iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Vector Institute @vectorinstitute.ai · 24/09/2026

The standard graduate application process has a sequencing problem. You apply, pay the fee, and hope a lab has space. The Vector Graduate Student Program flips this to put research fit first. 🧵

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Catherine Lebel @catherinealebel.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Two weeks left to register for #IST2026! Join us in beautiful Banff for tractography validation, methods, clinical & research applications. event.fourwaves.com/ist2026 @tractography.bsky.social

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IST 2026 - Banff

Join IST 2026 - Banff, October 25-29, 2026. Learn more on Fourwaves.

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BIDS (Brain Imaging Data Structure) @bidsstandard.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

BIDS Community, it’s time to nominate 🏆and elect 🗳️two new Steering Group members! The nomination period opened on September 15th and will close on Friday, October 2nd at 11:59pm (Anywhere on Earth; UTC-12). 👉Nominate yourself here: forms.gle/xMjkqGfiTgCW... #BIDS

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Ariel Rokem @arokem.org · 19/08/2026

There's a picture of Susanne Schreiber aging in some attic. She looks exactly as she did when I shared an office with her in 2002.

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Fernando Pérez @fernandoperez.org · 13/08/2026

Are you interested in building open tools for biomedical science in the @jupyter.org ecosystem? Infrastructure, front end, AI workflows, product design - we are recruiting for multiple positions at @ucbids.bsky.social and would love to hear from you! bids.berkeley.edu/news/join-us...

bids.berkeley.edu

Join us: we're recruiting four positions to build BioJupyter at BIDS | Berkeley Institute for Data Science (BIDS)

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Ariel Rokem @arokem.org · 08/08/2026

This is mind-blowing. Congratulations to everyone involved!

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Howard Chiu @howardchiu.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

🚨 Excited to share our new paper out in Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience! We developed white matter neonatal brain-age models to study brain maturation in full-term and high-risk preterm infants. 🧠👶 Does global brain maturity reveal the toll of clinical complications? Thread 👇 (1/6)

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Ariel Rokem @arokem.org · 03/07/2026

Thanks for the quick release of TRX support! Onward and upward!

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FSLeyes @fsleyes.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

A new FSLeyes is out (v1.20.0) with support for .trx tractography files (thanks @arokem.org !) and MRtrix3 .mif files. Full details at open.oxcin.ox.ac.uk/pages/fsl/fs...

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fsleyes release history — FSLeyes documentation

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Cat Hicks @grimalkina.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

*Jumanji drumbeats in the distance* Psychology of Software Teams is ALMOST HERE www.drcathicks.com#book

A screenshot of the Amazon listing for the Psychology of Software Teams shows it as a "top new release" in software project management

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Ariel Rokem @arokem.org · 15/06/2026

Love to see this well-deserved recognition! Chris has had an incredible impact on the practice of human brain mapping through his many contributions. And his work is also always done with incredible thoughtfulness and kindness, alongside awe-inspiring technical excellence. A real inspiration.

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Ariel Rokem @arokem.org · 22/05/2026

That's not how we pronounce it 😆

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Ariel Rokem @arokem.org · 18/05/2026

Sorry about that! We're on opposite ends of the time-zone spectrum.. There will be a recording to follow!

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Ariel Rokem @arokem.org · 14/05/2026

That's amazing! Also, two members of my qualifying exam committee in one sentence 😁

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OHBM Trainees @ohbmtrainees.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Want to sharpen your Python skills and build libraries like a pro? In the next workshop in our 2026 “How-To” series we welcome Ariel Rokem (@arokem.org; University of Washington): 🧠 Designing and implementing Python libraries 📅 19 May 2026 🔗 Register: forms.gle/qeoCoYMdVxGL...

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Steven Meisler @stevenmeisler.com · 19/04/2026

Diffusion MRI (dMRI) is a powerful tool to study white matter maturation. In our new preprint, we process and distribute a new resource of >24,000 ABCD dMRI scans using open source tools! We then evaluate how methods shape inferences about development. 🔗 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

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Ariel Rokem @arokem.org · 16/04/2026

Thanks to the amazing work by @uwescience.bsky.social's Noah Benson, NeuroHackademy now has a beautiful new website, with an emphasis on improved accessibility: neurohackademy.org

neurohackademy.org

The Neurohackademy

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Ariel Rokem @arokem.org · 14/04/2026

Super interesting! Are there are already any findings on aphantasia, or is this project just starting?

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International Society for Tractography @tractography.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

🏔️ Announcing IST 2026 in the Canadian Rockies! The 2nd annual meeting of the International Society for Tractography is happening this fall. Following Bordeaux, we’re gathering researchers, clinicians & developers pushing tractography, diffusion MRI & brain connectivity forward.

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Liberty Hamilton @libertysays.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

I am thrilled to announce that our group has received a new grant from the Shurl and Kay Curci Foundation to study the neural dynamics of vocal learning in children! I am looking for a postdoc to join us in this effort, currently funded for 2 years. Please reach out with CV and letter of interest.

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Ariel Rokem @arokem.org · 15/03/2026

A first for me: a paper I didn't write was published in a supposedly peer-reviewed journal I've never heard of with me as the sole named author. It's a bibliometric analysis of a field that I have done some work in, so there's a plausible connection, but that's not me.

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Audrey Luo @audreycluo.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

We think of white matter as the highways of the brain. But when we followed development along those highways, we were surprised. The journey is more complex than we thought. My final PhD paper, “Two Axes of White Matter Development”, is now out in @natcomms.nature.com! 🛣️🧠✨ 🔗 bit.ly/wm2axes

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Gavin Simpson @gsimpson.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

🚨 GAMs have moved on—so it’s time for an update. On March 3, 2026 (17:00–19:00 CET) I’ll be livestreaming an updated introduction to Generalized Additive Models in R 📺 YouTube livestream link: youtube.com/live/A9U8e1K... #RStats #mgcv #GAMs #gratia #statistics 🧪

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What's new in the world of Generalized Additive Models

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Ariel Rokem @arokem.org · 26/01/2026

Applications for NeuroHackademy 2026 are now open! This is a two-week NIH-funded summer experience that combines neuroimaging and data science in a summer school / experiential hackathon: neurohackademy.org/apply/ @uwpsychology.bsky.social @uwescience.bsky.social

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Apply | Neurohackademy

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Howard Chiu @howardchiu.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

My first preprint is out! Thank you to my brilliant collaborators & mentors for making this possible @vmarchman.bsky.social @arokem.org @jyeatman.bsky.social, as well as everyone behind the awesome open source software that we use @pennlinc.bsky.social @cieslakmatt.bsky.social (& many not on bsky)

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Caterina Gratton @caterinagratton.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

🚨 I'm searching for a full-time research coordinator to join my group & work on precision brain 🧠 network and cognitive control projects at both 3T and 7T. Please rt 🙌 Applications due: Feb. 26 Start date: flexible, as early as June More 👇 #neuroskyence #PsychSciSky

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Ariel Rokem @arokem.org · 18/01/2026

Where was this published? I believe it's an editorial at a Nature/Springer journal based on the font/layout, but which one? Do you have a link to the original?

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Ariel Rokem @arokem.org · 12/12/2025

This is a fantastic interview in which a 300-page book is summarized into 15 minutes of (very fast!) talking. What I really came here to ask though is whether "asshole to appetite" is an existing idiom, or did CD make that up?

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Ariel Rokem @arokem.org · 28/11/2025

The brown m&m of scientific communication

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Ariel Rokem @arokem.org · 11/11/2025

One of my graduate school mentors said that they would never review an article in more than one journal, because the authors deserve to hear someone else's opinion

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Ariel Rokem @arokem.org · 29/10/2025

Someone repurposed a church in my neighborhood as a private dwelling and I would love an invite for dinner to see what they did in there. maps.app.goo.gl/7TucHe7SPt4u...

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Ariel Rokem @arokem.org · 20/10/2025

Join us for the #NeuroHackademy Neuroimaging and Data Science networking event at this year's @sfn.org meeting. Tues. Nov. 18th from 7–9pm at the Marriott Marquis, Grand Ballroom 4. The event is free; food and drink will be available for purchase from the hotel.

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Ariel Rokem @arokem.org · 13/10/2025

"you do you" should be on the syllabus to every college course

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Golia Shafiei @goliashf.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Excited to share that our work introducing the Reproducible Brain Charts (RBC) data resource is now published in Neuron!! 🎉 📚 Read the paper: authors.elsevier.com/c/1lpaF3BtfH... 🧠 Explore the RBC dataset: reprobrainchart.github.io

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Ariel Rokem @arokem.org · 16/09/2025

Very cool! Also works when written as 9/16/2025, but no longer has the elegance of 3^2/4^2/5^2

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Ariel Rokem @arokem.org · 11/09/2025

Making visualizations of brain blood vessels

A graphic of a brain with branching blood vessels rendered within it

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Ariel Rokem @arokem.org · 10/09/2025

Y'all set a very high bar in terms of the empathy you bring to your interactions with stakeholders (in the sense of being able to consider their viewpoint). The balance with "foundational contributions" really sets you apart in this ecosystem (and I'd hope gives you a "competitive edge"!)

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Chris Holdgraf @choldgraf.com · 10/09/2025

We've been experimenting and improving our practices in building healthy relationships with open source communities, here's our latest thinking on how we approach this important topic!

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Ariel Rokem @arokem.org · 27/08/2025

Yes, but there are details. Maybe best discussed on an issue or on neurostars?

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Ariel Rokem @arokem.org · 26/08/2025

Yeah, the intonation is somehow a bit weird and the graphics are ... what they are. But it also looks like it mostly got the gist of it, and many correct details, so altogether not bad. Thanks for sharing!

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Ariel Rokem @arokem.org · 26/08/2025

Ha! I am curious, but:

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Dr. Jennifer Pfeifer @jenndsn.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Excited to share that my TEDx talk is finally available online. I loved sharing what the science shows us: that it's time to reframe adolescence - from problem to ✨ potential ✨ 1/ www.youtube.com/watch?v=wr8V...

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The surprising science of adolescent brains | Jennifer Pfeifer | TEDxPortland

YouTube video by TEDx Talks

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Ariel Rokem @arokem.org · 20/08/2025

None of this work would have been possible without the funding from NIH, the Essential Open Source Software program @chanzuckerberg.bsky.social, Moore & Sloan foundations, and other supporters. We are grateful for all this support.

neurostars.org

Neurostars

A question and answer forum for neuroscience researchers, infrastructure providers and software developers.

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Ariel Rokem @arokem.org · 20/08/2025

We are eager to interact with users of the software. Please post your questions to neurostars.org, where we'd be happy to answer them.

neurostars.org

Neurostars

A question and answer forum for neuroscience researchers, infrastructure providers and software developers.

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Ariel Rokem @arokem.org · 20/08/2025

The work never ends... We are already working on the next version of the software, which will include some substantial new features, and tighter compliance with @bidsstandard.bsky.social draft derivatives for diffusion MRI. Looking forward to update about that soon!

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Ariel Rokem @arokem.org · 20/08/2025

The ecosystem has since expanded with more collaborators and students putting in more pieces of the puzzle. We are really happy with the tools and we have used them (and still used them!) for studies that we are very proud of. We are also delighted that several other groups use the tools.

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Ariel Rokem @arokem.org · 20/08/2025

A multi-year, multi-group collaboration, which started with @jyeatman.bsky.social and me sitting and programming side by side at the @uwescience.bsky.social data science studio about 10 years ago, and really took off when John Kruper and Adam Richie-Halford joined us a couple of years later.

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