From sylvain.baillet at mcgill.ca Wed Jul 8 12:21:06 2015 From: sylvain.baillet at mcgill.ca (Sylvain Baillet, Dr) Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2015 16:21:06 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] Fwd: Post-doc position (MRI/Visual Neuroscience) References: <19015_1436304356_559C43E4_19015_328_1_C71407AC-7617-40B0-84B7-84D025A887DA@mcgill.ca> Message-ID: <375EE2AA-613B-4CBB-9466-E64482ED2193@mcgill.ca> On behalf of Curtis L. Baker: Postdoctoral Associate in Visual Neuroscience University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA The University of Minnesota's Center for Magnetic Resonance Research is searching for a Postdoctoral Associate in Visual Neuroscience. This will be in the newly created laboratory of Dr. Kendrick Kay (http://cvnlab.net). The laboratory studies representation, attention and perception in the human visual system using computational and neuroimaging methods. Ongoing projects are aimed towards revealing novel insights into the computational architecture of the visual system by exploiting the gains in spatial resolution and signal-to-noise ratio afforded by the high-field measurements. Applicants are required to have a Ph.D., strong quantitative and technical skills, and excellent spoken and written communication skills. Proficiency in MATLAB, or an equivalent programming language, and UNIX/Linux environments is also required. Prior experience in vision research, fMRI data collection and analysis, and/or computational modeling is desirable. Responsibilities include data collection, data analysis, development of software tools, and preparation of manuscripts. To apply, go to https://www.myu.umn.edu/employment/ and search for 302081. Application materials include a CV, a brief statement of research interests and how they may fit with the interests of the laboratory, a representative first-author paper, and the names and e-mail addresses of three references. Informal inquiries are welcome. The position can start as early as August 1, 2015. The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (UMTC), is among the largest public research universities in the country, offering undergraduate, graduate, and professional students a multitude of opportunities for study and research. Located at the heart of one of the nation's most vibrant, diverse metropolitan communities, students on the campuses in Minneapolis and St. Paul benefit from extensive partnerships with world-renowned health centers, international corporations, government agencies, and arts, nonprofit, and public service organizations. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sylvain.baillet at mcgill.ca Fri Jul 10 14:15:18 2015 From: sylvain.baillet at mcgill.ca (Sylvain Baillet, Dr) Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2015 18:15:18 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] New face @ BIC Message-ID: Dear All: On behalf of the BIC community, it is my great pleasure to welcome Dr. Iness Hammami as new Research Assistant at the BIC Cyclotron Unit: Iness will be responsible for the synthesis and quality control of FDG radiopharmaceutical for PET imaging. She is replacing Mr. Wajih Ben Tahar, who is joining Capital Health Authority (Dalhousie University) as Quality Assurance Manager, after working at our Cyclotron Unit with the greatest professionalism and dedication over the past several years. Please join me in wishing all the best luck and success to Wajih - also a happy father of a new baby boy! - and the warmest welcome to Iness. Iness short bio: Iness has obtained her Bachelor degree in Chemical ? Biopharmaceutical Engineering from Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal. She pursued doctoral studies in Metabolic Engineering at Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal, in collaboration with the Instituto Oncologico Veneto (Italy). Her research focused on metabolic events in immunosuppression, in the context of identifying novel targets for immunotherapy. After graduating in 2011, she was a postdoc fellow at Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal where she specialized in metabolic modeling. In 2013, she joined McGill as post-doctoral fellow in the department of Microbiology and Immunology where she investigated the metabolic profile of tolerogenic and activated dendritic cells. Have a great summer everyone, Sylvain. Sylvain Baillet, PhD Professor, Neurology, Neurosurgery & Biomedical Engineering Acting Director, McConnell Brain Imaging Centre MNI Killam and FRQS Senior Scholar Montreal Neurological Institute McGill University http://mcgill.ca/bic [cid:5DB932BB-743E-44A1-A96B-A21227511CF9] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Riera Message-ID: Prof. Jorge Riera - Biomed Engineering - Florida International University (Miami) - Hosted by Jean Gotman. https://bme.fiu.edu/faculty-staff/jorge-riera/ Wednesday July 22 @ 11:30am in De Grandpr? Understanding BOLD signal genesis in focal epilepsy Abstract - Blood-oxygen-level dependent (BOLD) activation evoked by interictal epileptiform discharges (IEDs) has been employed as a clinical biomarker to identify the seizure-onset zones in patients with intractable focal epilepsy. However, the existence of BOLD deactivations in certain brain regions confounds the analysis and interpretation of the BOLD signals, thereby reducing the value of EEG-fMRI in the process of planning an epilepsy surgery. In this study, we investigated the causal relationships between the IED-related BOLD activation and deactivation in a preclinical rat model of focal cortical dysplasia, as well as explored their relationships with alterations in the resting state networks (RSNs). Also, we employed a metabolically-coupled balloon model to evaluate the neuro-vascular/metabolic coupling in this preclinical model. The model included modulatory effects of changes in tissue oxygenation, capillary dynamics and variable O2 extraction fraction incorporated in. Using intracranial recordings (LFP/MUA, CBF, CBV, [Deoxy-Hb]) from epileptogenic regions, we found that: a) the most significant contribution to the CBF responses comes from high-oscillatory neuronal activities and b) crucial parameters of the biophysical model are significantly different between epileptic and normal cortices. Finally, histological studies provided us insights about the cellular basis underlying such abnormalities in the neuro-vascular/metabolic coupling, paving the ways for a future therapeutic control using optogenetics. We discuss these results in terms of recent findings from our group about vessel network changes in pedriatic epilepsy. Sylvain. 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URL: From christophe.grova at mcgill.ca Fri Jul 17 10:53:09 2015 From: christophe.grova at mcgill.ca (Christophe Grova) Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2015 14:53:09 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] Special seminar in Biomedical Engineering from Dr Christian Benar, from Marseille - Tuesday July 21st at 10h am room 333 Message-ID: <9E1647EDA3EBB44AADA162CEC4C4222E9023D703@EXMBX2010-6.campus.MCGILL.CA> Dear all, Dr. Christian B?nar, director of the Dynamical Brain Mapping Group from the Institut de Neurosciences des Syst?mes, Inserm UMR1106, Aix-Marseille Universit?, France, and also a BME alumni, will give a seminar in Biomedical Engineering next week, Tuesday July 21st at 10h am , room 333 (BME dpt, Lyman Duff Building) Title: Simultaneous Recording of intracerebral stereotaxic EEG, scalp EEG and MEG Abstract: Magnetoencephalography (MEG), scalp electroencephalography (EEG) and intracerebral stereotaxic EEG (SEEG) are measures used during pre-surgical evaluation of intractable epilepsy. While the signals recorded in the three modalities capture the same type of neural activity, the relationship between surface and depth recordings require further investigation. An ideal approach for addressing this issue is to perform simultaneous recordings of MEG, EEG and SEEG. We will present a feasibility study of recording the three modalities together in a visual stimulation paradigm along with strategies for integrating depth and surface measurements. Hope to see many of you there Christophe Grova *************************** Christophe Grova, PhD Assistant Professor, Physics Dpt, Concordia University PERFORM centre, Concordia University, Chair of PERFORM Applied Bio-Imaging Committee (ABC) Adjunct Prof in Biomedical Engineering, and Neurology and Neurosurgery Dpt, McGill University Multimodal Functional Imaging Lab (Multi FunkIm) Montreal Neurological Institute - epilepsy group Centre de Recherches en Math?matiques Physics Dpt Concordia University - Loyola Campus - Office SP 365.12 7141 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, QC H4B 1R6 Phone: (514) 848-2424 ext.4221 Biomedical Engineering Department McGill University - Room 304 3775 University Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3A 2B4 Phone : (514) 398 2516 Fax : (514) 398 7461 email : christophe.grova at concordia.ca , christophe.grova at mcgill.ca web: Explore Concordia: http://explore.concordia.ca/christophe-grova Physics, Concordia University: http://physics.concordia.ca/facultyandresearch/bios/grova.php McGill University: http://www.bic.mni.mcgill.ca/ResearchLabsMFIL/PeopleChristophe MultiFunkIm Lab: http://www.bic.mni.mcgill.ca/ResearchLabsMFIL/HomePage *************************** [X] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From alexey.kostikov at mcgill.ca Mon Jul 27 15:49:41 2015 From: alexey.kostikov at mcgill.ca (Alexey Kostikov, Dr) Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2015 19:49:41 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] NEUR507 Announcement Message-ID: <994006C34F72C644A118C3E08159A497A69A7545@EXMBX2010-7.campus.MCGILL.CA> Dear all, PET/radiochemistry unit of the BIC is offering a graduate course in PET imaging modality NEUR 507 for the Fall 2015 semester Where: Bell room of the MNI When: Thursdays 9:00 - 11:00 am. Lecturers: Drs. Alex Thiel, Jean-Paul Soucy, Pedro Rosa-Neto, Paul Gravel, Alexey Kostikov. Credits: 3 Brief description: The course deals with in vivo imaging using radioactive isotopes and is primarily focused on positron emission tomography (PET). PET has found research and clinical application in oncology, neurology and cardiology and is an especially powerful modality for imaging of neuroreceptors, cerebral blood flow and abnormal protein deposits in the brain. The course covers most of the topics related to PET from isotope production and radiotracers syntheses to image acquisition and reconstruction. Examples of PET studies of various neurotransmission systems and misfolded protein accumulation as well as their implications in various neurodegenerative diseases and psychiatric conditions will be explained. Understanding how radiochemistry, physics and math intermingle with the molecular biology and medicine will result in a deeper insight into the PET radiotracer design and the methods necessary to properly acquire and interpret the data. Please contact Prof. Alexey Kositkov (alexey.kostikov at mcgill.ca) if you have any questions. Looking forward to seeing you in class. Alexey P. Kostikov, Dr. Assistant Professor Department of Neurology & Neurosurgery McGill University -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nikola.stikov at mcgill.ca Fri Jul 31 11:29:43 2015 From: nikola.stikov at mcgill.ca (Nikola Stikov) Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2015 11:29:43 -0400 Subject: [BIC-announce] Tractometry talk by Sonya Bells from CUBRIC Message-ID: Dear colleagues, Dr. Sonya Bells from the lab of Dr. Derek Jones at Cardiff University will be at Polytechnique on Tuesday to discuss her pioneering work on MR tractometry and its integration with MEG. She is considering joining our group, so please let me know if you want to meet and discuss future collaborations. Below is a summary of her talk and a short bio, I look forward to seeing some of you on Tuesday, Nikola Title: Tractometry & Applications for Neuroimaging. Location: Ecole Polytechnique, room M-6001 Time: Tuesday, August 4 at noon Summary/Abstract: Tractometry is a comprehensive multi-contrast quantitative assessment of white matter microstructure along specific tracts that holds promise for understanding brain structure across a range of developmental and clinical states. Tractometry combines macromolecular measurements from optimized quantitative magnetization transfer imaging, measurements of multiple T2 species from relaxometry, and ?axon density? measurements from CHARMED along specific white matter pathways reconstructed from diffusion MRI. These quantitative metrics are derived from completely different physical principles and therefore are likely sensitive to different subcomponents of white matter microstructure. Structural connections formed by white matter are necessary for functional connections within the brain. We applied the Tractometry protocol to help explain individual differences in the MEG responses to a stationary stimulus, which can elicit a transient high frequency (60-120 Hz) synchronous oscillatory pattern that is transmitted from the retina to the lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN) and along the tract optic radiation (OR) to the ipsilateral visual cortex (V1). Bio: My interest in imaging physics started more than ten years ago during my undergraduate degree at the University of Guelph, for which I did a work placement at the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto. After completing my Master of Science in Medical Physics from McMaster University I spent two years working as a research assistant at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. During this time I gained a lot of experience scanning patients and I collaborated on projects focusing on brain function using MEG and structural measures using MRI. After completing my PhD in 2009 with Prof. Derek Jones in CUBRIC (Cardiff University, Wales), I started a postdoctoral position in the same lab to continue my work on white matter microstructure. During this time I have developed analysis pipelines that combine both MEG and MRI measures, which I have shared with other researchers internally and externally. -- Nikola Stikov, PhD Assistant Professor Institute of Biomedical Engineering ?cole Polytechnique/Montreal Heart Institute tel: 514 340 5121 (ext. 4549) web: www.neuro.polymtl.ca -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: