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Destination Europe
Virginie van Wassenhove, PhDExec Dir, NeuroSpin MEG
Group leader, Brain dynamicsCEA.I2BM.DSV. NeuroSpin
INSERM Cognitive Neuroimaging Unit
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WHO AM I?
Cognitive Neuroscientist interested in the dynamic architecture of the brain for the purpose of Human perception and cognition.
multisensory integration supramodal processingtemporal logistics of neural operationstime perceptiontemporal cognitionMagnetoencephalography (MEG)
cell assembly
human braincoronal section
pyramidal cells
EEG
ref
+
-MEG
LFP INPUT
action potentials spikes OUTPUT
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BIOSKETCH
2013 Habilitation, UPMC
2012- Group leader, Brain Dynamics . INSERM2008- Executive Director, NeuroSpin MEG . CEA
2005-08 Postdoc . CALTECH . USA2005-06 Postdoc . UCLA . USA2004-05 Postdoc . UCSF . USA
1999-2004 PhD in Neuroscience & Cognitive Sciences, UMCP, USA
1997-98 B.S. Neurophysiology, University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP), USApre-97 University Rennes, France…
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PROS
FUNDING opportunities- European + Country-level funding- Individual + consortium level funding
Europe? France?
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FUNDING . A RESEARCHER’S PATH TO SCIENTIFIC INDEPENDENCE
2009 - 2013 Marie Curie International Reintegration GrantPredictiveNeuroSens . 100k€
2011- 2016 . European Research CouncilJunior Starting Grant MindTime . ~1.5 m€
2010 - 2014 . Agence Nationale pour la RechercheJeunes Chercheurs Jeunes ChercheursBrainTime . ~450 k€
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FUNDING . BUILDING MOMENTUM AROUND A RESEARCH GOAL
2013- 2023 – FP7Human Brain Project
Implicates around 90 laboratories across Europe !1 B€
(I’m part of it … starting in 2016)
2010- 2014 Academics and researchers of diverse horizons interested in time
(I’m part of it … Training schools and workshops, allowed the start of several collaborative work! )
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PROS
WORK ENVIRONMENT- permanent positions- health and social benefits (Europe is VERY family friendly)- office space can/should have windows!! : )
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3 T(humans)
7 T(humans)
11.7 T(humans)
17.7 T(rodents)
MEEG
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WORK ENVIRONMENT . NEUROSPIN
NeuroSpin = a very impressive neuroimaging center (MRI: 3T, 7T, 11.5T(!) for humans + 17T for small animals; MEG; EEG; eyetracking; electrophysiology; genetics; etc)
Neuroscience = several neuroscience teams with an additional building being created
Paris-Saclay campus = leading universities are joining forces!http://www.campus-paris-saclay.fr/
- Excellent tracking and communication on funding opportunities
- Exceptional help in handling financial matters once funded
- Permanent positions and promotions
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PROS
TEACHING CAN BE OPTIONALINSERM, CNRS, CEA are research institutes not universities.
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PROS
EUROPEdensity and diversity of research within small distances!
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PROS
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
WORK ENVIRONMENT / BENEFITS package
TEACHING CAN BE OPTIONAL
EUROPE
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CONS |PROS?
BUREAUCRACY + HIERARCHY
US
France
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BUREAUCRACY + HIERARCHY
reflected in affiliations : Exec Dir, NeuroSpin MEG - Group leader, Brain dynamicsCEA.I2BM.DSV. NeuroSpin - INSERM Cognitive Neuroimaging Unit
TRANSLATION
CEA Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives
DSV Direction des Sciences du VivantI2BM Institut d'Imagerie BioMédicaleNeuroSpin
Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche MédicaleCognitive Neuroimaging Unit
… I am also affiliated with Paris XI University but teach at Ecole Normale Supérieure (Paris Descartes, Paris V) and Polytechnique…
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CONS |PROS?
WORKING STYLES- less pragmatic- formalities
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CONS |PROS?
HABILITATIONnecessary to officially mentor phd students
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BUREAUCRACY + HIERARCHY
WORKING STYLES
HABILITATION
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
WORK ENVIRONMENT / BENEFITS package
TEACHING CAN BE OPTIONAL
EUROPE
THANKS ….. & …QUESTIONS?