Wednesday, June 21, 2006

Call for Progress Reports

Hey Everyone,
Please fill these out and get them to me by June 30 please. That way we can organize them and get everything up for the new students to look at.

Thanks,
Christina

Name:

Email:

Position/Title:

Incoming Year:

Years on Training Grant Funding:

Websites (lab, personal):

Research Interests:

Classes (taken, planning to take next year):

Training (microscopes, animal research, etc):

Methods/Techniques (that you use and could teach someone via collaboration; e.g., "spinal cord coculture" or "microfabrication"):

Conferences (attended, planning to attend):

Meetings and Workshops (NIBIB, etc):

Educational Background (alumni from where, major, minor, concentration):

Lab Experience at JHU (rotations, current lab):

Awards:

Publications at JHU w/ NETI Funding (title/abstracts, links to papers online):

Publications w/o NETI Funding (title/abstracts, links to papers online):

6/14/06: Meeting Minutes

NETI : NeuroEngineering Training Initiative
Meeting Minutes : June 14, 2006


Important Notes / Assignments


1. Curriculum meeting with Dr. Xiaoqin Wang on 6/28: type up a list of classes you've taken, noting the books you needed and the content gleaned and email to Debbie Castillo and Issel Lim by 9p on 6/27. Debbie will send out a reminder / confirmation email for the meeting time next week.

2. Send progress reports to Christina Randall (rchris10@jhu.edu); see specific fields under the meeting minutes.

3. Summer seminar: current students will present current projects for one hour; lunch provided. Misti Marr will send out a schedule this week.

4. Send links for journals, websites, conferences, websites for classes taken to Issel.

5. Officer positions. (If you would like to help out and/or organize a specific event, please let Debbie, Issel, or Misti know.)

Officers
Weekly Meetings: Wednesdays at 1:00p
Seminar Series
Summer: Student Presentations on Rotations/Papers: Misti Marr
Fall: Student/Faculty Presentations on Neuroengineering Opportunities: Issel Lim
Curriculum Meeting with Dr. Xiaoqin Wang on 6/28 at 1p
Type up your curriculum by 6/27
Website: Suggestions
Send content suggestions/links: conferences, seminars, journals, abstracts
Send progress reports to Christina Randall and Issel Lim
Other Updates
NETI: NeuroEngineering Training Initiative
NIH/NIBIB
Lounge
T-Shirts
People Currently on the NETI Grant

NETI : NeuroEngineering Training Initiative
Meeting Minutes : June 14, 2006


Attendees:
Andrew Cassidy, Deborah Castillo, Issel Lim, Misti Marr, Christina Randall, Minnan Xu

Officers
President: Deborah Castillo
Responsibilities:
- Older member who has been on the training grant and can guide/direct/advise new members
- Organizes meeting times

Vice Presidents: Issel Lim (organizational) and Misti Marr (financial)
Responsibilities: Organizational
- Current member who sends out e-mail reminders, takes care of any paperwork, etc.
- PhD Council Representative for BME

Responsibilities: Financial
- Current member who organizes financial aspects, bookkeeping, food, reimbursements.

Secretary: Issel Lim
(In the fall, this position will be held by an incoming first year.)
Responsibilities
- Notes / meeting minutes and sends them out to the club, publicity.

Treasurer: Misti Marr
(In the fall, this position will be passed to an incoming first year.)
Responsibilities
- Handles receipts and reimbursements.

Web Editors: Andrew Cassidy (HTML) and Issel Lim (content/categorization)

Weekly Meetings: Wednesdays at 1:00p
Alternating between the Hopkins campuses.
Misti will send out a sign-up schedule soon.
One of the officers will send out email reminders a day in advance.
JHMI
Talbot 709 / Talbot Library
Ross 529 / Hearing Science Center
Homewood
Clark 110
Maryland 221

Seminar Series
Summer: Student Presentations on Rotations/Papers: Misti Marr
One student per week, presenting work in a seminar format for an hour.
Explain what you’re doing in lab, with pictures/posters/presentations.
Send out a background paper the week before you present.
Misti will email out the schedule; email her with any questions.

1. Misti: scheduling rooms
2. Christina: orders food for Homewood
3. Debbie: orders foods for Med School
4. Lunch will be provided at these seminars.

Fall: Student/Faculty Presentations on Neuroengineering Opportunities: Issel Lim
September:
1. Welcoming new students: group dinner/lunch or picnic.
2. Introductory lectures: three speakers per one hour seminar
a. BME faculty will give an overview of their research, rotation projects, etc.
b. NETI students will give an overview of their research, class advice, etc.
3. Informal journal club, run by the students for the students.


Curriculum Meeting with Dr. Xiaoqin Wang on 6/28 at 1p
Curriculum meeting with Dr. Xiaoqin Wang on 6/28: type up a list of classes you've taken, noting the books you needed and the content gleaned and email to Debbie Castillo and Issel Lim by 9p on 6/27. Debbie will send out a reminder / confirmation email for the meeting time next week.

Type up your curriculum by 6/27.
Include: the classes you've taken, books you've needed or not needed, and a summary of the important points you've gleaned from the class.
These suggestions and notes will be placed on the NETI website after the meeting on 6/28.


Website: Suggestions
Send content suggestions/links to Andrew Cassidy and Issel Lim: conferences, seminars, journals, abstracts
- Thank you to Andrew and Francesco for posting updated information and biosketches.
- Group content by categories: faculty, conferences, etc.
- Include minutes from meetings.
- Change "six classes per semester" to "three to four classes per semester," and list link for BME PhD Handbook (http://www.bme.jhu.edu/academics/phd/phdstudhandbook/coursework.htm) and/or EECS handbook.
- Seminars (a list of seminars on Homewood and JHMI)
- Conferences: group by local or international, and by category
(Christina will send her spreadsheet to Issel and Andrew, who will put it on the site.)
- Curriculum: will list class websites and summaries from the meeting with Dr. Wang
- Journals (email relevant journals/resources/useful links to Issel)
- People:
Each person has his/her own page/profile.
Differentiate between the lab webpage versus the personal webpage.
List abstracts, progress reports.
Send progress reports to Christina Randall and Issel Lim
(Christina will organize these for Dr. Thakor. Issel will edit these and send to Andrew to place on the NETI website.)
Name:
Email:
Position/Title:
Incoming Year:
Years on Training Grant Funding:
Websites (lab, personal):
Research Interests:
Classes (taken, planning to take next year):
Training (microscopes, animal research, etc):
Methods/Techniques (that you use and could teach someone via collaboration; e.g., "spinal cord coculture" or "microfabrication"):
Conferences (attended, planning to attend):
Meetings and Workshops (NIBIB, etc):
Educational Background (alumni from where, major, minor, concentration):
Lab Experience at JHU (rotations, current lab):
Awards:
Publications at JHU w/ NETI Funding (title/abstracts, links to papers online):
Publications w/o NETI Funding (title/abstracts, links to papers online):

Other Updates

NETI: NeuroEngineering Training Initiative
From the "Neuroengineering Training Grant" to the "NeuroEngineering Training Initiative," we are now "NETI." Kudos to Christina for thinking up the title! Now, it's time to go national...

NIH/NIBIB
Misti, Andrew, Christina, and Debbie were planning to go to this meeting, which was last Friday. They can include results from this on their progress reports.

Lounge
We would like to create a space for NETI members to gather and meet, either at JHMI or Homewood, and where we can also store notes or tests from previous classes. If you've got an idea for the lounge (where to put it, what to put in it), send an email to Debbie Castillo, Issel Lim, and Misti Marr.

T-Shirts
If you've got a logo idea for the T-shirt, email Issel. Issel will create a T-shirt this summer, and hopefully have it to the rest of the trainees in September, in time for the BME retreat. Ideas, as well as company information for T-shirt makers, would be quite appreciated.

Tuesday, June 20, 2006

Resources: Neuro Imaging: MRI

I'm currently doing a rotation at the F.M. Kirby Research Center for Functional Brain Imaging, focusing mainly on developing MRI technologies. Here are a few useful overviews on MRI:

Bennett Landman's Introductory Site:
http://iacl.ece.jhu.edu/~bennett/intro.shtml

An overview of MRI from RIT:
http://www.cis.rit.edu/htbooks/mri/inside.htm

Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetic_resonance_imaging

HowStuffWorks:
http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/mri.htm

Emergency Medicine Picture Archiving and Communication System:
http://www.empacs.com/scripts/mainlogin.php

The Whole Brain Atlas:
http://www.med.harvard.edu/AANLIB/home.html

Feel free to comment/post your own links and resources. I'll try to compile them and add them to the neuroengineering website.

Monday, June 19, 2006

Resources: Useful URLs: Administrative

This is a list of useful administrative URLs for fellow Hopkins Neuroengineering Trainees. (Continually updated.)

[Last update: 10/4/06]


Raymond Cheong's Site
(http://www.raymondcheong.com/)
Specifically the Guide to Baltimore
(http://www.raymondcheong.com/Baltimore/index.html)

Aiyah.Org: Issel's Collection
(http://www.aiyah.org/hopkins_urls.html)

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Useful URLs for [Biomedical Engineering] Graduate Students @ Johns Hopkins




NETI: NeuroEngineering Training Initiative

Website: http://neuroengineering.bme.jhu.edu

Google-Group for Students Currently on the Neuroengineering Training Grant:
http://groups.google.com/group/neuroengineering

Google-Group for Students interested in Neuroengineering @ Hopkins:
http://groups.google.com/group/neuroengineering2

Blog:
http://neuroengineering.blogspot.com

Meeting Minutes:
http://neuroengineering.blogspot.com/2006/06/meeting-minutes.html

Useful Scientific Resources: www Links
http://neuroengineering.blogspot.com/2006/06/resources-useful-urls-scientific.html

Useful Administrative Resources: Life at Hopkins and in Baltimore
http://neuroengineering.blogspot.com/2006/06/resources-useful-urls-administrative.html

Questions: neuroengineering[at]gmail[dot]com


Academic

JHU Department of Biomedical Engineering
http://www.bme.jhu.edu/

JHU BME Research Areas
http://www.bme.jhu.edu/research/areas.htm

Johns Hopkins
http://www.jhu.edu

Johns Hopkins Medical Institutes (JHMI)
http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org
http://www.jhmi.edu

Hopkins Medicine Student Home Page
http://student.med.jhmi.edu/index.html

Blackboard: JHMI Coursework
http://courses.med.jhmi.edu

WebCT: Homewood Coursework
http://webct.jhu.edu/

Johns Hopkins Enterprise Directory (JHED)
http://jhed.jhmi.edu/jhed/index.cfm

Neuroengineering Training Program
http://neuroengineering.bme.jhu.edu/

JHMI Academic Calendar
http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/som/Academics/calendar.html

JHMI Academics
http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/som/students/academics/index.html

JHU Office of the Registrar (Homewood)
http://www.jhu.edu/registrar/

BME PhD Coursework
http://www.bme.jhu.edu/academics/phd/phdstudhandbook/coursework.htm

Johns Hopkins University Medical Book Center
http://webmedbooks.com/hopkins/default.aspx

Seminars @ Hopkins
http://webapps.jhu.edu/eventslist/standardtemplate.cfm

Seminars @ JHMI
http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/scical/


Administrative

JHU Pay Stub Information for Direct Deposit
https://essapps.jhu.edu/webapp/FlexBen/FlexBenApp

JHU Registrar Services and Bill
https://registration.jhu.edu/logon.asp

Hopkins Student Employment Services
http://semps.ses.hsa.jhu.edu/stujob/student.cfm?pid=3

Hopkins Professional Development Office (through the School of Public Health )
http://www.jhsph.edu/GER/PDO.html

Hopkins Medicine News / Webnotes
http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/webnotes/


Housing

JHU Housing and Dining Services
http://www.jhu.edu/~hds/

JHU Off-Campus Housing
http://www.jhu.edu/~hds/offcampus/

Baltimore Crime-Mapping
http://141.157.54.34/bpdmaps/police.htm

Live in Baltimore (useful info for living in Baltimore )
http://www.livebaltimore.com/home/
http://www.livebaltimore.com/nb/ (neighborhoods + map)

Baltimore City iMap (lists crime, neighborhoods, roads)
http://maps.baltimorecity.gov/imap/Default.aspx

On-Campus Housing at Reed Hall
http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/housing/Oncampus/

Commercial Apartment Housing Info
http://www.raymondcheong.com/Baltimore/Housing%20Info.doc

Renter's Guide from Mary Pirg
http://www.marypirg.org/renter/renter.html

Listings and Classifieds

City Paper Classifieds
http://classifieds.citypaper.com/classified/default.asp

JHU Gazette
http://www.jhu.edu/~gazette/

Baltimore Sun Classfieds
http://www.baltimoresun.com/classified/realestate/

GRO Forum
http://www.jhu.edu/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/gradro/Ultimate.cgi?action=intro

Baltimore Craigslist
http://baltimore.craigslist.com/

JHMI Market Place
http://oacvbb.monument1.jhmi.edu/forums/


Transportation

JHU Shuttles
http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/security/Transportation/Routes/rteindex.htm

Shuttle Services
http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/security/Transportation/Routes/rteovervw.htm

Homewood-JHMI Shuttle
http://www.jhu.edu/~security/JHMISched.htm

Hopkins Hospital Campus Map
http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/Directions/Campusmap.html

Homewood Campus Parking Map
http://webapps.jhu.edu/jhuniverse/information_about_hopkins/visitor_information/how_to_get_here/homewood_campus/parking.cfm

Hopkins Medicine Parking
http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/gsa/resources/parking.cfm

Maryland Public Transportation (bus, subway, light rail, MARC train)
http://www.mtamaryland.com/index.cfm


Miscellaneous

Overall

Raymond Cheong's Website
http://www.raymondcheong.com/Baltimore/index.html

JHU PhD Council
http://phdcouncil.bme.jhu.edu/

Graduate Representative Organization (GRO)
http://www.jhu.edu/gro/

GRO Guide
http://www.jhu.edu/gro/GROGuide/

GRO Guide to Living in Baltimore
http://www.jhu.edu/gro/life/

Information Technology: Wireless Coverage on Hopkins Campuses
http://it.jhu.edu/networking/wireless/

The Daily Jolt, Hopkins Chapter
http://jhu.dailyjolt.com/
http://jhu.dailyjolt.com/transportation/


Activities & Entertainment

JHMI Graduate Student Newsletter: Restriction Digest
http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/gsa/newsletter/

JHU Promotions and Discounts
http://www.jhu.edu/hr1/fsrp/promo.html

JHMI Cooley Center (Med Campus Gym)
http://www.jhucooleycenter.com/

Homewood Ralph S. O'Connor Recreation Center (Homewood Campus Gym)
http://www.jhu.edu/recreation/

GSA Baltimore Dining and Entertainment Guide
http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/gsa/student_life/dining.cfm

Class of 2008 Guide to Baltimore
http://www.raymondcheong.com/Baltimore/Baltimore%20Guide%20Class%20of%202008.doc

Places to Eat and Study
http://www.raymondcheong.com/Baltimore/Baltimore%20eats.doc
(By Jessica Perniciaro, Gina Westhoff, Rush Chewning)

GSA Student Life
http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/gsa/student_life/

SOM Student Life
http://student.med.jhmi.edu/content/life.html

BME Student Life
http://www.bme.jhu.edu/~bmelife/
(A bit outdated.)

Student Activities and Organizations
http://webapps.jhu.edu/jhuniverse/admissions/student_activities_organizations/


Taxes

IRS Tax Information for Students
http://www.irs.gov/individuals/students/article/0,,id=96780,00.html

IRS Form 1040ES for Estimated Taxes
http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f1040es.pdf

Maryland State Tax Information
http://individuals.marylandtaxes.com/incometax/default.asp

Maryland Form 502D for Estimated Taxes
http://forms.marylandtaxes.com/current_forms/502d.pdf

Resources: Useful URLs: Scientific References

This is a list of blog entries that list useful scientific references on the Internet.

Neuro Imaging
Textbooks

Neuro Imaging
MRI
Resources: Neuro Imaging: MRI
(http://neuroengineering.blogspot.com/2006/06/resources-neuro-imaging-mri_20.html)

Textbooks
NCBI Bookshelf
(http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=books)

Meeting Minutes

The following list links to meeting minutes, as posted on the blog.

6/14/06: Meeting Minutes
(http://neuroengineering.blogspot.com/2006/06/61406-meeting-minutes.html)

8/23/06: Meeting Minutes
(http://neuroengineering.blogspot.com/2006/08/82306-meeting-minutes.html)

2/7/07: Meeting Minutes
(http://neuroengineering.blogspot.com/2007/02/2707-meeting-minutes.html)

2/21/07: Meeting Minutes
(http://neuroengineering.blogspot.com/2007/02/22107-meeting-minutes.html)

6/20/07:
Meeting Minutes

(http://neuroengineering.blogspot.com/2007/06/meeting-minutes-6-20-2007.html)

6/27/07:
Meeting Minutes

(http://neuroengineering.blogspot.com/2007/06/meeting-minutes-6-27-2007.html)

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NETI: NeuroEngineering Training Initiative

Hello, All!

Welcome to the NETI Blog. "NETI" is the Neuroengineering Training Initiative, the developing chapter of neuroengineering at Johns Hopkins University. We are funded by the NIH's NeuroEngineering Training Grant, with Dr. Nitish Thakor and Dr. Eric Young.

This blog will host updates on meetings, fun events, information, resources, etc.

Website: http://neuroengineering.bme.jhu.edu

Google-Group:
http://groups.google.com/group/neuroengineering

Blog:
http://neuroengineering.blogspot.com

Meeting Minutes:
http://neuroengineering.blogspot.com/2006/06/meeting-minutes.html

Johns Hopkins University:
http://www.jhu.edu/

JHMI: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
http://www.jhmi.edu

WSE: Whiting School of Engineering
http://engineering.jhu.edu/

BME: Hopkins Biomedical Engineering
http://www.bme.jhu.edu/">

Useful Scientific Resources: www Links
http://neuroengineering.blogspot.com/2006/06/resources-useful-urls-scientific.html

Useful Administrative Resources: Life at Hopkins and in Baltimore
http://neuroengineering.blogspot.com/2006/06/resources-useful-urls-administrative.html

Questions: neuroengineering[at]gmail[dot]com