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Resumption of scanning at YNiC: making a start
by Andre Gouws 14 Oct '20

14 Oct '20

** *[Apologies for cross posting on all@pscyh and ynic-users]* * Dear budding *and experienced *neuroimagers, Your colleagues based here in YNiC have worked tirelessly over several months to maintain services, and in the planning of resuming others. This means that alongside the successful implementation of remote data analysis and teaching services, we are now in a position to start allowing access for face-to-face testing at YNiC. Initially our focus will be on the resumption of MRI scanning, but we are working with the help of numerous colleagues in the department to hopefully allow access to MEG and TMS soon. I'm sure you will appreciate that there are not only administrative barriers to overcome, but also practical ones including training of users of the centre to ensure that services are resumed safely and in accordance with covid-19 guidelines and protocols. We thank you for your patience. Access to MRI scanning: making a start Initially we will focus on delivering safe MRI scanning by using only YNiC core staff as MRI operators. We are currently focusing on making sure that our core staff MRI operators are up to speed and comfortable with the procedures. We hope to have all their training and certification in place by Wednesday the 21st of October. Once we have a better handle on how operating safely is going, we hope to be able to roll out the additional training and certification to currently qualified YNiC MRI operators. We would like to invite investigators who have an immediate interest in resuming MRI scanning to visit, by appointment only, the centre on Thursday 22 and Friday 23 October (next week). This may seem counter-intuitive in light of social distancing guidelines but we think it is important for people to attend the centre first-hand to see what the practical limitations of operating the scanner, participant preparation and operation of stimulus equipment will be. We will advise on additional screening forms that need to be completed and procedures that need to be carried out. We do not mind doing multiple “tours” for larger labs as we will need to restrict the number of investigators per appointment to two persons. Please email support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk <mailto:suppport@ynic.york.ac.uk>to schedule an appointment. Off the back of these visits on 22/23 October,we hope to be able to book investigators in for a scanning session from the week commencing Mon 26th of October - it may be best to think of this as a “pilot” session initially. This will allow us all to get a better understanding of what the limitations are likely to be and help us all get set up for increased volumes of scanning later in the term. NOTE THAT IN ADDITION TO THE YNIC FORMS, THERE IS A SEPARATE FACE TO FACE TESTING RISK REGISTER / ASSESSMENT DOCUMENT PROVIDED BY PSYCHOLOGY THAT NEEDS TO BE COMPLETED BY INVESTIGATORS AND SIGNED OFF BY THE HEAD OF DEPARTMENT BEFORE SCANNING AT YNIC CAN RESUME. Lisa Henderson should be able to advise and point you to the current version of this document. I am sure you are all keen to get scanning, but I must make an appeal to all users. Although it may seem that we are offering relatively few operator hours in initial weeks please bear with us as we build the service back up. Many of you will know that there have been significant changes in the staffing at YNiC and that means that we are still finding our feet and balancing the resources to help you as best we can. Please remember that there is still a huge amount of effort going on behind the scenes to support non-scanning activity. Finally - a phenomenal amount of work has been put into planning resumption of scanning activities at YNiC and I want to thank you all for helping us to get going again - a special mention must be given to Tony Morland who heroically spent the last months of his term as director of YNiC doing the lion’s share of the crucial (but grueling) administrative and H&S work that underpins the resumption of services. We look forward to welcoming you all back into the centre, in a safe and incremental way. Best wishes, * -- André ************************************************************************ André Gouws PhD Manager of Imaging Services York Neuroimaging Centre and York Diagnostic Imaging University of York The Biocentre York Science Park Heslington YO10 5NY Tel: +44 (0) 1904 435327 Fax: +44 (0) 1904 435356

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YNiC Reminder - IT upgrades w/c 14th
by Lauren Welbourne 17 Sep '20

17 Sep '20

Hi everyone Please be reminded that there will be some disruption to remote access while IT upgrades are performed next week, starting from *Monday 14th September*. Users will be informed when the works are complete, but disruptions to access should be anticipated during this period (particularly at the start of the week). Please make sure any processes are completed and saved before this time to avoid any issues. YNiC open plan will also remain closed to users during the upgrades (which, under the current University guidelines, does not present a change to our current policy of access to the centre). I hope you are all safe and well, Kind regards Lauren -- Lauren Welbourne, PhD Senior Research Technician lauren.welbourne(a)york.ac.uk York Neuroimaging Centre University of York Innovation Way Heslington York YO10 5NY

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This Week at YNiC
by Lauren Welbourne 25 Aug '20

25 Aug '20

Good afternoon everyone, Just a brief email today to remind you of our upcoming closure/limited support periods, starting from Monday: *Reduced Support Period* Between 31st August and 13th September a number of YNiC staff will be taking some time for annual leave, and so if you have any support queries during this time please anticipate a longer wait for a response - we will still get back to you as soon as we can during that period. *IT Upgrades* In the week commencing *14th September* there will be some disruption to remote access while IT upgrades are performed. Users will be kept informed nearer the time, but disruptions to access should be anticipated during this period. Please note that YNiC open plan will also remain closed to users during the upgrades (which, under the current University guidelines, does not present a change to our current policy of access to the centre). I hope you all have a good week! Take care, Lauren -- Lauren Welbourne, PhD Senior Research Technician lauren.welbourne(a)york.ac.uk York Neuroimaging Centre University of York Innovation Way Heslington York YO10 5NY

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This Week at YNiC
by Lauren Welbourne 11 Aug '20

11 Aug '20

Good afternoon everyone I hope you are doing well and enjoying (or coping with) the current heatwave! *Reduced Support Period* We would like to let users know that between 31st August and 13th September a number of YNiC staff will be taking some time for annual leave, and so if you have any support queries during this time please anticipate a longer wait for a response - we will still get back to you as soon as we can during that period. *IT Upgrades* Furthermore, in the week commencing *14th September* there will be some disruption to remote access while IT upgrades are performed. Users will be kept informed nearer the time, but disruptions to access should be anticipated during this period. Please note that YNiC open plan will also remain closed to users during the upgrades (which, under the current University guidelines, does not present a change to our current policy of access to the centre). Stay safe everyone! Lauren -- Lauren Welbourne, PhD Senior Research Technician lauren.welbourne(a)york.ac.uk York Neuroimaging Centre University of York Innovation Way Heslington York YO10 5NY

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This Week at YNiC
by Lauren Welbourne 21 Jul '20

21 Jul '20

Hi everyone I hope you are all doing well? This week we have nothing new to report, so I'd just like to promote a webinar that is happening at *5pm* *today*, which is being given by the very brilliant Profs Brian Wandell (Stanford University) and David Brainard (University of Pennsylvania). Registration is free but needs to be done in advance of the webinar, details can be found here (note that the time listed is US eastern time): https://www.osa.org/en-us/meetings/webinar/2020/july/modeling_the_initial_s… Hope you have a great week! Take care Lauren -- Lauren Welbourne, PhD Senior Research Technician lauren.welbourne(a)york.ac.uk York Neuroimaging Centre University of York Innovation Way Heslington York YO10 5NY

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This Week at YNiC
by Rebecca Lowndes 14 Jul '20

14 Jul '20

Good afternoon everyone, Hope you are all doing well! *Journal Club* We will be taking a summer break from our journal club with an aim to return in late September. In the meantime, if anyone has talks they would like to give, let us know and we shall see if we can schedule you in! Thank you to everyone who has attended our virtual journal clubs this year. It has been great to maintain a sense of scientific community at YNiC even while we can't be together in person. We look forward to seeing you all in the new academic year. Many thanks Becky -- Rebecca Lowndes Research Technician York Neuroimaging Centre

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YBRI talk at 2pm today
by Antony Morland 08 Jul '20

08 Jul '20

Hello All, There are a couple of talks at 2pm today that may be of interest to you. Best wishes Tony Dr Steve Quinn: *Amyloid-beta oligomerization monitored by single-molecule stepwise photobleaching* Holly Brown: * Assessing the status of visual cortex in macular disease* Host for the session is Sean Sweeney Join Zoom Meeting https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/92082585689?pwd=andXR1AzVG52TTZsOXIwaEVjMHJUZz… Meeting ID: 920 8258 5689 Password: 994542 One tap mobile +442034815237,,92082585689# United Kingdom +442034815240,,92082585689# United Kingdom Dial by your location +44 203 481 5237 United Kingdom +44 203 481 5240 United Kingdom +44 208 080 6591 United Kingdom +44 208 080 6592 United Kingdom +44 330 088 5830 United Kingdom +44 131 460 1196 United Kingdom Meeting ID: 920 8258 5689 -- Antony Morland, PhD. Director, York Neuroimaging Centre Department of Psychology, University of York, York YO10 5DD, UK.

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This Week at YNiC
by Lauren Welbourne 07 Jul '20

07 Jul '20

Good afternoon, This week our clinical work continued successfully at YNiC, under the increased cleaning and safety procedures. We are continuing to engage with the Psychology Department and the University with regards to opening YNiC for users, but at this time please be reminded that the centre remains closed to all users. *Journal Club - Thursday 4pm* This week we will branch into the auditory domain, with a talk by Dr Lisa Goodrich from Harvard Medical School, titled: *"Sounding Out Neuronal Diversity in the Auditory System"* The Zoom link can be found below, and one of the YNiC staff will host the video for everyone to watch together. Please note that there is no pressure to have your mic or video on at any time during or after the talk. *Zoom link:* https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/92531105447?pwd=aHNVa1ZBUUMwd0ZlWW1WMEFJY3hEQT… *Meeting ID:* 925 3110 5447 *Password:* 005039 I hope you are all doing well, and we will see some of you for the Journal Club on Thursday! :-) All the best, Lauren -- Lauren Welbourne, PhD Senior Research Technician lauren.welbourne(a)york.ac.uk York Neuroimaging Centre University of York Innovation Way Heslington York YO10 5NY

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This Week at YNiC
by Lauren Welbourne 02 Jul '20

02 Jul '20

Good morning everyone, I hope you are all doing well and enjoying a bit of respite from the heat! *YNiC Clinical Scans* As part of a phased reopening, the University approved clinical work at YNiC to recommence, and so we held our first clinical session yesterday, which went very smoothly, with increased cleaning and safety between each patient. Along with our colleagues in Psychology, we are still awaiting news on the University policy regarding resuming research, scanning participants, and permitting users into the centre. Therefore YNiC remains closed to all users until further notice. *Journal Club - Thursday 4pm* Due to popular demand, we will be repeating last week's talk by Dr Kafui Dzirasa, from Duke University Medical Center ( https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=28097), titled: *"Mapping Emotions: Discovering structure in mesoscale electrical brain recordings."* As this talk crosses some interdisciplinary topics, I think it will have a wide appeal for our YNiC users. A summary of Dr Dzirasa's research is detailed below: *Summary:* The focus of Dr. Dzirasa lab’s research is to determine how genetic variants interact with environmental factors (including stress and drugs of abuse) to lead to mental illness. They accomplish this by implanting multiple small electrodes directly into the brains of mice that express genes which lead to mental illness in humans. They then monitor the activity of many brain cells simultaneously as these mice perform various behavioral tasks. They also record brain activity in mice exposed to various environmental stresses, and drugs of abuse. It is their hope that these experiments will one day lead to the discovery of new treatments for our patients with mental illness. The Zoom link can be found below, and one of the YNiC staff will host the video for everyone to watch together. Please note that there is no pressure to have your mic or video on at any time during or after the talk. *Zoom link:* https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/92531105447?pwd=aHNVa1ZBUUMwd0ZlWW1WMEFJY3hEQT… *Meeting ID:* 925 3110 5447 *Password:* 005039 *SfN Event - Thursday 5pm* Following our Journal Club on Thursday, at 5pm, there is an event being hosted by SfN titled "Black Lives Matter and Neuroscience: Why This Moment Matters", which will feature a panel discussion of the challenges faced by BAME neuroscientists, and what the neuroscience community can do to elicit change. I encourage you to take a look at the details and register for the event (registration is free): https://neuronline.sfn.org/diversity/black-lives-matter-and-neuroscience We will aim to start the Journal Club talk as close to 4pm as possible, to ensure we are finished before the start of the SfN event (which we won't screen share - you can just register individually and watch on your own PC). I hope you have a good week! Take care, Lauren -- Lauren Welbourne, PhD Senior Research Technician lauren.welbourne(a)york.ac.uk York Neuroimaging Centre University of York Innovation Way Heslington York YO10 5NY

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This Week at YNiC
by Lauren Welbourne 23 Jun '20

23 Jun '20

Hi everyone This week I will keep the email short - though I still hope you are all doing well! *Journal Club - 4pm Thursday* We are continuing our efforts to select talks from topics that cover the range of interests of our YNiC users (not everyone is as excited about vision as the YNiC staff!), so this week we will be watching a talk by Dr Kafui Dzirasa, from Duke University Medical Center ( https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=28097), titled: *"Mapping Emotions: Discovering structure in mesoscale electrical brain recordings."* *Summary:* The focus of Dr. Dzirasa lab’s research is to determine how genetic variants interact with environmental factors (including stress and drugs of abuse) to lead to mental illness. They accomplish this by implanting multiple small electrodes directly into the brains of mice that express genes which lead to mental illness in humans. They then monitor the activity of many brain cells simultaneously as these mice perform various behavioral tasks. They also record brain activity in mice exposed to various environmental stresses, and drugs of abuse. It is their hope that these experiments will one day lead to the discovery of new treatments for our patients with mental illness. The Zoom link can be found below, and one of the YNiC staff will host the video for everyone to watch together. Please note that there is no pressure to have your mic or video on at any time during or after the talk. *Zoom link:* https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/92531105447?pwd=aHNVa1ZBUUMwd0ZlWW1WMEFJY3hEQT… *Meeting ID:* 925 3110 5447 *Password:* 005039 We hope to see you on Thursday at 4pm! Take care Lauren -- Lauren Welbourne, PhD Senior Research Technician lauren.welbourne(a)york.ac.uk York Neuroimaging Centre University of York Innovation Way Heslington York YO10 5NY

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