Dates

This site will be active from May 15th to June 14th, although the final project reports will be accepted until June 21st.

Location

The school will be rotating across five locations to give students a sense of the diversity of research happening in Toronto!! The school starts at the Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning (PGCRL SickKids) 686 Bay St., Toronto, ON M5G 0A4. We are hosted by SickKids Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning, Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU), University Health Network (UHN) Krembil Brain Institute, and the Krembil Centre for Neuroinformatics at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (KCNI/CAMH).

• Week 1 (Mon., Thur., & Fri.): PGCRL SickKids - 686 Bay St., Toronto, ON M5G 0A4
• Week 2 (Thur. & Fri.): TMU - 12th floor, 1270 Atrium on Bay, 20 Dundas Street West (access through the elevators next to MUJI’s entrance inside AoB)
• Week 3 (Thur. & Fri.): UHN Krembil Brain Institute - Toronto Western, 4KD-503 in Krembil Discovery Tower located at 60 Leonard Ave, Toronto, ON M5T 0S8. Corner of Nassau and Leonard.
• Week 4 (Wed., Thur., & Fri.): KCNI/CAMH: 12th Floor, 250 College Street (College and Spadina), Toronto ON - M5T 1R8

Expertise

This site has particular expertise in fMRI processing, fMRI analysis, functional connectivity analysis, multivariate statistics, and neuroinformatics.

Prerequisites

Participants will need access to a computer and internet, and to register to a number of online collaborative tools, such as Discord and GitHub. The installation of the necessary software will be covered during Week 1. Since we are starting later in the week, we highly recommend attendees finish all the installation modules before our first on-site day.

Registration

The registration is closed.

Schedule

The school will run hybrid over the 4-week run, where in-person recommended days at our host sites will be opened from 9 am to 5 pm, with a one-hour break for lunch. We will also add remote days where students can return to their responsibilities outside Brainhack School.

Grades

This summer school is credited by the Institute of Medical Sciences (IMS) at the University of Toronto (UofT) for UofT students. Other participants will receive a certificate for their learning. Your project can also be shown on the main website as a record of your progress. The requirements for finishing the course are as follows:

• Complete at least 4 modules or tutorials (including the ones offered on-site) from Week 1
• Complete at least 2 modules or tutorials (including the ones offered on-site) from Week 2
• Complete at least 1 module from Week 3
• Complete and attend project pitching
• Complete final project presentation

*A module or tutorial is considered completed when the participant has gone through the materials and finished the assignment.