UNC-EPIC
UNC EDUCATION PROGRAM OF INTELLIGENCE AND CONNECTOMICS
About the Workshop
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was excited to host a 2-day workshop(NeuroConnect 2024: Advancing Brain Network Research Workshop) from August 8th to 9th, 2024 at Chetola Resort, aimed at uniting senior faculty mentors, junior researchers, and students to explore the latest advancements in brain connectome research. This workshop was designed to strengthen the collaboration between junior researchers and senior mentors, focusing on brain connectome construction and statistical analysis.
Chetola Resort at Blowing Rock, is a 78-acre resort within walking distance of the quaint mountain village of Blowing Rock and adjacent to a 3500-acre National Park nestled within the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina.
It provides a peaceful escape for guests looking to disconnect from their busy lives and gain a closer connection to the natural world while enjoying cozy mountain lodging, upscale comfort food, awe-inspiring activities by day and relaxing hospitality at night which create memories worth sharing.
Financial Support
This workshop is supported by the NIH grant R25DA058940.Thanks to NIH funding, the workshop’s Scientific Committee is pleased to offer financial support for travel expenses to a limited number of students and junior researchers.
Meet the Keynote Speakers
Paul M. Thompson, PhD
Paul Thompson is a Professor in the Keck School of Medicine of USC. His team’s research projects focus on the neuroscience, mathematics, computer science, software engineering and clinical aspects of neuroimaging and brain mapping.
Kamil Ugurbil , PhD
Kamil Ugurbil holds the McKnight Presidential Endowed Chair Professorship and is the founding Director of the Center for Magnetic Resonance Research (CMRR) at the University of Minnesota. His central research interest is tackling biological problems, particularly in the brain, with new and transformative imaging technologies that involve instrumentation, image acquisition and reconstruction methods.
John Gilmore, M.D.
Dr. Gilmore is the Thad and Alice Eure Distinguished Professor and vice chair for Research and Scientific Affairs in the Department of Psychiatry at the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Medicine. Dr. Gilmore started the Schizophrenia Treatment and Evaluation Program (STEP) in 1992. His research focuses on brain development and risk for schizophrenia, using magnetic resonance imaging to study early brain development in normal and high-risk children, as well as in twins.
Meet the Invited Speakers
Zhengwu Zhang
Assistant Professor of Statistics
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Guorong Wu
Associate Professor of Computer Science
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Yize Zhao
Associate Professor of Biostatistics
Yale University
Hongtu Zhu
Professor of Biostatistics
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Didong Li
Assistant Professor of Biostatistics
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Andinet Asmamaw Enquobahrie
Senior Director of Medical Computing
Kitware North Carolina
Panpan Zhang
Assistant Professor of Biostatistics
Vanderbilt University
Pew-Thian Yap
Professor of Radiology
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Eardi Lila
Assistant Professor of Biostatistics
University of Washington
Tom Fletcher
Associated Professor of Computer Science
University of Virginia
Paul J. Laurienti
Professor of Radiology
Wake Forest University
Da Ma
Assistant Professor of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine
Wake Forest University
Tianlong Chen
Assistant Professor
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Patrick J. Smith
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Yu-Ping Wang
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Tulane University
William Consagra
Assistant Professor of Statistics
University of Southern California
Location
Address
185 Chetola Lake Drive, Blowing Rock, NC, 28605
Program
Aug 7th, 2024
6:00 PM-10:00 PM
Bonfire & Individual Activities