🧪 Multi-scale maps of the lower urinary tract have been created to better understand neural dysfunction underlying overactive and underactive bladder. iDISCO labeled lumbosacral spinal cord motoneurons in male & female rats now on SPARC. doi.org/10.26275/myb... #OpenData

Cut analysis time from days/weeks down to just hours with this semi-automated pipeline combines MATLAB and ImageJ to handle: ✨ Motion correction ✨ Signal processing ✨ Publication-ready visualizations From the Joshua Emrick Lab: shorturl.at/teF29 doi.org/10.26275/64i...

🧪 Autonomic & sensory nerve fiber quantification in the external muscle of the human gastric corpus — openly available on SPARC. doi.org/10.26275/joc... Estimating the total innervation density permits comparisons with data from patients with gastric disorders #OpenData

🧪 #OpenData Research towards personalized medicine Atrial Fibrillation (AF) burden monitoring during subcutaneous nerve stimulation — Apple Watch & mobile cardiac telemetry data openly available on SPARC. doi.org/10.26275/d2e... Interested in this data? Check out this RFA: simpler.grants.gov/o...

💡 Funding available to build & test new hypotheses using open NIH data from 15 research programs. 🔗 simpler.grants.gov/o...

🧪 Myelinated sensory & autonomic axon terminals in rat urinary bladder — 3D whole-mount imaging, openly available on SPARC. doi.org/10.26275/tpi... Read the paper: http://dx.doi.org/10... Use this or other SPARC data to apply for your NIH R03: simpler.grants.gov/o... Due: June 23, 2026 #OpenData

🧪 April 25 at #APS2026 — Poster S435: "A Multiscale Scaffold Framework for Mapping the Human Vagus Nerve Across Individuals." Find us & find the data. https://sparc.science#APS2026

🧪 Bridging the body and the brain. See SPARC at #APS2026 PhysioHub daily, Innovation Stage & Poster S435 on Apr 25. https://sparc.science#APS2026 #SystemsPhysiology

🧪 Human colon myenteric neurons — electrophysiological recordings & dye-filling with multilayer IHC, data is openly available on SPARC. doi.org/10.26275/map... Read the publication: http://dx.doi.org/10... #OpenData

🧪 American Physiological Summit April 25, 2:45pm — Innovation Stage. "The SPARC Portal: Advancing Systems Physiology through FAIR Data and Models." Don't miss it. https://sparc.science #APS2026 #FAIRData

🧪 Find us in the PhysioHub every day at #APS2026. Chat with the SPARC team, see live demos & explore how SPARC can support your research. https://sparc.science#APS2026.#SystemsPhysiology #FAIR #openScience

🧪 SPARC offers 51 anatomical scaffolds — including the vagus nerve — enabling data mapping across research groups. A shared framework for systems physiology 🔗 Explore the SPARC's anatomical framework collection: doi.org/10.26275/8u6... #APS2026

🧪 SPARC datasets are open access, versioned, DOI-assigned, and FAIR — no AWS account needed. As a member of @awscloud.bsky.social Open Data, each dataset follows community standards, link to publications, and credit contributors via @orcid.org -all free to access. sparc.science #OpenData #FAIRdata

Missed our seminar with Dr. Kevin Kilgore on implantable neuroprosthetics and the COSMIIC project? Great news — it's now on demand 🎥 youtu.be/jzzNJJisMP4?... Open-source implantable hardware, life-cycle challenges, and a vision for shared science. Worth your time. #OpenScience #neuromod

🧪 Do a deep dive into human vagus nerve anatomy by exploring the SPARC REVA data— openly available on the SPARC Portal. doi.org/10.26275/poh... #OpenData

🧪 EMG recordings of visceromotor responses to colorectal distension in mice — openly available on the SPARC Portal. doi.org/10.26275/ktj... #OpenData Use this data for your NIH R03 grant application: simpler.grants.gov/o...#OpenDataApplications due: June 23, 2026

🧪 Today: SPARC webinar with Kevin Kilgore on GIVE-A-HAND.tech — a nonprofit ensuring lifelong access to abandoned implantable neurotechnology. 🕚 11:00 am Obtain the link to join here: sparc.science/news-a... #Neurotechnology #SPARC

🧪 New SPARC dataset: single-electrode bidirectional heart rate control via vagus nerve in rats — open access. Goal? Combine neural stim and kHz-frequency nerve block to maintain a target setpoint. Access the dataset: doi.org/10.26275/5cw... Read the publication: http://dx.doi.org/10... #OpenData

🧪 3 days until our SPARC webinar with Kevin Kilgore on GIVE-A-HAND.tech — addressing long-term support for patients relying on implantable neurotechnology. Register at sparc.science/news-a... #Neurotech

🧪 Over 419 datasets & models, all free to access on the SPARC Portal. Explore peripheral nervous system data built for reproducibility. See us at #APS2026! https://sparc.science#APS2026! #OpenScience

🧪 American Physiological Summit April 25, 2:45pm — Innovation Stage. "The SPARC Portal: Advancing Systems Physiology through FAIR Data and Models." Don't miss it. https://sparc.science #APS2026 #FAIRData

🧪 Who supports patients when implantable neurotechnology is abandoned? GIVE-A-HAND.tech is building that safety net. Join our SPARC webinar in 1 week with Dr. Kevin Kilgore. Register here: sparc.science/news-a... #Neurotechnology #ImplantableDevices

Interested in contributing data to SPARC? Or, would you like to learn more about how to access the datasets free of charge? Join our regular office hours! Our curators and engineers are ready to answer your questions. See the schedule and get the link: docs.sparc.science/d...

🧪 New community dataset on SPARC: bedside QST data from a 5-site study developing sensory biosignatures to predict treatment response in painful distal sensory polyneuropathy. doi.org/10.26275/fxr...

🚨Funding alert🧪 NIH Common Fund Data Ecosystem (CFDE) brings open data from 15 programs — connectivity, metabolomics, spatial transcriptomics, and more — all in one place. Got a hypothesis that could use this data? This funding opportunity is for you. 👉 simpler.grants.gov/opportunity/...

🩺 🧪March 13 is World Kidney Day! Today, learn more about kidney health and research that advances care for people with kidney disease. Check out this SPARC Seminar about interoception and the kidney: shorturl.at/0KjdC Learn more: www.worldkidneyday.org #WorldKidneyDay

Happy International Grant Professionals Day. These dedicated professionals keep science moving & transforming research ideas into funded realities. At SPARC, we value their essential role in advancing systems neuroscience. https://sparc.science #IGPD #GrantProfessionals

🧪 Coming up at USASP 2026 @usasp.bsky.social : "TMDs: From Patient Experience to Translational Science" explores a multi-dimensional approach to understanding temporomandibular disorders. Learn more about REJOIN data at sparc.science/about/consor...

📍 Happening NOW: Neuromod Prize Winners Seminar Join us as Phase 3 winners from U. Pittsburgh & Juniper Biomedical present their groundbreaking neuromodulation therapies. Still time to join: painresearchers.com/... #NeuromodPrize #LiveNow #NIH

Don't miss the Neuromod Prize Winners Seminar 🕚 11:00 AM EST 📅 March 11 Wednesday Hear from the teams revolutionizing nerve stimulation therapy—U. Pittsburgh & Juniper Biomedical share breakthrough innovations from this $9.8M NIH competition. Register: sparc.science/news-a...

Don't Miss: The Design of Medical Devices Conference (April 21–22) marks 25 years of cross-sector collaboration in medical technology. Keynote by Dr. Tyler Best of ARPA-H. Explore open data for device research at https://sparc.science Register: sparc.science/news-a... 🧪 #MedicalDevices #DMD

Coming Soon: Neuromod Prize Winners Seminar! Hear from the teams revolutionizing nerve stimulation therapy—U. Pittsburgh & Juniper Biomedical share breakthrough innovations from this $9.8M NIH competition.🧪 📅 March 11 🕚 11 AM EST Register: sparc.science/news-a... #Neuromodulation

🧪🧬Discover a powerful new resource for adipose biology research with this #dkNET webinar: “The Mammalian Adipose Tissue Knowledge Portal (MATKP): An Open Community Portal for Multi-Species Adipose Biology” 📅 Friday, Feb 27, 2026 🕚 11 am–12 pm PT 🔗 dknet.org/about/blog/2... matkp.org

Don't miss your chance for real-time support with the CFDE Training Center The Topic: "Genomes, Genomes Everywhere - Genomics Q&A with CFDE" 📅 Thursday Feb. 19, 2026 TODAY! 🕚1 –2 pm ET

Join Sue, Paloma and Mary as they share tips on making your PIDs work for you! SPARC utilizes both @orcid.org and @datacite.org persistent identifiers to tie researchers more visibly to their research efforts. 🧪 Join us tomorrow at 11 am ET: datacite.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Celebrate International Love Data Week with a hands-on SPARC Seminar on persistent identifiers. With SPARC as a use case, learn how ORCID and @datacite.org improve research attribution and discoverability. sparc.science/news-and-eve... Tuesday | Feb 10 | 11am-12pm ET

📢 February 4 is World Cancer Day. Together, we raise awareness, improve education, and inspire action to create a world where cancer is preventable and treatable for all. Learn more: www.worldcancerday.org Explore research: https://sparc.science #WorldCancerDay #CloseTheCareGap

❤️ February is Heart Health Month! This month, we spotlight the the science driving new ways to protect and strengthen the heart. Learn more about SPARC science: sparc.science/data SPARC has over 50 models and datasets about the cardiovascular system. Check them out! 🧪

Real time support with CFDE Training Center The Topic: "Genomes, Genomes Everywhere - Genomics Q&A with CFDE" 📅 Thursday Feb. 19, 2026 🕚1 –2 pm ET sparc.science/news-a... @cfdekc.bsky.social

🧪 Happening today: How do we standardize neurotrauma research data? The NT-PRECEDS working group has answers. Join us for updates on preclinical Common Data Elements, expert recommendations, and tools to harmonize your research data. ⏰2:00 - 3:00 PM Join: sparc.science/news-a...

🧪💘We're celebrating International Love Data Week with a SPARC webinar on ORCID and DataCite integration. SPARC uses ORCID to identify researchers contributing knowledge and datasets. Learn how PIDs improve attribution and workflows. 📅February 10 🕚 11:00 AM ET tinyurl.com/4tzcszc3

Happening Today! Dr. Michael Snyder presents "Precision Diabetes: Understanding and Managing Glucose Dysregulation Using Deep Data and Remote Monitoring" 📅 Friday, Jan. 23, 2026 🕚11 am–12 pm PT Abstract and dial-in information: dknet.org/about/blog... @dknet.org

Come join us for a webinar presented by Dr. Michael Snyder entitled "Precision Diabetes: Understanding and Managing Glucose Dysregulation Using Deep Data and Remote Monitoring" 📅 Friday, Jan. 23, 2026 🕚11 am–12 pm PT Abstract and dial-in information: dknet.org/about/blog... @dknet.org

🚨Today! Don't miss our SPARC Seminar with Dr. Don Bolser at 3:00pm ET His work on laryngeal reflexes reveals that central control systems are far more complex than the peripheral nerves suggest—critical for developing better bioelectronic therapies. Link: shorturl.at/u2qJt

Who's going to the Human Digital Twin workshop in Auckland (Feb 2-5)? Multiscale cardiopulmonary modeling, clinical translation, and amazing discussions. Comment if you'll be there! Details: auckland.ac.nz/human...

🎤 Dr. Don Bolser presents his work on laryngeal reflexes reveals that central control systems are far more complex than the peripheral nerves suggest—critical for developing better bioelectronic therapies. 📅 January 21, 3:00 pm ET 📍 shorturl.at/u2qJt Research: shorturl.at/EobYk

Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is emerging as a valuable treatment option for people with treatment-resistant depression—and the science behind it is fascinating. www.youtube.com/watc... 1/5

📢🧪 Call for Late breaking Abstracts: American Physiology Summit Systems physiology, interoception, autonomic nervous system—this is your moment! We'll be at Booth #1022 & want to see you at #APS2026! Submit your abstract: shorturl.at/9Bwg3 Deadline: February 2 @apsphysiology.bsky.social

🧪🎤 Upcoming SPARC Seminar Alert! Join us for a talk by @ufresearch.bsky.social Dr. Don Bolser on how peripheral sensory devices can fundamentally reshape central nervous system circuits — for better or worse. 1/4

Neurotrauma CDEs: Where things started and where they are going Join NINDS for an essential webinar regarding progress on preclinical CDEs and data standards for neurotrauma🧪 January 28 ⏰2:00 - 3:00 PM Join: sparc.science/news-a...