The Neuro is the world’s first academic Open Science institution realizing a vision where research is open and borderless, with the aim to accelerate discovery and benefit people affected by neurological disorders worldwide.
A new series of internal awards from the Tanenbaum Open Science Institute recognizes our researchers, staff, graduate and undergraduate students at The Neuro who have shown leadership and creativity in Open Science (OS), inspiring peers and fostering a community of OS practice.
2023 winners
Leadership Awards for Principal Investigators
The award recognizes principal investigators (PI) at The Neuro actively working to advance Open Science in neuroscience.
Alan Evans
Victor Dahdaleh Chair in Neurosciences, James McGill Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Psychiatry and Biomedical Engineering
Evans’ leadership in Open Science is demonstrated by decades of work creating open tools and data sharing platforms across Canada by captaining national initiatives, as well as globally by creating international networks, communities, and initiatives.
Jean-Baptiste Poline
Associate Professor, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery
Poline’s contributions to Open Science are exemplified by many years of work creating open tools, sharing data and creating platforms that enable others to do the same, contributing to training and educational initiatives, ushering in new ways of publishing, and working tirelessly to make science more reproducible and inclusive.
Champion Awards for Research Staff
These awards recognize research personnel overseeing lab activities, aiming to ensure sustained integration of Open Science practices in each lab, clinic and unit, and help encourage labs to maintain long-term cultural change.
Claire Magnussen
Capture ALS Program Manager, Clinical Research Unit
Magnussen’s impressive contributions to Open Science include the often under-appreciated but vital role of coordinating, writing grants for, and managing large, multi-institution projects operating on an Open Science basis.
Nikhil Bhagwat
Research Associate, Jean-Baptiste Poline Lab
Bhagwat’s admirable work in Open Science includes efforts to standardize data practices, contributions to open code to make science both more reproducible and sustainable, as well as efforts to enable others through teaching and education activities.
Samir Das
Associate Director for Technology, Alan Evans lab
Das’ long list of contributions to Open Science include decades of work to build and maintain tools, datasets, data formats, educational initiatives, communities, and networks operating on an Open Science basis.
Xiuqing (Carol) Chen
Early Drug Discovery Unit
Chen's invaluable services to Open Science include work in the Early Drug Discovery Unit creating and openly disseminating induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (iPSCs), developing and sharing protocols, as well as training and educational activities.
Hatrock Awards for Graduate Students and PostDoctoral Fellows
The award recognizes trainees with a proven record in developing Open Science enabling methods and tools.
Jessica Royer
PhD Candidate, Boris Bernhardt lab
Royer’s impressive contributions to Open Science include leadership in the development of open-source analysis tools such as micapipe, integrating her work with other existing openly accessible resources, contributions to documentation and training and efforts to share crucial datasets.
Runners-up
Laura Suarez
PhD Candidate, Bratislav Misic lab
Suarez is working on projects that are breaking new ground for the intersection of AI and neuroscience such as the conn2res toolbox and sharing data and code in forms that are easily reusable by others.
Rachel De Barros Oliveira
PhD Candidate, Guy Rouleau lab
Oliveira is dedicated to open research practices and science communication through The Curious Neuron , making sure research is communicated effectively not just to other scientists but also the public.
Launchpad Awards for Undergraduate Students Internships
The award supports the scientific careers of McGill undergraduate researchers planning to work at The Neuro by providing internship funding for research projects in line with Open Science principles.
Stefano Bambace
Amir Shmuel lab
Bambace’s project aspires to extend the use of a software toolbox for designing 3D-printed brain cradles and making it usable and accessible to the neuroscientific community worldwide.
Selen Calgin
Adrien Peyrache lab
Calgin’s project is aimed at establishing the framework to classify cortical cell types using electrophysiological features. It aims to embed Open Science within each aspect of the project, from the data used, to the analysis code, to the choice of an open programming language.
J Le Thuy Duong Nguyen
Sylvain Baillet lab
Nguyen’s project, “A User-Friendly Implementation for Structural and Functional Interpretations of Brain Maps”, proposes to integrate Neuromaps with Brainstorm’s intuitive user interface, making it easier to interact with Neuromaps and create an even deeper set of map layers.
Franziska Eisenhuth
Jo Anne Stratton lab
Eisenhuth’s project to investigate ethanol as a potential alternative tracer for imaging ISF/CSF flow intends to make such imaging more accessible, with the ambition of sharing code, talks, and publications openly.
