ANNOUNCING NEW PROGRAM:
Program in Mathematical and Computational Neuroscience (PNCM) at Boston
University
Co-Directors: Howard Eichenbaum and Nancy Kopell
The Program in Mathematical and Computational Neuroscience will begin
January 1, 2001, under the auspices of the Burroughs Wellcome Fund.
The goal of PMCN is to facilitate the transition of a small and
outstanding set of pre-doctoral and postdoctoral fellows from the
mathematical and physical sciences to a range of areas in neuroscience.
Financial support for both PhD candidates and postdoctoral fellows is
available. The program features special seminars, mentoring by faculty
and advanced trainees, and a dynamic and well-networked intellectual
life provided by multiple supporting institutional modules. These
include a new degree-granting Program in Neuroscience: Experimental and
Computational Neuroscience (PIN-ECN; www.bu.edu/Neuro/ecn.html), the
graduate program of the Biomedical Engineering department (BME;
www.bme.bu.edu) and the Center for BioDynamics (CBD; www.cbd.edu).=20
Pre-doctoral fellows will enroll in one of two PhD programs (PIN or BME)
that focus on the combination of experimental and computational
neuroscience. Burroughs Wellcome Postdoctoral Fellows will design
individualized programs that include neuroscience courses and one or
more research projects that emphasize combined computational and
experimental approaches to neuroscience. In addition, all fellows may
participate in the CBD, which helps physical scientists and engineers to
address research problems at the interfaces among mathematics, physics,
biology and engineering.=20
The senior faculty of the PMCN and their research interests are:
Laurel Carney (BME). Computational modeling, neurophysiology and
behavioral studies of the auditory system with an emphasis on issues of
temporal coding.
Jim Collins (BME). Application of nonlinear dynamics to experimental
work in human postural control, genetic engineering, and
neurophysiology.
Steve Colburn (BME). Computational modeling and psychophysical studies
on sound localization.
Paul Cook (Biology). Cellular electrophysiological properties of the
retina, focusing on its ability to identify important spatial and
temporal cues using multiple intra- and inter- cellular mechanisms.
Howard Eichenbaum (Psychology). Physiology of cortical and hippocampal
networks involved in memory processing, with a focus on building models
of the fundamental cognitive mechanisms and coding properties of neural
networks in these areas and their interactions.
Kristen Harris (Biology). Cellular physiology and synaptic
ultrastructure of the hippocampus, with computational issues arising
from the impact of different types of synapses interacting on a
particular cell or within a network.
Michael Hasselmo (Psychology). Neuromodulatory regulation of dynamical
states in cortical networks.
Tasso Kaper (Math). Application of singular perturbation to problems
arising in pattern formation, fluid mechanics, systems of mechanical
oscillators, and neurophysiology.
Nancy Kopell (Math). Dynamics of the nervous system, especially
rhythmic networks of neurons and their functions in cognition and motor
control.
David Somers (Psychology). Functional MRI, psychophysical, and
computational modeling studies of visual perception and attention.
Chantal Stern (Psychology). Functional magnetic resonance imaging
(fMRI) studies of cognition, with a focus on computational problems
related to MR signal processing, image analysis, cortical modeling and
surface reconstruction.
Gene Wayne (Math). Qualitative solutions of partial differential
equations arising in neurobiology John White (BME). Computational
modeling and electrophysiology of cortical cells and networks.
For further information see our website at pmcn.bu.edu or email
pmcn@bu.edu. Our mailing address is Program in Mathematical and
Computational Neuroscience, C/o E. Grimes, Department of Mathematics,
Boston University, 111 Cummington St., Boston MA 02215.=20
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