NEUR306: Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience is being offered in the Winter 2025 term!

 NEUR306: Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience is being offered in the Winter 2025 term! 

This course will be online and taught by Dr. Lin. 

You can see this on the schedule of classes.

AWESOME award recipients: Dr. Chicoli and Dr. Navarro-Cebian

 

Dr. Amanda Chicoli and Dr. Ana Navarro-Cebian 

are recipients of the Awesome award!

The Awesome award was presented by Dr. Michael Dougherty, Psychology Department Chair.

 Dr. Dougherty is very proud to have both professors as colleagues and values both of them as truly amazing educators! 

The Undergraduate Major in Neuroscience is very proud of Dr. Chicoli and Dr. Navarro-Cebrian!

 When you see them on campus please congratulate them!  

The Role of Rationality in Modern AI.- Dr.Kaelbling

The Artificial Intelligence Interdisciplinary Institute at Maryland (AIM) is thrilled to host Dr. Leslie Kaelbling for our Inaugural Distinguished Lecture, "The Role of Rationality in Modern AI." Dr. Kaelbling, a distinguished professor at MIT, will present her latest research on rationality in AI, exploring computational efficiency, cognitive modeling, and system safety.

As part of her visit, she will host a talk on 11/19 in CHM 1402 and a panel session on 11/20 in Iribe. Lunch will be served prior to the panel session in Iribe 4105. RSVP required for the panel session!

Senior Fellow, Dana Foundation Career Network in Neuroscience & Society

 

Senior Fellow, Dana Foundation Career Network in Neuroscience & Society   Duration: One year with the possibility of extension Location: Flexible, but strong preference for location in Greater Boston or Twin Cities Primary Supervisor: Francis X. Shen, JD, PhD Description: Neuroscience and Society fields are rapidly expanding. From neuroethics and neurolaw, to neuroarchitecture and neuromarketing, neuroscience is increasingly being applied outside the lab and medicine. Yet the students, practitioners, and scholars who engage in neuroscience and society work are not representative along multiple demographic and cultural dimensions. To address this challenge, the Dana Foundation Career Network in Neuroscience & Society recruits new people, creates and communicates new opportunities, and connects people and opportunities to catalyze new careers. The Career Network is especially focused on reaching individuals, institutions and geographies that have not been previously active in neuroscience and society work. The Career Network Fellow will be mentored by Dr. Francis Shen, JD, PhD. The Fellow will support all aspects of the project, including creating virtual and in-person network events, extensive communication with neuroscience and society stakeholders, maintaining the Career Network website and our social media campaign, and co-leading a team of talented student research assistants. This is the perfect position for someone who wants to see neuroscience advance the common good. Basic Qualifications: This is a post-baccalaureate or post-doctoral position.  This is a full-time position. No part-time applicants will be considered for the Fellowship. Applicants must have completed either an undergraduate or graduate degree.  Additional Details: The start date for the Career Fellow position is Summer 2025, and applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.  This is a paid position at the University of Minnesota with benefits. Salary commensurate with experience. Questions: Email info@neuroXcareers.org

 

You can apply for the position at this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeL0N2iDK5grBQ_X7McHWQk8R3rB_5bdegXp3_jGM6kkf-Dww/viewform

 

I will also be hosting an open house on November 12, where I’ll be free to answer any questions from potential applicants about the nature of the job. You can register for that event here: https://umn.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcsc-GqrzgtHdSMRUoO-Lb6JtVPHFMf3ncA

Postbaccalaureate fellow candidates

The Advanced MRI Section (AMRI) in the Intramural Research Program of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland is seeking postbaccalaureate fellow candidates for two projects: an all-night EEG-FMRI sleep study in healthy controls and an EEG-FMRI-CPAP nap study in patients with epilepsy. The fellow will assist with research coordinator duties and data collection. Tasks and priorities will vary depending on the phase of the study and amendments that are made to the protocol. With time (4 months or longer), the fellow may be invited to develop an independent data analysis project. Candidates must be willing and able to work night shifts and in the MRI environment. The start date is flexible but will likely be summer 2025.

 

As part of the NIH Intramural Research Program, AMRI has access to unique imaging and computational resources, including four 3 T and three 7 T human MRI scanners, EEG and MEG systems, and a large (currently 116,340-core) computational cluster. AMRI has a dedicated group of researchers with expertise in state-of-the-art MRI techniques, data analysis tools, MRI physics, and sleep neuroscience.

 

Required Qualifications:

1)            Willingness and ability to work night shifts (generally, one per week)

2)            Willingness and ability to work in the MRI environment

3)            Willingness to perform research coordinator duties

4)            US citizen or permanent resident

5)            College graduates who received a bachelor's degree within three years of beginning the program OR have received a master's degree within six months before beginning the program

 

Preferred Qualifications:

1)            A strong desire to learn sleep neuroscience

2)            Statistics experience

3)            Scientific computer programming, command-line interfacing, and/or signal processing experience

 

Applicants are requested to send their curriculum vitae to Dante Picchioni, PhD at dante.picchioni@nih.gov. It is encouraged to include contact information for three references from mentors and/or colleagues.

 

For more information on the NIH Intramural Research Training Award, see:

https://www.training.nih.gov/research-training/pb/pb

 

For more information on the laboratory, see:

https://amri.ninds.nih.gov

Please note that you must be willing and able to work night shifts and in the MRI environment. You cannot perform these essential functions if you ever had a seizure; if you ever had a psychotic, depressive, or bipolar disorder; or if you have a serious contraindication for MRI. This will be verified with a physical.

GVPT Winter Courses

 

Are you a first or second year student with an interest in Undergraduate Research?

Dr. Kaci Thompson, the Assistant Dean, Science Education Initiatives, is looking for first and second year students with an interest in undergraduate research to invite to the spring 2025 Catalyst Seminar. 

Students should be majoring in biology, neuroscience, biochemistry or chemistry and are expected to maintain a grade point average of 3.0. The course is cross-listed as  BSCI 279C and as BSCI 279H (for students in the Honors College). 

Interested students will need to email  (kaci@umd.edu) for electronic permission to register.

The Catalyst Seminar is an introduction to research opportunities for second semester freshmen interested in the chemical and biological sciences. Second-year students who were unable to take the course their freshman year are also eligible. Students complete activities on various research-related topics (the scientific method, scientific ethics, etc.), learn about faculty research interests through a series of research presentations by faculty, and get coaching in how to effectively relay their interest to potential faculty mentors.  

For more information about the content of the course, see last year's syllabus, which will soon be updated for 2025: 

Catalyst Seminar Syllabus — CMNS Science Education Initiatives hhmi.umd.edu

The class meets four times in person over the course of the semester, and the rest of the course content is online.