From ted.strauss at mcgill.ca Thu Oct 1 15:29:18 2020 From: ted.strauss at mcgill.ca (Theodore J P Strauss, Mr) Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2020 19:29:18 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] BIC web site Message-ID: Hello, Most of the new pages of the redesigned BIC web site are now live, and we are proceeding with a soft launch. What makes this a "soft" launch is that the old/current pages remain active, and the main navigation menu continues to link to the old/current pages. To browse the new pages start at this page: https://www.mcgill.ca/bic/mcconnell-brain-imaging-centre Then use the links that are incorporated into the page to navigate, and your browser's back button to go back. You feedback and edit requests are welcome, and can be sent by email. If you are responsible for one of the projects listed on the Neuroinformatics page (https://www.mcgill.ca/bic/mcconnell-brain-imaging-centre/neuroinformatics) or labs listed on the Research page (https://www.mcgill.ca/bic/mcconnell-brain-imaging-centre/bic-research) please get in touch if you would like to discuss the plan for that page. In the coming weeks, the navigation menu will be changed to point to the new pages, and that will begin the process of phasing out the old pages. Thank you Ted --- Ted Strauss / Manager, Data Resources McConnell Brain Imaging Centre / Montreal Neurological Institute McGill University -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The patient would be coming to the Neuro anyway, even if the MRI research scan was not scheduled. Criterion 3) Patients who are scheduled to be seen by physicians on a regular basis. As per criterion 2, but the scheduled appointment is to see their physician. The patient would be coming to the Neuro anyway, even if the MRI research scan was not scheduled. Criterion 4) Patients already enrolled in on-going longitudinal studies, with the exception of people over 70 years of age. This is limited to patients who have already been scanned (or undergone other procedures in the study) as part of a strict longitudinal schedule. Deviating from the longitudinal schedule would invalidate that patient's dataset, rendering them unusable in the study despite their initial participation. Patients whose scans can be deferred without invalidating their longitudinal dataset should be rescheduled. In addition to the immediate concerns regarding COVID-19 transmission, we are also short-staffed with only a single MR technologist (due to the loss of Louise Marcotte and another tech being on sick leave until the end of October). It is thus of particular importance that research MR scans be limited to those falling clearly within the criteria listed above. If you have research scans scheduled in the MRI Unit between now and October 28, and need to reschedule, please contact bic-finance.mni at mcgill.ca Thank you for your ongoing collaboration, Rick --- Rick Hoge, Ph.D. Director, MRI Program McConnell Brain Imaging Centre, Montreal Neurological Institute Associate Professor and Killam Scholar, Dept. of Neurology & Neurosurgery Associate Member, Dept. of Biomedical Engineering McGill University rick.hoge at mcgill.ca Begin forwarded message: From: NeuroCommunications > Subject: Neuro Procedure: Important Red Zone Update (Research) Date: October 9, 2020 at 3:59:03 PM EDT To: > Reply-To: NeuroCommunications > [The Neuro's logo] [Twitter] [Facebook] [Instagram] [LinkedIn] [YouTube] [alt_text] October 9, 2020 Neuro Procedure Important Red Zone Update (Research) Update Research * Any research that can be conducted remotely should be done so. * RESEARCH NOT INVOLVING HUMAN SUBJECTS Currently approved on-site research activities (not involving human subjects) may continue. * RESEARCH WITH HUMAN SUBJECTS Current on-site research with human subjects may continue with people in the following four categories: * Patients enrolled in clinical trials. * Patients who are scheduled to come in for regular care or treatment. * Patients who are scheduled to be seen by physicians on a regular basis. * IMPORTANT Within the above three groups, subjects 70 years of age and older already coming into The Neuro for these purposes can still participate in research activities. 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The postdoc will be under the primary supervision of Prof. Yasser Iturria-Medina and will collaborate with multiple associated groups, including the McGill Center for Studies in Aging , CERVO - Laval Univ. , Lady Davis Research Institute , Yale Child Study Center and Litwin Family Centre in Genetic Medicine . The project, initially funded for 3 years and potentially extendable, includes the analysis of molecular and macroscopic brain alterations in AD, with a particular interest on characterizing disease evolution with novel computational techniques. For examples, see our recent publications: https://doi.org/10.1093/brain/awz400 and doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2018.06.028 The NeuroPM lab (http://www.neuropm-lab.com/) is affiliated with the Healthy brain for Healthy Lives (HBHL) initiative (*https://www.mcgill.ca/hbhl/ *), the Ludmer Center (http://ludmercentre.ca/), and the McConnell Brain Imaging Center (https://www.mcgill.ca/bic/), involving computationally intensive and interdisciplinary research on the brain. The MNI is an internationally renowned institution, characterized by the integration of research and patient care. Interested candidates should have a solid background and multiple publications in genetics and brain imaging in neurodegeneration. Experience in brain computational modeling will be an asset. Interested persons should send their CV and two reference contacts. *Contact*: Yasser Iturria Medina, Email: yasser.iturriamedina at mcgill.ca -- Yasser Iturria Medina, PhD. Assistant Professor of Neurology Canada Research Chair in Multimodal Data Integration in Neurodegeneration Neuroinformatics for Personalized Medicine lab (http://www.neuropm-lab.com/) Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University Montreal, Canada H3A 2B4, Phone # 514-398-1524 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From stacey.peixoto at mcgill.ca Fri Oct 16 10:56:39 2020 From: stacey.peixoto at mcgill.ca (Stacey Peixoto, Miss) Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2020 14:56:39 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] Link for BIC booking software Message-ID: Hello, As some of you may not have received the initial email, please note that the link to the BIC booking software has changed and the previous link has been inactive since March 2020. You can access the software by using the following: https://coreservices.medicine.mcgill.ca/ords/f?p=282 Thank You, Stacey Peixoto BIC Reservations Coordinator McConnell Brain Imaging Centre, McGill University Institut et h?pital neurologiques de Montr?al Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital 3801, rue University, Bureau WB-312 Montr?al (Qu?bec) H3A 2B4 T.514.398-1602 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jbpoline at gmail.com Tue Oct 20 09:30:34 2020 From: jbpoline at gmail.com (JB Poline) Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2020 09:30:34 -0400 Subject: [BIC-announce] Fwd: Today! Portage Webinar / Aujourd'hui! Webinaire Portage - Look Before You Leap: Adventures in Curating and Preserving Research Data In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: For your interest ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Caitil?n O?Hare <00000a5f97acf41c-dmarc-request at lists.ubc.ca> Date: Tue, Oct 20, 2020 at 8:36 AM Subject: Today! Portage Webinar / Aujourd'hui! Webinaire Portage - Look Before You Leap: Adventures in Curating and Preserving Research Data To: *Bilingual message // Message bilingue* Portage and Global Water Futures are collaborating on a research data management (RDM) webinar series, with the aim to educate researchers and data professionals across Canada on data management best practices and tools that are available to support them. These webinars will help participants navigate the evolving RDM landscape, as funders, publishers, and the research community increasingly require good RDM practices. We invite you to join us for an upcoming webinar in the series: *Look Before You Leap: Adventures in Curating and Preserving Research Data * Speakers: Shahira Khair (University of Victoria) and Grant Hurley (Scholars Portal) Date: Tuesday, October 20, 2020 Time: 1pm - 2pm ET Registration Data deposit and curation means making decisions now that will impact prospects for preservation into the future. How can we best prepare our data for a leap into the unknown? In this webinar, data curation expert Shahira Khair (University of Victoria) and digital preservationist Grant Hurley (Scholars Portal) will join forces to show how decisions made at the time of data upload and curation impact the ability to preserve data for the long term. Attendees will learn introductory concepts in digital curation and preservation for research data, and how choices around what data files to keep, the level of descriptive metadata and other contextual information, and the use of preservation-friendly file formats, can help support (or harm) the prospects of data remaining accessible and usable later. The webinar will be presented in English and recorded. Engagement during the webinar in both official languages is welcomed. Previous webinar recordings are available on the CARL YouTube Channel . Links to the recordings and slides can also be found on Portage Training Resources . More information about upcoming webinars in the series will be coming soon! To find out more about Portage and Global Water Futures, please visit our websites: https://portagenetwork.ca/ https://gwf.usask.ca/ // Portage et Global Water Futures collaborent sur une s?rie de webinaires au sujet de la gestion de donn?es de recherche dans le but d'informer les chercheurs et les professionnels des donn?es de tout le Canada sur les meilleures pratiques de gestion des donn?es et les outils disponibles pour les soutenir. Ces webinaires aideront les participants ? s'orienter dans le paysage ?volutif de la GDR, car les bailleurs de fonds, les ?diteurs et la communaut? des chercheurs exigent de plus en plus de bonnes pratiques de la GDR. Nous invitons ? vous joindre ? nous pour un webinaire ? venir dans la s?rie : *Look Before You Leap: Adventures in Curating and Preserving Research Data* Conf?renciers : Shahira Khair (University of Victoria) et Grant Hurley (Scholars Portal) Date : mardi 20 octobre 2020 Heure : 13 h ? 14 h HE Inscription Le d?p?t et la curation des donn?es signifient que la prise de d?cisions d?s maintenant aura une incidence sur les perspectives de pr?servation ? l?avenir. De quelle fa?on pouvons-nous pr?parer au mieux nos donn?es en vue d?un saut dans l?inconnu? Au cours de ce webinaire, l?experte sur la curation des donn?es, Shahira Khair (University of Victoria) et le sp?cialiste de la pr?servation num?rique, Grant Hurley (Scholars Portal) uniront leurs forces pour montrer comment les d?cisions prises au moment du t?l?chargement des donn?es et de leur curation ont une incidence sur la capacit? de pr?server les donn?es ? long terme. Les participants apprendront des concepts d?introduction ? la curation et ? la pr?servation num?riques des donn?es de recherche. Ils apprendront ?galement la fa?on dont les choix concernant les fichiers de donn?es ? conserver, le niveau des m?tadonn?es descriptives, autres renseignements contextuels, et l?utilisation de formats de fichiers adapt?s ? la pr?servation peuvent aider ? soutenir (ou nuire) les perspectives de donn?es restantes accessibles et utilisables plus tard. Ce webinaire sera enregistr? et pr?sent? en anglais, mais nous invitons les participants ? s?exprimer dans les deux langues officielles. Les enregistrements des webinaires pr?c?dents sont accessibles sur la cha?ne YouTube de l?ABRC , mais aussi dans les Ressources de formation par Portage , o? se trouvent ?galement les diapositives. Plus d'information sur les prochains webinaires de la s?rie arrivent bient?t! Pour en savoir plus sur Portage et Global Water Futures, veuillez consulter nos sites web : https://portagenetwork.ca/fr/ https://gwf.usask.ca/ Caitil?n O'Hare Communications Officer, Portage Network | Agente des communications, R?seau Portage Canadian Association of Research Libraries | Association des biblioth?ques de recherche du Canada https://portagenetwork.ca/ ------------------------------ To unsubscribe from the MEMBERS-PORTAGE list, please click here. Further information about the UBC Mailing Lists service can be found on the UBC IT website. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Outlook-e5h2n5v0.png Type: image/png Size: 7036 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Trois-Rivi?res > Adjunct Professor, Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University > Talk abstract > MRI-histology correlation studies of the ex vivo brain mostly employ fresh, extracted (ex situ) specimens, aldehyde fixed by immersion. This method entails manipulation of the fresh brain during extraction, introducing several disadvantages: deformation of the specimen prior to MRI acquisition; introduction of air bubbles in the sulci, creating artifacts; and uneven or poor fixation of the deeper regions of the brain. > > We propose a new paradigm to scan the ex vivo brain, exploiting a technique used by anatomists: fixation by whole body perfusion, which implies fixation of the brain in situ. This allows scanning the brain surrounded by fluids, meninges, and skull, thus preserving the structural relationships of the brain in vivo and avoiding the disadvantages of ex situ scanning. Hence, our study aimed to assess: 1) whether months of in situ fixation results in a loss of fluid around the brain, 2) whether in situ fixation modifies antigenicity for myelin and neuron specific markers, and 3) whether in situ fixation improves the registration of ex vivo brain images to standard neuroanatomical templates in pseudo-Talairach space. > > Our initial results show that most specimens retain fluids in the subarachnoid and ventricular spaces; that all T1-weighted images were successfully processed through a validated pipeline used with in vivo MRIs without any modification to run on the ex vivo-in situ scans, successfully registering to a standard brain template, more accurately than an ex vivo-ex situ scan. Further, all specimens exhibited positive antigenicity for myelin and neuron specific antigens. > > We conclude that MRI and histology study of the ex vivo-in situ brain fixed by perfusion is feasible and allows for in situ MRI imaging for at least 10 months post-mortem prior to histology analyses. > > The Feindel Virtual Brain and Mind (VBM) Seminar Series > Advancing the vision of Dr. William Feindel (1918?2014), former Director of the Neuro (1972?1984) and Founding Director of the McConnell Brain Imaging Centre (1984), to constantly bridge the clinical and research realms. The talks will highlight the latest advances and discoveries in neuropsychology, cognitive neuroscience, and neuroimaging. > > Speakers will include scientists from across The Neuro, as well as colleagues and collaborators locally and from around the world. The series is intended to provide a virtual forum for scientists and trainees to continue to foster interdisciplinary exchanges on the mechanisms, diagnosis and treatment of brain and cognitive disorders. If you, or someone you know, would be interested in presenting please contact us to secure a spot on the schedule. > Looking forward to reconnecting! > > Nathan Spreng > Boris Bernhardt > Bratislav Misic > > To register: Eventbrite > > Contact : Sasha Kelly > > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image008 copy.jpeg Type: image/jpeg Size: 183171 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image009.png Type: image/png Size: 29623 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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McGill?s Quantitative Life Sciences (QLS) PHD program, the Centre for Applied Mathematics in Bioscience and Medicine (CAMBAM), the McGill initiative in Computational Medicine (MiCM), and the Ludmer Center for Neuroinformatics & Mental Health have joined forces to offer weekly interdisciplinary seminars. The tutorial was developed in collaboration with the Canadian Open Neuroscience Platform (CONP). Who should attend: Researchers and trainees who plan to or are considering applying Polygenetic Risk Scores (PRS) to their data and want to learn more about a novel, biologically-informed method for assessing expression-based Polygenetic Risk Scores (ePRS). This multimodal ePRS approach moves beyond the analysis of single genes, found in classical PRS methods, to enable researchers to associate a gene network with behavioural and brain imaging phenotypes. --- Expression-based Polygenic Risk Score Workshop --- 3rd of November 2020 ? 12:00 to 2:30 PM o 12:00-1:00 PM: Method Lecture: Deriving biologically-informed, expression-based Polygenic Risk Scores (ePRS) o 1:00-1:15 PM: Break to get your lunch and a coffee o 1:15-1:30 PM Lunch session: Introduction to CONP resources, where you can download the ePRS-5HTT, and other open-source tools and open-science datasets. o 1:30-2:30 PM, ePRS-5-HTT tutorial: What is a brain-region-specific expression-based polygenic score? Calculating the amygdala-based 5HTT ePRS in your data. Register via EventBrite: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/expression-based-polygenic-risk-score-eprs-workshop-tickets-124861188175 Guest Speaker: Patricia Pelufo Silveira MD, MSc, PhD is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at McGill University, leads the Environmental Adversity, Neurodevelopment and Mental Health theme-based group at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute, and is the Scientific Director (Int) of the Genomic & Epigenetics Pillar at the Ludmer Centre for Neuroinformatics & Mental Health. Help us let others know; share his email and poster, or one of the following social media posts: ? Facebook: https://fb.me/e/4rd5bgxvC ? Twitter: https://twitter.com/ludmercentre ? LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ludmer-centre-centre-ludmer ? Main Event page: http://ludmercentre.ca/events/workshop-expression-based-polygenic-risk-scores ? Tickets via Eventbrite ? include advert: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/expression-based-polygenic-risk-score-eprs-workshop-tickets-124861188175 Joanne Clark, Ludmer Centre Cell # +1 514 265 3408 | E joanne.clark at mcgill.ca -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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This talk will present data on using multimodal neuroimaging techniques to understand how brain network alternations connect mood and cognition, how these network abnormalities respond to treatment, and how novel treatments may be designed to target network dysfunction. We will expand the notion of the "network" to include novel ways to assess mood and cognition using passive sensing with smartphones. > > The Feindel Virtual Brain and Mind (VBM) Seminar Series > Advancing the vision of Dr. William Feindel (1918?2014), former Director of the Neuro (1972?1984) and Founding Director of the McConnell Brain Imaging Centre (1984), to constantly bridge the clinical and research realms. The talks will highlight the latest advances and discoveries in neuropsychology, cognitive neuroscience, and neuroimaging. > > Speakers will include scientists from across The Neuro, as well as colleagues and collaborators locally and from around the world. The series is intended to provide a virtual forum for scientists and trainees to continue to foster interdisciplinary exchanges on the mechanisms, diagnosis and treatment of brain and cognitive disorders. If you, or someone you know, would be interested in presenting please contact us to secure a spot on the schedule. > Looking forward to reconnecting! > > Nathan Spreng > Boris Bernhardt > Bratislav Misic > > To register: Eventbrite > > Contact : Sasha Kelly > > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 31937 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image002.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 1220 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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People with this disorder typically present with varying degrees of impairment in memory and language functioning. In this talk, I will present research examining the functional connectivity of the hippocampus in healthy controls and people with temporal lobe epilepsy. We find that the anterior and posterior hippocampus have distinguishable patterns of functional connectivity and this overall pattern is maintained in temporal lobe epilepsy. However, the epileptogenic hippocampus has reduced connectivity to the rest of the default mode network, and the degree to which this connectivity is impaired relates to clinical measures of memory ability. Finally, we expanded our scope of analysis to look at whole brain functional connections, finding that temporal lobe epilepsy is characterized by reduced intra-network functional connectivity, particularly within the default mode network and somatomotornetwork, with increased internetwork functional connectivity. > > The Feindel Virtual Brain and Mind (VBM) Seminar Series > Advancing the vision of Dr. William Feindel (1918?2014), former Director of the Neuro (1972?1984) and Founding Director of the McConnell Brain Imaging Centre (1984), to constantly bridge the clinical and research realms. The talks will highlight the latest advances and discoveries in neuropsychology, cognitive neuroscience, and neuroimaging. > > Speakers will include scientists from across The Neuro, as well as colleagues and collaborators locally and from around the world. The series is intended to provide a virtual forum for scientists and trainees to continue to foster interdisciplinary exchanges on the mechanisms, diagnosis and treatment of brain and cognitive disorders. If you, or someone you know, would be interested in presenting please contact us to secure a spot on the schedule. > Looking forward to reconnecting! > > Nathan Spreng > Boris Bernhardt > Bratislav Misic > > To register: Eventbrite > > Contact : Sasha Kelly > > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 31936 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image002.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 1219 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Learn about current and future features and functionalities of NeuroHub, along with upcoming opportunities for members of the research community to gain hands-on experience with the platform. NeuroHub will provide registrants with a Zoom meeting link one day before the event takes place. About NeuroHub To address challenges that arise in big data research with data management, sharing and processing, NeuroHub provides the scientific community with tools for efficient, collaborative and reproducible science across disciplines. The platform gives users access to streamlined systems for secure storage and sharing of multi-disciplinary data and powerful computational tools for data processing. Through NeuroHub, users can: 1. Securely store and share multi-modal data for multi-disciplinary collaborative research 2. Execute advanced searches on raw and processed data from the UK Biobank 3. Launch small interactive and large-scale computational workflows and import results into NeuroHub 4. 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