First of all, thank you very much for submitting a name suggestion for our HPC cluster! There was a choice of ten names. On May 3, 2022, the institute’s executive board made a short list containing their favorite three suggestions. Now you are welcome to vote for your favorite name. Please, make a vote by May 19, … Continued
The construction site at Heinrich-Düker-Weg 12 is making huge progress. Let there be light! The bricked-up windows in the basement recently were opened again, so that the Neurophysics Lab will enjoy the luxury of daylight. Soon, the openings, now provisionally closed with panels, will be replaced with actual windows. In addition, the floors have already been pried open. … Continued
Spring is in the air and the leaves are getting greener every day. Apart from the squirrels, which are actually out and about almost all year round, a pair of nuthatches is highly active right in front of the windows of Christina, Zoe, Julian, Reza, Michael, Neil and Matthias. Also a pair of ducks has extended their radius from SUB to the flat roof between GEMI and us (Britta enjoys this view). … Continued
In the event series “‘All Equally Different?!’ Diversity in Theory and Practice,” this year’s focus is on classism at universities. Disadvantages in the educational system due to social origin and social class have been widely researched and discussed in the school sector since the 1970s – and regularly brought to public attention by PISA, IGLU and others. … Continued
As you already know, CIDBN will be present at the Night of Science on July 9, 2022. You will find us on the first floor of the ZHG on the central campus next to the German Primate Center’s booth. CIDBN’s research will be presented to a broader public in a fun way. For example visitors are invited to play the classic video game “Space Invaders” … Continued
GWDG Academy offers various courses on coding, data analysis, and scientific computing/hpc. We recommend to take a close look at their program and choose a course according to your level of knowledge. … Continued
The European Research Council (ERC) provides funding for the research of Max Planck Research Group Leader with a Consolidator Grant of approximately 2 million euros for the next 5 years. Together with his group, David investigates the physical principles behind the organization of biological matter at the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization (MPI-DS) and the Göttingen Campus Institute for Dynamics of Biological Networks (CIDBN). … Continued
During the last months new papers by CIDBN members were published. Congratulations! Let us know, if you, too, published a paper. We will put it on the institute’s website (and in our next newsletter). The following papers came out recently: … Continued
After meeting people almost only online for quite some time, there is some kind of hunger to meet in person again.
As there is a growing number of Göttingen people involved and interested in research from computational neuroscience to basic neuroscience (from institutes like the ENI, DPZ, Bernstein Center, MPG, the new Campus Institutes), Michael and Giorgio would like to create a campus wide community where people can meet, … Continued
