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title: "NeuroDataReHack 2026"
date: 2026-07-13
endDate: 2026-07-17
location: "HHMI Janelia Research Campus, Ashburn, VA"
eventType: "Hackathon"
image: "/images/events/hck_2x_2026-janelia-ndrh/ndrh_2026_banner.png"
weight: 20260713
summary: "Generate new insights from existing neurophysiology data through secondary analysis."
draft: false
organizers:
- "Benjamin Dichter, Ph.D. (Program Chair)"
# - "Stephanie Prince, Ph.D. (Program Chair)"
# - "Ryan Ly, Ph.D. (Program Chair)"
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aliases:
- /nwb_hackathons/HCK26_2026_Janelia_NDRH
---

## Objective

[The DANDI Archive](http://dandiarchive.org) now has 400+ neurophysiology datasets in the
[Neurodata Without Borders](http://nwb.org) format spanning many species, brain areas, task types, and imaging
modalities. These include high-value datasets, e.g. from [Allen Institute OpenScope](https://dandiarchive.org/dandiset/search?search=openscope), the [MICrONS project](https://dandiarchive.org/dandiset/000402), and the
[International Brain Laboratory Brain Wide Map](https://dandiarchive.org/dandiset/000409), 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.

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.

## Schedule

Schedule details will be posted closer to the event date.

<!-- ## Kavli Neurodata Discovery Award

Following the event, participants will be invited to apply for a Kavli Foundation Neurodata Discovery Awards, which awards $50,000 (USD) of funding to continue data reanalysis projects that come out of the NeuroDataReHack event. This is a funding opportunity exclusive to NeuroDataReHack participants.

![Kavli Foundation Logo](/images/events/hck26-2026-janelia-ndrh/Kavli-Foundation-logo.png) -->

## Instructors

The event will feature a distinguished team of instructors, including:

- **Benjamin Dichter, Ph.D.** - Program Chair, CatalystNeuro
<!-- - **Stephanie Prince, Ph.D.** - Program Chair, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
- **Ryan Ly, Ph.D.** - Program Chair, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
- **Jeremy Magland, Ph.D.** - Senior Data Scientist, Flatiron Institute (Lead developer of Neurosift, FigURL, Dendro)
- **Carsen Stringer, Ph.D.** - Group Leader, HHMI Janelia Research Campus (Lead developer of Rastermap, Suite2p, Facemap, Cellpose)
- **Alessio Buccino, Ph.D.** - Electrophysiology Pipeline Engineer, Allen Institute for Neural Dynamics (Lead developer of SpikeInterface)
- **Guillaume Viejo, Ph.D.** - Data Scientist, Flatiron Institute (Lead developer of Pynapple)
- **Carter Peene** - Data Analyst I, Allen Institute for Neural Dynamics (Lead developer of OpenScope Databook)
- **Mayo Faulkner, Ph.D.** - Senior Software Engineer, International Brain Lab
- **Misha Ahrens, Ph.D.** - Group Leader, HHMI Janelia Research Campus
- **Jakob Voigts, Ph.D.** - Group Leader, HHMI Janelia Research Campus
- **Alison Comrie, Ph.D.** - Postdoctoral Scientist, HHMI Janelia Research Campus -->

Additional instructors to be announced.

## Eligibility

This course is intended for PhD students, postdoctoral researchers, principal investigators, or similar.
Advanced undergraduates may be considered on a case-by-case basis. We welcome applicants from all areas of
neuroscience, including but not limited to experimentalists, computational neuroscientists, and data scientists.
Applicants should have basic programming experience in Python or MATLAB and experience with neurophysiology research.

## Logistics

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 12, and checking out the evening of Friday, July 17 or the morning of Saturday, July 18.
* Breakfast, lunch, dinner, and coffee breaks will be provided. Janelia is adept at accommodating dietary
restrictions; please indicate any dietary restrictions on your application.
* 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. Please
plan accordingly, as this process can take several months. We would be happy to provide a letter of invitation to
support your visa application if needed.

## What to Bring

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](https://pynwb.readthedocs.io/en/stable/install_users.html#installing-pynwb). For instructions
on how to install MatNWB, see
[the MatNWB documentation](https://matnwb.readthedocs.io)

## Code of Conduct

Please see the [Code of Conduct](https://neurodatawithoutborders.github.io/nwb_hackathons/code_of_conduct) for all NWB events.
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