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New funding opportunity for those with existing funding.
Great news for those with ACTIVE grants! There's a new opportunity to add on a supplement. If you need assistance with your Material and Data Sharing Plan, we're here to help. Reach out to us for support!
July 5, 2024
Join a Team Now for SPARC FAIR Codeathon 2024!
Projects announced for 2024 SPARC FAIR Codeathon! $50K in cash & prizes. Apply by July 27th Help make SPARC data, tools, and resources more Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable in this in-the-cloud codeathon that runs from Aug.10th-12th, 2024.
June 27, 2024
SPARC Office Hours for July
Looking to share your research data? The SPARC Data and Resource Center (DRC) supports user needs with open office hours. Office Hours for K-Core curation, MAP-Core, and DAT-Core occur monthly. SIM-Core hours are every other month. Hours are in EDT.
June 24, 2024
Introducing the June Portal Updates!
Explore our latest enhancements, such as new landing pages for consortia supported by the portal and a new request access button for users to access complete datasets from previous versions.
June 17, 2024
SPARC PI Peter Hunter to be appointed a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit
Professor Peter John Hunter, founder of the Auckland Bioengineering Institute and a key member of the SPARC community, to be appointed a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to medical science.
June 14, 2024
INCF 2024 abstract submission extended.
Abstract submission for INCF 2024 has been extended until June 7. Don't miss your chance to participate.
May 31, 2024
Unlocking Health: Empowering Implantable Device Innovation Through Open Source Collaboration
Implantable devices have the potential to treat a wide range of diseases, but creating a new device from scratch is challenging. An open source initiative aims to make device innovation easier.
May 31, 2024
SPARC featured in recent MIT Tech Review article
SPARC has been featured in the newest issue of MIT Technology Review. 'The messy quest to replace drugs with electricity' Read how the SPARC program has provided crucial details on the peripheral nervous system's electrical aspects.
May 30, 2024
The NIH HEAL Initiative funds SPARC to provide data coordination and integration to the NIH PRECISION Human Pain Network.
Drs. Wagenaar, Martone, and Hunter, co-Investigators of the SPARC Data and Resource Center, have formed the Data Coordination and Integration Center for the NIH PRECISION Human Pain Network, with funding from the NIH HEAL Initiative.
May 29, 2024
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