Conference: Advancing research and education in big data neuroscience

NSF会议奖：PI -Sharlene纽曼博士，亚拉巴马塔斯卡卢萨大学;标题：推进大数据神经科学的研究和教育近年来，公开可用的神经成像数据集和在线分析工具的数量大幅增加。这些发展导致了大量富有成效的研究，这些研究利用现有数据，而不是不断创建新数据集的成本。在线数据共享和分析也被证明对其他社区的神经科学的透明度和可访问性非常有益（例如，计算建模、工程）。然而，这些好处并没有均匀分布，仍然集中在资源充足的实验室和机构。本次研讨会旨在改变这种状况，具体做法是与南方资金不足的机构，特别是HBCU合作，提供使用这些工具的培训，促进合作，并征求这些机构研究人员的见解，以了解如何进一步降低参与障碍。将向与会者提供旅费，供其出席和参加一个为期多日的讲习班，讲习班包括讲座、倾听会议和直接培训。演讲者和演讲者包括来自南部大学和几个HBCU的教师。该研讨会旨在促进整个南方神经影像研究人员社区的发展。该项目由认知神经科学和刺激竞争研究的既定计划（EPSCoR）共同资助。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

NSF Conference Award: PI – Dr. Sharlene Newman, University of Alabama Tuscaloosa; Title: Advancing research and education in big data neuroscienceIn recent years, there has been a massive increase in the number of publicly available neuroimaging datasets and online tools for their analysis. These developments have led to vastly productive research that makes use of existing data rather than incurring the cost of continuously creating new datasets. Online data sharing and analysis have also proved to be extremely beneficial to the transparency and accessibility of neuroscience to other communities (e.g., computational modelling, engineering). However, the benefits have not spread evenly, and remain concentrated in well-resourced labs and institutions. This workshop seeks to change that, by specifically engaging with less well-funding institutions across the South, particularly HBCUs, to provide training in the use of these tools, foster collaborations, and solicit insights from researchers at these institutions for how to further lower barriers to their participation. Participants will be provided with funding for travel to attend and participate in a multiday workshop consisting of talks, listening sessions, and direct training. Speakers and presenters include faculty from universities across the south and several HBCUs. The workshop aims to foster the development of a community of neuroimaging researchers across the South.This project is jointly funded by Cognitive Neuroscience and the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR).This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.