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The general goal is to achieve a deeper understanding of natural image statistics because from this knowledge it should be possible to explain the behavior of the visual cortex and propose new alternatives in a number of applications in image processing and computer vision in which the basic problem is the choice of an appropriate signal representation. The range of basic and applied topics in which we are currently working include: * Mathematical models of human vision * Statistical image models * Image distortion metrics * Image coding * Motion estimation * Video coding * Image restoration * Color representation

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The Computation and Neural Systems degree program is organized jointly by the Division of Biology, the Division of Engineering and Applied Science, and the Division of Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy. It is the program''s objective to provide a broad knowledge of this inherently multidisciplinary field, while at the same time requiring an appropriate depth of knowledge in the particular field of the thesis research. For example, a student working on cooperative circuits for early visual processing will also develop an in-depth knowledge of the anatomy and electrophysiology of early visual areas and a knowledge of visual psychophysics. A student working on olfactory cortex electrophysiology and its simulation would include the study of concurrent processing and the ethology of olfaction, and the relevant knowledge of dynamical and collective systems. A student working on the theory of complex systems could study collective and statistical properties of physics as well as the anatomical and algorithmic structure of biological and applied networks. Sponsors: The computational and neural systems is funded by the California Institute of Technology.

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An educational site providing accessible information about how the brain works and how people learn

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IEEE is the worlds largest professional association advancing innovation and technological excellence for the benefit of humanity. IEEE and its members inspire a global community to innovate for a better tomorrow through its highly cited publications, conferences, technology standards, and professional and educational activities. IEEE is the trusted voice for engineering, computing and technology information around the globe. Through its global membership, IEEE is a leading authority on areas ranging from aerospace systems, computers and telecommunications to biomedical engineering, electric power and consumer electronics among others. Members rely on IEEE as a source of technical and professional information, resources and services. To foster an interest in the engineering profession, IEEE also serves student members in colleges and universities around the world. Other important constituencies include prospective members and organizations that purchase IEEE products and participate in conferences or other IEEE programs. IEEE has: -more than 375,000 members in more than 160 countries; 45 percent of whom are from outside the United States -more than 80,000 student members -329 sections in ten geographic regions worldwide -1,860 chapters that unite local members with similar technical interests -1,789 student branches in 80 countries -483 student branch chapters at colleges and universities -390 affinity groups -- IEEE Affinity Groups are non-technical sub-units of one or more Sections or a Council. The Affinity Group patent entities are Consultants'' Network, Graduates of the Last Decade (GOLD), Women in Engineering (WIE) and Life Members (LM) IEEE''s core purpose is to foster technological innovation and excellence for the benefit of humanity. It will be essential to the global technical community and to technical professionals everywhere, and be universally recognized for the contributions of technology and of technical professionals in improving global conditions., THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE. Documented on September 16,2025.

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Information and human resource exchange services for academia and industries, professional and commercial societies from major industrial sectors and academic organizations. Events: Annual Drug Discovery Science & Technology (IDDST), World DNA and Genome Day celebrating the discovery of DNA double helix structure, Life science Forum, World AIDS Day, Pepcon Conference, iBio and World Cancer Congress.

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Extensible, scriptable, pythonic software tool for visualization and analysis in structural neuroimaging research on many spatial scales. Employing the Connectome File Format, diverse data such as networks, surfaces, volumes, tracks and metadata are handled and integrated. The field of Connectomics research benefits from recent advances in structural neuroimaging technologies on all spatial scales. The need for software tools to visualize and analyze the emerging data is urgent. The ConnectomeViewer application was developed to meet the needs of basic and clinical neuroscientists, as well as complex network scientists, providing an integrative, extensible platform to visualize and analyze Connectomics data. With the Connectome File Format, interlinking different datatypes such as hierarchical networks, surface data, volumetric data is easy and might provide new ways of analyzing and interacting with data. Furthermore, ConnectomeViewer readily integrates with: * ConnectomeWiki: a semantic knowledge base representing connectomics data at a mesoscale level across various species, allowing easy access to relevant literature and databases. * ConnectomeDatabase: a repository to store and disseminate Connectome files.

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Develops improved methods in analytical chemistry and bioinformatics to capture and utilize metabolomic data. These tools are employed to understand, which parts of larger biochemical networks respond to genetic perturbation or environmental stress.

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This resource is geared towards providing educational video in various fields. All the videos are compiled from various sources and are freely accessible. Some of the topics covered are: - Business - Education - Engineering - Fine Arts & Design - Health & Medicine - History - Humanities - Journalism & Media - Law - Literature - Mathematics - Science - Social Science Sponsors: This resource is supported by YouTube, LLC.

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THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE, documented on January 28,2022. College of Veterinary Medicine Summer Veterinary Student Research Fellowship (SVSRF) Program provides stipends to first- and second-year professional veterinary students for a 12-week summer research experience. The purpose of the program is to introduce veterinary students to research in the hope that some will find this an attractive career option. The student fellows conduct full-time research during a 12-week period in the summer, with the advice and direction of a Faculty Mentor. An orientation to veterinary and biomedical research and the SVSRF program is provided at the beginning of the summer. Weekly lunch seminars and field trips to other research sites broaden and enrich the student''s exposure to veterinary research. The Program concludes with a Research Conference, during which the students present reports on their research activities, and a closing banquet. Student fellows are also strongly encouraged to participate in the Merck-Merial-NIH Veterinary Scholars Symposium with students from over 20 other colleges of veterinary medicine. Sponsor: The program is supported by Texas A&M University

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A cloud platform for next-generation sequencing analysis.

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It is a dictionary for terminology used in the study of human and animal vision. It includes terms from the areas of biological and machine vision, visual psychophysics, visual neuroscience and other related fields. Sponsors: Visionary is sponsored by Educational Software for Autism.

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The program seeks to help veterinary students become biomedical researchers. A secondary goal is to provide research experience to veterinary students interested in careers in laboratory animal medicine and/or pathology. Previous participants were veterinary students at Colorado State University, Cornell University, Kansas State University, Michigan State University, North Carolina State University, Ohio State University, Purdue University, Tufts University, Tuskegee University, University of California, University of Illinois, University of Tennessee, Washington State University, and Western University. The Program consists of workshops on research-related topics, a veterinary student journal club, sessions on research career development for veterinarians, an individual research project, and a veterinary student research symposium. The research project is the most important part of the Program. The goals of the research project are to have students address a significant experimental question, work independently and with other researchers, and produce and publish results. Students are matched with a preceptor (see list of faculty below) according to research interests. The preceptor outlines a focused project for the student to perform in their laboratory. Students become completely involved in their assigned laboratory participating in laboratory meetings and social events, attending seminars with other members of their laboratory, and working on their research project at least 40 hours/week.

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The BRITE Veterinary Student Program provides DVM students interested in research with a subsidized, in-depth mentored research experience. The opportunity can be used to gain research experience, to obtain an MS, or to jump-start a DVM/PhD program. The BRITE veterinary student program is designed to expose DVM students to hypothesis-driven research activities, methodologies involved in design and execution of laboratory experiments and ethical issues pertinent to biomedical research, at a formative stage of their veterinary education. BRITE veterinary students are given a unique opportunity to utilize the rigorous didactic basic science training obtained during the first two years of the professional curriculum in pursuit of a research problem relevant to human and animal health. Sponsors: The program is funded by Kansas State University.

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The Comparative Biomedical Sciences Graduate Degree program provides exceptional graduate research training in core areas of animal and human health including genomics, immunology, molecular and cellular biology, physiology, infectious disease, neuroscience, pharmacology and toxicology, and oncology. Seventy-five faculty members in a diverse number of UW departments including Bacteriology, Biochemistry, Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Medicine, Oncology, Pathology, Radiology in addition to the 4 departments of the School of Veterinary Medicine are trainers in the program. These internationally recognized professors, as well as the integrative nature of our program, provide outstanding and unique research opportunities for our students. Because the University of Wisconsin is consistently ranked as one of the best 10 graduate institutions in the nation, the strength of our program is not only due to the superb research and teaching of our faculty but also due to the University as a whole. Approximately 55 students, most of whom are Ph.D. candidates, are currently enrolled in the program. Research strategies and academic curricula are tailored to the specific needs of each individual student. Graduates from our program are highly successful in the biotechnology industry and at top-ranked research institutions in the U.S. and abroad. The Comparative Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program offers a diverse number of research opportunities in multiple fields of study. A brief description of some of the major areas of research being performed by faculty affiliated with the Comparative Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program is provided below. Use the pull down menu above or click on the heading to find faculty members doing research in these areas. Sponsors: CBMS is supported by the University of Wisconsin

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An institutional training program to train veterinarians in conducting research. The program trains veterinarians in acquiring the skills of a researcher as they undergo a specific M.S. or Ph.D program. The program urges graduates to take part in research concerning animal models of infectious diseases, immunology, and nutrition, among other health topics.

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THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE. Documented on April 12,2024. Software application for pedigree drawing (entry from Genetic Analysis Software)

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The aim of the Summer Scholars Program is to provide veterinary medical students the opportunity to explore the world of biomedical research, develop and complete a biomedical research project during the summer. The intent is to engage students in a creative, problem-solving research activity and to provide a learning experience that will lead to the discovery of new knowledge in an area of their choosing and identify potential pathways to a career in biomedical research. Research plans will be developed by students with faculty mentor input, on any topic of interest to the student and likely to lead to the discovery of new information. Example topics are: immunology and infectious diseases, cancer biology, molecular epidemiology, experimental studies focused on nutrition and obesity, pharmacology, environmental toxicology, mechanisms of pathogenesis, zoonoses, biomechanics, cardiovascular pathophysiology, and others. The mentor and other advisors will provide guidance to students and an assessment of progress. Students will provide at completion of the study, an oral presentation of their results to their colleagues and all mentors and a presentation of results via posters at the annual Merial NIH National Veterinary Scholars Symposium, to be held in 2010 at the University of Georgia, and at the LSU Phi Zeta Research Emphasis Day. It is noteworthy that one Summer Scholar won an award at the 2008 LSU Phi Zeta Research Emphasis Day. LSU Students will receive elective credit in the curriculum (VMED 5010 or VMED 5463) for successful completion of the program. Students will be strongly encouraged to work with their mentors to publish their findings in peer-reviewed journals separately or as a smaller piece of work with their mentors. Sponsors: The program is funded by a Merial Foundation grant and an NIH T35 training grant.

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Laboratory animals are used in nearly half of all research projects supported by the National Institutes of Health. Significant needs exist at the national level for skilled scientists trained to work with and interpret the data generated from the use of rodent animal models. In response to this national need a research training program has been established through funding by the National Centers for Research Resources to provide an environment for veterinarians (D.V.M. or V.M.D.) and D.V.M./Ph.D.''s to effectively utilize mouse models of human disease. Specifically, veterinarian scientists are trained in state of-the-art molecular and cellular techniques to systematically evaluate the mechanistic pathobiology and phenotype of experimental mouse models of human disease. The training program is coordinated through an established graduate program in the College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of VeterinaryBiosciences and supported by a unified group of basic and clinical scientists with ongoing collaborative programs at The Ohio State University and Children''s Hospital. The scientists have expertise in endocrinology, infectious disease, genetics, oncology, molecular biology, immunology, physiology, biochemistry, and pathology. Trainees gain knowledge and skills to fully understand and evaluate pathophysiologic alterations of murine models of human disease through both didactic coursework and applied training in pathology and molecular biology. In addition, trainees interact with our multidisciplinary faculty to identify the range of research problems that use murine models. They acquaint themselves with the ongoing basic and clinical research studies in the laboratories and clinical sites of the participating faculty, and select a research problem that utilizes a murine model for endpoint evaluation. Following the selection of a preceptor and research problem, the trainee participates in the design and performance of experiments, as well as analysis and presentation of data regarding a murine model. Trainees develop skills in clinical, gross, and histologic pathology, molecular and immunologic techniques, and use transgenic and immunodeficient mouse models to identify and characterize alterations in embryonic and postnatal development. Therefore, trainees acquire a broad background in molecular biology, genetics, pathology, laboratory animal medicine, as well as research design methodology to fulfill national needs in the development of skilled scientists in mouse pathobiology. :Sponsors: Mouse Pathology Training Grant is funded by the National Centers for Research Resources.

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The mission of the CCMTR is to promote scientific discovery and facilitate its clinical application to achieve the goal of improving the health of animals and humans. The needs of the patients direct the emphasis of basic research, patient samples provide the critical resource to investigate the basis of disease, and patient participation in clinical studies is required to generate the evidence needed to apply new drugs, vaccines and technology to the broader patient population. Initiatives at the Center are designed to develop the multidisciplinary teams necessary to bring an idea from the lab to the patient. The Center is home to service cores that provide advanced technology, collect and store clinical patient samples, and perform clinical trials to validate new medical interventions. North Carolina State University''s College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) is a dynamic community whose members are dedicated to preparing veterinarians and veterinarian scientists while advancing animal and human health from the cellular level through entire ecosystems.

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Program provides advanced graduate training to veterinarians who wish to pursue careers in comparative medicine. Trainees may combine one year of residency training in clinical, administrative and diagnostic laboratory animal medicine with two or more years of research training. Alternatively, trainees with experience in laboratory animal medicine, comparative pathology or related disciplines may begin research training at the time of admission. Training is designed to prepare individuals for a variety of careers including comparative medicine research, clinical and administrative laboratory animal medicine and comparative and diagnostic laboratory animal pathology. Students may either pursue an MS or PhD. Research opportunities are available in several areas including infectious disease, pathology, molecular biology, mouse biology and cardiovascular physiology. Resources available include the University of Missouri Office of Animal Resources (OAR) and Research Animal Diagnostic Laboratory (RADIL) and Mutant Mouse and Rat Resource and Research Centers. The University of Missouri Comparative Medicine Program (CMP) is post Doctor of Veterinary Medicine training that combines graduate residency training, course work and research. Trainees with relevant experience in laboratory animal medicine or comparative pathology may pursue research training without residency training. In the residency year of training, two rotations are performed: diagnostic laboratory animal pathology in the Research Animal Diagnostic Laboratory (RADIL); clinical medicine and animal resource management in the Office of Animal Resources (OAR). The remaining two to four years focus on research training under an established investigator. After three years, trainees successfully fulfilling program requirements receive a certificate of residency training. MS students complete their program while PhD students continue to pursue research training. Sponsors: CMP is supported by the University of Missouri comparative, medicine, veterinarian, residency, training, clinical, administrative, diagnostic, laboratory, animal, pathology, cardiovascular, molecular, biology, mouse, physiology

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