- Dates and Location
- Objective
- Logistics
- Organizing Committee
- Resources
- What to bring?
- Schedule
- Disclaimer
- Eligibility
- Application
- Dates: July 14-18, 2025
- Location: HHMI Janelia Research Campus, 19700 Helix Dr, Ashburn, VA 20147, Openstreetmap Directions
The DANDI Archive now has 300+ neurophysiology datasets in the Neurodata Without Borders format spanning many species, brain areas, task types, and imaging modalities. These include high-value datasets, e.g. from Allen Institute OpenScope, the MICrONS project, and the International Brain Laboratory Brain Wide Map, as well as diverse contributions from neuroscience labs around the world. In this workshop, we will teach attendees about the open neurophysiology datasets available on the DANDI Archive and train them on how to maximally utilize the archive and the NWB standard to incorporate existing data into their scientific workflows. Feedback from attendees will be used to improve the software and data standard to better enable reanalysis workflows.
Prior to the workshop, we are organizing Open Neurodata Showcase where attendees can meet the contributors behind the neurophysiology datasets and explore virtual posters. Visit the event page to sign up and read more about this feature event.
Example projects include but are not limited to:
- Determine whether your result is present in another species or brain area.
- Showcase the capabilities of your tool or analysis on existing data from another lab.
- Explore follow-up questions to a study.
- Create educational content that uses open data.
This event will primarily focus on analyzing existing data in NWB and on DANDI, not converting data to NWB. If you are interested in learning how to convert data, consider signing up for an NWB Data Conversion Workshop.
This course is intended for PhD students, postdoctoral researchers, principal investigators, or similar. Applicants should have basic programming experience in Python or MATLAB and experience with neurophysiology research.
Space for the event is limited. Apply to attend NeuroDataReHack 2025 here.
- Application deadline: Feb 12
- Notification of admission decisions: March 15
Thanks to the generous sponsorship of The Janelia Research Campus, this event will be free to participants:
- There is no registration or application fee.
- Participants will be provided a private room at Janelia Research Campus for the duration of this event, checking in on Sunday, July 13, and checking out the evening of Friday, July 18 or the morning of Saturday, July 19.
- Breakfast, lunch, dinner, and coffee breaks will be provided.
- You will be responsible for booking your own flight and transportation to Janelia Research Campus.
- You will be responsible for determining visa and/or healthcare requirements for travel to the United States.
Program chairs:
- Benjamin Dichter, CatalystNeuro
- Oliver Rübel, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
- Ryan Ly, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
- Steph Prince, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
If you have any questions about this event, please contact Ben at ben.dichter [at] catalystneuro [dot] com
Resources will be posted here to help participants prepare for the event.
- Event Flyer
- Slides from the 2024 NeuroDataReHack: Google Drive
- Search API tutorials
Bring a laptop with appropriate software installed. Python should be installed and MATLAB is optional. For instructions on how to install PyNWB, see the PyNWB documentation. For instructions on how to install MatNWB, see the MatNWB documentation
- A report of the first NeuroDataReHack event: (PDF)
- A report of the second NeuroDataReHack event: (PDF)
- A report of the third NeuroDataReHack event: (PDF)
- Recordings of talks will be made available on the NWB Youtube channel.
This workshop was enlightening, and I'm excited to bring these tools back to my research group and my university!
- Miles Martinez, Duke University
The Hackathon was an incredible experience. I had the opportunity to get familiar with not only NWB but also the expanding NWB ecosystem. Additionally, the week was fantastic for connecting with others working on similar topics. I established potential collaborations and learned from people working on different topics as well.
- Carolina Filipe, Champalimaud Foundation
NeuroDataReHack 2024 is a inspiring tour to the ecosystem that the NWB and DANDI has supported, including a set of useful tools, datasets, and example notebook to hand on. Great opportunities to meet the organizers that make those things happen, and to connect with other researchers interested in dataset reuse.
- Xinyue Ma, McGill University
The sessions on the DANDI archive and NWB format and accessible analysis tools were extremely helpful and made the tools fairly easy to use considering how powerful they are. The organizers and presenters did a great job breaking down complex topics and were really approachable and helpful throughout. Plus, getting to meet people from all over with similar interests was great. Big thanks to everyone who put this together – it was educational and fun.
- Keith Van Antwerp, Georgia Tech
NeuroDataReHack was a transformative experience. I left the hackathon inspired, equipped with new skills, and excited about the future of neuroscience. I highly recommend checking out the DANDI Archive, Neurodata Without Borders, and training opportunities like NeuroDataReHack for anyone looking to enhance the quality of their own research, promote the open exchange of neurodata, and contribute to the global success of neuroscience research.
- Megan Parsons, Neuroengineer
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