Scientific Sessions brings experimental cardiovascular research, translational studies, clinical trials and clinical implementation into one programme. Sessions examine how endothelial dysfunction, inflammatory signalling and platelet biology interact in atherosclerosis; how physiology and patient outcomes can guide coronary revascularization; and how stem cells and biomaterials could produce…
AMIA’s 2026 Annual Symposium examines how informatics can help health systems learn from data and improve patient outcomes. Its programme connects clinical informatics, translational bioinformatics and clinical research informatics through peer-reviewed papers, panels, workshops and posters. Topics include ambient AI, clinical decision support, real-world evidence, implementation science and…
Why do dorsal raphe serotonin neurons respond to reward, surprise, salience and uncertainty in ways that resist a single explanation? This talk proposes that serotonin activity encodes prospective value: a prediction of cumulative future reward. The model is motivated by the unusually strong and persistent spike-frequency adaptation of these neurons, which may support efficient and accurate…
Tue, Nov 10 · 17:00 UTC
Subcallosal cingulate stimulation for resistant depression needs objective biomarkers beyond stress-sensitive clinical ratings. Sankaraleengam Alagapan uses variational autoencoders to address high-dimensional longitudinal local-field potentials and unreliable labels. Supervised models track depressive states; a generative causal explainer identifies interpretable, low-dimensional features,…
Wed, Nov 11 · 13:00 UTC
Build an independent biosensing research programme studying environmental influences on human health in McGill’s Department of Biomedical Engineering. Areas include molecular and cellular sensors, synthetic biology, microfluidics, wearables and implantable or ingestible devices. Responsibilities include research funding, graduate supervision, teaching and interdisciplinary translation.…
Two one-year awards support basic, translational or patient-oriented neurosurgical research and development of clinician investigators. The research-fellowship track serves neurological-surgery residents; the young-clinician track serves junior neurosurgical faculty. Projects run July 1, 2027–June 30, 2028, with support up to US$50,000. Applications require a research proposal, career-development…
PhD project in Prof. Karin Roelofs's Affective Neuroscience group, funded by the ERC Advanced Grant HEART2ADAPT, which studies how the body's autonomic stress state shapes approach–avoidance decisions under threat. The project tests causal mechanisms with transcranial ultrasound stimulation (TUS), including offline TUS and the development of MR-compatible online TUS applied to the amygdala,…
Four years of funded doctoral study at UCL, combining theoretical and systems neuroscience with machine learning. Students complete first-year training before developing a thesis, with close links to the Sainsbury Wellcome Centre and ELLIS Unit at UCL. Funding covers home or international tuition, an annual tax-free stipend of GBP 30,900 at the 2026/27 rate, and conference/workshop travel. The…
Fully funded four-year PhD programme in systems neuroscience at the Sainsbury Wellcome Centre in central London. The first year centres on courses (Boot Camp, Systems and Theoretical Neuroscience, Experimental Neuroscience) and lab rotations, with intensive training in imaging, physiology, molecular and behavioural methods shared with Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit students; students…
Investigate how interactions between animals and plants influence tropical forest recovery and carbon storage. Two doctoral appointments contribute to the AniCaRes forest-restoration project.