Manuel Solino Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Hi everyone, I’m Manuel, I’m a PhD student from Buenos Aires. I feel that this platform is a great oportunity for researchers from our background to boost our work by contacting us with so many good researchers. I also feel that the lectures can an inspiration to keep the hard work that is to research in latam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccheatham Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 The Latin American Training Advisory Group reviews the evaluations from the course. We also share the recommendations with the organizers of the course and with future organizers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guadalupegomar3 Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Thanks Cynthia! and thanks for being very helpful during all the duration of the LATP program! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dulce Arzate Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Hi, Daylin! I completely agree with you, in our countries is very difficult to get funds. It is always helpful to learn tips and know another grant sources Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giovanne Diniz Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Hello Cynthia! That’s great to know! It would be great if SfN could include the students at some point of that process after the evaluation, maybe even with a topic here in Neuronline talking about those recommendations!!! I’m sure I could learn a lot from those and apply them to scientific events I organize here at my home institution! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dulce Arzate Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Hi, Manuel! Welcome! It’s great to know your have enjoyed the lectures! What is your research about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccheatham Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 A good suggestion to consider for future courses! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manuel Solino Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 I work on retinal degeneration with focus on adenosine and the encocannabinoid systems as potential therapeutic targets. My PhD ends next year I’m still considering where to go next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guadalupegomar3 Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Yes, I thinks this kind of subjects are very useful for us. Specially because it is hard to know how they function outside of our countries. I would like to go deeper in this kind of topics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dulce Arzate Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Congrats! You should consider begin to look for postdoctoral positions abroad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jflorbustos Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 What I believe the sould be improved in future LATP programs is to broaden the Microscopy field an Imagging in neuroscience. As I work with neurochemistry, almost purelly, I would like to learn always new techniqus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manuel Solino Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Thanks! I’m beginning to but I’m still not certain. On march I’ll be going to Spain for a short stay, it may be an eye opener. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guadalupegomar3 Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 That are wonderful suggestions! I totally agree about these points. I work with imaging in neuroscience and I would like to hear more about that field on the LATP, gladly at the SFN there were a lot of people in that field and it helped a lot for open my research field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dulce Arzate Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Some years ago the LATP was focused on microscopy and imaging, from optics to confocal and super-resolution. I hope that they can organize a course with some topics about this again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dulce Arzate Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Great! Good luck in Spain. That research stay will definitely help you to decide and open more options Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giovanne Diniz Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 That would be fantastic! As a heavy user of imaging methods, I’d be happy to participate in courses or webinars on that topic! I think it would be great to include in a future School also some AI/Machine Learning/Neural Networks… This is one of the fastest growing topics in science and I’m sure there’s a lot of untapped potential for these tools in neuroscience! To really push that field in LatAm could help us close the gap! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guadalupegomar3 Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Yes, I was aware of this. But as I was suggesting before, I think the program can have an improvement if each year they have the same amounts of talks in different research levels: basic and clinical or translational. So people of any filed can learn about other fields equally. And there can be a little more understanding of different research levels! Also it might be future collaborations! because traditionally this kind of research are seeing like two very different fields and LATP can be a great opportunity of truing to make a bridge between them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manuel Solino Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 I certainly hope it does Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manuel Solino Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 I’d like that too.I love Microscopy and there’s never enough. I’d also enjoy if there was a focus on degenerative diseases of the cns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angiesa0135 Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 This is true Guadalupe, now we know about other groups in Latin-America, to do collaborations in the future in case we have similar interests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janmunozortiz Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 hello everybody I think the LATP should include topics about free software to analyze our results, many times like students we dont have money and access to specialized softwares Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dulce Arzate Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Well, yes, regarding the link between clinical and basic research. Definitely, we should try to get them close. Having an idea about what are they about for people from both sides would help to accomplish this. Thanks for your suggestion, Guadalupe. I hope that organizers that it incount Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dulce Arzate Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Hello, Janeth! I’m sure that organizers will try to incorporate this to the course. There are a lot of interesting topics and helpful tools to neuroscientists that sometimes it’s hard to cover everything in one course. Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guadalupegomar3 Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 That’s an awesome suggestion. Since for example as Dulce was saying there was a very useful imaging course at Mexico some years ago, since they have a lot of expertise in this field. There might be useful to have a LATP organized by many different places over all latin-america, if an institution is more specialized in molecular research they can dress this topic and others can be in charge of the field of their own expertise. This would give people more accurate and very recent updates of each field, and it will encompass all Latin america. Some talks can be done by videoconference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maria A. González-González Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Giovanne, In my group, we work with neural interfaces, electrodes to modulate neuronal activity, and we are planning to bring to México a course in this topic. Hopefully if it has good impact and lets see what happen… may be take it part of the courses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dulce Arzate Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Well, guys, I’m wondering if someone wants to give concluding remarks? Giovanne? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maria A. González-González Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 It was a pleassure ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guadalupegomar3 Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Thanks to SFN for this wonderful opportunity! and thanks to all of your for sharing your knowledge! Let’s keep in touch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dulce Arzate Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 For me, the course and the poster presentation at the annual meeting SfN 2017 have been wonderful experiences. Definitely, my perspective has change and I hope to keep in touch with my classmates and teachers! There is always an opportunity to collaborate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giovanne Diniz Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Sure! I think this was a very productive discussion and maybe we could make this a second time for people who couldn’t be here to join! Feel free to contact me here on Neuronline if you have any doubts or whatever, I’m always open to conversation, and I’m sure the other Fellows feel the same! The LATP is a great opportunity, regardless if you are a Fellow or an Associate! So please spread the word and encourage others to join SfN and apply for this program. Science in Latin America will only improve with our increasing participation and cooperation! I hope everyone had a good time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maria A. González-González Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Thankk you so much for this great opportunity ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dulce Arzate Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Thank you, Giovanne! Of course, you can email us also (arvaz.dm@gmail.com) Happy holidays to everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jflorbustos Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Thank you for the discussion. It great to hear diffrent points of view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manuel Solino Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Thanks everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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