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The SPARC Portal is an open neuroscience and systems physiology platform containing multi-species data, knowledge, computational modeling and spatial mapping.
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🚀 Big news in autonomic neuroscience:
SPARC DRC 🤝 Autonomic Neuroscience: Basic and Clinical!

Authors can now share FAIR data via the SPARC Portal, linking research directly to open datasets. Transparency FTW!

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#openscience 🧪
🔬 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
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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
Join us TODAY for back-to-back webinars from the NIH Common Fund

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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
🧠 In silico evidence is reshaping medical device regulation. Watch our seminar on a validated assessment pipeline for vagus nerve stimulation using o²S²PARC & SPARC data.
🎥 youtu.be/YB-OazJHWaw
Meet us at IEEE EMBS NER! neuro.embs.org/2025/%F0%9F%...
#InSilico #MedicalDevices #SPARC
SPARC Seminar Series: Dr. Esra Neufeld, Dr. Antonino Mario Cassarà, & Dr. Javier García Ordóñez
YouTube video by sparc.science
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October 29, 2025 at 2:45 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
Science thrives on sharing! At SPARC, we're cultivating a dynamic ecosystem where neuroscience data and tools are not just open and FAIR—they’re also citable. Explore more at https://sparc.science. #OpenScience #OpenData #FAIRdata 🧪
SPARC Portal
The open community platform for bridging the body and the brain through neuroscience and systems physiology data, computational and spatial modeling, and device design.
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October 13, 2025 at 12:00 PM
🌟 SPARC's SIM-CORE are headed to IEEE NER 2025 in San Diego! Join us at the ZMT booth Nov 11–14 to connect with the neural engineering community, share innovations, and explore the future of neurotechnology. sparc.science/news-a...

#IEEEner #SPARC 🧪
SPARC Portal
The open community platform for bridging the body and the brain through neuroscience and systems physiology data, computational and spatial modeling, and device design.
sparc.science
October 12, 2025 at 7:30 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
You're invited! Join SPARC at the Mix, Mingle and Map the Common Fund Data Ecosystem event during #ASHG2025 conference. 🧪

✅ Discover CFDE collaborative tools
✅ Explore how SPARC data can advance your work
See you there! #OpenScience
Learn more: sparc.science/news-and-eve...
October 9, 2025 at 3:34 PM
🔬 How does your brain know when your bladder is full? Tim Bruns' team maps neural signals from bladder to brain, opening doors to better treatments for bladder disorders.
🔗 sparc.science/about/projec...
📍 PSTR032.02
📍 SPARC Booth 3825
#SPARC #BladderHealth #SfN2025
SPARC Portal
The open community platform for bridging the body and the brain through neuroscience and systems physiology data, computational and spatial modeling, and device design.
sparc.science
October 9, 2025 at 3:30 PM
SPR 2026 is accepting abstracts for one more week!
📍 Orlando, FL | Jan 30-31, 2026
🎤 Featuring SPARC's Margot Damaser
⏰ Deadline: Oct 15
Submit now: pelvicresearch.com/
#SPR2026 #PelvicResearch"
October 8, 2025 at 2:29 PM
🌍🦴 Two weeks to go! World Pediatric Bone & Joint Day is Oct 19. Join us in raising awareness on kids’ bone + joint health, from sports injuries to growth disorders. Early care = lifelong mobility. Mark your calendar + share! 💪👶 #PBJDay #BoneHealth 🧪
October 6, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Joint pain → opioid use. That's the connection
RE-JOIN integrates animal models + human tissue studies to map neural networks of knee & jaw joints.
Translational approach: preclinical insights → human validation → non-opioid therapies
🔗 See the data, protocols, and more: sparc.science/about/...
October 3, 2025 at 6:27 PM