<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Fully funded PhD Position Panzeri Lab
- Computational approaches to study the neural code</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">I am seeking candidates for a PhD
position fully funded (including a full stipend) for 4 years in my laboratory. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">The PhD project can focus on any of the
research topics about neural information processing that are of interest to both
the candidate and my lab, including: developing mathematical analysis methods
and neural network models for studying large scale neural population coding
during cognitive tasks, for studying the neural bases of sensory perception and
decision making, for linking functional to anatomical connectivity with
cellular resolution at the neural population level, and for determining the
best theoretical framework to combine recording of neural activity (calcium
imaging, electrophysiology, EEG) and intervention on it (optogenetics, TMS).</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">My computational neuroscience lab has
developed long-term collaboration with many experimental laboratories including
Christopher Harvey (Harvard Medical School), Tobias Donner (UKE), Tommaso
Fellin (IIT), Mathew Diamond (SISSA), Alex Thiele (Newcastle), Cristina Becchio
(IIT), Alessandro Gozzi (IIT), Mike Lombardo (IIT) and others. The PhD project
will likely involve collaborations with one or more experimental lab. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">The ideal candidate should have a strong
background in numerate sciences, and have a strong propensity for
interdisciplinary research. No extensive previous experience in neuroscience is
needed. However, a keen interest in understanding the brain is essential.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 7.5pt;text-align:justify;line-height:15pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">The deadline for the
formal application is set to <u>May 21th 2021</u>, but quite a bit of paperwork
is needed. Thus, interested candidates are invited to contact me informally by
email (</span><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)"><a href="mailto:stefano.panzeri@gmail.com" style="color:blue">stefano.panzeri@gmail.com</a></span></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">) <u>as soon as possible,</u> by attaching their CV
and briefly explaining their interest in this position, to initiate discussion
about potential PhD projects of interest and to discuss the details of the
formal application process. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">For recent representative publications
please see:</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US">Runyan,
C.A., Piasini, E., Panzeri, S., and Harvey, C.D. (2017). Distinct timescales of
population coding across cortex. <i>Nature</i> 548, 92-96. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US">Panzeri S.,
Harvey, C.D. Piasini, E., Latham, P.E. ,
Fellin, T. (2017) Cracking the neural code for sensory perception by combining
statistics, intervention and behaviour. <i>Neuron</i> 93: 491-507</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US">G. Pica, E.
Piasini, H. Safaai, C.A. Runyan, M.E. Diamond, T. Fellin, C. Kayser, C.D.
Harvey, S. Panzeri, (2017) Quantifying how much sensory information in a neural
code is relevant for behavior, <i>Neural Information Processing Systems</i>
(NIPS) 30, 2017, available online</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US">H. Safaai,
A. Onken, C.D. Harvey, S. Panzeri (2018) Information estimation using
nonparametric copulas. <i>Phys. Rev. E</i>
98, 053302 </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US">E. Chong,
M. Moroni, S. Shoham, S. Panzeri, D. Rinberg (2020) Manipulating synthetic
optogenetic odors reveals the coding logic of olfactory perception. <i>Science</i>
368, 1329. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US">S.
Pashkovski, G. Iurilli, D. Brann, D. Chicharro, K. Drummey, K. Franks, S.
Panzeri, S.R. Datta (2020). Structure and flexibility in cortical
representations of odour space. <i>Nature</i>: 583: 253-258 doi: <a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2451-1" style="color:blue">https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2451-1</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US">J-F Patri,
A. Cavallo, K. Pullar, M. Soriano, M. Valente, A. Koul, A. Avenanti, S.
Panzeri*, C. Becchio* (2020) Transient disruption of the inferior parietal
lobule impairs the ability to attribute intention to action. <i>Current Biology</i>
30: 4594-4605 <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2020.08.104" style="color:blue">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2020.08.104</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US">S.
Trakoshis, P. Martínez-Cañada, … A. Gozzi, S. Panzeri, and M.V. Lombardo (2020)
Intrinsic excitation-inhibition imbalance affects medial prefrontal cortex
differently in autistic men versus women. eLIFE
9: e55684. <a href="http://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.55684">doi.org/10.7554/eLife.55684</a>
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US">D. Ferro,
J. van Kempen, M. Boyd, S. Panzeri*, A. Thiele* (2021) Directed information
exchange between cortical layers in macaque V1 and V4 and its modulation by
selective attention. <i>PNAS</i> 118 (12), e2022097118,
<a href="http://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2022097118">doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2022097118</a> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US">Valente,
A., Pica, G., Bondanelli, G., Moroni, M., Runyan, C.A., Morcos, A., Harvey,
C.D., and Panzeri, S. (2021). Correlations enhance the behavioral readout of
neural population activity in association cortex. <i>Nature Neuroscience</i>,
in press, early preprint available at: </span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://t.co/QJ3aHlTFad" target="_blank" style="color:blue"><span style="font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif;color:rgb(85,153,221);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0cm;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">https://t.co/QJ3aHlTFad</span></a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 7.5pt;text-align:justify;line-height:15pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 7.5pt;text-align:justify;line-height:15pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Stefano Panzeri</span></p>
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