UW Institute for Neuroengineering

The UW Institute for Neuroengineering explores the interface of neuroscience and engineering/computing/math to develop new tech and learn about neural systems

[Delissa McMillen @Delissa76]

For those of you who have not seen this or retweeted. It is important that we amplify Black Scientist and make sure their work is seen. So please apply. #VanguardSTEM #BlackintheIvory #BlackandSTEM #BlackAFinSTEM #ShutDownAcademia #shutdownSTEM

[aoLab @aolab_neuro]

Some fantastic news: new undergrad in the lab Pamel Kang received a UWIN WRF @wrfseattle @uwin_seattle fellowship to support summer research! 🎉 She'll be building models and behavioral tasks to study how co-adaptation "scales" with task dimensionality.

[Adrienne Fairhall @alfairhall]

A new call is out for Allen Institute Next Generation Leaders.. an exciting opportunity for junior faculty to help shape research directions and form collaborations at the Allen Institute https://t.co/4DC7Scq2UZ

[Center for Neurotechnology @ctr4neurotech]

The Weill Neurohub is seeking collaborative research proposals focused on innovative neuroscientific approaches to studying and treating neurological and psychiatric diseases. Learn more: https://t.co/9kivb1t1mI @uwin_seattle @uwcnc

[UW Institute for Neuroengineering @uwin_seattle]

UWIN is running one final call for undergrad and post-bac @wrfseattle fellowships in neuroengineering, to help support students during this extraordinary time. For research during summer 2020. Applications due Wednesday, May 20, 2020. Details at: https://t.co/yvt88NjcgS

[Amy Orsborn, PhD 👩‍🔬🐵 @neuroamyo]

🚨 Postdoc opportunity! 🚨Washington Research Foundation Postdoc fellowship call now open. 3 years of funding to work at one of the outstanding research institutes in WA. https://t.co/VTqXVqogZj Due June 21

A great way to join the bustling neuro community @ UW--my lab included!

[Lydia Ng @2queues]

.@AllenInstitute is seeking software engineers and techologists to support its mission of accelerating neuroscience research through the creation, processing and release of large-scale, publicly available data on the brain

#BigScience #OpenScience #TeamScience

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[UW Institute for Neuroengineering @uwin_seattle]

@SufiaAhmad4 @eabuffalo Congratulations, Sufia!

[UW Computational Neuroscience Center @uwcnc]

CNC faculty member Wyeth Bair will be offering a new (online!) course at UW for spring - NEURO 511a Artiphysiology: Understanding visual representation in artificial networks from a physiological perspective.

[UW Institute for Neuroengineering @uwin_seattle]

Something to read about during social isolation: UWIN undergraduate fellow Joey Ullmann and his work on octopuses was featured in the @UWArtSci newsletter! From the lab of @dhgire in @UWPsychology. @wrfseattle https://t.co/1i9e5IQlAE

[UW Institute for Neuroengineering @uwin_seattle]

We will be cancelling the March UWIN seminar, originally scheduled for Wednesday, March 11, 2020. We will plan to reschedule our fantastic speakers for a later date! @uwcnc @ctr4neurotech @uwescience

[UW Institute for Neuroengineering @uwin_seattle]

March 11: Short talks by Azadeh Yazdan (on cortical reorganization w/optogenetics) & Adrian KC Lee (on function connectivity & auditory attention) at the March UWIN seminar! Wednesday 3/11/20, 3:30pm, Husky Union Building (HUB) 337. @ctr4neurotech @uwcnc https://t.co/VxmjOfxNob

[Chantel Prat (she/her) @ChantelPratPhD]

Coding is no longer a niche skill. We need to know what actually makes someone a good programmer so we can create conditions under which MORE PEOPLE can thrive. @AndCortical @UW @uwin_seattle @UWPsychology @UW_ILABS

[UW Institute for Neuroengineering @uwin_seattle]

March 11: Short talks by Azadeh Yazdan (on cortical reorganization w/optogenetics) & Adrian KC Lee (on function connectivity & auditory attention) at the March UWIN seminar! Wednesday 3/11/20, 3:30pm, Husky Union Building (HUB) 337. @ctr4neurotech @uwcnc https://t.co/VxmjOfxNob

[Amy Orsborn, PhD 👩‍🔬🐵 @neuroamyo]

Super excited to win a Google Faculty Research award with my Co-PI @g_lajoie_ ! We'll be using BCIs to test computational principles of how networks learn, and taking ideas from AI to try to accelerate brain learning. 🧠🎉

[Neurohackademy @neurohackademy]

Reminder: the deadline to apply to Neurohackademy 2020 is March 1st (this Sunday)!

[Nivii Kalavakonda @nkalavak]

Congratulations, Prof. @neuroamyo!

CC: @uw_ece @uwin_seattle @ctr4neurotech

[Center for Neurotechnology @ctr4neurotech]

Know a middle or high school #STEM teacher? Encourage them to check out the CNT’s Research Experience for Teachers soon! This summer program @UW is seven weeks and provides a $7K stipend. Apps for 2020 are due by Feb. 14 @uwengineering @uwin_seattle @uwcnc https://t.co/qMnRkaAvEg

[Center for Neurotechnology @ctr4neurotech]

A great interview with CNT Executive/Education Director Eric Chudler in @Medium. The article focuses on Chudler’s background and how students can prepare for a career in #neurotechnology and/or #STEM. @uwengineering @UW @NSF_ENG @uwin_seattle @uwcnc https://t.co/OyVpEqMq1i