CA> Message-ID: <9E1647EDA3EBB44AADA162CEC4C4222E0197E1E7@EXMBX2010-6.campus.MCGILL.CA> Dear all, Our next Biomedical Engineering Dpt seminar is today Wednesday - November 7th, at 1 pm Location: Room 333 Lyman Duff Building (Biomedical Engineering Dpt, 3775 University Street). Speaker: Dr Maxime Descoteaux PhD, Associate Professor, Sherbrooke Connectivity Imaging Laboratory (SCIL), Computer Science department, Sherbrooke University Title : Towards optimal tractography: from raw data to connectivity analysis Abstract: In this presentation, I will cover most processing steps involved in the tractography pipeline. Few research groups focus on the whole process: from data acquisition, to pre-processing (motion & artefacts corrections, denoising and super-resolution), to local reconstruction techniques (tensor, q-ball, spherical deconvolution and beyond), to tracking algorithms with several hidden parameters. All these steps have a different impact on the resulting tractography results. What are the key parameters? How do we validate and evaluate the tractography pipelines? What are the current open questions and challenges? The presentation will end with a few applications on neurosurgical planning and connectomic studies. 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/ *************************** -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From aberman at bic.mni.mcgill.ca Wed Nov 7 15:05:47 2012 From: aberman at bic.mni.mcgill.ca (Avery Berman) Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2012 15:05:47 -0500 Subject: [BIC-announce] Movember team - McBIC'd In-Reply-To: References: , , , , Message-ID: Dear moustache lovers: Movember is now upon us and the BIC team, McBIC'd, is now formed. Our team members include: Silvain BeriaultAvery BermanAki CaramanosMishkin DerakhshanIan GerardNicolas GuizardTanguy HedrichEllis Mitrou (friend of the BIC)Hassan Rivz Please help these studly gentlemen reach their true Motential by either donating or providing your moral support over the month. Donations to the Movember Foundation can be made online by visiting our team page (http://ca.movember.com/team/649465) or by cash/cheque and they can be given to the whole team or to individual members - tax receipts will be issued. For anyone who might still be interested in joining our Movember team, we are always open to Mo members. Just visit our team page, listed above, and join. Avery -------------- Avery Berman, M.Sc.Ph.D. candidate, Dept. of Biomedical EngineeringMRI Lab, McConnell Brain Imaging CentreMontreal Neurological InstituteMcGill University From: aberman at bic.mni.mcgill.ca To: averyberman at hotmail.com Subject: BIC team recruitment for Movember Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2012 09:50:56 -0400 Dear members and friends of the BIC,As many of you are already aware, Movember will soon be upon us. For those of you who are not familiar with Movember, it is an annual fundraising campaign where men pledge to grow out their moustaches throughout the month of November to raise funds and awareness for men's health. Since this year there seems to be quite a few of us who are interested in growing out our Mo's, I thought it would be fun for the BIC to have its own team. As a tribute to the classic disposable razor, I've named the team McBIC'd - as in getting your head Bic'd or as in the McConnell Brain Imaging Centre, whichever you prefer. In the past, funds were raised to support prostate cancer initiatives; this year, in addition to prostate cancer, funds will also be going towards raising awareness of men's mental health, which clearly falls within the domain of the Neuro (in case you needed an excuse). As Movember puts it, if you'd like to participate "you can take part either by growing one Dirty Son of a Mo as a Mo Bro, or join as a Mo Sista to help recruit others, share knowledge and support Mo growers." To join McBIC'd, go to https://www.movember.com/ca/register/details/team_id/649465. It is possible to join through Facebook too, which I imagine may make registration simpler for some of you. Our team will be open for friends/family of members of the BIC to join as well since I know that some of you may already be participating with other people - I personally have friends that would like to grow out their moustaches - so please feel free to invite your friends and family to join. If you'd like to find out more about the type of work you'd be helping to fund by supporting Movember, take a look at the Programs We Fund section on the Movember website: http://ca.movember.com/about/funding-overview/. For more info, please don't hesitate to contact me. With your permission, I plan on having photos taken and added to the McBIC'd team page. Looking forward to those 'staches.Cheers!Avery -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Communications Centre (3801 University Street, Montreal, QC, H3A 2B4) **on Monday, November the 12th starting at 1:00 pm. *Please note that this is a Joint Cognitive Neuroscience Unit and BIC Lecture Series Seminar. ** *This lecture will be given by Dr. MaryAnn Noonan, who will give us an introduction to her work trying to understand the role of the orbitofrontal cortex in reward and reinforcement. ** * The BIC Lecture Series features informal lectures on brain imaging presented at the McConnell Brain Imaging Centre (*BIC*) by experts in the field. These lectures are open to all. As you can see below, the Fall-2012 Program of the BIC Lecture Series features an interesting mix of topics that I am sure will be of great interest to the brain imaging community. Thank you in advance for your attention, and please let me know if you have any questions or comments. Also, it's never to early to let me know that you are interested in presenting something as part of the Winter-2013 BIC Lecture Series. Cheers! Aki ------------------------------------------- *BIC Lecture Series: Fall-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 website .* * * 01) Oct-11: *Cortical Boundaries & Connectivity Bundling: Applications of Resting-State fMRI for Describing Individual Anatomy* -- Dr. Daniel S. M argulies *---) Oct-15: No Lecture [Society for Neuroscience Conference]* 02) Oct-22: *Monitoring Cognition: A Spatio-Temporal Approach* -- Dr. Istvan Akos Morocz 03) Oct-29-3pm: Representations of Particular Objects in Human Inferior-Temporal-Cortex are Individually Unique and Predict Perceived Similarity -- Dr. Ian Charest 04) Nov-05: *Age-dependence of Hemodynamic Response-Characteristics in Human fMRI* -- Dr. Rick Hoge *05) Nov-12: Re-Evaluating the Role of the Orbitofrontal Cortex in Reward and Reinforcement -- Dr. MaryAnn Noonan * 06) Nov-19: *Title To Be Announced* -- Dr. Kunio Nakamura 07) Nov-26: *Of Taxi-Driving Mice and Maze-Running Men: Imaging Structural Brain-Plasticity* -- Dr. Jason Lerch 08) Dec-03: *Pharmacological Resting-State fMRI: Promises and Challenges*-- Dr. Najmeh Khalili-Mahani 09) Dec-10: *Using MRI to Measure Remyelination in Multiple Sclerosis* -- Dr. Robert Brown -- 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 (web) Google-scholar www.zcaramanos.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From caramanos at gmail.com Sun Nov 11 22:46:46 2012 From: caramanos at gmail.com (Zografos 'Aki' CARAMANOS) Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2012 22:46:46 -0500 Subject: [BIC-announce] =?iso-8859-1?q?=5BREMINDER=5D_BIC_Lecture_Series?= =?iso-8859-1?q?=3A_Fall-2012_Program_=28Mon-Nov-12=2C_1=3A00_pm=2C?= =?iso-8859-1?q?_de_Grandpr=E9_Communications_Centre=3B_=22Re-Evalu?= =?iso-8859-1?q?ating_the_Role_of_the_Orbitofrontal_Cortex_in_Rewar?= =?iso-8859-1?q?d_and_Reinforcement_--_Dr=2E_MaryAnn_Noonan=29?= Message-ID: *BIC Lecture Series: Fall-2012 Program* ** *Please join us for our fifth lecture of the season, which will be held in * *The Neuro's de Grandpr? Communications Centre (3801 University Street, Montreal, QC, H3A 2B4) **on Monday, November the 12th starting at 1:00 pm. *Please note that this is a Joint Cognitive Neuroscience Unit and BIC Lecture Series Seminar. ** *This lecture will be given by Dr. MaryAnn Noonan, who will give us an introduction to her work trying to understand the role of the orbitofrontal cortex in reward and reinforcement. ** * The BIC Lecture Series features informal lectures on brain imaging presented at the McConnell Brain Imaging Centre (*BIC*) by experts in the field. These lectures are open to all. As you can see below, the Fall-2012 Program of the BIC Lecture Series features an interesting mix of topics that I am sure will be of great interest to the brain imaging community. Thank you in advance for your attention, and please let me know if you have any questions or comments. Also, it's never to early to let me know that you are interested in presenting something as part of the Winter-2013 BIC Lecture Series. Cheers! Aki ------------------------------------------- *BIC Lecture Series: Fall-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 website .* * * 01) Oct-11: *Cortical Boundaries & Connectivity Bundling: Applications of Resting-State fMRI for Describing Individual Anatomy* -- Dr. Daniel S. M argulies *---) Oct-15: No Lecture [Society for Neuroscience Conference]* 02) Oct-22: *Monitoring Cognition: A Spatio-Temporal Approach* -- Dr. Istvan Akos Morocz 03) Oct-29-3pm: Representations of Particular Objects in Human Inferior-Temporal-Cortex are Individually Unique and Predict Perceived Similarity -- Dr. Ian Charest 04) Nov-05: *Age-dependence of Hemodynamic Response-Characteristics in Human fMRI* -- Dr. Rick Hoge *05) Nov-12: Re-Evaluating the Role of the Orbitofrontal Cortex in Reward and Reinforcement -- Dr. MaryAnn Noonan * 06) Nov-19: *Title To Be Announced* -- Dr. Kunio Nakamura 07) Nov-26: *Of Taxi-Driving Mice and Maze-Running Men: Imaging Structural Brain-Plasticity* -- Dr. Jason Lerch 08) Dec-03: *Pharmacological Resting-State fMRI: Promises and Challenges*-- Dr. Najmeh Khalili-Mahani 09) Dec-10: *Using MRI to Measure Remyelination in Multiple Sclerosis* -- Dr. Robert Brown -- 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 (web) Google-scholar www.zcaramanos.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From christophe.grova at mcgill.ca Mon Nov 12 08:07:17 2012 From: christophe.grova at mcgill.ca (Christophe Grova) Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2012 13:07:17 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] Seminar in Biomedical Engineering - Wednesday November 14th - 1 pm- Room 333 Message-ID: <9E1647EDA3EBB44AADA162CEC4C4222E01980952@EXMBX2010-6.campus.MCGILL.CA> Dear all, Our next Biomedical Engineering Dpt seminar is this coming Wednesday Wednesday - November 14th, at 1 pm Location: Room 333 Lyman Duff Building (Biomedical Engineering Dpt, 3775 University Street). Speaker: Dr Xinyu Liu PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering McGill University Title : Microsystems for Biological and Medical Applications Abstract: Microsystems technology has a significant potential to impact biology and medicine by providing unique tools and platforms to interact with biological cells and enable point-of-care molecular diagnosis. In this seminar, I will present our recent work on: (i) robotic micromanipulation of single cells for high-throughput molecule testing; and (ii) paper-based microfluidics for low-cost diagnostics. Targeting large-scale molecule screening, we invented an automated robotic system for high-speed microinjection of mouse embryos. This system overcomes the problems inherent in manual operation, such as long learning curves, human fatigue, and inter-operator variability. Using the robotic system, we performed a protein testing study and provided the first quantitative evidence that the Bcl-xL protein is effective in enhancing the developmental competence of mouse embryos. On the front of disease diagnostics, we have developed paper-based microfluidic biosensors for performing immunoassays in resource-limited settings. These devices are made from micropatterned paper substrates, and are inexpensive and portable; compared to conventional immunoassay approaches, they require shorter reaction time, less volumes of sample/reagents, and simpler/cheaper instruments. The use of these devices was demonstrated for detecting rabbit IgG and hepatitis B surface antigens in serum. Biosketch: Xinyu Liu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at McGill, and holds the position of Chwang-Seto Faculty Scholar in the Faculty of Engineering. He received his Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Toronto in 2009. Prior to joining McGill in May 2011, he was a NSERC Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Harvard University. His Biomedical Microsystems Laboratory specializes in micro/nanorobotic biomanipulation, bioMEMS, and microfluidics. He received the CMC Douglas R. Colton Medal for Research Excellence, the Canadian Rising Star in Global Health Award, and several best paper awards at major engineering and biomedical conferences. He is a co-inventor of 9 US/PCT patents (issued or pending) on micro devices and systems. 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/ *************************** -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From christophe.grova at mcgill.ca Wed Nov 14 06:50:19 2012 From: christophe.grova at mcgill.ca (Christophe Grova) Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2012 11:50:19 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] Seminar in Biomedical Engineering - Wednesday November 14th - 1 pm- Room 333 In-Reply-To: <27395_1352726258_50A0F6F2_27395_5_17_9E1647EDA3EBB44AADA162CEC4C4222E01980952@EXMBX2010-6.campus.MCGILL.CA> References: <27395_1352726258_50A0F6F2_27395_5_17_9E1647EDA3EBB44AADA162CEC4C4222E01980952@EXMBX2010-6.campus.MCGILL.CA> Message-ID: <9E1647EDA3EBB44AADA162CEC4C4222E0198278B@EXMBX2010-6.campus.MCGILL.CA> Dear all, Our next Biomedical Engineering Dpt seminar is today Wednesday - November 14th, at 1 pm Location: Room 333 Lyman Duff Building (Biomedical Engineering Dpt, 3775 University Street). Speaker: Dr Xinyu Liu PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering McGill University Title : Microsystems for Biological and Medical Applications Abstract: Microsystems technology has a significant potential to impact biology and medicine by providing unique tools and platforms to interact with biological cells and enable point-of-care molecular diagnosis. In this seminar, I will present our recent work on: (i) robotic micromanipulation of single cells for high-throughput molecule testing; and (ii) paper-based microfluidics for low-cost diagnostics. Targeting large-scale molecule screening, we invented an automated robotic system for high-speed microinjection of mouse embryos. This system overcomes the problems inherent in manual operation, such as long learning curves, human fatigue, and inter-operator variability. Using the robotic system, we performed a protein testing study and provided the first quantitative evidence that the Bcl-xL protein is effective in enhancing the developmental competence of mouse embryos. On the front of disease diagnostics, we have developed paper-based microfluidic biosensors for performing immunoassays in resource-limited settings. These devices are made from micropatterned paper substrates, and are inexpensive and portable; compared to conventional immunoassay approaches, they require shorter reaction time, less volumes of sample/reagents, and simpler/cheaper instruments. The use of these devices was demonstrated for detecting rabbit IgG and hepatitis B surface antigens in serum. Biosketch: Xinyu Liu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at McGill, and holds the position of Chwang-Seto Faculty Scholar in the Faculty of Engineering. He received his Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Toronto in 2009. Prior to joining McGill in May 2011, he was a NSERC Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Harvard University. His Biomedical Microsystems Laboratory specializes in micro/nanorobotic biomanipulation, bioMEMS, and microfluidics. He received the CMC Douglas R. Colton Medal for Research Excellence, the Canadian Rising Star in Global Health Award, and several best paper awards at major engineering and biomedical conferences. He is a co-inventor of 9 US/PCT patents (issued or pending) on micro devices and systems. 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/ *************************** -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Sylvain. ----------------------- Sylvain Baillet, PhD MNI Killam Scholar & Director, MEG Research Associate Professor, Neurology & Neurosurgery Associate Member, Dept. of Biomedical Engineering neuroSPEED lab MEG @ McGill Brainstorm project McConnell Brain Imaging Centre Montreal Neurological Institute McGill University -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From caramanos at gmail.com Thu Nov 15 12:33:58 2012 From: caramanos at gmail.com (Zografos 'Aki' CARAMANOS) Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2012 12:33:58 -0500 Subject: [BIC-announce] =?iso-8859-1?q?BIC_Lecture_Series=3A_Fall-2012_Pro?= =?iso-8859-1?q?gram_=28Mon-Nov-19=2C_1=3A00_pm=2C_de_Grandpr=E9_Co?= =?iso-8859-1?q?mmunications_Centre=3B_=22Cortical_Atrophy_in_Multi?= =?iso-8859-1?q?ple_Sclerosis=22_--_Dr=2E_Kunio_Nakamura=29?= Message-ID: *Please join us for our sixth lecture of the season, which will be held in * *The Neuro's de Grandpr? Communications Centre (3801 University Street, Montreal, QC, H3A 2B4) **on Monday, November the 19th starting at 1:00 pm.* ** *This lecture will be given by Dr. Kunio Nakamura, who will give us an introduction to cortical atrophy in patients with multiple sclerosis. ** * The BIC Lecture Series features informal lectures on brain imaging presented at the McConnell Brain Imaging Centre (*BIC*) by experts in the field. These lectures are open to all. As you can see below, the Fall-2012 Program of the BIC Lecture Series features an interesting mix of topics that I am sure will be of great interest to the brain imaging community. Thank you in advance for your attention, and please let me know if you have any questions or comments. Also, it's never to early to let me know that you are interested in presenting something as part of the Winter-2013 BIC Lecture Series. Cheers! Aki ------------------------------------------- *BIC Lecture Series: Fall-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 website .* * * 01) Oct-11: *Cortical Boundaries & Connectivity Bundling: Applications of Resting-State fMRI for Describing Individual Anatomy* -- Dr. Daniel S. M argulies *---) Oct-15: No Lecture [Society for Neuroscience Conference]* 02) Oct-22: *Monitoring Cognition: A Spatio-Temporal Approach* -- Dr. Istvan Akos Morocz 03) Oct-29-3pm: Representations of Particular Objects in Human Inferior-Temporal-Cortex are Individually Unique and Predict Perceived Similarity -- Dr. Ian Charest 04) Nov-05: *Age-dependence of Hemodynamic Response-Characteristics in Human fMRI* -- Dr. Rick Hoge 05) Nov-12: *Re-Evaluating the Role of the Orbitofrontal Cortex in Reward and Reinforcement* -- Dr. MaryAnn Noonan *06) Nov-19: Cortical Atrophy in Multiple Sclerosis -- Dr. Kunio Nakamura * 07) Nov-26: *Of Taxi-Driving Mice and Maze-Running Men: Imaging Structural Brain-Plasticity* -- Dr. Jason Lerch 08) Dec-03: *Pharmacological Resting-State fMRI: Promises and Challenges*-- Dr. Najmeh Khalili-Mahani 09) Dec-10: *Using MRI to Measure Remyelination in Multiple Sclerosis* -- Dr. Robert Brown -- 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 (web) Google-scholar www.zcaramanos.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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These lectures are open to all. As you can see below, the Fall-2012 Program of the BIC Lecture Series features an interesting mix of topics that I am sure will be of great interest to the brain imaging community. Thank you in advance for your attention, and please let me know if you have any questions or comments. Also, it's never to early to let me know that you are interested in presenting something as part of the Winter-2013 BIC Lecture Series. Cheers! Aki ------------------------------------------- *BIC Lecture Series: Fall-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 website .* * * 01) Oct-11: *Cortical Boundaries & Connectivity Bundling: Applications of Resting-State fMRI for Describing Individual Anatomy* -- Dr. Daniel S. M argulies *---) Oct-15: No Lecture [Society for Neuroscience Conference]* 02) Oct-22: *Monitoring Cognition: A Spatio-Temporal Approach* -- Dr. Istvan Akos Morocz 03) Oct-29-3pm: Representations of Particular Objects in Human Inferior-Temporal-Cortex are Individually Unique and Predict Perceived Similarity -- Dr. Ian Charest 04) Nov-05: *Age-dependence of Hemodynamic Response-Characteristics in Human fMRI* -- Dr. Rick Hoge 05) Nov-12: *Re-Evaluating the Role of the Orbitofrontal Cortex in Reward and Reinforcement* -- Dr. MaryAnn Noonan *06) Nov-19: Cortical Atrophy in Multiple Sclerosis -- Dr. Kunio Nakamura * 07) Nov-26: *Of Taxi-Driving Mice and Maze-Running Men: Imaging Structural Brain-Plasticity* -- Dr. Jason Lerch 08) Dec-03: *Pharmacological Resting-State fMRI: Promises and Challenges*-- Dr. Najmeh Khalili-Mahani 09) Dec-10: *Using MRI to Measure Remyelination in Multiple Sclerosis* -- Dr. Robert Brown -- 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 (web) Google-scholar www.zcaramanos.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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McGill University Title : Airway Smooth Muscle Mechanics Abstract: Studies have shown that breathing dynamics have a substantial effect on airway constriction in healthy and diseased subjects, yet little is known about the dynamic response of the main instigator of airway constriction, Airway Smooth Muscle. In this talk I?ll discuss the relative contributions of each of the processes that govern airway smooth muscle mechanical behaviour. I?ll discuss several models developed to further the understanding of ASM dynamics, particularly the roles and interactions of the three dominant processes in the muscle: contractile dynamics, length adaptation and passive dynamics. Contractile models describe the contractile process and the influence of external excitation on contractile behaviour. However these models are limited in their ability to predict ASM dynamics as they ignore the unique ability of smooth muscle to generate the same maximum force over a wide length range (length adaptation). Furthermore, recent studies have shown that while passive static forces are small in relaxed ASM, the assumption that they play no role in contracted ASM may not be correct. I will show evidence that contractile dynamics are largely determined by the dynamics of non-contractile proteins and processes rather than the cross-bridge cycling assumed in most models. 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/ *************************** -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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He also aims to better understand the motor mechanisms associated with the observation of movements performed by others. The techniques used in his laboratory include transcranial magnetic stimulation, electroencephalography and magnetic resonance imaging. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sylvain.baillet at mcgill.ca Tue Nov 20 16:05:36 2012 From: sylvain.baillet at mcgill.ca (Sylvain Baillet, Dr) Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2012 21:05:36 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] EEG & MEG software training session in Montreal (Dec 06) Message-ID: <530B742E110D2443BB82CB2299F0493904F6E553@EXMBX2010-7.campus.MCGILL.CA> Dear All: Please find below an announcement for an upcoming (Dec 06) training session of Brainstorm: a major open-source academic software application developed in part at The Neuro (6,700 registered downloads), dedicated to advanced EEG and MEG data analysis, with MRI integration. Visit http://neuroimage.usc.edu/brainstorm/WorkshopNeuro2012 for more information and registration. Please forward this post to your colleagues; thank you. Best wishes - Sylvain. ----------------------- Sylvain Baillet, PhD MNI Killam Scholar & Director, MEG Research Associate Professor, Neurology & Neurosurgery Associate Member, Dept. of Biomedical Engineering neuroSPEED lab MEG @ McGill Brainstorm project McConnell Brain Imaging Centre Montreal Neurological Institute McGill University Brainstorm Training: Montreal, December 6, 2012 General information Where: ?McGill University - Strathcona Anatomy & Densitry Building, room 1/12, 3rd floor from 3640 University St. (Map) When: Thursday, December 6, 8am-6pm Instructors: Francois Tadel, Sylvain Baillet, Elizabeth Bock (MNI, McGill) Target audience: Neuroscientists, psychologists, clinicians, engineers, etc. using MEG or EEG as advanced research tools. Students, Post-docs, Staff, Faculty interested in learning a new academic software tool for MEG and EEG data analysis, with an emphasis on source imaging, spectral decompositions and functional connectivity metrics. Participation fees: $30 (students & post-docs), $60 (faculty and staff). Workshop program Requirements The participants are required to bring a laptop. In order to make the afternoon session as efficient as possible, we ask all the attendees to download, install and test the software and sample dataset on their laptops prior to the workshop. Please read carfully the following instructions: How to prepare your laptop for the training 08:00-09:00: Laptop clinic ? Bring your laptop at this clinic if you are not sure you were succesful in installing the material for the training session 09:00-9:45: Brainstorm overview ? Software architecture ? Typical data workflow 09:45-11:00: Hands-on training begins ? Database explorer ? Reviewing continuous recordings ? Artifact detection and correction 11:00-11:15: Coffee break 11:15-13:00: Hands-on training ? Filtering and epoching ? Averaging, observation of a typical somato-sensory evoked response ? Head modeling, cortical source reconstruction 13:00-14:00: Lunch break 14:00-18:00: Hands-on training resumes (coffee & refreshments served) ? Definition of ROIs, tracking the processing of the sensory information millisecond by millisecond at the cortex level ? Frequency and time-frequency analysis ? Demo of the new functional connectivity tools ? Group analysis ? Anatomical atlases ? Advanced scripting interface ? Other topics can be discussed depending on the audience specific requests -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From christophe.grova at mcgill.ca Wed Nov 21 07:44:33 2012 From: christophe.grova at mcgill.ca (Christophe Grova) Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2012 12:44:33 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] Seminar in Biomedical Engineering - Wednesday November 21st - 1 pm - Room 333 Message-ID: <9E1647EDA3EBB44AADA162CEC4C4222E01986E20@EXMBX2010-6.campus.MCGILL.CA> Dear all, Our next Biomedical Engineering Dpt seminar is today Wednesday - November 21st, at 1 pm Location: Room 333 Lyman Duff Building (Biomedical Engineering Dpt, 3775 University Street). Speaker: Dr Gijs IJpma, PhD, post-doc fellow under the joint supervision of Dr Anne-Marie Lauzon and Dr James G. Martin, Department of Medicine,. Meakins-Christie Laboratories. McGill University Title : Airway Smooth Muscle Mechanics Abstract: Studies have shown that breathing dynamics have a substantial effect on airway constriction in healthy and diseased subjects, yet little is known about the dynamic response of the main instigator of airway constriction, Airway Smooth Muscle. In this talk I?ll discuss the relative contributions of each of the processes that govern airway smooth muscle mechanical behaviour. I?ll discuss several models developed to further the understanding of ASM dynamics, particularly the roles and interactions of the three dominant processes in the muscle: contractile dynamics, length adaptation and passive dynamics. Contractile models describe the contractile process and the influence of external excitation on contractile behaviour. However these models are limited in their ability to predict ASM dynamics as they ignore the unique ability of smooth muscle to generate the same maximum force over a wide length range (length adaptation). Furthermore, recent studies have shown that while passive static forces are small in relaxed ASM, the assumption that they play no role in contracted ASM may not be correct. I will show evidence that contractile dynamics are largely determined by the dynamics of non-contractile proteins and processes rather than the cross-bridge cycling assumed in most models. 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/ *************************** -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From caramanos at gmail.com Wed Nov 21 20:31:37 2012 From: caramanos at gmail.com (Zografos 'Aki' CARAMANOS) Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2012 20:31:37 -0500 Subject: [BIC-announce] =?iso-8859-1?q?BIC_Lecture_Series=3A_Fall-2012_Pro?= =?iso-8859-1?q?gram_=28Mon-Nov-26=2C_1=3A00_pm=2C_de_Grandpr=E9_Co?= =?iso-8859-1?q?mmunications_Centre=3B_=22Of_Taxi-Driving_Mice_and_?= =?iso-8859-1?q?Maze-Running_Men=3A_Imaging_Structural_Brain-Plasti?= =?iso-8859-1?q?city=22_--_Dr=2E_Jason_Lerch=29?= Message-ID: *Please join us for our seventh lecture of the season, which will be held in **The Neuro's de Grandpr? Communications Centre (3801 University Street, Montreal, QC, H3A 2B4) **on Monday, November the 26th starting at 1:00 pm.* ** *This lecture will be given by Dr. Jason Lerch, who will give us an introduction to the imaging of structural brain plasticity. *Please note that this is a Joint Cognitive Neuroscience Unit and BIC Lecture Series Seminar. The BIC Lecture Series features informal lectures on brain imaging presented at the McConnell Brain Imaging Centre (*BIC*) by experts in the field. These lectures are open to all. As you can see below, the Fall-2012 Program of the BIC Lecture Series features an interesting mix of topics that I am sure will be of great interest to the brain imaging community. Thank you in advance for your attention, and please let me know if you have any questions or comments. Also, it's never to early to let me know that you are interested in presenting something as part of the Winter-2013 BIC Lecture Series. Cheers! Aki ------------------------------------------- *BIC Lecture Series: Fall-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 website .* * * 01) Oct-11: *Cortical Boundaries & Connectivity Bundling: Applications of Resting-State fMRI for Describing Individual Anatomy* -- Dr. Daniel S. M argulies *---) Oct-15: No Lecture [Society for Neuroscience Conference]* 02) Oct-22: *Monitoring Cognition: A Spatio-Temporal Approach* -- Dr. Istvan Akos Morocz 03) Oct-29-3pm: Representations of Particular Objects in Human Inferior-Temporal-Cortex are Individually Unique and Predict Perceived Similarity -- Dr. Ian Charest 04) Nov-05: *Age-dependence of Hemodynamic Response-Characteristics in Human fMRI* -- Dr. Rick Hoge 05) Nov-12: *Re-Evaluating the Role of the Orbitofrontal Cortex in Reward and Reinforcement* -- Dr. MaryAnn Noonan 06) Nov-19: *Cortical Atrophy in Multiple Sclerosis* -- Dr. Kunio Nakamura *07) Nov-26: Of Taxi-Driving Mice and Maze-Running Men: Imaging Structural Brain-Plasticity -- Dr. Jason Lerch * 08) Dec-03: *Pharmacological Resting-State fMRI: Promises and Challenges*-- Dr. Najmeh Khalili-Mahani 09) Dec-10: *Using MRI to Measure Remyelination in Multiple Sclerosis* -- Dr. Robert Brown -- 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 (web) Google-scholar www.zcaramanos.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Head of the "Advanced Brain Imaging" Laboratory, Radiology/Medical Physics departments, Freiburg, Germany Title : Latest developments in EEG/fMRI acquisition strategies Abstract: Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) has emerged as a powerful non-invasive tool for the investigation of cerebral functional activity. This modality can also be combined with EEG recordings, allowing the accurate localization of hemodynamic correlates of neuronal electrical activity. However, technical limitations are currently preventing the method from being used to its full potential. On the one hand, any motion, however small, induces strong artifacts in both the fMRI and EEG time series, irreversibly compromising signal quality. On the other hand, the time-consuming application of magnetic field gradients for MRI spatial encoding limits the achievable temporal resolution, precluding the adequate sampling of physiological and artifactual fMRI signal fluctuations. Recent technological developments are now being investigated to address those issues. Moir? phase tracking (MPT) markers can be used to measure subject motion with exceptional accuracy, allowing the prospective motion correction of fMRI data and the retrospective motion correction of EEG data. Additionally, MR-Encephalography (MREG) uses efficient undersampled 3D gradient trajectories and parallel imaging techniques to attain unprecedented fMRI temporal resolutions. These combined techniques yield improved sensitivities and signal quality, while opening up new avenues for the investigation of dynamic brain activity. 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/ *************************** -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From christophe.grova at mcgill.ca Thu Nov 22 09:13:15 2012 From: christophe.grova at mcgill.ca (Christophe Grova) Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2012 14:13:15 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] Special Seminar in Biomedical Engineering - MONDAY November 26th - 4 pm - Room 333 Message-ID: <9E1647EDA3EBB44AADA162CEC4C4222E019875F9@EXMBX2010-6.campus.MCGILL.CA> Sorry for the confusion in the title of my previous email, this special seminar is next MONDAY ------------------------- Dear all, In addition to our standard seminar on Wednesday we will have an additional special seminar in Biomedical Engineering Dpt next Monday Monday - November 26th, at 4 pm Location: Room 333 Lyman Duff Building (Biomedical Engineering Dpt, 3775 University Street). Speaker: Dr Pierre LeVan, PhD, post-doc fellow under the supervision of Dr J?rgen Hennig. Head of the "Advanced Brain Imaging" Laboratory, Radiology/Medical Physics departments, Freiburg, Germany Title : Latest developments in EEG/fMRI acquisition strategies Abstract: Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) has emerged as a powerful non-invasive tool for the investigation of cerebral functional activity. This modality can also be combined with EEG recordings, allowing the accurate localization of hemodynamic correlates of neuronal electrical activity. However, technical limitations are currently preventing the method from being used to its full potential. On the one hand, any motion, however small, induces strong artifacts in both the fMRI and EEG time series, irreversibly compromising signal quality. On the other hand, the time-consuming application of magnetic field gradients for MRI spatial encoding limits the achievable temporal resolution, precluding the adequate sampling of physiological and artifactual fMRI signal fluctuations. Recent technological developments are now being investigated to address those issues. Moir? phase tracking (MPT) markers can be used to measure subject motion with exceptional accuracy, allowing the prospective motion correction of fMRI data and the retrospective motion correction of EEG data. Additionally, MR-Encephalography (MREG) uses efficient undersampled 3D gradient trajectories and parallel imaging techniques to attain unprecedented fMRI temporal resolutions. These combined techniques yield improved sensitivities and signal quality, while opening up new avenues for the investigation of dynamic brain activity. 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/ *************************** -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From christophe.grova at mcgill.ca Fri Nov 23 04:50:32 2012 From: christophe.grova at mcgill.ca (Christophe Grova) Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2012 09:50:32 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] New course now available in Biomed Engineering and IPN for Winter 2013 : BMDE610 - Functional neuroimaging fusion - Registration is open Message-ID: <9E1647EDA3EBB44AADA162CEC4C4222E01987B31@EXMBX2010-6.campus.MCGILL.CA> Dear all, I am happy to announce you that my new graduate course BMDE610, entitled Functional neuroimaging fusion will be offered for the second time in Winter 2013 in Biomedical Engineering Dpt and IPN. Here is the link to BME course list: http://www.mcgill.ca/bme/students/courses where you can download the syllabus of the course: http://www.mcgill.ca/bme/sites/mcgill.ca.bme/files/course_outline_bmde610.pdf The course is now listed as an IPN course as well: http://www.mcgill.ca/ipn/courses#B610 Most of the lectures will be done by myself + few invited lecturers. Registration is now open on Minerva ! 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. Key words : EEG/ MEG , source localization, fMRI, NIRS, statistical analysis, GLM, deconvolution, neurovacular coupling, multimodal fusion 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. The lecture will first adress in details the issue of performing source localization from Electro-EncephaloGraphy EEG and Magneto-EncephaloGraphy MEG data, reviewing in details most of the available methods. The second part of the course will adress statistical analysis of techniques using hemodynamic processes to study brain activity, so mainly functional Magnetic Resonance Imagine (fMRI) data but also Near Infra Red Spectroscopy (NIRS) data, as well as combined recordings involvings simultaneous EEG/MEG, EEG/fMRI or EEG/NIRS acquisition and data analysis. 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. Objectives of the course 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) to study neurovascular coupling. Evaluation of the course: 4 Assignments: 40% lParticipation (attendance): 10% Final Project: report (30%) oral (20%): Detailed analysis of an article or a particular application of neuroimaging data fusion, with specific emphasis on validation methodology. The objective of the project is to present, in details, the added value of using data fusion in a specific application context. A clear understanding of the proposed methodology is expected. 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 Hope to see many of you in the course 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/ *************************** -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From christophe.grova at mcgill.ca Mon Nov 26 07:58:12 2012 From: christophe.grova at mcgill.ca (Christophe Grova) Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2012 12:58:12 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] Special Seminar in Biomedical Engineering - MONDAY November 26th - 4 pm - Room 333 In-Reply-To: <1648_1353594313_50AE35C8_1648_48_2_9E1647EDA3EBB44AADA162CEC4C4222E019875F9@EXMBX2010-6.campus.MCGILL.CA> References: <1648_1353594313_50AE35C8_1648_48_2_9E1647EDA3EBB44AADA162CEC4C4222E019875F9@EXMBX2010-6.campus.MCGILL.CA> Message-ID: <9E1647EDA3EBB44AADA162CEC4C4222E01988842@EXMBX2010-6.campus.MCGILL.CA> Dear all, In addition to our standard seminar on Wednesday we will have an additional special seminar in Biomedical Engineering Dpt TODAY Monday - November 26th, at 4 pm Location: Room 333 Lyman Duff Building (Biomedical Engineering Dpt, 3775 University Street). Speaker: Dr Pierre LeVan, PhD, post-doc fellow under the supervision of Dr J?rgen Hennig. Head of the "Advanced Brain Imaging" Laboratory, Radiology/Medical Physics departments, Freiburg, Germany Title : Latest developments in EEG/fMRI acquisition strategies Abstract: Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) has emerged as a powerful non-invasive tool for the investigation of cerebral functional activity. This modality can also be combined with EEG recordings, allowing the accurate localization of hemodynamic correlates of neuronal electrical activity. However, technical limitations are currently preventing the method from being used to its full potential. On the one hand, any motion, however small, induces strong artifacts in both the fMRI and EEG time series, irreversibly compromising signal quality. On the other hand, the time-consuming application of magnetic field gradients for MRI spatial encoding limits the achievable temporal resolution, precluding the adequate sampling of physiological and artifactual fMRI signal fluctuations. Recent technological developments are now being investigated to address those issues. Moir? phase tracking (MPT) markers can be used to measure subject motion with exceptional accuracy, allowing the prospective motion correction of fMRI data and the retrospective motion correction of EEG data. Additionally, MR-Encephalography (MREG) uses efficient undersampled 3D gradient trajectories and parallel imaging techniques to attain unprecedented fMRI temporal resolutions. These combined techniques yield improved sensitivities and signal quality, while opening up new avenues for the investigation of dynamic brain activity. 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/ *************************** -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From caramanos at gmail.com Mon Nov 26 08:03:05 2012 From: caramanos at gmail.com (Zografos 'Aki' CARAMANOS) Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2012 08:03:05 -0500 Subject: [BIC-announce] =?iso-8859-1?q?=5BREMINDER=5D_BIC_Lecture_Series?= =?iso-8859-1?q?=3A_Fall-2012_Program_=28Mon-Nov-26=2C_1=3A00_pm=2C?= =?iso-8859-1?q?_de_Grandpr=E9_Communications_Centre=3B_=22Of_Taxi-?= =?iso-8859-1?q?Driving_Mice_and_Maze-Running_Men=3A_Imaging_Struct?= =?iso-8859-1?q?ural_Brain-Plasticity=22_--_Dr=2E_Jason_Lerch=29?= Message-ID: *Please join us for our seventh lecture of the season, which will be held in **The Neuro's de Grandpr? Communications Centre (3801 University Street, Montreal, QC, H3A 2B4) **on Monday, November the 26th starting at 1:00 pm.* ** *This lecture will be given by Dr. Jason Lerch, who will give us an introduction to the imaging of structural brain plasticity. *Please note that this is a Joint Cognitive Neuroscience Unit and BIC Lecture Series Seminar. The BIC Lecture Series features informal lectures on brain imaging presented at the McConnell Brain Imaging Centre (*BIC*) by experts in the field. These lectures are open to all. As you can see below, the Fall-2012 Program of the BIC Lecture Series features an interesting mix of topics that I am sure will be of great interest to the brain imaging community. Thank you in advance for your attention, and please let me know if you have any questions or comments. Also, it's never to early to let me know that you are interested in presenting something as part of the Winter-2013 BIC Lecture Series. Cheers! Aki ------------------------------------------- *BIC Lecture Series: Fall-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 website .* * * 01) Oct-11: *Cortical Boundaries & Connectivity Bundling: Applications of Resting-State fMRI for Describing Individual Anatomy* -- Dr. Daniel S. M argulies *---) Oct-15: No Lecture [Society for Neuroscience Conference]* 02) Oct-22: *Monitoring Cognition: A Spatio-Temporal Approach* -- Dr. Istvan Akos Morocz 03) Oct-29-3pm: Representations of Particular Objects in Human Inferior-Temporal-Cortex are Individually Unique and Predict Perceived Similarity -- Dr. Ian Charest 04) Nov-05: *Age-dependence of Hemodynamic Response-Characteristics in Human fMRI* -- Dr. Rick Hoge 05) Nov-12: *Re-Evaluating the Role of the Orbitofrontal Cortex in Reward and Reinforcement* -- Dr. MaryAnn Noonan 06) Nov-19: *Cortical Atrophy in Multiple Sclerosis* -- Dr. Kunio Nakamura *07) Nov-26: Of Taxi-Driving Mice and Maze-Running Men: Imaging Structural Brain-Plasticity -- Dr. Jason Lerch * 08) Dec-03: *Pharmacological Resting-State fMRI: Promises and Challenges*-- Dr. Najmeh Khalili-Mahani 09) Dec-10: *Using MRI to Measure Remyelination in Multiple Sclerosis* -- Dr. Robert Brown -- 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 (web) Google-scholar www.zcaramanos.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From christophe.grova at mcgill.ca Tue Nov 27 04:54:22 2012 From: christophe.grova at mcgill.ca (Christophe Grova) Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2012 09:54:22 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] Seminar in Biomedical Engineering - Wednesday November 28th - 1 pm - Room 333 Message-ID: <9E1647EDA3EBB44AADA162CEC4C4222E01988E07@EXMBX2010-6.campus.MCGILL.CA> Dear all, Our next Biomedical Engineering Dpt seminar is this coming wednesday Wednesday - November 28th, at 1 pm Location: Room 333 Lyman Duff Building (Biomedical Engineering Dpt, 3775 University Street). Speaker: Dr Frederic Leblond, PhD, Professeur adjoint, Ecole Polytechnique de Montr?al, Physics Engineering Dpt Title : Quantitative and depth-resolved fluorescence imaging of brain tumors can improve margins detection during surgery Abstract: Techniques that aid visualization of pathophysiological processes are required to guide interventional procedures. Real-time fluorescence imaging has been shown as a promising adjunct for surgical guidance, but current intraoperative techniques are limited in their ability to probe diseased tissue, and fully exploit the targeting potential of fluorescent agents. The use of spectrally resolved in vivo fluorescence imaging offers the potential to significantly improve detection of disease and delineation of normal tissues because it can provide sensitive quantitative and depth-resolved information relating to specific fluorescent molecular markers by exploiting the signature associated with their emission spectrum. I will present a wide-field fluorescence imaging system that integrates with modern surgical microscopes, and enables spectrally resolved quantitative and depth-resolved measurements of fluorophore concentrations across a surgical field of view compatible with any type of brain surgery. I will present tissue-simulating phantom, pre-clinical and first in-human clinical results in tumor resection using the metabolic marker Protoporphyrin IX following systemic injection of 5-aminolevulinic acid. The technique is shown to provide quantitative values of PpIX concentration in tissue as well as to improve detection limits and contrast by 1-2 orders of magnitude compared to state-of-the-art intraoperative fluorescence imaging methods. 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/ *************************** -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From christophe.grova at mcgill.ca Wed Nov 28 06:34:14 2012 From: christophe.grova at mcgill.ca (Christophe Grova) Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2012 11:34:14 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] Seminar in Biomedical Engineering - Wednesday November 28th - 1 pm - Room 333 Message-ID: <9E1647EDA3EBB44AADA162CEC4C4222E0198971B@EXMBX2010-6.campus.MCGILL.CA> Dear all, Our next Biomedical Engineering Dpt seminar is today Wednesday - November 28th, at 1 pm Location: Room 333 Lyman Duff Building (Biomedical Engineering Dpt, 3775 University Street). Speaker: Dr Frederic Leblond, PhD, Professeur adjoint, Ecole Polytechnique de Montr?al, Physics Engineering Dpt Title : Quantitative and depth-resolved fluorescence imaging of brain tumors can improve margins detection during surgery Abstract: Techniques that aid visualization of pathophysiological processes are required to guide interventional procedures. Real-time fluorescence imaging has been shown as a promising adjunct for surgical guidance, but current intraoperative techniques are limited in their ability to probe diseased tissue, and fully exploit the targeting potential of fluorescent agents. The use of spectrally resolved in vivo fluorescence imaging offers the potential to significantly improve detection of disease and delineation of normal tissues because it can provide sensitive quantitative and depth-resolved information relating to specific fluorescent molecular markers by exploiting the signature associated with their emission spectrum. I will present a wide-field fluorescence imaging system that integrates with modern surgical microscopes, and enables spectrally resolved quantitative and depth-resolved measurements of fluorophore concentrations across a surgical field of view compatible with any type of brain surgery. I will present tissue-simulating phantom, pre-clinical and first in-human clinical results in tumor resection using the metabolic marker Protoporphyrin IX following systemic injection of 5-aminolevulinic acid. The technique is shown to provide quantitative values of PpIX concentration in tissue as well as to improve detection limits and contrast by 1-2 orders of magnitude compared to state-of-the-art intraoperative fluorescence imaging methods. 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 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/ *************************** -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From caramanos at gmail.com Thu Nov 29 18:52:34 2012 From: caramanos at gmail.com (Zografos 'Aki' CARAMANOS) Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2012 18:52:34 -0500 Subject: [BIC-announce] =?iso-8859-1?q?BIC_Lecture_Series=3A_Fall-2012_Pro?= =?iso-8859-1?q?gram_=28Mon-Dec-3=2C_1=3A00_pm=2C_de_Grandpr=E9_Com?= =?iso-8859-1?q?munications_Centre=3B_=22Pharmacological_Resting-St?= =?iso-8859-1?q?ate_fMRI=3A_Promises_and_Challenges=22_--_Dr=2E_Naj?= =?iso-8859-1?q?meh_Khalili-Mahani=29?= Message-ID: *Please join us for our eighth lecture of the season, which will be held in **The Neuro's de Grandpr? Communications Centre (3801 University Street, Montreal, QC, H3A 2B4) **on Monday, December the 3rd starting at 1:00 pm.* ** *This lecture will be given by Dr. Najmeh Khalili-Mahani, who will give us an introduction to the promises and challenges of pharmacological resting-state fMRI.* The BIC Lecture Series features informal lectures on brain imaging presented at the McConnell Brain Imaging Centre (*BIC*) by experts in the field. These lectures are open to all. As you can see below, the Fall-2012 Program of the BIC Lecture Series features an interesting mix of topics that I am sure will be of great interest to the brain imaging community. Thank you in advance for your attention, and please let me know if you have any questions or comments. Also, it's never to early to let me know that you are interested in presenting something as part of the Winter-2013 BIC Lecture Series. Cheers! Aki ------------------------------------------- *BIC Lecture Series: Fall-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 website .* * * 01) Oct-11: *Cortical Boundaries & Connectivity Bundling: Applications of Resting-State fMRI for Describing Individual Anatomy* -- Dr. Daniel S. M argulies *---) Oct-15: No Lecture [Society for Neuroscience Conference]* 02) Oct-22: *Monitoring Cognition: A Spatio-Temporal Approach* -- Dr. Istvan Akos Morocz 03) Oct-29-3pm: Representations of Particular Objects in Human Inferior-Temporal-Cortex are Individually Unique and Predict Perceived Similarity -- Dr. Ian Charest 04) Nov-05: *Age-dependence of Hemodynamic Response-Characteristics in Human fMRI* -- Dr. Rick Hoge 05) Nov-12: *Re-Evaluating the Role of the Orbitofrontal Cortex in Reward and Reinforcement* -- Dr. MaryAnn Noonan 06) Nov-19: *Cortical Atrophy in Multiple Sclerosis* -- Dr. Kunio Nakamura 07) Nov-26: *Of Taxi-Driving Mice and Maze-Running Men: Imaging Structural Brain-Plasticity* -- Dr. Jason Lerch *08) Dec-03: Pharmacological Resting-State fMRI: Promises and Challenges -- Dr. Najmeh Khalili-Mahani * 09) Dec-10: *Using MRI to Measure Remyelination in Multiple Sclerosis* -- Dr. Robert Brown -- 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 (web) Google-scholar www.zcaramanos.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sylvain.baillet at mcgill.ca Fri Nov 30 10:34:16 2012 From: sylvain.baillet at mcgill.ca (Sylvain Baillet, Dr) Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2012 15:34:16 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] Important MEG deadlines approaching Message-ID: <530B742E110D2443BB82CB2299F0493904F77F4A@EXMBX2010-7.campus.MCGILL.CA> Dear All: Today is a good day to: 1) Register to participate to the next Brainstorm training (advanced MEG and EEG data analysis), Dec 06, 8am-6pm; McGill campus. 31 registered participants so far: you can do better! http://neuroimage.usc.edu/brainstorm/WorkshopNeuro2012 2) Enroll in the 2012 MEG Study Competition: Application deadline is Dec 06. http://www.bic.mni.mcgill.ca/Facilities/MEG Save the date: Dec 13 1:30-3:15pm is the MEG speed-dating session where you need to vote after competitors have presented their project 5-min teasers. Please contact me for any information. Sylvain. ----------------------- Sylvain Baillet, PhD MNI Killam Scholar & Director, MEG Research Associate Professor, Neurology & Neurosurgery Associate Member, Dept. of Biomedical Engineering neuroSPEED lab MEG @ McGill Brainstorm project McConnell Brain Imaging Centre Montreal Neurological Institute McGill University -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From aberman at bic.mni.mcgill.ca Fri Nov 30 14:34:48 2012 From: aberman at bic.mni.mcgill.ca (Avery Berman) Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2012 14:34:48 -0500 Subject: [BIC-announce] Movember finale In-Reply-To: References: , , , , , , , , , Message-ID: Dear moustache lovers: The last day of Movember is sadly upon us. This means that the next time you see many of your colleagues, their upper lips will probably be bare. However, do not despair, we have immortalized our feats of moustache madness in these fun photos: http://goo.gl/VfR71 (Picasa web album) On behalf of all the members of Team McBIC'd, I would like to thank all of you for your generous donations and support throughout the month. Much to the chagrin of many wives and girlfriends, we had lots of fun and, as of the last time I checked, we managed to raise $1,385 for the Movember campaign! I take my hat off to two McBIC'd members: Aki Caramanos, whose last minute soliciting garnered him top spot in the donations leaderboard; and Ian Gerard, who shaved a moustache into the back of his head for the final week of Movember after pledging to do so if he raised over $200. Well done you two! Thanks again everyone for your support.Sincerely, Avery --------------Avery Berman, M.Sc.Ph.D. candidate, Dept. of Biomedical EngineeringMRI Lab, McConnell Brain Imaging CentreMontreal Neurological InstituteMcGill UniversityFrom: aberman at bic.mni.mcgill.ca To: bic-announce at bic.mni.mcgill.ca Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2012 15:05:47 -0500 Subject: [BIC-announce] Movember team - McBIC'd Dear moustache lovers: Movember is now upon us and the BIC team, McBIC'd, is now formed. Our team members include: Silvain BeriaultAvery BermanAki CaramanosMishkin DerakhshanIan GerardNicolas GuizardTanguy HedrichEllis Mitrou (friend of the BIC)Hassan Rivz Please help these studly gentlemen reach their true Motential by either donating or providing your moral support over the month. Donations to the Movember Foundation can be made online by visiting our team page (http://ca.movember.com/team/649465) or by cash/cheque and they can be given to the whole team or to individual members - tax receipts will be issued. For anyone who might still be interested in joining our Movember team, we are always open to Mo members. Just visit our team page, listed above, and join. Avery -------------- Avery Berman, M.Sc.Ph.D. candidate, Dept. of Biomedical EngineeringMRI Lab, McConnell Brain Imaging CentreMontreal Neurological InstituteMcGill University From: aberman at bic.mni.mcgill.ca To: averyberman at hotmail.com Subject: BIC team recruitment for Movember Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2012 09:50:56 -0400 Dear members and friends of the BIC,As many of you are already aware, Movember will soon be upon us. For those of you who are not familiar with Movember, it is an annual fundraising campaign where men pledge to grow out their moustaches throughout the month of November to raise funds and awareness for men's health. Since this year there seems to be quite a few of us who are interested in growing out our Mo's, I thought it would be fun for the BIC to have its own team. As a tribute to the classic disposable razor, I've named the team McBIC'd - as in getting your head Bic'd or as in the McConnell Brain Imaging Centre, whichever you prefer. In the past, funds were raised to support prostate cancer initiatives; this year, in addition to prostate cancer, funds will also be going towards raising awareness of men's mental health, which clearly falls within the domain of the Neuro (in case you needed an excuse). As Movember puts it, if you'd like to participate "you can take part either by growing one Dirty Son of a Mo as a Mo Bro, or join as a Mo Sista to help recruit others, share knowledge and support Mo growers." To join McBIC'd, go to https://www.movember.com/ca/register/details/team_id/649465. It is possible to join through Facebook too, which I imagine may make registration simpler for some of you. Our team will be open for friends/family of members of the BIC to join as well since I know that some of you may already be participating with other people - I personally have friends that would like to grow out their moustaches - so please feel free to invite your friends and family to join. If you'd like to find out more about the type of work you'd be helping to fund by supporting Movember, take a look at the Programs We Fund section on the Movember website: http://ca.movember.com/about/funding-overview/. For more info, please don't hesitate to contact me. With your permission, I plan on having photos taken and added to the McBIC'd team page. Looking forward to those 'staches.Cheers!Avery _______________________________________________ BIC-announce mailing list BIC-announce at bic.mni.mcgill.ca http://www.bic.mni.mcgill.ca/mailman/listinfo/bic-announce -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: