Tools and Resources
1. Useful Links:
2. Outreach and Education:
3. Professional Development:
Marine Biological Laboratory: offers professional development and research opportunities in neuroscience and related fields.
Future PI Slack: an informal peer mentoring group for biomedical postdocs who are interested in staying in academia.
New York Academy of Science: offers professional development courses and events in NYC.
Community for Rigor: Provides free comprehensive educational materials, promotes best practices, and fostering a community committed to improving research reliability.
4. Neural Data Related Tools I enjoy:
CaImAn: a python library for large scale calcium imaging data analysis.
Pynapple: a light-weight python library for neurophysiological data analysis.
NEMOS: (Neural ModelS) is a statistical modeling framework optimized for systems neuroscience.
NWB Guide: Resources for using the Neurodata Without Borders (NWB) data format.
DANDI Archive: DANDI data archive for neuroscience data.
Seaborn: python visualization library based on matplotlib.
5. Data Repository:
- Dryad repository: Data supporting our 2023 paper on hippocampal changes during aversive learning and extinction.
Society for Neuroscience: International professional organization for neuroscientists.
NYU NOGN: Public outreach and science education initiatives.
UCLA Psych in Action: Outreach and educational programs in psychology.
Knowing Neurons: Neuroscience news and educational content.
SfN BraiNY: Local SfN outreach group.
BioBus: NYC science education outreach program.
Growing Up in Science: Educational programs for young students interested in science.
The Transmitter: Neuroscience research and news. (Also see their funding finder)
Brain Awareness Week: Annual event promoting brain science awareness.
BrainFacts: Neuroscience education and outreach platform.