{"547401":{"#nid":"547401","#data":{"type":"news","title":"NeuroDay 2016 at Georgia Tech","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Institute of Technology\u2019s neuroscience and neurotechnology community assembled recently for NeuroDay 2016, bringing together dozens of faculty members from the College of Sciences, College of Engineering, and College of Computing.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThey gathered to deliver a collective \u201cstate of the union\u201d for neuro activities on campus, and to introduce GTNeuro as the umbrella campus effort covering a wide range of research, education, and outreach activities related to neuroscience and neurotechnology.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EServing as a kind of community association, GTNeuro\u2019s partner efforts are based in different units, like the Neural Engineering Center and the Center for Advanced Brain Imaging (CABI), both at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cGeorgia Tech has enduring strength at the interface\u0026nbsp;between basic neuroscience and neurotechnology and innovation, and is well-positioned to significantly strengthen efforts through key strategic moves,\u201d said Garrett Stanley, professor in the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, and co-chair of the GT Neuro steering committee.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe other co-chair is Todd Streelman, professor in the School of Biology and, like Stanley, a member of the Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAdditional partner efforts were introduced, such as the Emory Neuromodulation and Technology Innovation Center and the Emory\/Georgia Tech Computational Neuroscience Training Program. The neuro-group also outlined plans for future events, including a campus-wide GTNeuro seminar series.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENeuroDay 2016 was sponsored by the Joyce M. and Warren K. 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