Upcoming Events
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May411:00am - 1:00pm
PhD Career Beyond Academia Series: Career Journey as an International Student
167 Angell Street, Rm 1st Floor Conference RoomMore Information Careers, Recruiting, InternshipsJoin us to meet our exceptional Brown international PhD alumni who are currently excelling in various industries!
At this in-person event, you will:
- Explore different career options that are available for international PhD students
- Hear alumni’s stories of career transition from academia to industries and the challenges that international students may face during the process
- Learn more about the skills you can gain at Brown for different types of careers
Our Ph.D. alumni speakers are:
- Jiuyang (Joey) Bai, PhD in Cognitive Science, Senior Machine Learning Engineer at CVS Health
- Isabella Gama, PhD in Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences, Associate at McKinsey & Company
- Youngmin Lee, PhD in Chemistry, Patent Agent at Cantor Colburn LLP
- Asli Sahin, PhD in Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biochemistry, Director of Search and Evaluation Neuroscience at Abbvie
- Shubham Sharma, PhD in Chemical Engineering, Senior Scientist at Pfizer
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May7More Information CCBS, Graduate School, Postgraduate Education, Psychology & Cognitive Sciences, Research
Join us for our weekly interdepartmental journal club to discuss recent work in cognitive, computational, and systems neuroscience. For more info, contact Kati Conen ([email protected])
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May8More Information Biology, Medicine, Public Health, Mathematics, Technology, Engineering, Research
We are pleased to invite you to a virtual workshop on the Human Neocortical Neurosolver (HNN), jointly organized by the Stephanie Jones Lab and MetaCell, scheduled for May 8th. The workshop is aimed at researchers and clinicians with an interest in neuroscience but without formal computational modeling or coding experience. It will offer a detailed exploration of HNN, a tool designed to interpret the neural origins of human MEG/EEG data.
Workshop Highlights:
- Comprehensive Overview: The workshop will begin with a didactic presentation on the background and development of HNN, providing a foundation for its application in neuroscience research.
- Practical Application: Participants will learn how to utilize the HNN graphical user interface (GUI) to investigate the circuit origins of commonly measured signals, including event-related potentials (ERPs) and low-frequency brain rhythms.
- Advanced Interface Training: Discover how to use the HNN-core Python interface.
Workshops Hosts:
- Stephanie Jones, PhD
- Mainak Jas, PhD
- Nicholas Tolley
- Ryan Thorpe
- Dylan Daniels
About the Workshop Content:
MEG/EEG signals are correlated with several healthy and pathological brain functions. However, it is still extremely difficult to infer their underlying cellular and circuit level origins. This limits the translation of MEG/EEG signals into novel principles of information processing, or into new treatment methods for pathologies. To address this limitation, we have built the Human Neocortical Neurosolver (HNN): an open-source software tool to help researchers and clinicians without formal computational modeling or coding experience interpret the neural origin of their human MEG/EEG data.
HNN provides a graphical user interface (GUI) and a programmable Python interface to an anatomically and biophysically detailed model of a neocortical circuit, with layer specific thalamocortical and cortical-cortical drives. Tutorials are provided to teach users how to begin to study the cell and circuit level origin of sensory event related potentials (ERPs) and low frequency rhythms in the alpha, beta and gamma band, based on our prior publications.
Unique to HNN is an underlying neural model that accounts for the biophysics generating the primary electric currents underlying EEG/MEG signals, enabling visual and statistical comparison of model output to source localized data from a single brain area (in nAm). Users can change model parameters in the GUI for testing hypotheses on signal differences under varied experimental conditions. Further, visualizations are shown of detailed circuit activity including layer-specific responses, cell spiking activity, and membrane voltages.
We look forward to introducing you to our one-of-a-kind tool for cell and circuit interpretation of MEG/EEG!
Registration Information:
The workshop will take place online on Wednesday, May 8th from 9am to noon ET. It is limited to 20 participants to ensure a productive learning environment. Given the specialized nature of this workshop, we anticipate high interest. To secure your participation, we recommend registering as soon as possible. A registration fee of $25.00 is required to help us cover the costs of organizing the event.
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May8More Information Biology, Medicine, Public Health, Psychology & Cognitive Sciences
Scaling Single Session Interventions to Bridge Gaps in Mental Health Ecosystems
Jessica L. Schleider, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Departments of Medical Social Sciences, Pediatrics and Psychology
Northwestern University
Wednesday, May 8, 2024◊ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
• PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED: https://cme-learning.brown.edu/2023-2024-Child-Adolescent
Objectives: At the conclusion of this presentation, participants should be better able to:
• Understand the concept of ‘single-session interventions’ (SSIs) for youth mental health
• Describe state-of-the-art research on how, why, and for whom SSIs can reduce mental health problems
• Identify tools and create an implementation plan for using evidence-based SSIs in real-world practice
Financial Relationship Disclosure: Dr. Schleider has the following financial relationships to disclose: Research Funding: Kooth LLC, Founder: Single Session Support Solutions -
May85:30pm - 6:30pm
BioCON Seminar: FDA Overview and Career Opportunities in the Regulatory Review Process
Marcuvitz Auditorium, Rm SFH 220Zoom linkMore Information Biology, Medicine, Public Health, Graduate School, Postgraduate Education, ResearchBioCON is hosting Dr. La’Nissa Brown-Baker, an Associate Director for Science Staffing at the FDA. Dr. Brown-Baker will come in-person and provide an overview of the FDA and HHS and discuss MS and PhD-level FDA career opportunities in the regulatory review process.
Register HERE
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May912:00pm - 1:00pm
Perception & Action Seminar Series: Sabine Kastner
Metcalf Research Building, Rm 305More InformationSpeaker: Sabine Kastner (Princeton)
Title: TBA
Abstract: TBA
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May102:00pm - 3:30pm
Social & Cognitive Science Brown Bag Seminar Series: Semir Tatlidil
Metcalf Research Building, Rm 305More InformationLocation: Dome Room and Zoom (https://brown.zoom.us/j/95166664847)
Speaker: Semir Tatlidil, Grad Student, CLPS
Title: How do people create abstract representations of causal events?
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May303:30pm - 5:00pm
A conversation for faculty about STEM graduate students & mental health
Sidney E. Frank Hall for Life Sciences, Rm 220More Information Biology, Medicine, Public Health, Psychology & Cognitive Sciences, Training, Professional DevelopmentWe invite faculty to join us for a conversation about mental health and graduate students in STEM featuring:
- Alycia Mosley Austin, Associate Dean of Diversity and Inclusion, Graduate School
- Corey Fitzgerald, Psychotherapist and Outreach Coordinator, Counseling and Psychological Services
- Logan Gin, Assistant Director for STEM, Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning
The goal of the session is to learn about the common mental health challenges reported by graduate students at Brown, review evidence-based best practices for mentors that promote mental health and support productivity in trainees in a lab environment, and identify institutional resources available to support faculty and graduate students.
This event is for faculty only.
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Jun6All Day
Sixth Annual Dr. Samuel M. Nabrit Conference for Early Career Scholars
Marcuvitz Auditorium, Rm SFH220Learn MoreMore Information Biology, Medicine, Public Health, Graduate School, Postgraduate Education, Mathematics, Technology, Engineering, Psychology & Cognitive Sciences, ResearchSixth Annual Dr. Samuel M. Nabrit Conference for Early Career Scholars
The 2024 Dr. Samuel M. Nabrit Conference for Early Career Scholars (June 6-7) will showcase the research achievements of outstanding molecular life scientists from historically underrepresented groups.
The conference is free and in person, hosted by the Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biochemistry Department at Brown University.
Conference Keynote Speakers
Sherilynn Black, PhD
Blanton S. Tolbert, PhD
The conference program will open Thursday afternoon June 6 and close Friday evening June 7. It will feature short talks by invited early career scholars, panel events focusing on identity and professional development, and a poster session.
This will be an inclusive event, drawing attendees from the Brown BioMed community (including undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, staff and campus organizations) as well as registered participants from across the US. The conference has been named in honor of Dr. Samuel Milton Nabrit, Brown’s first African-American PhD recipient and a marine biologist with a distinguished international career.
For questions about the 2024 Samuel M. Nabrit Conference for Early Career Scholars, please contact [email protected].
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Jun13More Information CTN
We hope that you will join us for our annual Spring Retreat on Thursday, June 13th, from 1PM-5PM in LMM 107 at 70 Ship Street. The full schedule will be posted as we get closer to the retreat. Social to follow in the Ship Street Courtyard.
Eric Morrow, MD/PhD, DirectorJudy Liu, MD/PhD, Associate Director