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<p><font face="monospace">Dear friends and colleagues,<br>
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We are pleased to announce that this Saturday, July 5, </font><font
face="monospace">in Florence, Italy, </font><font
face="monospace">we will be hosting a full-day tutorial at
CNS*2025 on "Building Intuitive and Efficient Biophysical Models
with Jaxley and DendroTweaks".<br>
<br>
This tutorial will introduce two new software tools, Jaxley and
DendroTweaks, which provide complementary approaches for
developing detailed biophysical models.<br>
<br>
The tutorial will feature interactive, hands-on sessions using
Jupyter notebooks, where participants will learn how to:<br>
- Build neuronal models with realistic dendritic morphology and
ion channels<br>
- Understand the role of each model parameter through
interactive visualizations<br>
- Refine data and standardize models<br>
- Speed up simulations using a GPU-based simulator<br>
- Optimize model parameters automatically using gradient-based
approaches<br>
- Train networks of biologically realistic neurons to solve
complex tasks, bridging the gap between neuroscience and AI<br>
<br>
This tutorial is open to researchers and students of all levels
interested in computational neuroscience. No prior experience
with biophysical modeling is required. A basic familiarity with
Python is helpful but not necessary.<br>
<br>
Software tools:<br>
Jaxley: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://jaxley.readthedocs.io/">https://jaxley.readthedocs.io/</a><br>
DendroTweaks: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://dendrotweaks.dendrites.gr/">https://dendrotweaks.dendrites.gr/</a><br>
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Speakers and organizers: Spyridon Chavlis, Michael Deistler,
Kyra L Kadhim, Roman Makarov<br>
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Schedule:<br>
09:00 – 09:15 Welcome and general introduction<br>
09:15 – 10:10 Building single-neuron models with DendroTweaks<br>
10:10 – 10:40 Coffee break<br>
10:40 – 12:00 Exploring models in DendroTweaks GUI<br>
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch break<br>
13:00 – 14:30 Building single-cell and network models in Jaxley<br>
14:30 – 15:00 Coffee break<br>
15:00 – 16:00 Optimizing biophysical models with Jaxley<br>
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See more here:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://cns2025florence.sched.com/event/25kVa/building-intuitive-and-efficient-biophysical-models-with-jaxley-and-dendrotweaks">https://cns2025florence.sched.com/event/25kVa/building-intuitive-and-efficient-biophysical-models-with-jaxley-and-dendrotweaks</a><br>
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We are looking forward to seeing you in Florence.<br>
<br>
On behalf of the organizers,<br>
Spiros Chavlis</font><br>
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<b>Spyridon Chavlis, PhD</b>
Postdoctoral Researcher and Systems Administrator
Poirazi Lab
Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IMBB)
Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH)
Nikolaou Plastira, 100
GR 70013
Heraklion, Crete, Greece
Tel: (+30) 2810 39 1264
Εmail: <a href="mailto:schavlis@imbb.forth.gr"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">schavlis@imbb.forth.gr</a>
Webpage: <a href="https://www.dendrites.gr">dendrites.gr</a></p></pre>
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