My Quality Comrades,
Quick note to share the schedule for Nov’21:
Nov 19 11am-12.30pm EST: Panel discussion on Holistic Career Planning / The Exit Plan for PhD students and postdocs; Speakers/panelists: Dr. Jennifer Polk (From PhD to Life), Dr. Sonali Majumdar (PhDPlus, University of Virginia), Dr. James Heathers (Everything Hertz podcast), Dr. Gary McDowell (Founder, Future of Research), Dr. Chris Smith (Postdoc affairs manager, NCSU).
Nov 23 11am EDT : Dr. Anastasia Yendiki on “Diffusion Weighted MRI QC: Validation of tractography methods and related issues”
The first one would be the first of our open science debates in this series discussing #AltAc opportunities for PhD students and postdocs - I’d appreciate it if you can please share it widely within your community/university. More details here.
We will also have an exciting debate coming up on the role, potential and limitations of causal inference in neuroscience featuring some fabulous neuroscientists Drs. Konrad Kording, Russ Poldrack, Michael Cole, Michael Breakspear, Vince Calhoun and few others TBD (date to be decided shortly once we achieve a diverse panel).
Please use the links below to suggest other topics and speakers related to niQC and open science — we are an open and inclusive community.
Quick preview of December schedule:
Dec 2 11am EST : Drs. Mathieu Boudreau, Agâh Karakuzu and Nikola Stikov on "Quantitative MRI QC"
Dec 9 11am EST : Dr. Ben A. Inglis, author of the “practiCal fMRI” blog, title: "FMRI and motion: Setting yourself up for success! slightly less failure!"
Thanks for being a quality champion!
related info:
all events will be posted on this calendar you can subscribe to
all events will happen on this zoom room
all of them will be video recorded, and posted in this playlist
all are welcome to suggest topics or speakers, including nominating themselves or their colleagues, via this form
please head on over to crossinvalidation.com for a more definitive schedule, as we might occasionally reschedule events, and check the Quality Conversations home page (at the end) for other way to join including via phone call on the go.