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# NeuroML Scientific Committee

The responsibilities of the NeuroML Scientific Committee are:
- To advise on the scientific focus of the NeuroML initiative; to ensure that the structure of the language is based on the latest knowledge of neuronal anatomy and physiology.
- To agree on the technical implementation for the core specifications (in collaboration with the {ref}`NeuroML Editorial Board<neuromlorg:board>`) and to ensure that best practices are encouraged in model specification.
- To promote NeuroML internationally, both the core specifications and the tools which support the language.
- To define the governance structure of the NeuroML Initiative and outline a path towards a specification process with dedicated, elected editors.
- To engage with other standardisation and databasing initiatives in the computational neuroscience and wider biology fields.
- To review and agree on extensions to the core specifications and the scope of the initiative; to address issues the community raises regarding the direction of the initiative.

## Current Members


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**Upi Bhalla**<br />
NCBS<br />
Bangalore, India<br />
[Website](http://www.ncbs.res.in/bhalla)

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**Avrama Blackwell**<br />
Krasnow Institute of Advanced Studies<br />
George Mason University, USA<br />
[Website](http://krasnow1.gmu.edu/CENlab/avrama.html)

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**Hugo Cornells**<br />
K.U. Leuven<br />
Belgium<br />
[Website](http://neurospaces.sourceforge.net/)

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**Sharon Crook**<br />
Arizona State University<br />
USA<br />
[Website](https://iconlab.asu.edu/crook.html)

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**Andrew Davison**<br />
CNRS, Gif-sur-Yvette<br />
France<br />
[Website](http://www.andrewdavison.info/)

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alt: Salvador Dura-Bernal
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**Salvador Dura-Bernal**<br />
SUNY Downstate<br />
Brooklyn, USA<br />
[Website](http://www.neurosimlab.com/users/salvador-dura-bernal)

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**Boris Marin**<br />
Universidade Federal do ABC<br />
Brazil<br />
[Website](https://www.opensourcebrain.org/users/67)

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alt: Robert McDougal
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**Robert McDougal**<br />
Yale University<br />
USA<br />
[Website](https://medicine.yale.edu/lab/shepherd/profile/robert_mcdougal/)

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**Lyle Graham**<br />
Université Paris Descartes<br />
Paris, France<br />
[Website](http://lyle.neurophysics.eu/)

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**Cengiz Gunay**<br />
Georgia Gwinnett College<br />
USA<br />
[Website](https://www.ggc.edu/about-ggc/directory/cengiz-gunay)

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**Michael Hines**<br />
Yale University<br />
USA<br />
[Website](http://www.neuron.yale.edu/neuron/credits)

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**Angus Silver**<br />
University College London<br />
London, UK<br />
[Website](https://silverlab.org)

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## Past Members

(Note: past members who are currently members of the {ref}`NeuroML Editorial Board <neuromlorg:board>` are not listed.)

- Robert Cannon