Professional Experience
02.2019 – present Data science, research engineer
Group: Center for Data Science at Parietal team
INRIA
Saclay, France
11.2016 – 12.2018 Computational modeling, postdoctoral researcher
Project: Synaptic distribution predicts unitary LFP fields in the hippocampus and in the neocortex
Group: Dr. Alain Destexhe, Laboratory for Computational Neuroscience
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Gif-sur-Yvette, France
04-09.2012 Electrophysiology experiments, modeling and data analysis, internship
Project: Mechanisms of hippocampal ensemble activities in health and disease
Group: Dr. Richard Miles, Cortex and Epilepsy,
Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière
Paris, France
01-03.2012 Single neuron modeling, internship
Project: Modeling activity dependent control of inhibitory synapse reversal potential
Group: Dr. Boris Gutkin, Group for Neural Theory
École Normale Supérieure
Paris, France
10-12.2011 Data analysis and signal detection, internship
Project: Analysis of population activity based on calcium imaging in the spinal cord
Group: Dr. Claire Wyart, Optogenetic Dissection of Motor Circuits
Direct supervisor: Dr. Caleb Stokes
The Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière
Paris, France
03-08.2011 Electrophysiology experiments and data analysis, research assistant
Project: Characterization of synaptic inputs onto CA2 pyramidal cells during sharp wave-ripple network activity(continuation on the Master project)
Group: Dr. Dietmar Schmitz, Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Supervisors: Dr. Nikolaus Maier, Dr. Dietmar Schmitz, Dr. Richard Kempter
Berlin, Germany
01.2009 – 08.2011 EEG experiments, stimulus design, data analysis, research assistant
Project: Steady State Visual Evoked Potential–based speller
Group: Dr. Klaus Robert Mueller Brain-Computer Interface, Technische Universität
direct supervisor: Dr. Siamac Fazli, Dr. Benjamin Blankertz
Berlin, Germany
06 – 09.2010 Glutamate uncaging experiments, data analysis, internship
Project: Inhibition within the Superficial Layers of the Medial Enthorinal Cortex
Group: Dr. Dietmar Schmitz, Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
direct supervisor: Dr. Prateep Beed
Berlin, Germany
04 – 06.2010 Signal detection, internship
Project: MRI related noise reduction in EEG signal collected during simultaneous EEG-MRI recordings
Group: Dr. Hauke Heekeren, Neurocognition of Decision Making, Max Planck Institute
direct supervisor: Dr. Marios Philiastides
Berlin, Germany
10 – 12.2009 Psychophysical experiments, internship
Project: Gamma correction and 2 alternative forced choice
Group: Dr. Felix Wichmann, Modeling of Cognitive Processes, Technische Universität
Berlin, Germany
04 – 10.2007 Junior programmer
Task: Project built in ASP .NET
Organization: CompuCal
Cork, Ireland
07-08.2004 Graphical design
Task: Designing commercials and advertisements to be published in newspapers
Programs used: Photoshop, Corel Draw, Quark
Organization: Great Poland Media House (WDM), Głos Wielkopolski Newspaper
Poznań, Poland
10.2012 – 09.2016 Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) in Neuroscience
École des Neurosciences Paris, Île de France
University: Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Sorbonne Universités
Thesis title: Intracellular and extracellular signatures of action potentials initiated in the axon
09.2014-09.2016 Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Romain Brette, Computational Neuroscience of Sensory Systems
Institute: Institut de la Vision, Paris
10.2012-08.2014 Group: Dr. Richard Miles, Cortex and Epilepsy
Institute: Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, Paris
Paris, France
09.2008 – 03.2011 Master of Science (M.Sc) in Computational Neuroscience
Curriculum: Acquisition and Analysis of Neural Data, Affective Computing, Machine Intelligence, Models of Neural Systems, Models of Higher Brain Functions
Institute: Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience
Universities: Humboldt University of Berlin and Technische Universität Berlin
Thesis title: Characterization of synaptic inputs onto CA2 pyramidal cells during sharp wave-ripple network activity
Hosting group: Dr. Dietmar Schmitz, Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Supervisors: Dr. Nikolaus Maier, Dr. Dietmar Schmitz, Dr. Richard Kempter
Berlin, Germany
09.2004 – 06.2008 Bachelor of Science (BSc Honours) in Software Development
University: Cork Institute of Technology
Thesis title: OptimT – optimal solution for train transportation
Supervisor: Jim O’Dwyer
Cork, Ireland
09.2001 – 09.2006 High School Diploma
Monticello High School
Arkansas, USA
11.2019 Instructor
Introduction to Data Science in Python
Saclay, France
03.2019 Helper
Software Carpentry Workshop at Inria, Saclay
Paris, France
03.2019 Instructor
Introduction to Data Science in Python
Paris, France
2017 Instructor
Native Scientist
Paris and Île-de-France, France
04.2016 Helper
Software Carpentry Workshop at Telecom
Paris, France
03.2016 Instructor and co-organizer
Software Carpentry Workshop at UNIC
Gif-sur-Yvette, France
11.2015 Helper
Software Carpentry Workshop at EITN
Paris, France
Certificates
02.2016 Instructor certificate of Software Carpentry
2010 Certificate of Basics in Laboratory Animals Science
Berlin, Germany
Skills
- Languages: Polish (native), English (fluent), French (basic)
- Programming: Python, Matlab, Java, SQL
- Modeling: Neuron, Brian2
- Data analysis: pattern recognition, spike triggered analysis
- Animal experimentation: in vitro patch and sharp electrode recordings, local field potential (LFP)
- Human experimentation: EEG, brain computer interface
Publications
Teleńczuk, M., Teleńczuk, B., Destexhe, A. (2020) Modelling unitary fields and the single‐neuron contribution to local field potentials in the hippocampus. The Journal of Physiology
Teleńczuk, M., Brette, R., Destexhe, A. & Teleńczuk, B. (2018). Contribution of the Axon Initial Segment to Action Potentials Recorded Extracellularly. eNeuro.
Teleńczuk, M., Fontaine, B., & Brette, R. (2017). The basis of sharp spike onset in standard biophysical models. Plos One.
Teleńczuk, B., Teleńczuk, M. (2016). neuroneap: First beta release. Zenodo. 10.5281/zenodo.49560
Bazelot, M., Teleńczuk, M., & Miles, R. (2016). Single CA3 pyramidal cells trigger sharp waves in vitro by exciting interneurones. The Journal of Physiology.
Le Duigou, C., Simonnet, J., Teleńczuk, M., Fricker, D., & Miles, R. (2015). Recurrent synapses and circuits in the CA3 region of the hippocampus: an associative network. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 7, 262
Venthur, B., Scholler, S., Williamson, J., Dähne, S., Treder, M. S., Kramarek, M., Müller, K. R. & Blankertz, B. (2010). Pyff–a pythonic framework for feedback applications and stimulus presentation in neuroscience. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 4, 179
Selected attended meetings and workshops
- 2018 Bernstein Conference
Poster: Models of extracellular fields in the hippocampus predict the amplitudes of unitary fields triggered by inhibitory or excitatory neurons
Berlin, Germany - 2018 Euroscipy
Poster: Reproducible science with Binder, Docker and Jupyter applied to neuronal simulations using NeuronEAP
Trento, Italy - 2017 Computational Neuroscience Meeting (CNS)
Poster: Synaptic distribution predicts unitary LFP fields in the hippocampus and in the neocortex
Antwerp, Belgium - 2017 Hippocampus modeling workshop at European Institute for Theoretical Neuroscience (EITN)
Talk: Synaptic distribution predicts unitary LFP fields in the hippocampus and in the neocortex
Paris, France - 2015 Society for Neuroscience Meeting
Poster: Origin of the kink of somatic action potentials
Chicago, USA - 2015 Computational Neuroscience Meeting(CNS)
Talk: Origin of the kink of somatic action potentials
Prague, Czech Republic - 2013 OIST Computational Neuroscience Course
Poster: Single CA3 pyramidal cells initiate sharp waves
Project: Local field potential generation by single cells
Okinawa, Japan - 2013 Software Carpentry Boot Camp
Paris, France - 2009 Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience (BCCN) Conference
Volunteer
Berlin, Germany - 2009 Berlin Brain Computer Interface (BBCI) workshop
Volunteer
Berlin, Germany - 2009 Computational Neuroscience Meeting
Volunteer
Berlin, Germany - 2009 Analysis and Models in Neurophysiology workshop
Freiburg, Germany - 2009 Neurizons
Göttingen, Germany
Other Experience
2013 Co-organizer
Post-doc Orientation Day, Institut du Fer à Moulin
Paris, France
10.2008 – 09.2011 Member of Examination Board
Organization: Bernstain Center of Computational Neuroscience
Berlin, Germany
09.2007 – 08.2008 Chairperson
Organization: International Students Society, Cork Institute of Technology
Cork, Ireland
09.2007 – 06.2008 Voluntary
Organization:Special Olympics, Ireland
Cork, Ireland
09.2005 – 08.2007 Secretary and Vice Chairperson Organization: International Students Society (Society of The Year in Cork Institute of Technology and Best Society of Ireland in 2006) at Cork Institute of Technology
Cork, Ireland
11.2005 – 03.2006 Waitress
Wilton Restaurant
Cork, Ireland
06.2005 – 07.2005 Event assistant
Task: Helping during Marquee Cork Music Festival 2005 (concerts such as Bocceli, Diana Ross, Al Green, …)
Organization: Aiken Promotions
Cork, Ireland
06.2001 – 08.2001 Voluntary
Task: Collecting signatures for community actions
Organization: Gaja Club
Poznań, Poland
01.2000 and 01.2001 Voluntary
Task: Raising money
Organization: Wielka Orkiestra Świątecznej Pomocy
Poznań, Poland