From Jean-Francois.Malouin at bic.mni.mcgill.ca Sat Feb 2 13:10:18 2013 From: Jean-Francois.Malouin at bic.mni.mcgill.ca (Jean-Francois Malouin) Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2013 13:10:18 -0500 Subject: [BIC-announce] Oxford FMRIB post-doc appointment requires approval Message-ID: <20130202181017.GA4726@bic.mni.mcgill.ca> Got this earlier this week. jf -- Oxford Centre for Functional MRI of the Brain (FMRIB) Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences University of Oxford Postdoctoral Researcher in MRI of White Matter Ref: 106048 Grade 7: ?29,249 ? ?35,938 p.a. Fixed Term three years from date of appointment A post-doctoral appointment is available for up to 3 years in the Oxford Centre for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Brain (FMRIB) at the University of Oxford. This project involves development of novel techniques for combining diffusion and susceptibility imaging of white matter, with particular interest in identifying markers of tissue microstructure. The post would be suited to someone with a PhD in physics, engineering or a related discipline. Essential skills include expertise in MRI physics and experience with MRI markers of diffusion and/or susceptibility. The ideal candidate would have previously developed pulse sequences for Siemens clinical platforms, including high-field (7T) MRI human scanners, experience with biophysical modeling and knowledge of white matter microstructure. Informal enquiries may be directed to Karla Miller (karla at fmrib.ox.ac.uk). Information about the FMRIB Physics Group can be found at: http://www.fmrib.ox.ac.uk/physics/ Further particulars can be found under ?Job Vacancies? at: http://www.fmrib.ox.ac.uk/vacancies/ The closing date for applications is: midday on Wednesday 6 February 2013. Interviews will be held soon thereafter. Applications for this vacancy are to be made online. To apply for this role and for further details, including the job description and selection criteria, please click on the link below: https://www.recruit.ox.ac.uk/pls/hrisliverecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.jobspec?p_id=106048 From christophe.grova at mcgill.ca Mon Feb 4 07:34:25 2013 From: christophe.grova at mcgill.ca (Christophe Grova) Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2013 12:34:25 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] Seminar in Biomedical Engineering - Wednesday Feb 6th - 1 pm - Room 333 Message-ID: <9E1647EDA3EBB44AADA162CEC4C4222E019B6433@exmbx2010-9.campus.MCGILL.CA> Dear all, Our next Biomedical Engineering Dpt seminar is this coming Wednesday Wednesday - February 6th, at 1 pm Location: Room 333 Lyman Duff Building (Biomedical Engineering Dpt, 3775 University Street). Speaker: Dr. A. Katsarkas, M.D., M.Sc., FRCS(C), Director, Dizziness Clinic, Royal Victoria Hospital, Professor, Dept. of Otolaryngology, McGill University Title : Doctor, I am dizzy ! Abstract: The human brain cannot receive information from and about the environment except through the senses. The senses are not five but six, the sixth being the vestibular function in the inner ear. For appropriate orientation, normal sensory signals have to reach the brain and these signals have to be normally processed by the brain. If either process fails, abnormal sensations may be induced. One of them is dizziness. Thus dizziness is a sensation of disorientation. In a special type of dizziness, there is a sensation of spinning around. This dizziness is called vertigo. In our technological world, a diagnosis, in case of dizziness, is not sufficient. The equally important question is whether the sufferer can return to work, which may require completely normal orientation and balance (e.g. pilots, construction workers, etc.). To assist in the diagnosis, a Dizziness Clinic has been created at the Royal Victoria Hospital where more than 25,000 dizzy patients have up to now been evaluated. To determine the degree of dysfunction in dizzy patients, suffering from vestibular dysfunction, biomedical engineering came in assistance. To this effect, over the years with Professor Mimi Galiana, Ms. Heather Smith and a number of graduate students, we attempt to define the degree of dysfunction in cases of loss of vestibular function. The mathematical model of the function has been created and a number of biomedical notions have been introduced in the medical practice concerning this area of pathology. This helps in the diagnosis and the definition of the degree of disability. This presentation will be an overview of this work with emphasis on the clinical aspect. 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... 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Do you love science? Do you want to share your passion with kids? Join us! BAW is an annual event designed to bring neuroscience to kids. Since 1998, Montreal has participated in BAW by having graduate and undergraduate students from all four Montreal universities give presentations at elementary and secondary schools all over the city. This year?s BAW will be taking place from March 11th to 17th. Many schools have registered for our presentations and we are currently calling on all students and post-docs to volunteer their time to support this great event. You DO NOT have to prepare the presentation ? we will do that for you! All you have to do is attend one training session, then pick up the kit with all the information in it and go to the school to give the presentation. 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BAW is an annual event designed to bring neuroscience to kids. Since 1998, Montreal has participated in BAW by having graduate and undergraduate students from all four Montreal universities give presentations at elementary and secondary schools all over the city. This year?s BAW will be taking place from March 11th to 17th. Many schools have registered for our presentations and we are currently calling on all students and post-docs to volunteer their time to support this great event. You DO NOT have to prepare the presentation ? we will do that for you! All you have to do is attend one training session, then pick up the kit with all the information in it and go to the school to give the presentation. To participate, fill out the online form: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/embeddedform?formkey=dGp1T0hqY2lDWnoyN0FUaENfWGVMSXc6MQ To learn more about BAW activities, please write to BAWvolunteers at gmail.comand we will answer you quickly. 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Do you love science? Do you want to share your passion with kids? Join us! BAW is an annual event designed to bring neuroscience to kids. Since 1998, Montreal has participated in BAW by having graduate and undergraduate students from all four Montreal universities give presentations at elementary and secondary schools all over the city. This year?s BAW will be taking place from March 11th to 17th. Many schools have registered for our presentations and we are currently calling on all students and post-docs to volunteer their time to support this great event. You DO NOT have to prepare the presentation ? we will do that for you! All you have to do is attend one training session, then pick up the kit with all the information in it and go to the school to give the presentation. 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Name: ATT00001.txt URL: From jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca Tue Feb 5 11:10:36 2013 From: jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca (Jennifer Chew, Ms.) Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2013 16:10:36 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] =?iso-8859-1?q?FW=3A_Prochain_s=E9minaire_de_l=27U?= =?iso-8859-1?q?NF_/_Next_UNF_Seminar_-_How_language_experience_shapes_the?= =?iso-8859-1?q?_brain=3A__functional_neuroimaging_of_language_in_bilingua?= =?iso-8859-1?q?l_and_monolingual_volunteers_and_patients?= Message-ID: <17E9FB1F37770C46891A5AD521DC19041BB44105@EXMBX2010-6.campus.MCGILL.CA> FOR YOUR INFORMATION - Jennifer From: Francine B?langer [mailto:francine.belanger at criugm.qc.ca] Sent: Friday, February 01, 2013 10:34 AM To: 'Van Der Knaap Maria'; christiane.laurier at umontreal.ca; Jennifer Chew, Ms. Subject: Prochain s?minaire de l'UNF / Next UNF Seminar Titre : How language experience shapes the brain : functional neuroimaging of language in bilingual and monolingual volunteers and patients Conf?rencier : Denise Klein, Ph.D. Neuropsychology / Cognitive Neuroscience Unit Montreal Neurological Institute & Hospital, McGill University Date: 7 f?vrier 2013 Heure: 12h00 Lieu: Amphith??tre Le Groupe Maurice _______________________________________ Francine B?langer Coordonnatrice administrative UNF / RNQ / RBIQ-QBIN Centre de recherche, Institut universitaire de g?riatrie de Montr?al 4565, chemin Queen-Mary, Montr?al (Qu?bec) H3W 1W5 T?l.: (514) 340-3540 # 4785 T?l?c.: (514) 340-3530 Courriel: francine.belanger at criugm.qc.ca Web UNF: www.unf-montreal.ca Web RBIQ: www.rbiq-qbin.qc.ca -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca Tue Feb 5 11:13:08 2013 From: jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca (Jennifer Chew, Ms.) Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2013 16:13:08 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] FW: FW: BIC-announce post from jennifer.chew@mcgill.ca requires approval In-Reply-To: References: <20130130164255.GA31986@bic.mni.mcgill.ca> <17E9FB1F37770C46891A5AD521DC19041BB43900@EXMBX2010-6.campus.MCGILL.CA> Message-ID: <17E9FB1F37770C46891A5AD521DC19041BB44122@EXMBX2010-6.campus.MCGILL.CA> For your information. Jennifer Oxford Centre for Functional MRI of the Brain (FMRIB) Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences University of Oxford Postdoctoral Researcher in MRI of White Matter Ref: 106048 Grade 7: ?29,249 - ?35,938 p.a. Fixed Term three years from date of appointment A post-doctoral appointment is available for up to 3 years in the Oxford Centre for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Brain (FMRIB) at the University of Oxford. This project involves development of novel techniques for combining diffusion and susceptibility imaging of white matter, with particular interest in identifying markers of tissue microstructure. The post would be suited to someone with a PhD in physics, engineering or a related discipline. Essential skills include expertise in MRI physics and experience with MRI markers of diffusion and/or susceptibility. The ideal candidate would have previously developed pulse sequences for Siemens clinical platforms, including high-field (7T) MRI human scanners, experience with biophysical modeling and knowledge of white matter microstructure. Informal enquiries may be directed to Karla Miller (karla at fmrib.ox.ac.uk). Information about the FMRIB Physics Group can be found at: http://www.fmrib.ox.ac.uk/physics/ Further particulars can be found under "Job Vacancies" at: http://www.fmrib.ox.ac.uk/vacancies/ The closing date for applications is: midday on Wednesday 6 February 2013. Interviews will be held soon thereafter. Applications for this vacancy are to be made online. To apply for this role and for further details, including the job description and selection criteria, please click on the link below: https://www.recruit.ox.ac.uk/pls/hrisliverecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.jobspec?p_id=106048 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca Tue Feb 5 11:15:57 2013 From: jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca (Jennifer Chew, Ms.) Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2013 16:15:57 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] FW: Postdoctoral position advertised in Sydney Australia - For BIC mailing list? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <17E9FB1F37770C46891A5AD521DC19041BB44150@EXMBX2010-6.campus.MCGILL.CA> For your information. Jennifer link to full advertisement: http://www.hr.unsw.edu.au/services/recruitment/jobs/01021302.html Postdoctoral Fellow Faculty of Medicine School of Psychiatry REF. 9160NET FIXED TERM: - Salary: (Level A Step 6-8) A$78K - A$84K per year (plus up to 17% employer superannuation plus leave loading.) The School of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, The University of New South Wales, invites applications for the position of Postdoctoral Fellow. This is a research position funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), located within the Research Unit for Schizophrenia Epidemiology at St Vincent's Hospital, Darlinghurst. The successful applicant will contribute to multimodal studies of neuroimaging and genetics using a national schizophrenia cohort (the Australian Schizophrenia Research Bank) for which clinical, cognitive, neuroimaging, and genetic data has already been collected over the past six years. The successful applicant will hold a PhD in neuroscience, psychology, biomedical science, bioinformatics or relevant discipline, and will have demonstrated skills in structural neuroimaging analyses, and/or machine learning techniques for analyses of multidimensional data sets. The successful applicant will also have a very good track record of research productivity relative to opportunity, excellent communication and interpersonal skills. The successful applicant will be expected to demonstrate an interest in biological mechanisms of psychosis. This is a full time fixed term position for a period of 1 year, with a possibility of renewal depending on performance. The successful applicant may be required to undergo pre-employment checks prior to being offered this position. Applicants should systematically address the selection criteria in their application. Having read all the documentation, applicants may then direct any enquiries to Dr Melissa Green on (61 2) 8382 1584 or melissa.green at unsw.edu.au Applications close : 22 February 2013 -- BASIA RADLINSKA Doctoral Candidate, McGill University Department of Neurology & Neurosurgery Neurology Department, E006.2 SMBD Jewish General Hospital, 3755 Chemin de la Cote Ste Catherine Montreal (QC) H3T 1E2 CANADA Tel: +1 514 340 8222 ext. 4289 Email: basia.radlinska at mail.mcgill.ca -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Communications Centre --------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Colleagues, The Killam speaker this week will be Dr Gerhard Multhaup. Gerd recently moved to McGill to assume the position of Professor and Chair, Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics. Previously, he was Head of the Department of Biochemistry, Free University of Berlin where he was Coordinator of the DFG Priority Program "Cellular mechanisms of Alzheimer?s disease". Dr Multhaup has published close to 200 papers. His interests are aimed at understanding the molecular, cellular and systemic mechanisms of degenerative nervous system disorders, in particular Alzheimer?s and other dementias. His research is focused on unraveling the mechanisms involved in A? generation by structural and functional analyses and the molecular events of amyloid aggregation, gain of toxicity and how they cause neuronal dysfunction. The overall aim is to identify novel targets to develop pharmacological treatment in AD. I hope you will join us for his seminar entitled: "The Role of Secretases in the Amyloid Puzzle" Below are selected recent publications: Novel APP/A? mutation K16N produces highly toxic heteromeric A? oligomers. Kaden D, Harmeier A, Weise C, Munter LM, Althoff V, Rost BR, Hildebrand PW, Schmitz D, Schaefer M, Lurz R, Skodda S, Yamamoto R, Arlt S, Finckh U, Multhaup G. EMBO Mol Med. 2012 Jul;4(7):647-59 The cellular prion protein mediates neurotoxic signalling of ?-sheet-rich conformers independent of prion replication. Resenberger UK, Harmeier A, Woerner AC, Goodman JL, M?ller V, Krishnan R, Vabulas RM, Kretzschmar HA, Lindquist S, Hartl FU, Multhaup G, Winklhofer KF, Tatzelt J. EMBO J. 2011 May 18;30(10):2057-70 The amyloid precursor protein C-terminal fragment C100 occurs in monomeric and dimeric stable conformations and binds ?-secretase modulators. Botev A, Munter LM, Wenzel R, Richter L, Althoff V, Ismer J, Gerling U, Weise C, Koksch B, Hildebrand PW, Bittl R, Multhaup G. Biochemistry. 2011 Feb 8;50(5):828-35 Amyloid beta 42 peptide (Abeta42)-lowering compounds directly bind to Abeta and interfere with amyloid precursor protein (APP) transmembrane dimerization. Richter L, Munter LM, Ness J, Hildebrand PW, Dasari M, Unterreitmeier S, Bulic B, Beyermann M, Gust R, Reif B, Weggen S, Langosch D, Multhaup G. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2010 Aug 17;107(33):14597-602 Aberrant amyloid precursor protein (APP) processing in hereditary forms of Alzheimer disease caused by APP familial Alzheimer disease mutations can be rescued by mutations in the APP GxxxG motif. Munter LM, Botev A, Richter L, Hildebrand PW, Althoff V, Weise C, Kaden D, Multhaup G. J Biol Chem. 2010 Jul 9;285(28):21636-43 Role of amyloid-beta glycine 33 in oligomerization, toxicity, and neuronal plasticity. Harmeier A, Wozny C, Rost BR, Munter LM, Hua H, Georgiev O, Beyermann M, Hildebrand PW, Weise C, Schaffner W, Schmitz D, Multhaup G. J Neurosci. 2009 Jun 10;29(23):7582-90 GxxxG motifs within the amyloid precursor protein transmembrane sequence are critical for the etiology of Abeta42. Munter LM, Voigt P, Harmeier A, Kaden D, Gottschalk KE, Weise C, Pipkorn R, Schaefer M, Langosch D, Multhaup G. EMBO J. 2007 Mar 21;26(6):1702-12 Best wishes, Ted -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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This informal seminar series will try to answer this question through a series of conversations with some of the most successful neuroscientists in the world: researchers who are affiliated with McGill University's Integrated Program in Neuroscience or former McGill Neuroscience Alumni who are now in the non-academic world. 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 next session of the Pathways and Connections Discussion Series will feature Dr. Edward Fon starting at 5:30 pm on Wednesday, February 6th in room 124 of the Montreal Neurological Institute (3801 University Street) . Dr. Fon is a neurologist and scientist at the Neuro who serves as the Director of the McGill Parkinson Program (a National Parkinson Foundation Centre of Excellence). His research focuses on the molecular events leading to the degeneration of dopamine neurons in Parkinson's disease. In the past decade, several genes have been identified that cause some forms of the disease. He is particularly interested in how these genes come together and interact to cause Parkinson's disease. His work focuses on one of these genes, Parkin, which functions as a key enzyme in the main protein degradation pathway in the cell. This pathway utilizes ubiquitin, a protein that can mark target proteins for degradation. Dr. Fon's Lab works on understanding the various functions of ubiquitin in the nervous system and on how defects in parkin could lead to Parkinson's disease. This work could provide important clues about the mechanisms of dopamine neuron death in Parkinson's disease and potentially lead to innovative new therapeutic strategies. 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JENNIFER From: neuro [mailto:NEURO at LISTS.MCGILL.CA] On Behalf Of Faculty & Staff Co-Chairs Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2013 10:43 AM To: NEURO at LISTS.MCGILL.CA Subject: [NEURO] Invitation to celebrate: February 12, at 2 p.m. in the JT Foyer Tous ensemble ? la t?te du Neuro Joignez-vous ? nous mardi le 12 f?vrier ? 14 h dans le Foyer Jeanne-Timmins pour c?l?brer le succ?s de la 7e ?dition de la campagne du personnel du Neuro. Pr?sentation des r?sultats de la campagne et photo de groupe ? 14 h. G?teau et caf? seront servis jusqu'? 15h Au plaisir de vous y voir! * * * * * Putting our Heads Together Please join us on Tuesday, February 12, at 2 p.m. in the Jeanne Timmins Foyer to celebrate the success of the 7th Faculty and Staff Campaign We will announce the results and have a group photo at 2 p.m. Cake and coffee will be served until 3 p.m. Hope to see you there! 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Communications Centre (3801 University Street, Montreal, QC, H3A 2B4) **on Monday, February the 11th starting at 1:00 pm.* ** *This lecture will be given by Dr. Veronique Bohbot, who will describe some of her work regarding the contributions of nature versus nurture towards healthy cognition -- from childhood to senescence -- in both mice and humans.* 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, there are still many empty slots for this season, so please let me know if you might be interested in presenting something as part of the Winter-2013 BIC Lecture Series. Thank you in advance for your attention, and please let me know if you have any questions or comments. Cheers! Aki ------------------------------------------- *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 website .* 01) Feb-11: *Nature versus Nurture: Contributions Towards Healthy Cognition from Childhood to Senescence in Mice and Humans* -- Dr. Veronique Bohbot 02) Feb-18: *Functional Brain Plasticity Induced by Musical Training* -- Dr. Sibylle Herholz 03) Feb-25: *Optimization of the PET Detector Blocks for a Small-Animal PET Scanning Insert for Simultaneous PET/MRI* -- Dr. Chris Thompson 04) Mar-04: Title to be announced -- Speaker to be announced 05) Mar-11: *Title to be confirmed* -- Dr. Jean Mary Zarate 06) Mar-18: Title to be announced -- Speaker to be announced 07) Mar-25: Title to be announced -- Speaker to be announced ---) Apr-01: *No Lecture: Easter Monday* 08) Apr-08: Title to be announced -- Speaker to be announced 09) Apr-15: Title to be announced -- Speaker to be announced ---) Apr-22: *No Lecture: ISMRM Conference* 10) Apr-29: Title to be announced -- Speaker to be announced 11) May-06: Title to be announced -- Speaker to be announced 12) May-13: Title to be announced -- Speaker to be announced 13) May-20: Title to be announced -- Speaker to be announced 14) May-27: Title to be announced -- Speaker to be announced -- 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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Abstract: The human brain cannot receive information from and about the environment except through the senses. The senses are not five but six, the sixth being the vestibular function in the inner ear. For appropriate orientation, normal sensory signals have to reach the brain and these signals have to be normally processed by the brain. If either process fails, abnormal sensations may be induced. One of them is dizziness. Thus dizziness is a sensation of disorientation. In a special type of dizziness, there is a sensation of spinning around. This dizziness is called vertigo. In our technological world, a diagnosis, in case of dizziness, is not sufficient. The equally important question is whether the sufferer can return to work, which may require completely normal orientation and balance (e.g. pilots, construction workers, etc.). To assist in the diagnosis, a Dizziness Clinic has been created at the Royal Victoria Hospital where more than 25,000 dizzy patients have up to now been evaluated. To determine the degree of dysfunction in dizzy patients, suffering from vestibular dysfunction, biomedical engineering came in assistance. To this effect, over the years with Professor Mimi Galiana, Ms. Heather Smith and a number of graduate students, we attempt to define the degree of dysfunction in cases of loss of vestibular function. The mathematical model of the function has been created and a number of biomedical notions have been introduced in the medical practice concerning this area of pathology. This helps in the diagnosis and the definition of the degree of disability. This presentation will be an overview of this work with emphasis on the clinical aspect. 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Communications Centre (3801 University Street, Montreal, QC, H3A 2B4) **on Monday, February the 11th starting at 1:00 pm.* ** *This lecture will be given by Dr. Veronique Bohbot, who will describe some of her work regarding the contributions of nature versus nurture towards healthy cognition -- from childhood to senescence -- in both mice and humans.* 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, there are still many empty slots for this season, so please let me know if you might be interested in presenting something as part of the Winter-2013 BIC Lecture Series. Thank you in advance for your attention, and please let me know if you have any questions or comments. Cheers! Aki ------------------------------------------- *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 website .* 01) Feb-11: *Nature versus Nurture: Contributions Towards Healthy Cognition from Childhood to Senescence in Mice and Humans* -- Dr. Veronique Bohbot 02) Feb-18: *Functional Brain Plasticity Induced by Musical Training* -- Dr. Sibylle Herholz 03) Feb-25: *Optimization of the PET Detector Blocks for a Small-Animal PET Scanning Insert for Simultaneous PET/MRI* -- Dr. Chris Thompson 04) Mar-04: Title to be announced -- Speaker to be announced 05) Mar-11: *Title to be confirmed* -- Dr. Jean Mary Zarate 06) Mar-18: Title to be announced -- Speaker to be announced 07) Mar-25: Title to be announced -- Speaker to be announced ---) Apr-01: *No Lecture: Easter Monday* 08) Apr-08: Title to be announced -- Speaker to be announced 09) Apr-15: Title to be announced -- Speaker to be announced ---) Apr-22: *No Lecture: ISMRM Conference* 10) Apr-29: Title to be announced -- Speaker to be announced 11) May-06: Title to be announced -- Speaker to be announced 12) May-13: Title to be announced -- Speaker to be announced 13) May-20: Title to be announced -- Speaker to be announced 14) May-27: Title to be announced -- Speaker to be announced -- 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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Title : Development of an Automated, Ingestible Gastrointestinal Sampling Device Abstract: An ingestible, electromechanical capsule was designed to collect physical samples from the lumen of the human gastrointestinal tract with the aims of being able to better localize the source of gastrointestinal ailments, explore the microbiome, and monitor metabolic processes. A complete prototype was developed encompassing hardware, custom electronics, firmware and a novel sampling mechanism leveraging the cylindrical shape of the device. The prototype was assessed for: its ability to collect samples and maintain their integrity, withstand the environmental conditions and forces associated with normal clinical use, and for its ability to transit safely through the GI tract. Cross contamination was capped at 7% over a 12 hour period at 37?C, the DNA recovery rate was 50% over 24 hours at 37 ?C, and the device was capable of collecting heterogeneous samples. The device was demonstrated to be an effective and non-invasive means to study the physiology of the GI tract and serve as a platform for further development in personalized medicine, drug delivery and GI 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 christophe.grova at mcgill.ca Mon Feb 11 08:27:09 2013 From: christophe.grova at mcgill.ca (Christophe Grova) Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2013 13:27:09 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] Special Additional Seminar in Biomedical Engineering - Wednesday February 15th - 1 pm - Room 333 Message-ID: <9E1647EDA3EBB44AADA162CEC4C4222E019B999E@exmbx2010-9.campus.MCGILL.CA> Dear all, In addition to our regular BME seminar of Wednesday, we will also have a special seminar this week on Friday Feb 15th from Dr.Kinsella who is candidate for associate membership in our department. Friday - February 15th, at 1 pm Location: Room 333 Lyman Duff Building (Biomedical Engineering Dpt, 3775 University Street). Speaker: Dr Joseph "Matt" Kinsella PhD, Department of Bioengineering, McGill University Dr. Kinsella is candidate for associate membership in Biomedical Engineering department, so attendance from our staff members and their students is highly encouraged. Title : Aiding Tumor Visualization with Nanomaterials Abstract: Cancer diagnoses, and increasingly treatment, are progressively being aided by the development of new medical and molecular imaging technologies. Central to the utility of these procedures has been the concurrent development of contrast agents that enable clinicians to clearly delineate tumor peripheries, determine pathologies, and develop personalized intervention strategies. Nanotechnology has provided innovative materials that have been proven to provide elevated contrast in a number of different imaging modalities. Specifically, tumor tissue-specific nanoparticles have shown great potential as contrast agents for the direct in vivo detection of a number of cancers. This seminar will focus on two examples of nanoscale contrast agents. The first of these is a composite material consisting of Fe3O4 nanoparticles embedded in a 200 nm diameter porous Si nanoparticle ?superstructure.? The composite exploits the dipolar coupling of superparamagnetic nanoparticles trapped within a secondary inorganic matrix, and has been shown to enhance the transverse relaxivity contrast in a 3 T MRI more than 1.6 fold when compared to similar, unencapsulated Fe3O4 nanoparticles. The second half of the talk will describe the enhanced visualization of breast cancer in X-ray Computed Tomography that was achieved by using Bi2S3 nanoparticles of 10?nm diameter modified to display a tumor targeting peptide (LyP-1, CGNKRTRGC). In these studies the accumulation of the nanoparticle contrast agent within the tumor was increased by 260% compared to nanoparticles that did not contain the homing peptide. 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 bruce.pike at mcgill.ca Mon Feb 11 09:43:36 2013 From: bruce.pike at mcgill.ca (G. Bruce Pike, Prof.) Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2013 14:43:36 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] Killam Lecture - Tomorrow, Tuesday Feb 12 Message-ID: <0F6BD3D86CB74D41AAA8F36C35CA78F508BF5F87@exmbx2010-8.campus.MCGILL.CA> Killam Lecture Speaker: David Mikulis, M.D. University Health Network University of Toronto Title: Cerebrovascular Reserve and Neurovascular Uncoupling Syndrome Date: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 Time: 4pm Place: de Grandpre Communications Centre ---------- Dr. David Mikulis is a Professor in the Department of Medical Imaging at the University of Toronto, staff neuroradiologist at the University Health Network, Director of the Functional Neuroimaging Laboratory in the Department of Medical Imaging, and Director of the Radiology Resident Research Program for the U of T. 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JENNIFER C?line Amiez, Ph.D. Institut National de la Sant? et de la Recherche M?dicale Stem Cell and Brain Research Institute Paris, France Action and feedback processing in the human cingulate cortex *Please note special date & place Friday, February 15th, 2012 *Duff Medical Building (3775 University Street) *Room 112 1:30p.m. Host: Michael Petrides -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca Tue Feb 12 10:16:08 2013 From: jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca (Jennifer Chew, Ms.) Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2013 15:16:08 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] FW: REMINDER - Killam Lecture TODAY, Tuesday, February 12, 2013, 4:00 P.M.- Cerebrovascular Reserve and Neurovascular Uncoupling Syndrome Message-ID: <17E9FB1F37770C46891A5AD521DC19041BB44BDA@EXMBX2010-6.campus.MCGILL.CA> For your information. Jennifer Killam Lecture Speaker: David Mikulis, M.D. University Health Network University of Toronto Title: Cerebrovascular Reserve and Neurovascular Uncoupling Syndrome Date: TODAY Time: 4 pm Place: de Grandpr? Communications Centre ---------- Dear Colleagues, The Killam speaker this week will be Dr. David Mikulis. Dr. Mikulis is a Professor in the Department of Medical Imaging at the University of Toronto, staff neuroradiologist at the University Health Network, Director of the Functional Neuroimaging Laboratory in the Department of Medical Imaging, and Director of the Radiology Resident Research Program for the U of T. Having founded one of the first fMRI labs in Canada, Dr. Mikulis has continued to focus on the translation of advanced MRI imaging tools into clinical applications including investigation of the neurovascular unit, and direct imaging of intra-cranial vascular structure. 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Jennifer From: neuro [mailto:NEURO at LISTS.MCGILL.CA] On Behalf Of Enza Ferracane, Ms. Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 9:15 AM To: NEURO at LISTS.MCGILL.CA Subject: [NEURO] REMINDER: Neuro Palliative Interdisciplinary Rounds - Wednesday, February 20, 2013 - 12:00 noon You are cordially invited to Neuro Palliative Interdisciplinary Rounds on Wednesday, February 20, 2013. We will screen the documentary "Life Before Death", an award-winning social action film that follows health care professionals around the world as they battle pain and the dramatic life-changing effects of pain treatment and palliative care on patients and their families. Wednesday, February 20, 2013 12 noon De Grandpr? Communications Centre, The Neuro (3801 University Street) A light lunch will be served. To attend, please RSVP by February 14 to deborah.rashcovsky at mcgill.ca or 514-398-6047. [---] Conf?rence Interdisciplinaire en Soins Neuropalliatifs LIFE Before Death (La vie avant la mort) est une s?rie documentaire d'action sociale maintes fois r?compens?e. Elle s'int?resse ? la crise mondiale de la douleur non trait?e et au pouvoir transformateur qu'offrent les services de traitement de la douleur et les soins palliatifs aux patients et ? leurs proches. mercredi, 20 f?vrier, 2013 12h00 midi Centre des Communications de Grandpre du Neuro (3801, rue University) Un repas l?ger sera servi. Pour confirmer votre pr?sence, RSVP d'ici au 14 f?vrier a deborah.rashcovsky at mcgill.ca or 514-398-6047. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 22656 bytes Desc: image001.jpg URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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JENNIFER From: neuro [mailto:NEURO at LISTS.MCGILL.CA] On Behalf Of Faculty & Staff Co-Chairs Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 11:16 AM To: NEURO at LISTS.MCGILL.CA Subject: [NEURO] Reminder: Celebration today at 2 p.m. / F?te aujourd'h ui ? 14 h (Foyer Jeanne Timmins) Please join us and Dr. Guy Rouleau today at 2 p.m. in the Jeanne Timmins Foyer for the Faculty and Staff Campaign Finale. We are looking forward to announcing this year's results and having coffee and cake with you! **** Joignez-vous ? nous et au Dr Guy Rouleau aujourd'hui ? 14 h dans le Foyer Jeanne-Timmins ? l'occasion la f?te de cl?ture de la Campagne du personnel. Nous avons h?te de vous d?voiler les r?sultats et de partager g?teau et caf? avec vous! Au plaisir de vous y voir, Maria Hamakiotis et Peter McPherson Copr?sidents / Co-Chairs 2012 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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JENNIFER From: neuro [mailto:NEURO at LISTS.MCGILL.CA] On Behalf Of Angela Broccoli, Mrs. Sent: Monday, February 11, 2013 1:18 PM To: NEURO at LISTS.MCGILL.CA Subject: [NEURO] Neuro Film Series presents 'Hilary and Jackie' - Wednesday, April 17 at 6:30 pm The Neuro Film Series presents ?Hilary and Jackie? on Wednesday, April 17, 2013 at 6:30 pm in the Jeanne Timmins Amphitheatre. ?Hilary and Jackie? is the tragic story of world renowned classic cellist Jacqueline du Pr?, as told from the point of view of her sister, flautist Hilary du Pr?-Finz. Based on Hilary du Pr??s book ?A Genius in the Family?, the movie chronicles the rise to fame and physical decline of Jacqueline du Pr?. Jackie is diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, which first manifests as dementia, and later results in complete paralysis. ?Hilary and Jackie? is an extraordinary film about riding the tiger of genius, and how that cuts through conventional rules and invests the rider with special license. Neuro host, Zografos 'Aki' Caramanos is a Research Assistant and PhD Student in Dr. Douglas Arnold's brain imaging lab at The Neuro where he makes use of magnetic resonance imaging data in order to better understand the relationship between neuropathology and disability in people living with multiple sclerosis. Hana Salaheddine, a multiple sclerosis patient will answer questions about the disease following the film. In addition, Zografos Caramanos will offer comments and invite discussion about the film. Discover Science at the movies on April 17, 6:30 pm at the Neuro Film Series! Neuro Movie Nights are free and snacks can be purchased (including wraps and popcorn)! All films take place at: The Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, 3801 University Street, Jeanne Timmins Amphitheatre. For more information contact: debbie.rashcovsky at mcgill.ca or 514-398-6047 or go to www.neuroevents.mcgill.ca We look forward to seeing you there! [cid:image002.gif at 01CD1BC1.1FBA3EF0] Le prochain film des soir?es cin?ma du Neuro, Hilary and Jackie, sera pr?sent? le mercredi 17 avril 2013 ? 18 h 30 ? l?amphith??tre Jeanne-Timmins. Hilary and Jackie relate l?histoire tragique de la c?l?bre violoncelliste classique Jacqueline du Pr?, du point de vue de sa s?ur, la fl?tiste Hilary du Pr?-Finz. Inspir? du livre d?Hilary du Pr?, A Genius in the Family (Un g?nie dans la famille), le film d?crit l?ascension fulgurante et le d?clin physique de Jacqueline du Pr?. Apr?s avoir re?u un diagnostic de scl?rose en plaques, qui se manifeste d?abord comme de la d?mence, Jackie souffrira plus tard de paralysie totale. Hilary and Jackie est un film extraordinaire sur ce que signifie se laisser porter par le g?nie et de quelle fa?on cela passe outre aux r?gles courantes et conf?re des licences sp?ciales. L?animateur de la pr?sentation est Zografos ? Aki ? Caramanos, adjoint ? la recherche et ?tudiant au doctorat au laboratoire d?imagerie c?r?brale du Dr Douglas Arnold au Neuro. Il a recours ? des donn?es d?imagerie par r?sonance magn?tique pour mieux comprendre la relation entre la neuropathologie et l?incapacit? chez les personnes atteintes de scl?rose en plaques. Hana Salaheddine, qui souffre de cette maladie, r?pondra aux questions apr?s le film. De plus, Zografos Caramanos formulera des commentaires et animera la discussion au sujet du film. D?couvrez la science par le septi?me art le 17 avril ? 18 h 30 dans le cadre des Soir?es cin?ma du Neuro! L?entr?e aux Soir?es cin?ma du Neuro est gratuite. On peut se procurer des grignotines (notamment des sandwichs roul?s et du ma?s souffl?)! Tous les films sont projet?s ? l?amphith??tre Jeanne-Timmins de l?Institut et h?pital neurologiques de Montr?al, 3801, rue University. 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Speaker: Yaw Amoako-Tuffour, Master student under the supervision of Dr. Satya Prakash and Dr. Srikar Vengallatore, BME, McGill University Since Yaw is a Master student who is giving this seminar as part of McGill conditions to obtain his M.Sc. , special attendance from our department (staff and students) is really expected, in order to give Yaw feedback on his research studies. Title : Development of an Automated, Ingestible Gastrointestinal Sampling Device Abstract: An ingestible, electromechanical capsule was designed to collect physical samples from the lumen of the human gastrointestinal tract with the aims of being able to better localize the source of gastrointestinal ailments, explore the microbiome, and monitor metabolic processes. A complete prototype was developed encompassing hardware, custom electronics, firmware and a novel sampling mechanism leveraging the cylindrical shape of the device. The prototype was assessed for: its ability to collect samples and maintain their integrity, withstand the environmental conditions and forces associated with normal clinical use, and for its ability to transit safely through the GI tract. Cross contamination was capped at 7% over a 12 hour period at 37?C, the DNA recovery rate was 50% over 24 hours at 37 ?C, and the device was capable of collecting heterogeneous samples. The device was demonstrated to be an effective and non-invasive means to study the physiology of the GI tract and serve as a platform for further development in personalized medicine, drug delivery and GI 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 Feb 14 01:38:20 2013 From: caramanos at gmail.com (Zografos 'Aki' CARAMANOS) Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2013 01:38:20 -0500 Subject: [BIC-announce] =?iso-8859-1?q?BIC_Lecture_Series=3A_Winter-2013_P?= =?iso-8859-1?q?rogram_=28Mon-Feb-18=2C_1=3A00_pm=2C_de_Grandpr=E9_?= =?iso-8859-1?q?Communications_Centre=3B_=22Functional_Brain_Plasti?= =?iso-8859-1?q?city_Induced_by_Musical_Training=22_--_Dr=2E_Sibyll?= =?iso-8859-1?q?e_Herholz=29?= Message-ID: *BIC Lecture Series: Winter-2012 Program* * Please join us for our second 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, February the 18th starting at 1:00 pm.* ** *This lecture will be given by Dr. Sibylle Herholz, who will describe some of her work regarding the functional brain plasticity that is induced by musical training.* 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, there are still many empty slots for this season, so please let me know if you might be interested in presenting something as part of the Winter-2013 BIC Lecture Series. Thank you in advance for your attention, and please let me know if you have any questions or comments. Cheers! Aki ------------------------------------------- *BIC Lecture Series: Winter-2012 Program **BIC Lectures are typically held on Mondays at 1:00 pm in the de Grandpr? Communications Centre of The Neuro. **For more information and links to the presentations as they become available, please visit the BIC Lecture website .* 01) Feb-11: *Nature versus Nurture: Contributions Towards Healthy Cognition from Childhood to Senescence in Mice and Humans* -- Dr. Veronique Bohbot 02) Feb-18: *Functional Brain Plasticity Induced by Musical Training* -- Dr. Sibylle Herholz 03) Feb-25: *Optimization of the PET Detector Blocks for a Small-Animal PET Scanning Insert for Simultaneous PET/MRI* -- Dr. Chris Thompson 04) Mar-04: *Multi-Manifold Diffeomorphic Metric Mapping for Cortical Registration: Applications in Structural and Functional Studies of the Brain * -- Dr. Jidan Zhong 05) Mar-11: *Title to be confirmed* -- Dr. Jean Mary Zarate 06) Mar-18: Title to be announced -- Speaker to be announced 07) Mar-25: Title to be announced -- Speaker to be announced ---) Apr-01: *No Lecture: Easter Monday* 08) Apr-08: Title to be announced -- Speaker to be announced 09) Apr-15: Title to be announced -- Speaker to be announced ---) Apr-22: *No Lecture: ISMRM Conference* 10) Apr-29: Title to be announced -- Speaker to be announced 11) May-06: Title to be announced -- Speaker to be announced 12) May-13: Title to be announced -- Speaker to be announced 13) May-20: Title to be announced -- Speaker to be announced 14) May-27: Title to be announced -- Speaker to be announced -- 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 -- 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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Title : Aiding Tumor Visualization with Nanomaterials Abstract: Cancer diagnoses, and increasingly treatment, are progressively being aided by the development of new medical and molecular imaging technologies. Central to the utility of these procedures has been the concurrent development of contrast agents that enable clinicians to clearly delineate tumor peripheries, determine pathologies, and develop personalized intervention strategies. Nanotechnology has provided innovative materials that have been proven to provide elevated contrast in a number of different imaging modalities. Specifically, tumor tissue-specific nanoparticles have shown great potential as contrast agents for the direct in vivo detection of a number of cancers. This seminar will focus on two examples of nanoscale contrast agents. The first of these is a composite material consisting of Fe3O4 nanoparticles embedded in a 200 nm diameter porous Si nanoparticle ?superstructure.? The composite exploits the dipolar coupling of superparamagnetic nanoparticles trapped within a secondary inorganic matrix, and has been shown to enhance the transverse relaxivity contrast in a 3 T MRI more than 1.6 fold when compared to similar, unencapsulated Fe3O4 nanoparticles. The second half of the talk will describe the enhanced visualization of breast cancer in X-ray Computed Tomography that was achieved by using Bi2S3 nanoparticles of 10?nm diameter modified to display a tumor targeting peptide (LyP-1, CGNKRTRGC). In these studies the accumulation of the nanoparticle contrast agent within the tumor was increased by 260% compared to nanoparticles that did not contain the homing peptide. 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... 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JENNIFER From: Francine B?langer [mailto:francine.belanger at criugm.qc.ca] Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 5:31 PM To: 'Van Der Knaap Maria'; christiane.laurier at umontreal.ca; Jennifer Chew, Ms.; Annie Le Bire Subject: Prochain s?minaire de l'UNF / Next UNF Seminar Titre : Physiological basis of EEG and fMRI signals Conf?rencier: Kevin Whittingstall, Ph.D. Universit? de Sherbrooke Date: 21 f?vrier 2013 Heure : 12h00 Lieu : Amphith??tre Le Groupe Maurice 4545, Queen-Mary, Montr?al _______________________________________ Francine B?langer Coordonnatrice administrative UNF / RNQ / RBIQ-QBIN Centre de recherche, Institut universitaire de g?riatrie de Montr?al 4565, chemin Queen-Mary, Montr?al (Qu?bec) H3W 1W5 T?l.: (514) 340-3540 # 4785 T?l?c.: (514) 340-3530 Courriel: francine.belanger at criugm.qc.ca Web UNF: www.unf-montreal.ca Web RBIQ: www.rbiq-qbin.qc.ca -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From christophe.grova at mcgill.ca Fri Feb 15 09:59:38 2013 From: christophe.grova at mcgill.ca (Christophe Grova) Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2013 14:59:38 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] Special Additional Seminar in Biomedical Engineering - FRIDAY February 15th - 1 pm - Room 333 Message-ID: <9E1647EDA3EBB44AADA162CEC4C4222E019BC089@exmbx2010-9.campus.MCGILL.CA> Dear all, A reminder that we will have a special seminar today at 13h, from Dr.Kinsella who is candidate for associate membership in our department. Friday - February 15th, at 1 pm Location: Room 333 Lyman Duff Building (Biomedical Engineering Dpt, 3775 University Street). Speaker: Dr Joseph "Matt" Kinsella PhD, Department of Bioengineering, McGill University Dr. Kinsella is candidate for associate membership in Biomedical Engineering department, so attendance from our staff members and their students is highly encouraged. Title : Aiding Tumor Visualization with Nanomaterials Abstract: Cancer diagnoses, and increasingly treatment, are progressively being aided by the development of new medical and molecular imaging technologies. Central to the utility of these procedures has been the concurrent development of contrast agents that enable clinicians to clearly delineate tumor peripheries, determine pathologies, and develop personalized intervention strategies. Nanotechnology has provided innovative materials that have been proven to provide elevated contrast in a number of different imaging modalities. Specifically, tumor tissue-specific nanoparticles have shown great potential as contrast agents for the direct in vivo detection of a number of cancers. This seminar will focus on two examples of nanoscale contrast agents. The first of these is a composite material consisting of Fe3O4 nanoparticles embedded in a 200 nm diameter porous Si nanoparticle ?superstructure.? The composite exploits the dipolar coupling of superparamagnetic nanoparticles trapped within a secondary inorganic matrix, and has been shown to enhance the transverse relaxivity contrast in a 3 T MRI more than 1.6 fold when compared to similar, unencapsulated Fe3O4 nanoparticles. The second half of the talk will describe the enhanced visualization of breast cancer in X-ray Computed Tomography that was achieved by using Bi2S3 nanoparticles of 10?nm diameter modified to display a tumor targeting peptide (LyP-1, CGNKRTRGC). In these studies the accumulation of the nanoparticle contrast agent within the tumor was increased by 260% compared to nanoparticles that did not contain the homing peptide. 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 louis.collins at mcgill.ca Fri Feb 15 10:19:12 2013 From: louis.collins at mcgill.ca (D. Louis Collins) Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2013 10:19:12 -0500 Subject: [BIC-announce] =?iso-8859-1?q?Fwd=3A_Annonce_=3A_CDD_ing=E9nieur?= =?iso-8859-1?q?=2C_analyse_d=27images_c=E9r=E9brales=2C_INT_Marseille?= References: <511E4A90.3090300@univ-amu.fr> Message-ID: <2A6659A5-9D05-4F74-8720-ED0A06881E0A@mcgill.ca> Hi all, Job opportunity below. -Louis > > -------- Message original -------- > Sujet: Annonce : CDD ing?nieur, analyse d'images c?r?brales, INT Marseille > Date : Fri, 15 Feb 2013 10:30:25 +0100 > De : Jean-Luc Anton > Pour : Jean-Luc Anton > > Chers coll?gues, > > Veuillez trouver ci-dessous une nouvelle annonce susceptible de vous int?resser. > > Bien cordialement, > Jean-Luc Anton > > ___________________________________________________________________________________________ > CDD ing?nieur, analyse d'images c?r?brales, INT Marseille > > > Applications are invited for a funded technical staff position to work on neuroimaging data analysis in autism at the newly launched Institut > des Neurosciences de la Timone (INT : http://www.int.univ-amu.fr/-rubrique2-?lang=en), a translational research lab located in Marseilles, France. > > The work will consist in applying state of the art methods on a large database of magnetic resonance images, for which some preprocessing > has already been performed. All computations will take place on a dedicated compute cluster available at the INT. > > Applicants should have a Bachelor, Master, PhD or comparable degree in electrical engineering, computer science, applied mathematics, > neuroscience, or in a related discipline. Experience with neuroimaging data is a plus but not necessary. > > The position is open immediately for one year. Monthly salary will range between 1650 and 1925 euros according to experience. Applicants > should send a resume and cover letter to guillaume.auzias at gmail.com and sylvain.takerkart at univ-amu.fr > > > > Les candidats sont invit?s ? postuler pour un poste d'ing?nieur d?di? ? l'analyse des donn?es de neuroimagerie dans l'autisme ? l'Institut > des Neurosciences de la Timone, un laboratoire de recherche translationnelle r?cemment cr?? ? Marseille > (INT : http://www.int.univ-amu.fr/-rubrique2-?lang=en). > > Le travail consistera ? appliquer les m?thodes les plus avanc?es de l'?tat de l'art ? une grande base de donn?es d'images IRM, pour > lesquelles un ensemble de pr?-traitements ont d?j? ?t? appliqu?s. Un cluster de calcul est disponible pour les besoins de ce projet au sein de l'INT. > > Les candidats doivent avoir un diplome d'ing?nieur, master, doctorat ou dipl?me ?quivalent en traitement d'images, informatique, > math?matiques appliqu?es, neurosciences, ou dans une discipline connexe. Une exp?rience avec les donn?es de neuroimagerie est un plus mais pas requise. > > Le poste est ? pourvoir d?s que possible, pour une dur?e de 12 mois. > Salaire mensuel se situera entre 1650 et 1925 euros selon l'exp?rience. Les candidats doivent envoyer un CV et une lettre de > motivation ? guillaume.auzias at gmail.com et sylvain.takerkart at univ-amu. > > > > > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From caramanos at gmail.com Mon Feb 18 10:04:34 2013 From: caramanos at gmail.com (Zografos 'Aki' CARAMANOS) Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2013 10:04:34 -0500 Subject: [BIC-announce] =?iso-8859-1?q?=5BTODAY=5D=3A_BIC_Lecture_Series?= =?iso-8859-1?q?=3A_Winter-2013_Program_=28Mon-Feb-18=2C_1=3A00_pm?= =?iso-8859-1?q?=2C_de_Grandpr=E9_Communications_Centre=3B_=22Funct?= =?iso-8859-1?q?ional_Brain_Plasticity_Induced_by_Musical_Training?= =?iso-8859-1?q?=22_--_Dr=2E_Sibylle_Herholz=29?= Message-ID: *BIC Lecture Series: Winter-2012 Program* * Please join us for our second 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, February the 18th starting at 1:00 pm.* ** *This lecture will be given by Dr. Sibylle Herholz, who will describe some of her work regarding the functional brain plasticity that is induced by musical training.* 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, there are still many empty slots for this season, so please let me know if you might be interested in presenting something as part of the Winter-2013 BIC Lecture Series. Thank you in advance for your attention, and please let me know if you have any questions or comments. Cheers! Aki ------------------------------------------- *BIC Lecture Series: Winter-2012 Program **BIC Lectures are typically held on Mondays at 1:00 pm in the de Grandpr? Communications Centre of The Neuro. **For more information and links to the presentations as they become available, please visit the BIC Lecture website .* 01) Feb-11: *Nature versus Nurture: Contributions Towards Healthy Cognition from Childhood to Senescence in Mice and Humans* -- Dr. Veronique Bohbot 02) Feb-18: *Functional Brain Plasticity Induced by Musical Training* -- Dr. Sibylle Herholz 03) Feb-25: *Optimization of the PET Detector Blocks for a Small-Animal PET Scanning Insert for Simultaneous PET/MRI* -- Dr. Chris Thompson 04) Mar-04: *Multi-Manifold Diffeomorphic Metric Mapping for Cortical Registration: Applications in Structural and Functional Studies of the Brain * -- Dr. Jidan Zhong 05) Mar-11: *Title to be confirmed* -- Dr. Jean Mary Zarate 06) Mar-18: Title to be announced -- Speaker to be announced 07) Mar-25: Title to be announced -- Speaker to be announced ---) Apr-01: *No Lecture: Easter Monday* 08) Apr-08: Title to be announced -- Speaker to be announced 09) Apr-15: Title to be announced -- Speaker to be announced ---) Apr-22: *No Lecture: ISMRM Conference* 10) Apr-29: Title to be announced -- Speaker to be announced 11) May-06: Title to be announced -- Speaker to be announced 12) May-13: Title to be announced -- Speaker to be announced 13) May-20: Title to be announced -- Speaker to be announced 14) May-27: Title to be announced -- Speaker to be announced -- 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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Speaker: Diego Luis Guarin Lopez, Master student under the supervision of Dr. R. Kearney, BME, McGill University Since Diego is a Master student registered to the course BMDE500 who is giving this seminar as part of McGill conditions to obtain his M.Sc., special attendance from our department (staff and students) is really expected, in order to give Diego feedback on his research studies. Title : Identification of a parametric, discrete-time model for dynamic ankle stiffness Abstract: Dynamic ankle joint stiffness defines the relationship between the position of the ankle and the torque acting about it and can be separated into intrinsic and reflex components. Under stationary conditions, intrinsic stiffness can be described by a linear second order system while reflex stiffness is described by Hammerstein system (a static nonlinearity followed by a linear dynamic system) whose input is delayed velocity. Given that reflex and intrinsic torque cannot be measured separately, there has been much interest in the development of system identification techniques to separate them analytically. To date, most methods have been nonparametric and as a result it is necessary to identify a large number of parameters and there is no direct link between the estimated parameters and those of the stiffness model. In this study we developed a novel algorithm for identification of a discrete-time parametric model of ankle stiffness. Thus model has fewer parameters and they are directly related to those off the ankle stiffness model. Simulation studies show that the algorithm gives unbiased results even in the presence of large amounts is colored noise. Pilot studies using experimental data demonstrates that the new method produces models that describe behavior as well as nonparametric methods while providing direct insight into stiffness behavior. 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 bruce.pike at mcgill.ca Tue Feb 19 14:16:25 2013 From: bruce.pike at mcgill.ca (G. Bruce Pike, Prof.) Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2013 19:16:25 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] Fwd: Symposium GRSTB March 8th 2013: EmergingTechnologies in Imaging References: Message-ID: <0F6BD3D86CB74D41AAA8F36C35CA78F508C09528@EXMBX2010-7.campus.MCGILL.CA> FYI Begin forwarded message: From: Julien Cohen-Adad > Subject: Symposium GRSTB March 8th 2013: EmergingTechnologies in Imaging Date: 19 February, 2013 10:11:08 AM EST To: Zografos 'Aki' CARAMANOS >, Christophe GROVA >, "G. Bruce Pike, Prof." >, "Sylvain Baillet, Dr" >, "D. Louis Collins" > Dear all, Please find attached the official announcement for the GRSTB symposium that I'm organizing this year. Larry Wald will come to Montreal for the occasion. It would be great to see you there. Can I please ask you to forward this announcement to your lab as well as to the BIC mailing list and any other potentially interested people? Thanks! Julien -- Julien Cohen-Adad, PhD Assistant Professor Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal 2900 Edouard-Montpetit Bld, room L-5610 Montreal, QC, H3T1J4, Canada Phone: 514 340 4711 #2264; Skype: jcohenadad Web: http://sites.google.com/site/jcohenadad/ P?le Science et g?nie du vivant SYMPOSIUM du GRSTB Technologies ?mergentes en imagerie Vendredi 8 mars 2013 Amphith??tre Bell ?cole Polytechnique de Montr?al Pavillon Principal 8h45 Mot de bienvenue 9h00 Multi-parametric MRI of the central nervous system Julien Cohen Adad (Polytechnique) 9h30 Ultra-high field MRI and RF coils for imaging brain anatomy Lawrence Wald, Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging (Harvard) 10h30 Pause 10h45 Molecular optical imaging to guide neurosurgical interventions Fr?d?ric Leblond (Polytechnique) 11h15 Neural Dynamics of Resting-State Fluctuations measured with MEG Sylvain Baillet, Brain Imaging Center (McGill) 12h15 Lunch 13h15 Fabrication of Micro-Optics for Biomedical Imaging Amber Beckley (Polytechnique) 13h45 Pulmonary optical coherence tomography Melissa Sutter, Massachusetts General Hospital 14h30 Clinical Imaging Multimodal fNIRS-EEG Methods and Portable Devices J?r?me Le Lan (Polytechnique) 15h30 Session d?affiches ?tudiantes -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Kearney, BME, McGill University Since Diego is a Master student registered to the course BMDE500 who is giving this seminar as part of McGill conditions to obtain his M.Sc., special attendance from our department (staff and students) is really expected, in order to give Diego feedback on his research studies. Title : Identification of a parametric, discrete-time model for dynamic ankle stiffness Abstract: Dynamic ankle joint stiffness defines the relationship between the position of the ankle and the torque acting about it and can be separated into intrinsic and reflex components. Under stationary conditions, intrinsic stiffness can be described by a linear second order system while reflex stiffness is described by Hammerstein system (a static nonlinearity followed by a linear dynamic system) whose input is delayed velocity. Given that reflex and intrinsic torque cannot be measured separately, there has been much interest in the development of system identification techniques to separate them analytically. To date, most methods have been nonparametric and as a result it is necessary to identify a large number of parameters and there is no direct link between the estimated parameters and those of the stiffness model. In this study we developed a novel algorithm for identification of a discrete-time parametric model of ankle stiffness. Thus model has fewer parameters and they are directly related to those off the ankle stiffness model. Simulation studies show that the algorithm gives unbiased results even in the presence of large amounts is colored noise. Pilot studies using experimental data demonstrates that the new method produces models that describe behavior as well as nonparametric methods while providing direct insight into stiffness behavior. 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Jennifer From: neuro [mailto:NEURO at LISTS.MCGILL.CA] On Behalf Of Angela Broccoli, Mrs. Sent: Monday, February 18, 2013 2:02 PM To: NEURO at LISTS.MCGILL.CA Subject: [NEURO] International Epilepsy Congress Dear colleagues, On June 23 to 27 of this year, Montreal will host the 30th International Epilepsy Congress. It is the first time this congress is held in Montreal and this a tribute to the importance of the epilepsy research and care for which Montreal is known. Dr. Fred Andermann is the Honorary President of the congress, which will also hold a special symposium on the MNI, with a tribute to its pioneers and the influence of their ideas on today's thinking about epilepsy (program attached). We are expecting 3,000 to 4,000 delegates; a record number of abstracts has been received (over 1,100 from 90 countries). You can find the full program and information on the congress at www.epilepsymontreal2013.org. There will be a dinner on Monday June 24 with former MNI fellows who are attending the congress and I encourage you to come and meet old friends. Please contact Ms. Debbie Rashcovsky (debbie.rashcovsky at mcgill.ca) if you want to register for the dinner. I also encourage you to make sure your membership to the Canadian League against Epilepsy is up to date, as it will give you a 50 euro registration discount. Early registration rates apply up to March 10. Best regards, Jean Jean Gotman, PhD Professor Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University 3801 University Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3A 2B4 Tel: +1 514 398 1953 Assistant: Toula Papadopoulos + 1 514 398 1952 toula.papadopoulos at mcgill.ca www.mni.mcgill.ca/research/gotman/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Jennifer From: neuro [mailto:NEURO at LISTS.MCGILL.CA] On Behalf Of Enza Ferracane, Ms. Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 2:09 PM To: NEURO at LISTS.MCGILL.CA Subject: [NEURO] Montreal Neuroethics Network Seminar Series Spring 2013/ L e R?seau neuro?thique de M ontreal S?minaires Printe mps 2013 ? Le R?seau neuro?thique de Montr?al? The Montr?al Neuroethics Network Est heureux de?pr?senter / Is pleased to announce?? S?minaires de Neuro?thique Printemps 2013 Neuroethics Seminar Series Spring 2013 ? Pease see attached poster for details. All are welcome but please note that there are required readings for most seminars and limited spaces. Please RSVP to emily.bell at ircm.qc.ca to obtain the readings for each seminar. ? Veuillez consulter l'affiche ci-jointe pour de plus amples renseignements. Tous sont les bienvenus mais veuillez s.v.p. prendre note qu'il y a des lectures obligatoires pour la plupart des s?minaires et des places limit?es. Veuillez-vous inscrire aupr?s d'emily.bell at ircm.qc.ca pour obtenir les lectures for chacun des s?minaires. ? "Ethics and evidence in psychiatry" Mona Gupta, PhD Universit? de Montr?al, Canada Monday April 22nd, 12:00pm - 1:00pm IRCM, 110 Avenue des Pins Ouest Room/Salle Andr? Barbeau ? "Moral experience as a lens for empirical bioethics research" Matthew Hunt, PhD McGill University, Canada Monday April 29th, 12:00pm - 1:00pm IRCM, 110 Avenue des Pins Ouest Room/Salle 255, IRCM ? "Pseudoneuroscience: On the use and abuse of the brain for life" Ian Gold, PhD McGill University, Canada Monday May 13th, 12:00pm - 1:00pm IRCM, 110 Avenue des Pins Ouest Room/Salle Andr? Barbeau ? "Deciding for incompetent patients: Whose best interests are we talking about?" Ralf Jox, MD University of Munich, Germany Monday June 10th, 11:30am - 12:30pm Hosted by the IRCM IRCM, 110 Avenue des Pins Ouest Auditorium Jacques-Genest ? The Montreal Neuroethics Network promotes neuroethics training, education and dialogue by exposing various audiences to neuroethics issues; fostering collaboration and mutual learning; and ensure Montreal's leadership in addressing ethical and social issues in neuroscience and healthcare delivery through inter-institutional collaborations.?? For additional information, neuroethics at ircm.qc.ca ? Le R?seau neuro?thique de Montr?al promeut la formation, l'?ducation et le dialogue neuro?thiques en exposant divers publics aux enjeux neuro?thiques; en facilitant les collaborations et les apprentissages mutuels afin de d?velopper le leadership ? Montr?al pour aborder les questions ?thiques et sociales associ?es aux neurosciences et aux soins de sant? dans un contexte de collaboration interinstitutionnelle.? Pour de plus amples renseignements, neuroethics at ircm.qc.ca ? ----------------------------- Emily Bell, PhD Researcher, Neuroethics Research Unit, Executive Director, Montreal Neuroethics Network, Institut de recherches cliniques de Montreal (IRCM) Part-Time Adjunct Professor, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University 110, avenue des Pins Ouest Montr?al, Qc H2W 1R7 (514) 987-5500 ext: 3327 emily.bell at ircm.qc.ca ? From jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca Thu Feb 21 14:01:17 2013 From: jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca (Jennifer Chew, Ms.) Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2013 19:01:17 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] FW: Upcoming Seminars in Cognitive Neuroscience: Thursday (14-Mar & 4-Apr) @ 1:30 In-Reply-To: <87EB3E78F18E6F42924A6D9BF65F5C2D1BB8DD19@EXMBX2010-6.campus.MCGILL.CA> References: <87EB3E78F18E6F42924A6D9BF65F5C2D1BB8DCE4@EXMBX2010-6.campus.MCGILL.CA> <87EB3E78F18E6F42924A6D9BF65F5C2D1BB8DD19@EXMBX2010-6.campus.MCGILL.CA> Message-ID: <17E9FB1F37770C46891A5AD521DC19041BB51719@exmbx2010-9.campus.MCGILL.CA> FOR YOUR INFORMATION. Jennifer Meera Paleja, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow Cognitive Neuroscience Unit Department of Neurology & Neurosurgery Neural and behavioural investigations of pattern separation and pattern completion *Please note special place Thursday, March 14th, 2013 *Duff Medical Building (3775 University Street) *Room 112 1:30p.m. Host: Brenda Milner, Sc.D. Krystyna Grabski, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow Cognitive Neuroscience Unit Department of Neurology & Neurosurgery Sensorimotor maps of speech: Neural correlates and functional coupling of vowel perception and production systems *Please note special place Thursday, April 4th, 2013 *Duff Medical Building (3775 University Street) *Room 112 1:30p.m. Host: Robert Zatorre, Ph.D. From jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca Thu Feb 21 14:02:18 2013 From: jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca (Jennifer Chew, Ms.) Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2013 19:02:18 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] FW: Physiology Seminar - Friday Feb. 22, 2013 In-Reply-To: <3227_1361378044_5124FAFC_3227_111_1_AF3068FC45A86F4695008A00EE01FECB1BB8CB9B@exmbx2010-8.campus.MCGILL.CA> References: <4046_1361307363_5123E6E3_4046_170_2_31045E185C416D4F8A5A22FDF76843D901966997@exmbx2010-9.campus.MCGILL.CA> <13969_1361328872_51243AE8_13969_75_1_AA8CC42985960B428D27AD835A6E505D323BC8F0@EXMBX2010-6.campus.MCGILL.CA> <3227_1361378044_5124FAFC_3227_111_1_AF3068FC45A86F4695008A00EE01FECB1BB8CB9B@exmbx2010-8.campus.MCGILL.CA> Message-ID: <17E9FB1F37770C46891A5AD521DC19041BB51728@exmbx2010-9.campus.MCGILL.CA> PLEASE DISCARD IF THIS IS A DUPLICATE. JENNIFER From: MNISTAFF - Montreal Neurological Institute Staff [mailto:MNISTAFF at LISTS.MCGILL.CA] On Behalf Of Enza Ferracane, Ms. Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2013 11:29 AM To: MNISTAFF at LISTS.MCGILL.CA Subject: Physiology Seminar - Friday Feb. 22, 2013 The Department of Physiology Seminar Series 2012/2013 Friday, February 22, 2013 11:00 a.m. Room 1034, McIntyre Guest Speaker: ?Heidi McBride Ph.D. Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, MNI, McGill University Title:? 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From caramanos at gmail.com Thu Feb 21 20:10:52 2013 From: caramanos at gmail.com (Zografos 'Aki' CARAMANOS) Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2013 20:10:52 -0500 Subject: [BIC-announce] =?iso-8859-1?q?BIC_Lecture_Series=3A_Winter-2013_P?= =?iso-8859-1?q?rogram_=28Mon-Feb-25=2C_1=3A00_pm=2C_de_Grandpr=E9_?= =?iso-8859-1?q?Communications_Centre=3B_=22Optimization_of_the_PET?= =?iso-8859-1?q?_Detector_Blocks_for_a_Small-Animal_PET_Scanning_In?= =?iso-8859-1?q?sert_for_Simultaneous_PET/MRI=22_--_Dr=2E_Chris_Tho?= =?iso-8859-1?q?mpson=29?= Message-ID: *BIC Lecture Series: Winter-2012 Program* * Please join us for our third 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, February the 25th starting at 1:00 pm.* ** *This lecture will be given by Dr. Chris Thompson, who will describe some of his current work regarding the **optimization of PET-detector blocks for use in a small-animal PET-scanning insert for simultaneous PET/MRI**.* 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, there are still many empty slots for this season, so please let me know if you might be interested in presenting something as part of the Winter-2013 BIC Lecture Series. Thank you in advance for your attention, and please let me know if you have any questions or comments. Cheers! Aki ------------------------------------------- *BIC Lecture Series: Winter-2012 Program **BIC Lectures are typically held on Mondays at 1:00 pm in the de Grandpr? Communications Centre of The Neuro. **For more information and links to the presentations as they become available, please visit the BIC Lecture website .* 01) Feb-11: *Nature versus Nurture: Contributions Towards Healthy Cognition from Childhood to Senescence in Mice and Humans* -- Dr. Veronique Bohbot 02) Feb-18: *Functional Brain Plasticity Induced by Musical Training* -- Dr. Sibylle Herholz 03) Feb-25: *Optimization of the PET Detector Blocks for a Small-Animal PET Scanning Insert for Simultaneous PET/MRI* -- Dr. Chris Thompson 04) Mar-04: *Multi-Manifold Diffeomorphic Metric Mapping for Cortical Registration: Applications in Structural and Functional Studies of the Brain * -- Dr. Jidan Zhong 05) Mar-11: *Title to be confirmed* -- Dr. Jean Mary Zarate 06) Mar-18: Title to be announced -- Speaker to be announced 07) Mar-25: Title to be announced -- Speaker to be announced ---) Apr-01: *No Lecture: Easter Monday* 08) Apr-08: Title to be announced -- Speaker to be announced 09) Apr-15: Title to be announced -- Speaker to be announced ---) Apr-22: *No Lecture: ISMRM Conference* 10) Apr-29: *Brain Imaging in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis* -- Speaker to be announced 11) May-06: Title to be announced -- Speaker to be announced 12) May-13: Title to be announced -- Speaker to be announced 13) May-20: Title to be announced -- Speaker to be announced 14) May-27: Title to be announced -- Speaker to be announced -- 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 Feb 22 16:26:54 2013 From: sylvain.baillet at mcgill.ca (Sylvain Baillet, Dr) Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2013 21:26:54 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] Announcing Results: MEG Study Competition Message-ID: <530B742E110D2443BB82CB2299F04939212E5077@EXMBX2010-7.campus.MCGILL.CA> Dear All: The People has spoken, the Reviewers have reviewed. We are pleased to announce the 3 winners of the 2013 MEG Study Competition. As you probably remember, we had received 30 entries from investigators competing to win a free MEG study. 20 were selected for a speed-dating and voting process which took place in December. The 10 most-voted studies were then sent out for review by a panel of international MEG experts (see list below). This entire process has revealed the following 3 leading proposals: First Prize: n=20 MEG sessions, 20 T1 anatomical MRI scans, full assistance with experimental design, data collection & analysis from the MEG Team (a $18,000 value!) Second Prize: n =10 Third Prize: n = 5 (In table below: a score of 1 is best) Votes Name Study Title Affiliation Title Supervisor Rev 1 Rev 2 Rev 3 Rev 4 Average rev score Voting score Total score Prize Rank 32 Petra Schweinhardt Seeing what you feel behind: neural correlates of analgesia induced by observing painful stimulation. McGill, AECRP Faculty 1 1 1 2 1.25 1.00 1.13 Petra Schweinhardt 1 21 Avinash R. Vaidya Role of the orbitofrontal cortex in reward-driven attentional capture McGill, MNI Grad Student Lesley Fellows 1.5 1 1 1.17 1.52 1.35 Avinash R. Vaidya 2 15 John Lewis Connection lengths and aberrant connectivity in developmental disorders McGill, MNI Post-doc Alan Evans 1.5 1.3 1 1.27 2.13 1.70 John Lewis 3 Congratulations to all our winners and to all participants for their sportsmanship. I will send the reviewers comments separately to all 10 finalists. Petra, Avi and John: please contact me within the next 7 days or your prize will go to the next entry in the list ;) To all: it's still a good time to try MEG for your research. Pilots are only $100/hour ($50 a 30-min scan!). Cheers - Sylvain. Reviewing panel: Mathilde Bonnefond Senior Researcher Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, The Netherlands Markus Butz Research Associate & Marie Curie Fellow Sobell Department of Motor Neuroscience and Movement Disorders, Institute of Neurology, UCL, UK Dr Klaus Kessler Senior Lecturer Institute of Neuroscience and Psychology University of Glasgow, UK Cosimo del Gratta Professor of Physics Department of Neuroscience and Imaging Gabriele D'Annunzio University, Italy Olaf Hauk MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit Cambridge, UK Stephan Moratti Universidad Complutense de Madrid Departamento de Psicolog?a B?sica Madrid, Spain Dimitrios Pantazis Research Scientist, Director of MEG Lab McGovern Institute for Brain Research MIT, Cambridge, USA Denis Schwartz MEG Research Engineer Brain-Spin Institute (ICM) H?pital de la Salp?tri?re, Paris, France ----------------------- 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 Mon Feb 25 00:30:01 2013 From: caramanos at gmail.com (Zografos 'Aki' CARAMANOS) Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2013 00:30:01 -0500 Subject: [BIC-announce] =?iso-8859-1?q?=5BTODAY=5D_BIC_Lecture_Series=3A_W?= =?iso-8859-1?q?inter-2013_Program_=28Mon-Feb-25=2C_1=3A00_pm=2C_de?= =?iso-8859-1?q?_Grandpr=E9_Communications_Centre=3B_=22Optimizatio?= =?iso-8859-1?q?n_of_the_PET_Detector_Blocks_for_a_Small-Animal_PET?= =?iso-8859-1?q?_Scanning_Insert_for_Simultaneous_PET/MRI=22_--_Dr?= =?iso-8859-1?q?=2E_Chris_Thompson=29?= Message-ID: *BIC Lecture Series: Winter-2012 Program* * Please join us for our third 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, February the 25th starting at 1:00 pm.* ** *This lecture will be given by Dr. Chris Thompson, who will describe some of his current work regarding the **optimization of PET-detector blocks for use in a small-animal PET-scanning insert for simultaneous PET/MRI**.* 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, there are still many empty slots for this season, so please let me know if you might be interested in presenting something as part of the Winter-2013 BIC Lecture Series. Thank you in advance for your attention, and please let me know if you have any questions or comments. Cheers! Aki ------------------------------------------- *BIC Lecture Series: Winter-2012 Program **BIC Lectures are typically held on Mondays at 1:00 pm in the de Grandpr? Communications Centre of The Neuro. **For more information and links to the presentations as they become available, please visit the BIC Lecture website .* 01) Feb-11: *Nature versus Nurture: Contributions Towards Healthy Cognition from Childhood to Senescence in Mice and Humans* -- Dr. Veronique Bohbot 02) Feb-18: *Functional Brain Plasticity Induced by Musical Training* -- Dr. Sibylle Herholz 03) Feb-25: *Optimization of the PET Detector Blocks for a Small-Animal PET Scanning Insert for Simultaneous PET/MRI* -- Dr. Chris Thompson 04) Fri-Mar-01: *Lactate Links Brain Energy Metabolism to Cerebral Blood Flow* -- Dr. Albert Gjedde 05) Mar-04: *Multi-Manifold Diffeomorphic Metric Mapping for Cortical Registration: Applications in Structural and Functional Studies of the Brain * -- Dr. Jidan Zhong 06) Mar-11: *Title to be confirmed* -- Dr. Jean Mary Zarate 07) Mar-18: Title to be announced -- Speaker to be announced 08) Mar-25: *Title to be confirmed* -- Dr. George Kostopoulos ---) Apr-01: *No Lecture: Easter Monday* 09) Apr-08: Title to be announced -- Speaker to be announced 10) Apr-15: Title to be announced -- Speaker to be announced ---) Apr-22: *No Lecture: ISMRM Conference* 11) Apr-29: *Brain Imaging in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis* -- Speaker to be announced 12) May-06: Title to be announced -- Speaker to be announced 13) May-13: Title to be announced -- Speaker to be announced 14) May-20: Title to be announced -- Speaker to be announced 15) May-27: Title to be announced -- Speaker to be announced -- 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 Feb 25 21:51:14 2013 From: caramanos at gmail.com (Zografos 'Aki' CARAMANOS) Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2013 21:51:14 -0500 Subject: [BIC-announce] =?iso-8859-1?q?=5BFRIDAY=5D_BIC_Lecture_Series=3A_?= =?iso-8859-1?q?Winter-2013_Program_=28Fri-Mar-01=2C_1=3A00_pm=2C_d?= =?iso-8859-1?q?e_Grandpr=E9_Communications_Centre=3B_=22Lactate_Li?= =?iso-8859-1?q?nks_Brain_Energy_Metabolism_to_Cerebral_Blood_Flow?= =?iso-8859-1?q?=22_--_Dr=2E_Albert_Gjedde=29?= Message-ID: *BIC Lecture Series: Winter-2013 Program* * Please join us for the next BIC Lecture of the season, which will be held in **The Neuro's de Grandpr? Communications Centre (3801 University Street, Montreal, QC, H3A 2B4) **on a special day, Friday, March the 1st starting at 1:00 pm.* ** *This lecture will be given by Dr. Albert Gjedde, who will describe work examining how l**actate links brain energy metabolism to cerebral blood flow **. *Currently the Head of the Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacology at the University of Copenhagen, Dr. Gjedde was Director of the McConnell Brain Imaging Center from 1989 to 1994; please help us welcome him back to the Neuro. 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, there are still many empty slots for this season, so please let me know if you might be interested in presenting something as part of the Winter-2013 BIC Lecture Series. Thank you in advance for your attention, and please let me know if you have any questions or comments. Cheers! Aki ------------------------------------------- *BIC Lecture Series: Winter-2013 Program **BIC Lectures are typically held on Mondays at 1:00 pm in the de Grandpr? Communications Centre of The Neuro. **For more information and links to the presentations as they become available, please visit the BIC Lecture website .* 01) Feb-11: *Nature versus Nurture: Contributions Towards Healthy Cognition from Childhood to Senescence in Mice and Humans* -- Dr. Veronique Bohbot 02) Feb-18: *Functional Brain Plasticity Induced by Musical Training* -- Dr. Sibylle Herholz 03) Feb-25: *Optimization of the PET Detector Blocks for a Small-Animal PET Scanning Insert for Simultaneous PET/MRI* -- Dr. Chris Thompson 04) Fri-Mar-01: *Lactate Links Brain Energy Metabolism to Cerebral Blood Flow* -- Dr. Albert Gjedde 05) Mar-04: *Multi-Manifold Diffeomorphic Metric Mapping for Cortical Registration: Applications in Structural and Functional Studies of the Brain * -- Dr. Jidan Zhong 06) Mar-11: *Title to be confirmed* -- Dr. Jean Mary Zarate 07) Mar-18: Title to be announced -- Speaker to be announced 08) Mar-25: *Title to be confirmed* -- Dr. George Kostopoulos ---) Apr-01: *No Lecture: Easter Monday* 09) Apr-08: *Title to be confirmed* -- Dr. Andrew Reader 10) Apr-15: Title to be announced -- Speaker to be announced ---) Apr-22: *No Lecture: ISMRM Conference* 11) Apr-29: *Brain Imaging in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis* -- Speaker to be announced 12) May-06: Title to be announced -- Speaker to be announced 13) May-13: Title to be announced -- Speaker to be announced 14) May-20: Title to be announced -- Speaker to be announced 15) May-27: Title to be announced -- Speaker to be announced -- 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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JENNIFER From: MNISTAFF - Montreal Neurological Institute Staff [mailto:MNISTAFF at LISTS.MCGILL.CA] On Behalf Of Enza Ferracane, Ms. Sent: Monday, February 25, 2013 2:50 PM To: MNISTAFF at LISTS.MCGILL.CA Subject: HIV & Cognition Rounds Please join us for the second monthly Multidisciplinary Videoconference Rounds on HIV & Cognition February 28, 4 - 5 PM EST de Grandpre Communications Centre Montreal Neurological Institute Current approaches to diagnosis and classification of HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder: A critical summary Speaker: Lucette Cysique, PhD, Clinical Neuropsychologist, St Viincent's Hospital, University of New South Wales, Australia Dr Cysique is an international authority on the neuropsychology, clinical phenomenology, and cross- cultural aspects of HIV-associated cognitive impairments. This presentation will be videoconferenced with the University of British Columbia and the University of New South Wales, Australia. This talk will originate from the Australia site. Up Next: March 28, 4-5 PM EST Causes of HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder: What we know and don't know Speaker: Bruce Brew, MD, Professor of Medicine, University of New South Wales Professor Brew is a widely recognized leader in HIV Neurology, with expertise in diagnosis and treatment of cognitive impairment in HIV. This monthly series is an initiative of the CIHR-funded Positive Brain Health Now Team. The talks are open to all, and will be accessible to a general scientific audience. If you would like to receive notices about upcoming talks, please contact Arlene Berg > to have your name added to the mailing list. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Title : Investigation of the integrity of layer-by-layer coated red blood cells in a microfluidic device Abstract: My masters project aims at investigating the integrity of coated red blood cells (RBC) for the purpose of immunocamouflage. The principle of immunocamouflage of RBCs through the layer-by-layer (LbL) self-assembly technique has previously been shown by Sania Mansouri, a PhD student from Dr. Tabrizian?s lab. It has been demonstrated that when layers of modified polymers are used to coat the red blood cell, immunocamouflage is successful in that the cells remain functional, they are viable and their antigens are undetected when placed in an appropriate antibody solution. My aim is to design and develop a microfluidic device that will simulate the passage of red blood cells through human capillaries to then investigate whether their immunocamouflage properties remain intact. The experimental approach involves the coating of red blood cells using the LbL self-assembly technique. The coated RBCs are then pushed through the designed microfluidic system with channels of varying widths mimicking the diameters of small blood vessels in the body: 0.002mm, 0.004 mm, 0.006 mm, 0.008 mm, 0.01 mm and a control of 0.1 mm. The cells are then be investigated to detect any morphological changes or defects that may have occurred during passage through the smaller diameter vessels and the results are compared with a control where bare (uncoated) RBCs are subjected to the same conditions as the coated RBCs. Different techniques to evaluate the red blood cell?s integrity will be discussed in the presentation as well as my progress to date. 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 christophe.grova at mcgill.ca Wed Feb 27 11:25:42 2013 From: christophe.grova at mcgill.ca (Christophe Grova) Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2013 16:25:42 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] Seminar in Biomedical Engineering - Wednesday Feb 27th - 1 pm - Room 333 In-Reply-To: <24891_1361911686_512D1F85_24891_193_6_9E1647EDA3EBB44AADA162CEC4C4222E019CDFCC@exmbx2010-9.campus.MCGILL.CA> References: <24891_1361911686_512D1F85_24891_193_6_9E1647EDA3EBB44AADA162CEC4C4222E019CDFCC@exmbx2010-9.campus.MCGILL.CA> Message-ID: <9E1647EDA3EBB44AADA162CEC4C4222E019CE47C@exmbx2010-9.campus.MCGILL.CA> Dear all, Our next Biomedical Engineering Dpt seminar is today Wednesday - February 27th, at 1 pm Location: Room 333 Lyman Duff Building (Biomedical Engineering Dpt, 3775 University Street). Speaker: Cloe Rainville, Master student under the supervision of Dr. M. Tabrizian, BME, McGill University Since Cloe is a Master student registered to the course BMDE500 who is giving this seminar as part of McGill conditions to obtain his M.Sc., special attendance from our department (staff and students) is really expected, in order to give Cloe feedback on his research studies. Title : Investigation of the integrity of layer-by-layer coated red blood cells in a microfluidic device Abstract: My masters project aims at investigating the integrity of coated red blood cells (RBC) for the purpose of immunocamouflage. The principle of immunocamouflage of RBCs through the layer-by-layer (LbL) self-assembly technique has previously been shown by Sania Mansouri, a PhD student from Dr. Tabrizian?s lab. It has been demonstrated that when layers of modified polymers are used to coat the red blood cell, immunocamouflage is successful in that the cells remain functional, they are viable and their antigens are undetected when placed in an appropriate antibody solution. My aim is to design and develop a microfluidic device that will simulate the passage of red blood cells through human capillaries to then investigate whether their immunocamouflage properties remain intact. The experimental approach involves the coating of red blood cells using the LbL self-assembly technique. The coated RBCs are then pushed through the designed microfluidic system with channels of varying widths mimicking the diameters of small blood vessels in the body: 0.002mm, 0.004 mm, 0.006 mm, 0.008 mm, 0.01 mm and a control of 0.1 mm. The cells are then be investigated to detect any morphological changes or defects that may have occurred during passage through the smaller diameter vessels and the results are compared with a control where bare (uncoated) RBCs are subjected to the same conditions as the coated RBCs. Different techniques to evaluate the red blood cell?s integrity will be discussed in the presentation as well as my progress to date. 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 Wed Feb 27 21:43:44 2013 From: caramanos at gmail.com (Zografos 'Aki' CARAMANOS) Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2013 21:43:44 -0500 Subject: [BIC-announce] =?iso-8859-1?q?=5BMONDAY=5D_BIC_Lecture_Series=3A_?= =?iso-8859-1?q?Winter-2013_Program_=28Mon-Mar-04=2C_1=3A00_pm=2C_d?= =?iso-8859-1?q?e_Grandpr=E9_Communications_Centre=3B_=22Multi-Mani?= =?iso-8859-1?q?fold_Diffeomorphic_Metric_Mapping_for_Cortical_Regi?= =?iso-8859-1?q?stration=3A_Applications_in_Structural_and_Function?= =?iso-8859-1?q?al_Studies_of_the_Brain=22_--_Dr=2E_Jidan_Zhong=29?= Message-ID: *BIC Lecture Series: Winter-2013 Program* * Please join us for the next BIC 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, March the 4th, starting at 1:00 pm.* ** *This lecture will be given by **Dr. Jidan Zhong **, who will describe her use of multi-manifold diffeomorphic-metric mapping in cortical registration, and how this can be applied to structural and functional studies of the brain*. 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, there are still many empty slots for this season, so please let me know if you might be interested in presenting something as part of the Winter-2013 BIC Lecture Series. Thank you in advance for your attention, and please let me know if you have any questions or comments. Cheers! Aki ------------------------------------------- *BIC Lecture Series: Winter-2013 Program **BIC Lectures are typically held on Mondays at 1:00 pm in the de Grandpr? Communications Centre of The Neuro. **For more information and links to the presentations as they become available, please visit the BIC Lecture website .* 01) Feb-11: *Nature versus Nurture: Contributions Towards Healthy Cognition from Childhood to Senescence in Mice and Humans* -- Dr. Veronique Bohbot 02) Feb-18: *Functional Brain Plasticity Induced by Musical Training* -- Dr. Sibylle Herholz 03) Feb-25: *Optimization of the PET Detector Blocks for a Small-Animal PET Scanning Insert for Simultaneous PET/MRI* -- Dr. Chris Thompson 04) Fri-Mar-01: *Lactate Links Brain Energy Metabolism to Cerebral Blood Flow* -- Dr. Albert Gjedde 05) Mar-04: *Multi-Manifold Diffeomorphic Metric Mapping for Cortical Registration: Applications in Structural and Functional Studies of the Brain * -- Dr. Jidan Zhong 06) Mar-11: *Auditory-Motor Control of Singing* -- Dr. Jean Mary Zarate 07) Mar-18: Title to be announced -- Speaker to be announced 08) Mar-25: *Glimpses Into Consciousness From the Ways We Lose It* -- Dr. George Kostopoulos ---) Apr-01: *No Lecture: Easter Monday* 09) Apr-08: *Title to be confirmed* -- Dr. Andrew Reader 10) Apr-15: Title to be announced -- Speaker to be announced ---) Apr-22: *No Lecture: ISMRM Conference* 11) Apr-29: *Brain Imaging in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis* -- Speaker to be announced 12) May-06: Title to be announced -- Speaker to be announced 13) May-13: Title to be announced -- Speaker to be announced ---) May-20: *No Lecture: Victoria Day* 14) May-27: *Title to be confirmed* -- Dr. Stephen Cunnane -- 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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This bilingual event is free and everyone is welcome! Refreshments will be served and live music will be playing! Check us out on Facebook! - https://www.facebook.com/events/171103423037063/?notif_t=plan_user_invited Le chocolat est-il vraiment meilleur que l?amour? Que se passe-t-il dans le cerveau durant un orgasme? Pourquoi notre cerveau, si intelligent, ne nous arr?te pas de manger trop de chocolat? Rejoignez-nous pour notre premier Caf? Scientifique 2013 organis? par Cerveau en t?te o? les sp?cialistes en neurologie Ariel Fenster, PhD, Jim Pfaus, PhD, et Alain Dagher, MD discuteront de notre cerveau r?agissant en contact d?irr?sistibles plaisirs tel que l?amour, le sexe et la nourriture. Apr?s une br?ve discussion par chaque conf?rencier, ils r?pondront ? vos questions. Rejoignez-nous lundi le 11 mars, ? 19 :00 ? La Sala Rossa (4848 boul. St. Laurent, Montreal) pour une soir?e divertissante et enrichissante. Cet ?v?nement bilingue est gratuit. Tout le monde est la bienvenue! 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