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FAIR data | neuromodulation | PNS

The SPARC Portal is an open neuroscience and systems physiology platform containing multi-species data, knowledge, computational modeling and spatial mapping.
❓Who's going to the Human Digital Twin workshop in Auckland (Feb 2-5)? Multiscale cardiopulmonary modeling, clinical translation, and amazing discussions. Comment if you'll be there!
Registration deadline: Jan 12
Details: auckland.ac.nz/human...
January 10, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Got a bioinformatics project idea? Pitch it for the Bio-IT FAIR Data Hackathon in Boston (May 18-19)! Open-source tools, FAIR principles, real impact. Travel funding available. Deadline: Jan 9. Submit here: orausurvey.orau.org/... 🧬🧪
January 6, 2026 at 4:00 PM
February in Auckland = Digital health innovation overload! 🇳🇿
The Auckland Bioengineering Institute is hosting an extraordinary series of back-to-back workshops that span the entire spectrum of computational physiology and systems biology.
Register by Jan 12: auckland.ac.nz/human...

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January 5, 2026 at 7:00 PM
📢 Last call!
Submit your #OpenScience plan

$850,000 Replication Prize Competition: The NIH Common Fund and #NASA's Tournament Lab are calling on the scientific community to create a culture shift where replication activities become a routine.

sparc.science/news-a...
December 19, 2025 at 2:05 PM
🧪FREEMIND Program: FREE AI/data science training with NIH datasets including SPARC! 1-year mentorship + 2-week UC San Diego bootcamp. Learn Python, machine learning & more. Travel/housing covered.
Apps due Feb 13.
Level up your research skills! #DataScience #AI #Research
sparc.science/news-a...
December 9, 2025 at 6:00 PM
📢 $850,000 Replication Prize Competition: The NIH Common Fund and #NASA's Tournament Lab are calling on the scientific community to create a culture shift where replication activities become a routine.

Don't miss your chance to submit your ideas: sparc.science/news-a...
📅 Deadline: Dec 19
December 5, 2025 at 2:25 PM
🎉 Congratulations Parker Tyson!
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November 25, 2025 at 2:06 PM
The #NIH_SPARC Data and Resource Center December Office Hours for K-core #curation, MAP-core, SIM-core and DAT-core can be found here: sholink.to/DRCOffice... We love questions! We have answers. #computationalmodeling #data 🧪
November 24, 2025 at 2:05 PM
🔬 JOIN US TODAY to see how the NIH CFDE and CONNECT initiative bring collaborative research to accelerate biomedical discoveries.

⏰2:00 -3:00 PM eastern
dknet.org/about/blog...

Perfect for #systemsBiology, #computationalBiology, and #biomed researchers looking to leverage data-driven approaches!
November 21, 2025 at 6:00 PM
WEBINAR TODAY🚀 $850,000 Prize Competition: Help Transform Biomedical Research!
The NIH Common Fund and NASA's Tournament Lab are calling on the scientific community to advance research replicability through the Replication Prize competition.

⏰1:00 - 2:00 PM
Join now:
cfdeknowledge.org/r/...
November 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
November 21: 1-2 PM ET : Learn about the $850,000 Replication Prize:

The NIH Common Fund and NASA's Tournament Lab are calling on the scientific community to advance research replicability through the Replication Prize competition.

cfdeknowledge.org/r/...
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November 21, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Unlock the Power of Systems Biology Data Integration!
November 21, 2-3pm ET
Join dkNET for an essential webinar exploring how the NIH Common Fund Data Ecosystems (CFDE) and CONNECT initiative are transforming collaborative research & accelerating biomedical discoveries
Link: dknet.org/about/blog...
November 20, 2025 at 8:00 PM
🚀 $850,000 Replication Prize Competition: The NIH Common Fund and #NASA's Tournament Lab are calling on the scientific community to create a culture shift where replication activities become a routine.

See how at the CFDE webinar tomorrow at 1pm eastern
cfdeknowledge.org/r/...

#OpenScience
November 20, 2025 at 6:16 PM
🤖 Meet SCKAN: an AI-enhanced knowledge base exploring autonomic nervous system connectivity to make decades of connectivity research discoverable—accelerating the pace of body-brain research worldwide.🧪

Data + AI = faster discoveries for the SPARC community.
November 3, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Help us foster continued growth🙏
As we evaluate the SPARC program's impact on peripheral neuromodulation and #BioelectronicMedicine research, we need your insights. Please take our brief survey: forms.gle/YeoFpeUiDR...

Every response matters!
October 31, 2025 at 12:00 AM
❓"Which neuroscience data standards should I use?"
9+ major standards across imaging, physiology, microscopy
- Connections to 8+ data repositories
- Practical decision frameworks

Stop by #SfN25 booths #3824-3833 and 3924 to demystify the process and enhance your research workflows.
October 30, 2025 at 1:00 PM
🧪New map of airway sensory nerves! 🫁 Vagal afferents split into distinct nodose & jugular subsets with unique molecular markers, innervation patterns & functions.

Check out the paper here: doi.org/10.1113/JP28...
Check out Taylor-Clark data here: sparc.science/about/...
October 29, 2025 at 7:00 PM
🧪 On #WorldBrainDay, sharing open data is key to understanding the brain’s complexity. SPARC connects scientists to curated datasets, cutting-edge tools, and a global network driving brain health discoveries. Together, we advance #Neuroscience, #OpenScience, and #DataSharing.http://bit.ly/4o6G3qIy/4o6G3qI" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://bit.ly/4o6G3qI
October 29, 2025 at 4:05 PM
The #NIH_SPARC Data and Resource Center November Office Hours for #curation and publishing can be found here: sholink.to/DRCOffice... We love questions! We have answers. #computationalmodeling #data 🧪
October 27, 2025 at 2:44 PM
🧪The NIH Neuromod Prize winners have been announced live at #HLTHUSA 2025! Learn about the winning projects and how the Neuromod Prize accelerated creation of innovative neuromodulation therapies to help patients. Read more: sparc.science/news-and-eve...
October 21, 2025 at 2:03 PM
"Attending #HLTHUSA 2025? Check out the NIH Neuromod Prize showcase featuring finalists from the $9.8 million competition to accelerate #neuromodulation therapies. Learn about the final projects and hear the winners announced live! https://bit.ly/3VyS6Qx.
Learn more ➡️ www.neuromodprize.com/ "
October 20, 2025 at 11:46 AM
🧪 Pediatric and juvenile osteoarthritis can cause chronic pain that impacts daily life for young patients.
The NIH HEAL Initiative's RE-JOIN Consortium is addressing this challenge with research to improve treatment for all ages.
Sharing data openly on the SPARC Portal: sparc.science/about/...
October 19, 2025 at 7:41 PM
We're gathering feedback to evaluate SPARC's impact and explore opportunities to grow our research community. Whether you're a longtime collaborator or new to SPARC, your perspective matters.
Join the conversation—take our survey: forms.gle/YeoFpeUiDR...
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October 18, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Part of NIH HEAL's PRECISION Human Pain Network—single-nucleus RNA-seq from 22 patients reveals gene expression changes linked to chronic neck pain

Molecular insights → therapeutic targets
October 10, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Don't miss out on funding for your #OpenScience & #OpenData projects. The SPARC Portal is your go-to resource for the latest announcements. Check it out: bit.ly/SPARCfunding #OpenData #OpenScience #FundingOpportunities
October 10, 2025 at 2:18 PM