Hackathons & Mini-labs
A few times throughout the academic year, we meet either on a larger-scale (hackathons) or on a smaller-scale (mini-labs) to explore/analysis public neuroimaging datasets and/or improve neuroimaging resources (e.g., tutorial creation, code snippets or scripts, software development). These are typically informal, low-pressure gatherings aimed at improving skills and increasing research productivity. No coding experience required!
Our programs aim to promote scientific collaboration and education in an open, inclusive environment. Our goals are outlined in this community paper: Brainhack: developing a culture of open, inclusive, community-driven neuroscience. (Neuron, 2021)
December 12-13, 2020
Brainhack DC
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Tutorials included: Intro to Preregistration, Intro to BIDS/fMRIprep, Intro to R
Sponsored by Georgetown Department of Psychology, Georgetown Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience, University of Maryland Neuroscience and Cognitive Science Program, & Georgetown GradGov.
Contributors
 Kathryn Berluti 📋🤔 |
 Sri Damera 📋🤔 |
 Marissa Laws 📢✅📋🤔 |
 Junaid Merchant 📢💻✅📋🤔 |
 Caroline O'Brien 📋🤔 |
 Shawn Rhoads 📢💻✅📋🤔 |
 Joscelin Rocha-Hidalgo 📢💻✅📋🤔 |
 Hua (Oliver) Xie 📢💻✅📋🤔 |
November 16-17, 2019
Brainhack DC
[Website]
Tutorials included: Intro to BIDS/fMRIprep, Intro to Jupyter Notebooks/Python for Neuroimagers, & Intro to Functional Connectivity
Sponsored by the Center for Functional and Molecular Imaging, Georgetown Department of Psychology, & Georgetown GradGov.
Contributors
Shawn Rhoads 📢💻✅📋🤔🔍 |
Junaid Merchant 📢💻✅📋🤔 |
 Laura Rice 📢💻✅📋🤔 |
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