Scientific Resources

Computational

Python package for clustered and clusterless decoding, from E. Denovellis

Statistics | Python for the practicing neuroscientist | The good research code handbook | Data Science course

Shared datasets

NWB dataset from Gillespie et al, 2021 on the DANDI Archive

NWB dataset from Gillespie et al, 2024 on the DANDI Archive

Experimental Resources

Drive building tutorial series

Recommended Reading to get into the hippocampal spatial representations field

Open Behavior, a collection of open source designs for behavioral experiments

Other

Best practices for requesting a letter of recommendation

How to use zotero(thread)

How to write a critical review KINDLY (thread)

Editing as an act of caring

Career

I believe in sharing materials to make academia more fair & transparent. You’ll have to request access, but it will be rapidly granted!

BRAIN Initiative K99/R00 (2019) Application materials, rebuttal, progress report, extension request

Faculty Applications (2021) Anna’s reflections on the academic job market ~ Application materials

R00 Transition Application (2022) Application materials Don’t underestimate how much time this will take - start >3m before your start date!

Johns Hopkins lists of funding opportunities for undergrads, grad students, postdocs, & ECRs (early career researchers)

List of neuro-related postdoc seminar series - great to apply for these as a senior postdoc before/during faculty application season please add any that you know of!

List of neuro data analysis short courses/summer schools curated by Natalie Schaworonkow

UW Resources

The Mill, an awesome maker space free for students and cheap for UW affiliates. Great for laser cutting, 3D printing, CNC, etc

SafeCampus, an anonymous hotline to discuss safety/wellbeing concerns for yourself or others

UW Allies, support for grad students and postdocs in basic science labs facing difficult situations