Connectionists: Postdoctoral position in computational analyses of calcium imaging data, IIT (Italy)

[Stefano Panzeri]

Profs Tommaso Fellin (IIT, Genoa, Italy) and Stefano Panzeri (UKE, Hamburg,
Germany) are seeking candidates for a fully funded postdoctoral position in
computational neuroscience  at the Italian Institute of technology.

The successful candidate will conduct research in the experimental Optical
Approaches to Brain Functions Group led by Fellin at ITT (
https://www.iit.it/it/web/optical-approaches-to-brain-function) in close
collaboration with the computational laboratory of Panzeri at UKE
(Department of Excellence for Neural Information Processing
https://www.uke.de/english/departments-institutes/institutes/department-of-excellence-for-neural-information-processing/index.html).


We will investigate, by developing and using advanced data analysis methods
and biophysically plausible network models, how populations of neurons and
of astrocytes in the brain interact to encode information and use it to
produce appropriate behaviors.



Our laboratories have established a close and fruitful
experimental-theoretical collaboration for a decade, and offer a wide range
of interdisciplinary expertise in computational neuroscience, including
both advanced neural analysis techniques and neural network modeling.  We
also offer thriving research environments, including many international
collaborations several funded by the NIH Brain Initiative, the Simons
Foundation, the European Union. This gives successful candidates strong
opportunities for interdisciplinary training and scientific growth.



We seek candidates holding a PhD in a numerate or neuroscientific
discipline, with a solid computational background and a keen interest in
neuroscience. They must be highly motivated and creative individuals who
want to work in a dynamic, multi-disciplinary research environment and be
willing to interact with both experimental and theoretical neuroscientists.



The job is available from May 2023 and applications will be considered as
soon as they are received. Candidates are encouraged to email us (
tommaso.fellin at iit.it and stefano.panzeri at gmail.com) as soon as possible,
to inform us of the interest for the position and initiate a discussion
about research projects.



For recent publications from our labs relevant to this project, see:

Panzeri S, et al (2022) The structures and functions of correlations in
neural population codes. *Nature Reviews Neuroscience* 23: 551-567

Curreli S, et al (2022) Complementary encoding of spatial information in
hippocampal astrocites. PLoS Biology 20: e3001530.

Valente, M. et al (2021), Correlations enhance the behavioral readout of
neural population activity in association cortex. *Nature Neuroscience*,
24, 975–986



Sità, et al A deep-learning approach for online cell identification and
trace extraction in functional two-photon calcium imaging. Nat Commun 13,
1529 (2022)


Antonini A, et al (2020)  Extended field-of-view ultrathin microendoscopes
for high-resolution two-photon imaging with minimal invasiveness *eLife*
 9:e58882.



Panzeri S, et al (2017) Cracking the neural code for sensory perception by
combining statistics, intervention and behaviour. *Neuron* 93: 491-507



Pica G. et al (2017) Quantifying how much sensory information in a neural
code is relevant for behavior, *Neural Information Processing Systems
(NeurIPS 2017)*



Thanks



Stefano Panzeri and Tommaso Fellin
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