PASI Focuses on Advanced Neural Prostheses
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PASI Focuses on Advanced Neural Prostheses http://web.austral.edu.ar/cienciasBiomedicas-programas-32.asp A Pan American Advanced Study Institute (PASI) on “Science and Technology for Advanced Neural Prostheses” will be held in the Hospital Austral in the City of Pilar, Province of Buenos Aires in Argentina on August 3–13, 2009. The PASI will focus on three themes critical to the development of advanced neural prostheses that can make a major impact on improving the way of life, namely (1) a retinal prosthetic device to restore sight to people blinded by inherited degeneration of retina photoreceptors; (2) a cochlear prosthesis to restore hearing to people impaired by degeneration of the natural sound sensors in the cochlea; and (3) sensory nerve stimulators for restoration
of motor function in people paralyzed by traumatic nerve degeneration. The PASI will include lectures and invited talks by leading experts in the interdisciplinary fields relevant to the theme of the PASI, and contributed talks and posters presented by students and postdoctoral fellows. Students and postdoctoral candidates wishing to attend this PASI should consult the Web site at http://web.austral.edu. ar/cienciasBiomedicas-programas-32.asp. More information can be obtained by contacting María del Carmen Gómez Diégues, e-mail [email protected]; or Gabriela Monti, e-mail [email protected]. edu.ar; tel. 02322-482572/2574/2980.
A limited number of scholarships will be available to help cover transportation and living expenses. The selection of candidates for the scholarships will be done on the basis of their curriculum vitae and letters or recommendation by advisors. The application deadline is July 1. The PASI is sponsored by the U.S. National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Energy, and endorsed by the Materials Research Society. ORLANDO AUCIELLO Director, PASI Materials Science Division and Center for Nanoscale Materials Argonne National Laboratory
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