<div dir="ltr"><br clear="all"><div><br></div><p class="gmail-m_3309463083526247466gmail-m_-1576167108171968377gmail-m_518907728905179289gmail-m_8686270386692720557gmail-p1" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica"><span class="gmail-m_3309463083526247466gmail-m_-1576167108171968377gmail-m_518907728905179289gmail-m_8686270386692720557gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none">Applications are invited for a <b>PhD studentship</b> on <b>Computational frameworks for high-dimensional neural data</b> with <b>Dr. Shabnam Kadir </b>in the <b>Biocomputation Research Group</b> in the Centre for Computer Science and Informatics Research, University of Hertfordshire, U.K.</span></p><p class="gmail-m_3309463083526247466gmail-m_-1576167108171968377gmail-m_518907728905179289gmail-m_8686270386692720557gmail-p2" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica;min-height:14px"><span class="gmail-m_3309463083526247466gmail-m_-1576167108171968377gmail-m_518907728905179289gmail-m_8686270386692720557gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"></span><br></p><p class="gmail-m_3309463083526247466gmail-m_-1576167108171968377gmail-m_518907728905179289gmail-m_8686270386692720557gmail-p1" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica"><span class="gmail-m_3309463083526247466gmail-m_-1576167108171968377gmail-m_518907728905179289gmail-m_8686270386692720557gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"><b>Project Description</b></span></p><p class="gmail-m_3309463083526247466gmail-m_-1576167108171968377gmail-m_518907728905179289gmail-m_8686270386692720557gmail-p1" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica"><span class="gmail-m_3309463083526247466gmail-m_-1576167108171968377gmail-m_518907728905179289gmail-m_8686270386692720557gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none">New developments in experimental technology have led to petabytes of raw data being produced by experimental neuroscientists, which are increasingly publicly available, e.g. Allen Institute data <a href="http://www.brain-map.org/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)"><span class="gmail-m_3309463083526247466gmail-m_-1576167108171968377gmail-m_518907728905179289gmail-m_8686270386692720557gmail-s2" style="font-kerning:none;color:rgb(71,135,255)">http://www.brain-map.org/</span></a><wbr>. In particular, we are in the realm where population recordings of tens of thousands of neurons are feasible thanks to, e.g. a new generation of large dense probes for electrophysiological recordings, imaging using 2-photon microscopy coupled with calcium fluorescent sensors. Large scale neuronal recordings require novel approaches for both processing and quantitative analysis.</span></p><p class="gmail-m_3309463083526247466gmail-m_-1576167108171968377gmail-m_518907728905179289gmail-m_8686270386692720557gmail-p2" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica;min-height:14px"><span class="gmail-m_3309463083526247466gmail-m_-1576167108171968377gmail-m_518907728905179289gmail-m_8686270386692720557gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"></span><br></p><p class="gmail-m_3309463083526247466gmail-m_-1576167108171968377gmail-m_518907728905179289gmail-m_8686270386692720557gmail-p1" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica"><span class="gmail-m_3309463083526247466gmail-m_-1576167108171968377gmail-m_518907728905179289gmail-m_8686270386692720557gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none">As well as using techniques from high-dimensional statistics, machine learning, information theory, we aim to explore new approaches from mathematical fields outside statistics, such as algebraic topology. The study of networks is a particularly important topic in neuroscience: neurons communicate with each other electrically via synapses, forming intricate networks. These networks can be studied using techniques from computational topology (e.g. persistent homology, clique topology). These could be used to extract information about subnetworks and assemblies, both from large scale recordings, and via connectomics derived from simulations (Blue Brain Project). </span></p><p class="gmail-m_3309463083526247466gmail-m_-1576167108171968377gmail-m_518907728905179289gmail-m_8686270386692720557gmail-p2" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica;min-height:14px"><span class="gmail-m_3309463083526247466gmail-m_-1576167108171968377gmail-m_518907728905179289gmail-m_8686270386692720557gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"></span><br></p><p class="gmail-m_3309463083526247466gmail-m_-1576167108171968377gmail-m_518907728905179289gmail-m_8686270386692720557gmail-p1" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica"><span class="gmail-m_3309463083526247466gmail-m_-1576167108171968377gmail-m_518907728905179289gmail-m_8686270386692720557gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none">We aim in this project to go beyond spike sorting and develop new tools and computational frameworks which would help interpret high dimensional data and interrogate how information is being processed by the brain, e.g.  How are sensory stimuli (location in environment, visual and auditory stimuli) encoded? How can we characterise the neural activity associated with memory, attention, decision making and motor control?</span></p><p class="gmail-m_3309463083526247466gmail-m_-1576167108171968377gmail-m_518907728905179289gmail-m_8686270386692720557gmail-p2" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica;min-height:14px"><span class="gmail-m_3309463083526247466gmail-m_-1576167108171968377gmail-m_518907728905179289gmail-m_8686270386692720557gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"></span><br></p><p class="gmail-m_3309463083526247466gmail-m_-1576167108171968377gmail-m_518907728905179289gmail-m_8686270386692720557gmail-p1" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica"><span class="gmail-m_3309463083526247466gmail-m_-1576167108171968377gmail-m_518907728905179289gmail-m_8686270386692720557gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none">We shall be collaborating with labs at Imperial, Pennsylvania State University and UCL.</span></p><p class="gmail-m_3309463083526247466gmail-m_-1576167108171968377gmail-m_518907728905179289gmail-m_8686270386692720557gmail-p2" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica;min-height:14px"><span class="gmail-m_3309463083526247466gmail-m_-1576167108171968377gmail-m_518907728905179289gmail-m_8686270386692720557gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"></span><br></p><p class="gmail-m_3309463083526247466gmail-m_-1576167108171968377gmail-m_518907728905179289gmail-m_8686270386692720557gmail-p3" style="font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(71,135,255)"><span class="gmail-m_3309463083526247466gmail-m_-1576167108171968377gmail-m_518907728905179289gmail-m_8686270386692720557gmail-s3" style="font-kerning:none;color:rgb(0,0,0)">More information can be found here: <a href="http://www.herts.ac.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/187455/Dec2017-computational-frameworks-for-high-dimensional-neural-data.pdf" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)"><span class="gmail-m_3309463083526247466gmail-m_-1576167108171968377gmail-m_518907728905179289gmail-m_8686270386692720557gmail-s4" style="font-kerning:none">http://www.herts.ac.uk/_<wbr>_data/assets/pdf_file/0003/187<wbr>455/Dec2017-computational-fram<wbr>eworks-for-high-dimensional-ne<wbr>ural-data.pdf</span></a></span></p><p class="gmail-m_3309463083526247466gmail-m_-1576167108171968377gmail-m_518907728905179289gmail-m_8686270386692720557gmail-p2" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica;min-height:14px"><span class="gmail-m_3309463083526247466gmail-m_-1576167108171968377gmail-m_518907728905179289gmail-m_8686270386692720557gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"></span><br></p><p class="gmail-m_3309463083526247466gmail-m_-1576167108171968377gmail-m_518907728905179289gmail-m_8686270386692720557gmail-p1" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica"><span class="gmail-m_3309463083526247466gmail-m_-1576167108171968377gmail-m_518907728905179289gmail-m_8686270386692720557gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"><b>Requirements </b></span></p><p class="gmail-m_3309463083526247466gmail-m_-1576167108171968377gmail-m_518907728905179289gmail-m_8686270386692720557gmail-p1" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica"><span class="gmail-m_3309463083526247466gmail-m_-1576167108171968377gmail-m_518907728905179289gmail-m_8686270386692720557gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none">We are looking for candidates with the following profile:</span></p><p class="gmail-m_3309463083526247466gmail-m_-1576167108171968377gmail-m_518907728905179289gmail-m_8686270386692720557gmail-p2" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica;min-height:14px"><span class="gmail-m_3309463083526247466gmail-m_-1576167108171968377gmail-m_518907728905179289gmail-m_8686270386692720557gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"></span><br></p><p class="gmail-m_3309463083526247466gmail-m_-1576167108171968377gmail-m_518907728905179289gmail-m_8686270386692720557gmail-p1" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica"><span class="gmail-m_3309463083526247466gmail-m_-1576167108171968377gmail-m_518907728905179289gmail-m_8686270386692720557gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"> - Strong first degree in a quantitative field such as mathematics, physics, computer science, engineering, computational neuroscience.</span></p><p class="gmail-m_3309463083526247466gmail-m_-1576167108171968377gmail-m_518907728905179289gmail-m_8686270386692720557gmail-p1" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica"><span class="gmail-m_3309463083526247466gmail-m_-1576167108171968377gmail-m_518907728905179289gmail-m_8686270386692720557gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"> - Strong programming skills (e.g. Python, MATLAB, C++).</span></p><p class="gmail-m_3309463083526247466gmail-m_-1576167108171968377gmail-m_518907728905179289gmail-m_8686270386692720557gmail-p1" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica"><span class="gmail-m_3309463083526247466gmail-m_-1576167108171968377gmail-m_518907728905179289gmail-m_8686270386692720557gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"> - Interest in neuroscience and biology would be helpful.</span></p><p class="gmail-m_3309463083526247466gmail-m_-1576167108171968377gmail-m_518907728905179289gmail-m_8686270386692720557gmail-p2" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica;min-height:14px"><span class="gmail-m_3309463083526247466gmail-m_-1576167108171968377gmail-m_518907728905179289gmail-m_8686270386692720557gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"></span><br></p><p class="gmail-m_3309463083526247466gmail-m_-1576167108171968377gmail-m_518907728905179289gmail-m_8686270386692720557gmail-p1" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica"><span class="gmail-m_3309463083526247466gmail-m_-1576167108171968377gmail-m_518907728905179289gmail-m_8686270386692720557gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none">A studentship from the PhD Programme in Computer Science provides approximately £14,750 per annum bursary plus the payment of student fees. Applicants from outside the UK or EU are eligible.</span></p><p class="gmail-m_3309463083526247466gmail-m_-1576167108171968377gmail-m_518907728905179289gmail-m_8686270386692720557gmail-p2" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica;min-height:14px"><span class="gmail-m_3309463083526247466gmail-m_-1576167108171968377gmail-m_518907728905179289gmail-m_8686270386692720557gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"></span><br></p><p class="gmail-m_3309463083526247466gmail-m_-1576167108171968377gmail-m_518907728905179289gmail-m_8686270386692720557gmail-p1" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica"><span class="gmail-m_3309463083526247466gmail-m_-1576167108171968377gmail-m_518907728905179289gmail-m_8686270386692720557gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none">Research in Computer Science at the University of Hertfordshire has been recognised as excellent in the latest Research Excellence Framework Assessment (2014), with 50% of the research submitted rated as internationally excellent or world-leading. The Centre for Computer Science and Informatics Research provides a very stimulating environment, offering a large number of specialised and interdisciplinary seminars as well as general training and researcher development opportunities. The University is situated in Hatfield, in the green belt just north of London.<span class="gmail-m_3309463083526247466gmail-m_-1576167108171968377gmail-m_518907728905179289gmail-m_8686270386692720557gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="gmail-m_3309463083526247466gmail-m_-1576167108171968377gmail-m_518907728905179289gmail-m_8686270386692720557gmail-p2" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica;min-height:14px"><span class="gmail-m_3309463083526247466gmail-m_-1576167108171968377gmail-m_518907728905179289gmail-m_8686270386692720557gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"></span><br></p><p class="gmail-m_3309463083526247466gmail-m_-1576167108171968377gmail-m_518907728905179289gmail-m_8686270386692720557gmail-p1" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica"><span class="gmail-m_3309463083526247466gmail-m_-1576167108171968377gmail-m_518907728905179289gmail-m_8686270386692720557gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none">Please contact <b>Dr Shabnam Kadir</b> (<span class="gmail-m_3309463083526247466gmail-m_-1576167108171968377gmail-m_518907728905179289gmail-m_8686270386692720557gmail-s2" style="color:rgb(71,135,255);font-kerning:none"><a href="mailto:s.kadir2@herts.ac.uk" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">s.kadir2@herts.ac.uk</a></span>) f<wbr>or informal enquiries. Application forms are available under <a href="http://www.herts.ac.uk/apply/schools-of-study/computer-science/our-research/the-phd-programme-in-computer-science" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)"><span class="gmail-m_3309463083526247466gmail-m_-1576167108171968377gmail-m_518907728905179289gmail-m_8686270386692720557gmail-s2" style="font-kerning:none;color:rgb(71,135,255)">http://www.herts.ac.uk/a<wbr>pply/schools-of-study/computer<wbr>-science/our-research/the-phd-<wbr>programme-in-computer-science</span></a> <wbr>and should be returned to Mrs Lorraine Nicholls and Mrs Emma Thorogood, Research Student Administrators, University of Hertfordshire, College Lane, Hatfield, Herts, AL10 9AB, Tel: 01707 286083, <a href="mailto:doctoralcollegeadmissions@herts.ac.uk" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)"><span class="gmail-m_3309463083526247466gmail-m_-1576167108171968377gmail-m_518907728905179289gmail-m_8686270386692720557gmail-s2" style="font-kerning:none;color:rgb(71,135,255)">doctoralcollegeadmissi<wbr>ons@herts.ac.uk</span></a>. The short-listing process will begin on<span> </span><span class="gmail-aBn" tabindex="0" style="border-bottom:1px dashed rgb(204,204,204)"><span class="gmail-aQJ" style="top: 2px; z-index: -1;">25th June 2018</span></span>. </span></p><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><br></div><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"></span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline"></span><p class="gmail-m_3309463083526247466gmail-p1" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:no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