The University of Lethbridge is a world class research facility that has the only Neuroscience Department in Canada, including some of the top researchers in the area. Bruce McNaughton received the $20 million Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research Polaris Award on October 3rd, 2008. The award is the largest of its kind, and will support Lethbridge Brain Dynamics (LBD) for 10 years.

Lethbridge Brain Dynamics offers opportunity to those interested in advancing research in the area of Neuroscience. It is a goal to make the group larger and more dynamic. Presently, our members are from Canada, China, Congo, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Japan, Mexico, Moldova, Poland, UK, US, and Venezuela. The group also contains those with backgrounds in Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, Biology, Image Processing, Physics, Marketing and Programming. Please contact a principal investigator or view our opportunities page for more information.

Research Programmer / Data Analyst Position

The Polaris Brain Dynamics Research Group at the University of Lethbridge, Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience requires the services of a Research Programmer/Data Analyst in the field of biological image analysis. Primary duties will be to support a project directed by Prof. Bruce McNaughton on quantification of neural activity-dependent gene expression in the brain.

The successful candidate should hold at least a Master’s Degree in Computer Science or Biomedical Engineering (or equivalent experience) with specialized training in image processing and analysis. Desirable skills include expertise in Java, C++, Matlab, ImageJ, data base management, and parallel computing. Experience with Python and XML-based technologies, including XML Schema, would also be considered an asset.

Events

May 7, 2013
Presentation by Dr. Hendrik Steenland
Title: Chapter 1 – History of High Density Electrophysiology

May 7, 2013
Presentation by Sergey Chekhov
Title: Approaching the Problem of Electrotranscriptional Coupling

April 23, 2013
Presentation by Valerie Lapointe
Title: The H1a riboprobe saga – The story continues

April 23, 2013
Presentation by Hiroe Yamazaki
Title: The Principle of Optogenetics: Remote Controlling the Brain
April 16, 2013

Presentation by Dr. Ivan Skelin
Title: Backdating the salience – replay-contingent dopamine release

iCORE Project

New Project: iCORE project on computational neuroscience is beginning in February, 2010, and will be a three year project. In brief, the project aim is to develop an information-geometric (IG) analysis for multi-neuronal data and a computational model for motor learning. Independent study students at the University are welcome to be a part of the project. Anyone who is interested please email Masami Tatsumo for further information.

Opportunities

The University of Lethbridge has established an exciting new program in Systems and Computational Neuroscience that focuses on studying brain dynamics. The offered salaries are competitive with NIH standards for postdoctoral and graduate trainees.

Our world-class training programs and facilities provide an excellent and unique learning environment for the new and experienced. The Brain Dynamics group is highly collaborative and encourages multidisciplinary approaches to study how large populations of neurons interact and control behavior. Particular research strengths of our group are in the areas of learning and memory, decision making, information coding and related diseases such as Alzheimer's, schizophrenia, addiction and stroke.

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