October 2013 - Opensim-announcement

Request for Letters of Support - link to template
by opensim-announcement＠simtk.org 21 Oct '13

21 Oct '13

OpenSim Friends - In case you did not receive the template for the letter of support I have pasted it below, and you can find it at the following link. http://opensim.stanford.edu/support/support_letter.html Thanks so much for your help. Best wishes - Scott ------Template for letter---- Scott Delp, Ph.D. Professor of Bioengineering Stanford University Schools of Medicine & Engineering Stanford CA 94305-5444 Dear Scott: [Introduction to express support for the proposal to create a National Center for Mobility Data Integration and Insight (Mobilize) from Stanford University in response to the NIH BD2K initiative.] [Describe your own research, citing any supporting grants as appropriate. Include a brief statement of how you have used OpenSim in your work] [Describe the amount and type of data you currently have that you would be willing to contribute to a common knowledgebase. For example, what type of subjects have you analyzed and how many subjects are available? Please note that we will welcome participants to keep data private pending publication and will also create a consortium agreement to set guidelines for data sharing in the community.] [Describe how the Mobilize Center’s knowledgebase of motion and simulation data, plus the associated set of modeling, simulation, data mining, and analysis tools would change your research. What additional kinds of questions could you ask? If appropriate, indicate the fate of the data you currently collect (e.g. Does it remain isolated on computers in your lab? How will tools for data standardization, de-identification, and automatic database creation facilitate research?)] [Describe your experiences working with the OpenSim team and why we are qualified to run a big data to knowledge center for mobility and rehabilitation research. As appropriate, include any relevant research qualifications or past work of individuals* participating in the grant, our software development capabilities, our understanding of “customer” needs, and our training and dissemination background (e.g., offering webinars, on-line tutorials, forums for help, visiting scholar opportunities). Describe how you may have benefitted from any of these in preparing grant applications, publications, theses, etc.] [Conclusions and any stories you would like to tell] Sincerely,

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Request for Letters of Support from the OpenSim Community
by opensim-announcement＠simtk.org 21 Oct '13

21 Oct '13

Dear OpenSim Community: We are submitting a proposal to continue support for the OpenSim project and are seeking letters of support from you, the OpenSim community, to strengthen our proposal. We have prepared a template to assist with writing these letters, and have attached it to this email. We hope to receive all letters of support by November 5. Our proposal is to create a NIH National Center for Mobility Data Integration and Insight (Mobilize) whose driving biomedical aim is to improve and motivate mobility for individuals who have neurological and musculoskeletal disorders or injuries. The proposal is in response to the NIH's Big Data to Knowledge RFA. The Mobilize Center will create open source tools for automatically integrating motion data, of all types and levels of fidelity, into a centralized database. The center will then utilize this database by developing and applying tools that combine physics- and physiology-based modeling with data mining to test hypotheses, diagnose gait pathology, and predict the outcome of interventions. We are targeting a broad range of disorders and injuries, including cerebral palsy, osteoarthritis, running injuries, obesity, fall risk, stroke, and many others. It would be a great help to our proposal to have testimonial letters from you, stating how you currently use OpenSim and indicating your willingness to contribute your experimental data, models and simulations to the knowledgebase we plan to establish. The letters could also explain the impact you think the Mobilize Center would have on our field. A diversity of letters from around the world will help our effort. Attached is a template you may find useful for writing the letter. We would be grateful if you could send a signed letter (preferably as a PDF file on your own letterhead) to opensim(a)stanford.edu by November 5. If you would like to provide a letter, but cannot meet this deadline, please let us know. Also, please let me know if you have any questions or ideas about the proposal. I'm happy to fill you in. Thanks so much for your ongoing participation and support. Sincerely, Scott Delp and the OpenSim Team

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Webinar on Thursday (10/17) and More OpenSim News
by opensim-announcement＠simtk.org 15 Oct '13

15 Oct '13

*Tune in on Thursday to the next OpenSim webinar* Miniature Implants for Hand Tendon-Transfer Surgery: A Simulation- and Experiment-Based Study* *Ravi Balasubramanian, Oregon State University Thursday, October 17, 2013 at 9:30 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time Read more and register<http://www.stanford.edu/group/opensim/support/event_details.html?id=81> Dr. Balasubramanian is the winner of a 2013 NCSRR Outstanding Researcher Award. He will describe his work combining OpenSim simulations with cadaver experiments to help design surgeries with the new implants. *Find tools to help prepare your motion data for OpenSim* We've created a page in the OpenSim User's Guide to help you find resources for processing experimental motion data. The table on the page includes scripts and utilities created by members of the OpenSim community around the world. Check it out<http://simtk-confluence.stanford.edu:8080/display/OpenSim/Tools+for+Prepari…>and let us know if you have other tools to share. * Follow the OpenSim Project on Twitter * The OpenSim project is now on Twitter. Follow us to get updates on the latest news and events related to OpenSim at Stanford and around the world. Follow @OpenSimSU <https://twitter.com/OpenSimSU> *Apply for the OpenSim Fellows Program* This month we will begin reviewing the first round of applications for the OpenSim Fellows Program <http://www.stanford.edu/group/opensim/support/fellows.html>– a new initiative from the OpenSim project and the National Center for Simulation in Rehabilitation Research. Submit your applications soon! The goal of the OpenSim Fellows Program is to cultivate and engage a community of OpenSimexperts who will collectively advance the field of neuro-musculoskeletal modeling and simulation. Read more and learn how to apply<http://www.stanford.edu/group/opensim/support/fellows.html> . -- *Jennifer Hicks, Ph.D.* Associate Director | NCSRR<http://www.stanford.edu/group/opensim/about/index.html> R&D Manager | OpenSim <http://opensim.stanford.edu/> Stanford University 650-498-4403 | jenhicks(a)stanford.edu

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