2023 SPARC FAIR Codeathon When: 05/08/2023 to 07/08/2023 Where: Virtual Join the third global SPARC “FAIR” Codeathon <https://sparc.science/news-and-events/events/2023sparc-codeathon>, a three-day virtual event this August 5th-7th! The SPARC Data and Resource Center, with funding from the National Institutes of Health, will host a 3-day in-the-cloud Codeathon. It is free to enter and has a total prize pool of US$50,000 (including cash prizes and manuscript publication fees). Competitors from the United States and abroad are eligible. We encourage researchers and data scientists at any stage of their scientific journey to apply. Before the event we will create up to 30 teams of five to six individuals, each with various backgrounds and expertise, led by an experienced leader. The teams will greatly benefit from anyone with the following skills: - Understanding of neuroscience and/or neurostimulation - Data visualization - Data mining, image and text analysis - Working knowledge of scripting languages (eg., Shell, Python, R) - Familiarity with methods of manipulating and/or analyzing large datasets ( AI/ML, computational modeling, etc.) - Developing bioinformatics code, pipelines or tools - Knowledge graphs - Web development Applications are due 20/07/2023. More info here <https://sparc.science/news-and-events/events/2023sparc-codeathon>. Questions? Contact fair-codeathon-support@sparc.science What is SPARC? The Stimulating Peripheral Activity to Relieve Conditions (SPARC) <https://commonfund.nih.gov/sparc> program is supported by the NIH Common Fund <https://commonfund.nih.gov/> to provide a scientific and technological foundation for future bioelectronic medicine devices and protocols. The goal of the SPARC program is to identify neural targets and accelerate the development of therapeutic devices that modulate electrical activity in the vagus and other nerves to help treat diseases and conditions, such as hypertension and gastrointestinal disorders, by precisely adjusting organ function.