Mathematical Neuroscience 2009
Mar 23, 2009 - Mar 25, 2009
Royal Society of Edinburgh, 22-26 George Street, Edinburgh
Organisers
| Name | Institution |
|---|---|
| Coombes, Stephen | University of Nottingham |
| Timofeeva, Yulia | University of Warwick |
Training Workshop Organiser
Dr Mark van Rossum, University of Edinburgh
This is the second annual meeting of the UK Mathematical Neuroscience Network. The network is focussed on using mathematics as the primary tool for elucidating the fundamental mechanisms responsible for experimentally observed behaviour in the applied neurosciences. This three-day conference will provide an overview of the current state of research in mathematical approaches to neuroscience, bringing together both physical and life scientists. Drawing together the field in this way will allow for a critical discussion of the relevant experimental facts and of various mathematical methods and techniques that have been successfully applied to date. Importantly, it will draw attention to, and help develop, those pieces of mathematical theory which are likely to be relevant to future studies of the brain.
The meeting will consist of invited speakers, core members and registered participants. In addition, the schedule will allow for a number of poster presentations.
This event is sponsored by the EPSRC via the UK Mathematical Neuroscience Network
Invited speakers
Ad Aertsen
Michael Breakspear
Carson Chow
Geoff Goodhill
Vincent Hakim
Viktor Jirsa
Carlo Laing
Peter Latham
Andre Longtin
Stefano Panzeri
David Pinto
Horacio Rotstein
Andrey Shilnikov
Dan Tranchina
Krasimira Tsaneva-Atanasova
Carl Van Vreeswijk
Arrangements
Participation
To register your interest in attending this workshop please use this application form.
Invited speakers will receive an e-mail invitation.
Venue
The meeting will be held at the the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 22-26 George Street, Edinburgh, EH2 2PQ. The Conference Room is equipped with an OHP, data projector and flipchart.
Registration
Registration will take place from 08.45 - 09.30, on Monday 23 March, in the foyer of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
Registration fee
The registration fee for this meeting is 80.00 GBP.
Meals and Refreshments
Morning and afternoon refreshments will be provided at the venue.
A Conference Dinner will take place on Tuesday 24 March at 19.00.
Accommodation
Participants are asked to make their own accommodation arrangements. A list of Edinburgh accommodation of various sorts and prices is available here .
Financial Assistance
Some financial assistance is available to assist graduate students who attend BOTH the training workshop and the conference.. Applicants should provide a brief résumé including degrees and at least one recommendation letter explaining their suitability for the activity. The résumé and letter should be e-mailed to Irene Moore. Students requesting financial support will be notified by 6 February 2009.
Training Workshop
A one-day training workshop for PhD students and post-docs entitled “An introduction to Mathematical Neuroscience” will take place prior to the meeting on Sunday 22 March at the University of Edinburgh. This will be organised by Mark van Rossum and will comprise a series of 'primer' lectures designed to introduce the concepts that will be covered in the main conference.
The workshop will run from 12.30 until 18.00 on Sunday 22 March in the Forrest Hill Building, 5 Forrest Hill, Edinburgh EH1 2QL. map
Participants
| Name | Institution |
|---|---|
| Ahmadi, Mandana | University College London |
| Ashwin, Peter | University of Exeter |
| Barbieri, Francesca | Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS) |
| Borisyuk, Roman | University of Plymouth |
| Breakspear, Michael | University of New South Wales |
| Chow, Carson | National Institutes of Health |
| Coombes, Stephen | University of Nottingham |
| Derakhshan, Farzaneh | Tehran University of Medical Sciences |
| Elliott, Terry | University of Southampton |
| Goodhill, Geoff | The University of Queensland |
| Guy, Billings | University College London |
| Hakim, Vincent | CNRS and Ecole Normale Superieure |
| Hennig, Matthias | University of Edinburgh |
| Jirsa, Viktor | Theoretical Neuroscience Group (CNRS), ISM |
| Laing, Carlo | Massey University |
| Latham, Peter | UCL |
| Laudanski, Jonathan | University of Nottingham |
| Lerchner, Alexander | University College London |
| Muller, Eilif | EPFL |
| O'Donnell, Cian | University of Edinburgh |
| Riedler, Martin | Heriot-Watt University |
| Robin, Ince | University of Manchester |
| Rotstein, Horacio | New Jersey Institute of Technology |
| Saal, Hannes | University of Edinburgh |
| Saldana, Rafael | Ateneo de Manila University |
| Schmidt, Helmut | University of Nottingham |
| Taxidis, Jiannis | University of Nottingham |
| Teriakidis, Adrianna | University of Edinburgh |
| Timofeeva, Yulia | University of Warwick |
| Trenado, Carlos | Saarland University Hospital |
| Tsaneva-Atanasova, Krasimira | University of Bristol |
| van Rossum, Mark | University of Edinburgh |
| Wessnitzer, Jan | University of Edinburgh |