The Neuro 鈥� Irv and Helga Cooper Foundation Open Science Prize Ceremony 2025
The Neuro 鈥� Irv and Helga Cooper Foundation Open Science Prize Ceremony 2025
An event organized by the Tanenbaum Open Science Institute
In person at The Neuro and livestreamed online.
This year鈥檚 edition received a record number of submissions from 18 countries across five continents 鈥� a testament to the growing worldwide commitment to transparency, collaboration, and accessibility in research.
During the ceremony, we鈥檒l celebrate the 2025 prize winners:
- The BrainGlobe Initiative听鈥� International Prize Winner
- Ju-Chi Yu听(Center for Addiction and Mental Health, Taiwan Open Brain Science Community) 鈥� International Trainee Prize
- Confidence Raymond听(The Neuro, 海角精品黑料) 鈥� Canadian Trainee Prize
The event will feature a听special lecture by Igor Tatarnikov听of the BrainGlobe Initiative:
鈥淭he BrainGlobe Initiative 鈥� open-source tools and community building for computational neuroanatomy.鈥�
Come connect with the Open Science community and celebrate innovation, openness, and global collaboration in neuroscience!
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The prizes recognize projects, services, tools, and platforms that unlock the power of Open Science in neuroscience to advance research, innovation, and collaboration for the benefit of health and society.
Preliminary Programme
More details coming soon.
| 4:00 p.m. |
Welcome & Opening Remarks Dr. Guy Rouleau & Annabel Seyller |
| 4:05听辫.尘. |
Prize Ceremony MC: Roberta LaPiana |
| 4:15听辫.尘. |
Keynote Lecture:听The BrainGlobe Initiative 鈥� Open-source Tools and Community Building for Computational Neuroanatomy (International听Prize winner) Igor Tatarnikov |
| 5:10听辫.尘. |
Trainee Talks Introductions: Madeleine Sharp, The Neuro Ju-Chi Yu听(Center for Addiction and Mental Health, Taiwan Open Brain Science Community) 鈥� International Trainee Prize Confidence Raymond听(The Neuro, 海角精品黑料) 鈥� Canadian Trainee Prize |
| 5:35听辫.尘. |
Discussion Panel Moderator: Jean-Francois Cloutier, The Neuro |
| 5:55 p.m. | Closing Remarks |
| 6:00 p.m. | Cocktail Reception |
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Organizing Committee
- Roberta La Piana, Assistant Professor, The Neuro and Co-Chair, TOSI Prize Committee
- Madeleine Sharp, Assistant Professor, The Neuro and Co-Chair, TOSI Prize Committee
- Luisa Pimentel, Open Science Community Officer, TOSI
- Marie Poirot, Communication and Engagement Officer, TOSI
- Leah LeFort, Research Administrator, TOSI
- Gabriel Pelletier, Open Science Alliance Officer, TOSI
- Annabel Seyller, Chief of Staff, The Neuro and CEO, TOSI
- Debbie Rashcovsky, Events Lead, The Neuro
- Justin Martinez-Rosler, Communications Associate, Events, The Neuro
- Sergio Renato Rubinos Corzo, Events Assistant, Events, The Neuro
