SPARC Plug Newsletter Archive
Read our past SPARC Plug issues and email announcements.
2024
The SPARC Portal published 315 datasets. SPARC promoted data sharing and open science with the neuroscience community at SfN Chicago. Additionally, SPARC contributed to Pain Awareness Month and supports initiatives like CARSS to advance bioelectronic medicine.
SPARC NEWS: 2024 SPARC FAIR Codeathon winners, Improvements to the SPARC Portal, Honors awarded to SPARC community members, and various opportunities for involvement and funding. It also highlights SPARC's presence at the ISAN conference and features a tribute to the late Dr. Gary Mawe.
SPARC News: SPARC FAIR Codeathon, Dataset milestone, SPARC Phase 2, SPARC Research at MN Neuromodulation, Funding opportunities; NIH News: Phase 2 winners of the Neuromod Prize; Events & Learning: Upcoming Conferences, New Webinars & Tutorials, How you can help SPARC.
SPARC NEWS: SPARC at NANS, INCF endorsement, REVEAL study participant enrolment, Funding opportunities; NIH News: Training Center for the Common Fund Data Ecosystem; Events & Learning: Upcoming Conferences, New Webinars & Tutorials, How you can help SPARC.
2023
SPARC attended SfN 2023 with a large presence, featuring device makers from the Phase 2 teams, HORNET. The SPARC Portal is the data home for RE-JOIN, and there are upcoming SPARC-funded publications and funding opportunities available.
This newsletter provides updates on SPARC funding opportunities, Codeathon winners, feedback on dataset structure, Phase 2 PI meeting awards, upcoming SPARC-funded publications, NIH funding opportunities, and upcoming conferences.
This newsletter provides updates on SPARC initiatives, including the release of new maps, support for career advancement, upcoming events like the Codeathon, and opportunities for data contributions and funding applications.
SPARC is now an open data repository welcoming autonomic nervous system researchers to submit data, with support from NIH through August. The portal has been upgraded with new maps, and the o2S2PARC simulation platform has enabled the release of a web-based version of the Sim4Life platform.
2022
This newsletter provides updates on SPARC's involvement in NIH's Common Fund Data Ecosystem, Phase 2 awards, collaborations with RE-JOIN HEAL Consortium, upcoming conferences, and calls for papers in neuroscience research.
SPARC achieved a major data milestone with 200 datasets, models, and simulations available on the SPARC Portal. Winners of the SPARC 2022 FAIR Codeathon were announced, and SPARC expanded its social media presence with a LinkedIn page and group.
This newsletter provides updates on various events, funding opportunities, resources, webinars, conferences, and calls for papers related to SPARC, including a Data Sharing and Reuse Competition, upcoming Codeathon, Research Fellow applications, and more. It also highlights the Neuromod Prize evaluation process and recaps the Experimental Biology Conference, including the winners of the Emerging Scientist awards.
This newsletter provides updates on the NIH SPARC Program, including information on the Neuromod Prize competition, funding opportunities, upcoming meetings, and new features on the SPARC Portal.
2021
This newsletter provides updates on the SPARC program, including new funding opportunities, a successful codeathon, upcoming features for the SPARC Portal, and recent developments in the SPARC Data and Resource Center.
This newsletter provides updates on the approval of SPARC Stage Two, a workshop on cardiopulmonary regulation, NIH funding opportunities, updates on the SPARC Portal, and information on the SPARC Data and Resource Center.
2020
This newsletter provides updates on SPARC program activities, including workshops, funding opportunities, portal updates, webinars, and upcoming events like a hackathon. It also encourages participation in the SPARC community and offers resources for researchers interested in FAIR neuroscience.
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