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[Apology for cross-postings]<br>
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Dear colleagues,<br>
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We are pleased to announce a conference on: Collaborative
Development of Data-Driven Models of Neural Systems<br>
September 18-21, 2016<br>
Janelia Farm Research Campus, Virginia, USA<br>
Deadline for registration: 18th May <br>
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Detailed computational models are critical for elucidating neuronal
and network function. They enable different levels of description to
be linked, a wide range of neurophysiological experiments to be
interpreted and quantitative predictions to be made. These factors
are important for understanding large-scale complex systems, like
neural circuits; however, more extensive use and scaling up of these
data driven models pose challenges in ensuring that models are
scientifically rigorous, as well as accessible and usable by both
theoretical and experimental researchers alike. This conference will
bring together a range of experimentalists, theoreticians and
neuroinformatics developers with the aim of facilitating a global,
open infrastructure for collaborative model development in
neuroscience.<br>
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<b>Organizers</b><br>
Padraig Gleeson, University College London<br>
Angus Silver, University College London<br>
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<b>Invited Participants</b><br>
Anton Arkipov, Allen Institute for Brain Science<br>
Giorgio Ascoli, George Mason University<br>
Upinder Bhalla, National Centre for Biological Sciences<br>
Avrama Blackwell, George Mason University<br>
Kevin Briggman, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and
Stroke/NIH<br>
Dean Buonomano, University of California, Los Angeles<br>
Nicholas Cain, Allen Institute for Brain Science<br>
Claudia Clopath, Imperial College London<br>
Rosa Cossart, Institut de Neurobiologie de la Méditerranée<br>
Sharon Crook, Arizona State University<br>
Andrew Davison, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique<br>
Erik De Schutter, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology<br>
Shaul Druckmann, Janelia Research Campus/HHMI<br>
Chris Eliasmith, University of Waterloo<br>
Jeremy Freeman, Janelia Research Campus/HHMI<br>
Michael Hausser, University College London<br>
Jeanette Hellgren Kotaleski, Karolinska Institutet<br>
Fritjof Helmchen, University of Zurich<br>
David Kleinfeld, University of California, San Diego<br>
Jeff Magee, Janelia Research Campus/HHMI<br>
Robert McDougal, Yale School of Medicine<br>
Eilif Muller, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne<br>
Hanchuan Peng, Allen Institute for Brain Science<br>
Ruben Portugues, Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology<br>
Mark Schnitzer, HHMI/Stanford University<br>
Ivan Soltesz, Stanford School of Medicine<br>
Nelson Spruston, Janelia Research Campus/HHMI<br>
Misha Tsodyks, Weizmann Institute of Science<br>
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Registration is free, but places are limited.<b> Registration closes
18th May 2016</b>. For more details and to apply for participation
go to <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.janelia.org/you-janelia/conferences/collaborative-development-data-driven-models-neural-systems">https://www.janelia.org/you-janelia/conferences/collaborative-development-data-driven-models-neural-systems</a>.<br>
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Padraig Gleeson
Room 321, Anatomy Building
Department of Neuroscience, Physiology& Pharmacology
University College London
Gower Street
London WC1E 6BT
United Kingdom
+44 207 679 3214
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:p.gleeson@ucl.ac.uk">p.gleeson@ucl.ac.uk</a>
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