UW Computational Neuroscience Center @uwcnc
Decoding intelligence. We are a hub at University of Washington in computational neuroscience research, spanning scales, function and mechanisms of the brain. compneuro.washington.edu Seattle, WA Joined February 2018-
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An action-packed week ahead: Oct 23 - CNC kicks off its Forum by the Bay with a talk by Shanahan Fellow @anamikaagr @ noon in the SOCC AND @UWBiology hosts Dr. Ashley Juavinett in HCK 132. Plus @UW_NBIO hosts Marcos Sotomayor of @UChicago on Oct 24th. #neuroscience
🚨Two tenure-track assistant professor positions in the Dept. of Applied Mathematics at the University of Washington. Please apply by 10/31. Details here: mathjobs.org/jobs/list/25055 Please distribute widely! #Neuroscience
🤩CNC grad and @aolab_neuro lab member Katherine P. studies complex movement learning in monkeys (~39 sec). #SfN24 #Neuroscience
🤩CNC grad and @aolab_neuro lab member Katherine P. studies complex movement learning in monkeys (~39 sec). #SfN24 #Neuroscience
We are thrilled for our colleague David Baker who has won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry! David's work shows the awesome power of data and computation in solving problems in biology.
We are thrilled for our colleague David Baker who has won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry! David's work shows the awesome power of data and computation in solving problems in biology.
CNC congratulates John Hopfield and Geoff Hinton on the first Nobel Prize for computational neuroscience!
CNC congratulates John Hopfield and Geoff Hinton on the first Nobel Prize for computational neuroscience!
Looking forward to hosting Samuele Virgili (@sam_virgili) for his talk "Perturbative approach to the retina: Probing feature selectivity of retinal ganglion cells during complex stimulation"! 📢Join us on 10/9, 1:30 pm, Health Sci Blg G328, UW Seattle.
Now accepting applications for the 2025 Shanahan Foundation Fellowship at the Interface of Data & Neuroscience. Apply by December 16 to join the Fall 2025 cohort. alleninstitute.org/careers/intern… #SfN24 @uwcnc
Great thread from @NicoleCRust following her inspiring visit. Leadership from @ruimcosta, @HongkuiZeng, @svoboda314 , @JeremiahYCohen, @AndyHickl is strengthening partnerships between @AllenInstitute and neuroscience at @UW and @UWcnc; a genuinely joyous and exciting time!
Great thread from @NicoleCRust following her inspiring visit. Leadership from @ruimcosta, @HongkuiZeng, @svoboda314 , @JeremiahYCohen, @AndyHickl is strengthening partnerships between @AllenInstitute and neuroscience at @UW and @UWcnc; a genuinely joyous and exciting time!
"Big buzz! @Nature published ~a dozen papers on the most comprehensive map of neuronal connectivity to date, a connectome of a fruit fly brain! The FlyWire consortium includes @UW_NBIO affiliate Forrest Collman and Shanahan Fellow Sven Dorkenwald (@sdorkenw). @FlyWireNews
"Big buzz! @Nature published ~a dozen papers on the most comprehensive map of neuronal connectivity to date, a connectome of a fruit fly brain! The FlyWire consortium includes @UW_NBIO affiliate Forrest Collman and Shanahan Fellow Sven Dorkenwald (@sdorkenw). @FlyWireNews
Great seminar yesterday from the always fascinating Kim Stachenfeld (@neuro_kim)!
We are very excited to welcome Nicole Rust to discuss the future of neuroscience research and its path toward cures. Next Tuesday, 10/1 👇👇
Now accepting applications for the 2025 Shanahan Foundation Fellowship at the Interface of Data & Neuroscience. Apply by December 16 to join the Fall 2025 cohort. alleninstitute.org/careers/intern… #OpenScienceWeek @uwcnc
Thrilled to be hosting Peter Dayan TODAY! Dayan's talk is titled "Tail Risk in Sequential Choice". Hope you can join!
"An exciting opportunity to make fundamental discoveries." 🌟Apply by Dec. 16: alleninstitute.org/careers/intern… to The Shanahan Foundation Fellowship at the Interface of Data and Neuroscience. Experience in #neuroscience is not needed.
This summer, we partnered with @TReNDinAfrica to host a computational neuroscience course, built on Allen Institute tools and data, for 20 students from across the African continent. Simangele Shablala, a Ph.D. student at @UKZN, shares highlights from the course.
Thanks to visitors @anqiwu_angela @tyrell_turing @chklovskii @e_mackevicius Cristina Savin Mike deWeese @HSompolinsky @wwdabney
Thanks to visitors @anqiwu_angela @tyrell_turing @chklovskii @e_mackevicius Cristina Savin Mike deWeese @HSompolinsky @wwdabney
Huge congrats to research associate professor and data science fellow @arokem who received the Education in Neuroimaging Award from the Organization for Human Brain Mapping! @OHBM @UWPsychology

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