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CNN Chile transmite programa “Vida con ciencia”, donde aparece Núcleo Milenio de Estrés y Adicción (NEDA)

Por título “Adicciónes: desde la molecula a la conducta” tuvo el capítulo del NEDA donde participaron los profesores Katia Gysling y Jorge Campusano, de la Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas UC.

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Ver capítulo aquí:

Parte I: http://www.litoralpress.cl/design3/lpi/video.asp?id=5541770

Parte II: http://www.litoralpress.cl/design3/lpi/video.asp?id=5541786

Parte III: http://www.litoralpress.cl/design3/lpi/video.asp?id=5541794

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Call for Proposals for Symposia

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The  Program Committee under the chairmanship of Rafael Linden (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro) has been appointed by the Governing Council of IBRO to decide on the scientific program of the 9th IBRO World Congress. The Scientific Program will be built on the basis of proposals submitted by scientists from all over the world and in all areas of neuroscience research.

Online submission of proposals for symposia and mini-symposia will be open from November 1 to December 31, 2013.

Guidelines and application forms can be found here.

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A Letter From The President

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Dear IBRO Friends and Committee Members,

Pierre J. Magistretti of Lausanne, Switzerland, has been elected as the next president of the International Brain Research Organization (IBRO) by the IBRO Governing Council, which comprises IBRO’s member societies across the world. Professor Magistretti is currently the Dean, Division of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering, at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia, for which he is on leave from his posts as Professor at the University of Lausanne Medical School and Hospitals Center for Psychiatric Neuroscience (Department of Psychiatry) and Professor at the Brain Mind Institute, Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), in Lausanne.

 

Professor Magistretti formerly served as the secretary-general of IBRO, from 2010 – 2012, during which time he was instrumental in establishing the IBRO Middle East/Northern Africa (MENA) Subregion to focus on the specific needs of this region and further enhance the infrastructure for neuroscience research there. In addition, he launched the IBRO Global Advocacy Initiative, a collaborative effort involving several other leading neuroscience societies representing all regions of the world. The goal of this Initiative is to facilitate the development of culturally relevant educational and motivational programs that will garner wider support for neuroscience research globally.

 

Professor Magistretti received his MD from the University of Geneva and his PhD from the University of California at San Diego, while working at the Salk Institute with Dr Floyd E. Bloom. A natural polyglot, he is fluent in French, Italian, German and English and can also converse in several other languages. He has made significant contributions in the field of brain energy metabolism. His research group has discovered some of the cellular and molecular mechanisms that underlie the coupling between neuronal activity and energy consumption by the brain. This work has considerable ramifications for the understanding of the origin of the signals detected with the current functional brain imaging techniques used in neurologic and psychiatric research.

 

Professor Magistretti’s three-year term as IBRO President will begin on January 1, 2014. Please join me in wishing him all the best for the coming years.

 

Sincerely,

Carlos Belmonte
President, IBRO

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Applications Open for LARC Schools and Short Courses

SCHOOLS

IBRO’s Latin America Regional Committee (LARC) will evaluate possible funding for Schools targeted to advanced students and young researchers in the field of Neuroscience throughout Latin America.

This activity should foster cooperation among regional neuroscientists (students and researchers). Failure to incorporate participants from the region seriously forfeits chances for approval. Contact any LARC member if you have doubts about your proposal.

Within 60 days after the activity, the coordinator must submit a report on the event and the use of IBRO funds. A summary of up to 200 words in English should also be submitted suitable for posting to the IBRO website. Please send all this information to the IBRO Secretariat.

SHORT COURSES

IBRO’s Latin America Regional Committee (LARC) will evaluate possible funding (up to 3,500 euros) for basic Neuroscience courses, workshops or symposia taking place within the region.

This activity should foster cooperation among regional neuroscientists (students and researchers). Failure to incorporate participants from the region seriously forfeits chances for approval. Contact any LARC member if you have doubts about your proposal.

Within 60 days after the activity, the coordinator must submit a report on the event and the use of IBRO funds. A summary of up to 200 words in English should also be submitted suitable for posting to the IBRO website. Please send all this information to the IBRO Secretariat.

HOW TO APPLY

The current round of funding is for courses taking place between January 1st and June 30th, 2014.

The deadline for applications is November 25, 2013 (12:00 p.m. GMT).

To apply for LARC Schools Funding: http://form.jotformpro.com/form/31353511381950

To apply for LARC Short Courses Funding: http://form.jotformpro.com/form/31353863013952

web link:

http://ibro.info/news/applications-open-for-larc-schools-and-short-courses/

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Se abre periodo de postulaciones a Programa de Doctorado en Neurociencia, Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso

El Programa de Doctorado en Neurociencia de la Universidad de Valparaíso ha abierto su período de postulaciones para el año académico 2014.

Para mayor detalles sobre el Programa, los miembros del Claustro académico, y el proceso de postulación, por favor visite www.dnuv.cl

El periodo de postulaciones se cierra el 10 de noviembre, 2013.

Por cualquier consulta, por favor contacte a la Secretaria del Programa, Francisca Ramirez (escribiendo a secretaria.dnuv@uv.cl o llamando al 32-250-8453) y registrando su interés en:

http://postulacionpostgrado02.uv.cl/SPPExterno-war/mainInteres.jspx

Ver Poster (PDF)

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V Latin American School on Computational Neuroscience, Brazil.

Dear Colleagues,

Following the success of the previous four editions of LASCON (Latin American School on Computational Neuroscience), held in 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2012, I am pleased to announce the 5th LASCON, which will take place between January 12 and February 7 in Natal, Brazil.

LASCON aims at introducing young researchers and graduate and advanced undergraduate students to the use of computational and mathematical methods for modeling neurons and neural networks. These models will be taught via a combination of theoretical lectures and hands-on tutorials with the use of the programs neuroConstruct, NEURON, GENESIS, XPPAUT, NEST and Matlab.

Students will have to work on small research projects (to be done in groups of two), which they will present orally at the end of the school. The groups and projects will be defined at the middle of the second week, after interviews between students and lecturers/organizer. In the beginning of the fourth week there will be an informal poster session in which student groups will make presentations of the progress achieved. Based on the suggestions and comments made by lecturers and other students the groups will resume work to prepare the final oral presentation.

Theoretical classes and tutorials will be given by the following people:

Adriano Tort (Brain Institute, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil)
Arnd Roth (University College, London, UK)
Avrama Blackwell (Krasnow Institute, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA)
David Beeman (University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA)
Gennady Cymbalyuk (Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA)
Rodrigo Quiroga (University of Leicester, Leicester, UK)
Sacha van Albada (Research Center Juelich, Juelich, Germany)
Volker Steuber (University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK)

The number of students is limited to 20 and applications should be made electronically via the application form in the school’s web page ( http://sisne.org/lascon). Applicants are also requested to submit a detailed CV (in English) and to provide two letters of recommendation.

There is no registration fee for the school. Costs for accommodation will be covered by the school organization but travel costs will have to be covered by the students.

In the selection procedure, priority will be given to Latin-American students, but students from other parts of the world are encouraged to apply as well.

The application deadline is September 21 2013.

I am looking forward to see you in Natal.

Best regards,
Antonio Roque
LASCON organizer

website:

http://sisne.org/?page_id=81&lang=en