IN-FET project: our second review meeting was very successfully!!! Thank you all, especially our PO and our 4 experts! @meekeee @JannisMeents @ka_sigi @RenaudJolivet @claudio_verardo @federicoleva @EUeic @NiccoloCalcini @PPalestri @Sissaschool pic.twitter.com/rd6H0cYYRM
— IN-FET Project (@fet_in) March 9, 2023
Congrats to @claudio_verardo, key collaborator of our https://t.co/MQZE53ATh7 project: best master thesis award, in memory of Vincenzo Tagliasco. pic.twitter.com/3blaMckmTZ
— IN-FET Project (@fet_in) September 23, 2022
@meekeee talks about neuroprosthetics at a local science outreach event, organised at @UniTrieste #infet project @fet_eu pic.twitter.com/mVJSKYI5vr
— IN-FET Project (@fet_in) June 9, 2022
Thank you all #INFET project partners (https://t.co/ZrPItXC4KN) for the fruitful time spent together @Sissaschool over the past two days, at our consortium meeting @fet_eu pic.twitter.com/Xf7yIHZFRk
— IN-FET Project (@fet_in) June 9, 2022
# TriesteNext @Sissaschool pic.twitter.com/urjhF6riAX
— Michele Giugliano (@meekeee) September 24, 2021
Science or science fiction? Talking about #AI and microchip in the brain at #TriesteNext with our scientists
— SISSA (@Sissaschool) September 26, 2021
Michele Giugliano @meekeee
Diletta Pozzi Davide Zoccolan Luca Heltai and Chiara Sabelli @chiara_sabelli https://t.co/2oEGjaOm4i pic.twitter.com/z9EBxpaTg4
We are enjoining our joint #FET meeting with @fet_in very much, and curious to know more about "Ionic Neuromodulation For #Epilepsy Treatment": today meeting coordinator Michele Giugliano @Sissaschool is stressing some common points and the differences between the two concepts. pic.twitter.com/vksWum0Okh
— HERMES-FET (@HERMES_FET) March 30, 2021
Today at 11:20, I and Simona Cerrato (@Sissaschool Medialab) will be guest of radio show RADAR @Rai #fvg. Live here: https://t.co/jaQQz42EwP
— Michele Giugliano (@meekeee) February 23, 2021
We'll talk about SISSA's Student Day of Thursday and of the dialogue between biological and silicon neurons. https://t.co/3PKth3s9k5
Live fra pochi minuti https://t.co/j6YYwnqDFm @leganerd @fet_in Parliamo di fantascienza e Neuroscienze!
— Michele Giugliano (@meekeee) January 20, 2021
It has been an excellent workshop!! Thank you, everyone! https://t.co/GeNQ1LmKLi
— Michele Giugliano (@meekeee) January 14, 2021
A new approach to #neuromodulation: read about the purpose of the IN-FET project summarised here! #epilepsy #nanotechnologies #nanoelectronics @meekeee @JannisMeents @RenaudJolivet @Valebio83 pic.twitter.com/Pl2aD2RIgp
— IN-FET Project (@fet_in) December 14, 2020
Here you can watch the recorded video of the round table "At the interface of #AI, #Neuroscience and Policy" at the Marie Curie Alumni Association Virtual Conference - Research & Democracy !!! https://t.co/0EtLuOiyoY @meekeee @RenaudJolivet
— IN-FET Project (@fet_in) November 25, 2020
Read a brief account of our workshop on AI, Neuroscience and Policy down here 👇🏻. We talked about these issues with @nadia_metoui, @meekeee and @r_chavarriaga!@fet_in https://t.co/JPrenWvb1a
— Renaud Jolivet (@RenaudJolivet) November 13, 2020
Just accepted in iScience!@meekeee https://t.co/02xJN3w685
— Michela Chiappalone (@BrainBowProject) September 24, 2020
Did you miss our talk at the Science in the city Festival #esof2020 about #Nanotechnologies and #nanoelectronics to cure the brain? No worries! Follow this link https://t.co/Uqj7NLp37F and watch the video (in italian), then subscribe to our Youtube channel!
— IN-FET Project (@fet_in) September 10, 2020
Registratevi numerosi e scoprite le "Nanotecnologie e Nanoelettronica per curare il cervello" @fet_in https://t.co/Gf0wxdp0vr @Eventbrite
— Valentina Perrera (@Valebio83) August 26, 2020
A fantastic series of events happening in Trieste! https://t.co/6FCXS0gju5 Also In-Fet Project @fet_in will be on stage on the 2nd September!!!! @meekeee https://t.co/Q3GzImEaRG
— Valentina Perrera (@Valebio83) August 19, 2020
Hello everybody! What do you immediately think when you hear the word #neuroprosthetics? What futuristic outcome of neuroprosthetics' research do you envisage? What do you think should neuroprosthetics' research focus on nowadays? @AcademicChatter @OpenAcademics
— IN-FET Project (@fet_in) August 4, 2020
The Webmagazine of The University of Modena and Reggio Emilia dedicated to our FET project an article! Find it here (article in italian) ''Oltre i confini: quattro progetti tra nanoelettronica, nanotecnologie e neuroscienze''. To read it, follow this link https://t.co/NaxvsoXo0q
— IN-FET Project (@fet_in) July 28, 2020
------ ===== News and Events ===== On February 22nd 2024, Michele Giugliano has been invited as a speaker to [[https://www.nanoge.org/Neuronics/home|Neuronics Conference]] in Valencia (Spain). {{youtube>yckTKtevUyI?large}} ------ On September 11th 2023, Prof. Dr. Luca SELMI organized a joint event (i.e. involving three EIC projects: IN-FET, CROSSBRAIN, and BeFerroSynaptic) at the prestigious [[https://www.esscirc-essderc2023.org/emulating-listening-communicating-neurons|ESSDERC 2023]] conference in Lisbon (Portugal). {{:f5u-347woai3ski.jpeg?400|}} ------ On September 29th 2021, Michele Giugliano has been invited to the weekly podcast (in live streaming) by [[https://www.sanofi.it|Sanofi]] e di [[https://startupitalia.eu|Startupitalia]]. {{youtube>Ac-l-hz9qLo?large}} ------ On September 26th 2021, during [[https://www.triestenext.it|Trieste Next]], Michele Giugliano participated to a round table on //Artificial Intelligence and Neuroprosthetics: science fiction or reality?//. The event has been directed to the general public and it was held both in presence and streamed online. {{youtube>kyVB3H5uv3k?large}} ------ On September 23rd 2021, the Italian newspaper ‘’Corriere della Sera’’ explaining the scope of the project IN-FET. "Corriere" website also published the [[https://www.corriere.it/salute/ehealth/21_settembre_23/epilessia-parkinson-si-studia-possibilita-curarli-utilizzando-pacemaker-nanoparticelle-ffd9fd76-1ae5-11ec-8604-8b77798ec285.shtml|article]]. {{corriere-23-09-21_bis.png?300}} {{corriere-23-09-21.pdf|pdf version}} ------ On April 15th 2021, international day of researchers, Michele Giugliano has been very briefly interviewed by the RAI, the Italian TV broadcasting company. {{screenshot_2021-04-15_at_19.01.01.png?400}} Read [[https://www.ansa.it/friuliveneziagiulia/notizie/2021/04/14/ansaricerca-fvg-studi-poli-eccellenza-ma-pochi-fondi_86ebdd39-91d1-41eb-82f5-9ff8e56a6575.html|here]] an extended account of the interview and here the longer press release: {{ansa_april2021.pdf}} ------ On February 25th 2021, SISSA organised the "Student Day" in a digital format. Michele Giugliano and his colleagues animated a panel discussing a dialogue between artificial and biological neurons. This discussion panel was aimed at high-school students from participating schools, disseminating the latest discoveries in the fields of neuroscience and machine learning. Watch it here: {{youtube>LjQCrdWmkLk?large}} ------ On February 23rd 2021, Simona Cerrato (SISSA Medialab) and **Michele GIUGLIANO (SISSA)** have been guests of the radio show [[http://www.sedefvg.rai.it/dl/portali/site/programmi/PublishingBlock-09091aa7-e62c-4e2e-9fd6-44195372802d.html?prog=ContentItem-af7808a3-4f5d-4f57-bf6d-3ca0b072744c&refresh_ce|RADAR]] from the Italian Rai broadcasting. We announced the forthcoming SISSA's Student Day and the science dialogue between silicon neurons and biological neurons, featured at that event. Listen to it here: {{youtube>tSJpPpzx2dI?large}} ------ On January 20th 2021, **Michele GIUGLIANO (SISSA)** was live, hosted by [[https://leganerd.com/author/radio-gente-nerd|Alessio Vissani]], on the **Eureka!** [[https://leganerd.com/2021/01/21/eureka-14-quando-la-fantascienza-diventa-scienza/ |weekly science podcast]] of the italian magazine [[https://LegaNerd.com|Lega Nerd]]. Watch it here: {{youtube>EcY0J9QLfxA?large}} Lega Nerd is a well known Italian magazine of "nerd/geek" youngster culture in Italy, established more than 10 years ago. It is based on crowdsourcing and characterised by an informal and friendly style. {{leganerd_fb.jpeg?300}} {{whatsapp_image_2021-01-20_at_11.30.38.jpeg?400}} ------ On January 14th 2021, **Michele Giugliano (SISSA)** and **Valentina Perrera (SISSA)** organised together with the entire IN-FET consortium a workshop on Scientific Communication and Responsible Research and Innovation. Watch it again below, in case you missed it! {{youtube>pPfVIXMuGzE?large}} ------ On November 6th 2020, **Michele Giugliano (SISSA)** and **Renaud Jolivet (UNIGE)** (remotely) participated to a workshop on //AI, Neuroscience and Policy//, organised by members of the [[https://www.mariecuriealumni.eu|Marie Curie Alumni Association]]. Have you missed it? Read a summary of the workshop [[https://medium.com/marie-curie-alumni/live-from-the-mcaa-virtual-conference-5e5a3114772c|here]] or watch again the session below!! {{youtube>kvPMzET9cOU?large}} ------ On September 2nd 2020, the IN-FET consortium organised a science outreach event at the [[https://scienceinthecity2020.eu/en/programme/|Science in the city festival]], focusing on [[https://events.scienceinthecity2020.eu/en/nanotechnologies-and-nanoelectronics-to-cure-the-brain|Nanotechnologies and Nanoelectronics to Cure the Brain]]. **Michele Giugliano (SISSA)**, **Pierpaolo Palestri (IUNET-UNIUD)**, and **Luca Selmi (IUNET-UNIMORE)** gave three brief talks chaired and moderated by **Valentina Perrera (SISSA)**. Check the festival's [[https://scienceinthecity2020.eu/en/programme/|website]] to discover the programme or watch again our event below!! {{youtube>sHSjptNfqb8?t=10?large}} ------ In the June 24th 2020 issue of the Italian [[https://www.panorama.it/abbonati/Inchieste/parkinson-una-svolta-nelle-cure|Panorama magazine]], the IN-FET project was featured, with a brief interview to **Michele Giugliano (SISSA)** on future novel treatments for Parkinson. {{ :ebwdrvdxkaipxci.jpeg?1100 |}} ------ The [[webmagazine_unimodena|Webmagazine]] of the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia gave coverage to the IN-FET project! [[webmagazine_unimodena|{{screenshot_2020-12-22_at_18.52.29.png?300}}]] ------ On February 13th 2020, **Michele Giugliano (SISSA)** contributed to the [[https://www.sissa.it/visite-le-scuole|SISSA for Schools]] programme, participating to the **Open Day for School Students**. Watch again the coverage of the event by the Italian National Broadcasting TV (RAI), where **Michele Giugliano** was very briefly interviewed !! {{youtube>Mjz4VCeKKsM?large}} ------ Click [[pressrelease1|here]] for our "kick-off" press release launched on February 2020. ------ ===== Jobs ===== === Call for Applications: Postdoctoral Researcher position on neuronal network electrophysiology and neuroengineering, at SISSA (Trieste, Italy) === A full-time position is available in the Lab for Neuronal Dynamics of the Neuroscience Area at SISSA (The International School of Advanced Studies) in Trieste (Italy). The topic is in “Experimental validation and electrophysiological support to the development of novel technologies for recording and manipulating the electrical activity of neurons”. Funded by EC on "Ionic Neuromodulation For Epilepsy Treatment (IN-FET)", it is a multidisciplinary collaboration with world-class partners, including IBM Research Zurich, Maastricht University, Sheffield Univ., Udine and Reggio Emilia Universities. **Fields of the research activity:** In vitro electrophysiology, patch-clamp and arrays of microelectrodes, cell and tissue culturing, analysis and interpretation of experimental neurobiological data; **Scientist responsible:** Michele Giugliano; **Public selection sector:** 05/D1 – PHYSIOLOGY S.s.d: BIO/09 - PHYSIOLOGY **Duration of the fellowship:** 12 months (__renewable__) **Gross remuneration per year:** € 27170,00 Requisites for the admission to the selection procedure: - University degree: Neuroscience, Biotechnology, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Bioengineering; - Doctoral degree: Neuroscience, Biophysics, Bioengineering; **Proven experience in:** • Research experience in the field of neuroscience and biophysics • Experience in developing different culture systems • Experience in videomicroscopy (DIC) • Experience in electrophysiological studies using patch- clamp and MEA • Knowledge of scientific programming languages (e.g., Matlab, LabView, Phyton) • Proven ability to work in multidisciplinary and biotechnological research projects; **Additional requirements, competencies and abilities: ** • Ability to generate ideas, conduct experiments autonomy and implement them • Reliability • Interest in understanding the ways in which new micro- and nanoelectronic devices could affect the membrane potential of neuronal cells and, consequently, their electrical activity. • Interest in understanding the processes that govern neuronal excitability at the single cell level and the establishment of specific patterns of neuronal activity within a complex network, both in vitro and in vivo **Duties and responsibilities: ** • To undertake experiments under the instruction and supervision of the Principal Investigator and in harmony with other lab members • To contribute to the design of experiments in relation to the project • To correctly execute experiments in consultation, ensuring that experiments are appropriately recorded, analyzed and documented both electronically and by maintaining a lab book that will serve as a permanent record of the methodologies used and the experiments performed. See https://in-fet.eu See https://www.giugliano.info/lab Apply here: https://pica.cineca.it/sissa/ar-fe-neur-10-2022 Deadline: **19/04/2022 - 13:00 (CET)** Info: emailTrieste, @ESOF_eu Science in The City. The IN-FET project organises a dissemination event open to the public, entitled "Nanotechnologies and Nanoelectronics to Cure the Brain"@fet_eu #fetopen #sciencecommunication https://t.co/mbpISdOIeL
— IN-FET Project (@fet_in) July 23, 2020