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Ryan Ly

@ryanly.bsky.social
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Neuroscience research software engineer. Technical lead of the NWB data standard and software for neurophysiology. Passionate about building open source software and infrastructure. github.com/rly He/him

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Neurodata Without Borders @nwb.org · 02/07/2026
PyNWB 4.0.0 is out! Two long-awaited features land in the Python reference API: HERD external resource annotations for linking your data to ontologies, and the new EventsTable from NWBEP001. Also brings Python 3.14 support. pip install --upgrade pynwb nwb.org/news/pynwb-4...
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Stacey Ogden 🦔 @labogden.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Make some noise about this 🧪 www.npr.org/2026/06/03/n...
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President Trump seeks control of science funding
The White House Office of Management and Budget is moving to take more control of billions of dollars in federal grants. Critics say the proposed change would jeopardize the integrity of U.S. science.
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Martin Schrimpf @mschrimpf.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
My lab is hiring a software engineer to support our #NeuroAI research: careers.epfl.ch/job/Lausanne.... Please consider applying if you want to build out the infrastructure enabling models of the human brain & mind (e.g., www.Brain-Score.org). We will start screening applications this week 🧠🤖
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Research Engineer, NeuroAI
Research Engineer, NeuroAI
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DANDI Archive @dandiarchive.org · 14/03/2026
We gave a tutorial on @nwb.org and DANDI at @cosynemeeting.bsky.social this year. If you couldn't make it (or want a refresher), the full recording is up on YouTube. Covers everything from data standardization to finding and reusing public neurophysiology datasets on DANDI.
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Cosyne 2026 - Tutorial: Open Neurophysiology Data Tutorial: NWB, DANDI, and IBL
YouTube video by Cosyne Talks
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SWC/GCNU Neuroinformatics Unit @neuroinformatics.dev · 13/03/2026
We have three neuroscience research software engineering jobs available at @sainsburywellcome.bsky.social, two joint with the Advanced Microscopy Facility. All positions start ASAP, funded until Sept 2028 in the first instance. Salary £54-64k. More details: neuroinformatics.dev/get-involved
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Get involved — NIU
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DANDI Archive @dandiarchive.org · 27/02/2026
Mission: record hippocampal place cells in zero gravity Crew: 3 rats with electrode arrays Vehicle: Space Shuttle Columbia Status: data now publicly available on DANDI, 28 years later The ratstronauts' mission is finally complete. 🐀🚀 h/t NASA about.dandiarchive.org/blog/2026/02...
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Ai2 @ai2.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
🧠 Introducing NeuroDiscoveryBench. Built with @alleninstitute.org, it’s the first benchmark for evaluating AI systems like our Asta DataVoyager agent on neuroscience data. The benchmark tests whether AI can truly extract insights from complex brain datasets.
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Ryan Ly @ryanly.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Check out our new perspective paper in eNeuro! We explore recent advancements and future prospects in open neuroscience, and discuss how open science practices, data sharing, and structural changes can create a more collaborative and transparent scientific ecosystem www.eneuro.org/content/12/1...
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Open Data In Neurophysiology: Advancements, Solutions & Challenges
Ongoing efforts over the last 50 years have made data and methods more reproducible and transparent across the life sciences. This openness has led to transformative insights and vastly accelerated sc...
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Neurodata Without Borders @nwb.org · 18/11/2025
At #SfN25? Catch @ryanly.bsky.social at the NWB/DANDI booth #3835 at 10am today for a demo of NWB GUIDE, our app for converting data from 40 common neurophysiology and behavior data formats to NWB without writing any code! nwb-guide.readthedocs.io @nwb.org @dandiarchive.org
Screenshot of NWB GUIDE app highlighting selection of source data formats from a long listScreenshot of NWB GUIDE app demonstrating metadata entry
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Stephanie Albin @flygirlphd.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Miss out on the @nwb.org poster at #SfN25? Never fear - you can still catch up with the team at learn more about nwb.org at the DANDI booth #3831! #OpenScience #OpenData
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Ryan Ly @ryanly.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
Happening in 10 minutes!
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Ryan Ly @ryanly.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
Come say hi at the @nwb.org and @dandiarchive.org booth #3831 at SfN! Learn about how the standard and archive can help advance your science and fulfill your data sharing requirements! We're also ready to help you convert your data to NWB and publish it to DANDI 📶🎉
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Abhilasha Joshi, PhD @rhythmicspikes.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
1/ 🚨 New preprint! 🚨 Excited and proud (& a little nervous 😅) to share our latest work on the importance of #theta-timescale spiking during #locomotion in #learning. If you care about how organisms learn, buckle up. 🧵👇 📄 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... 💻 code + data 🔗 below 🤩 #neuroskyence
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Pynapple @pynapple.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
🎉 Deadline is *tomorrow*! Join the @flatironinstitute.org workshop on pynapple & NeMos @sfn.org this November to analyze and model neural data pynapple: analyze neural time series NeMoS: model neural population dynamics Meals + accommodation included 👉 neurorse.flatironinstitute.org/events/2025/...
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SfN 2025
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Neurodata Without Borders @nwb.org · 18/08/2025
NWB just turned 10 years old! Researchers worldwide have downloaded 1.9 PB of NWB data from @dandiarchive.org. This animation shows the reach of NWB, facilitating collaboration across the globe. What impact has open neurophysiology data had on your science? Share your stories! 🧠 @openscience
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Terence Tao @teorth.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
I wrote an op-ed on the world-class STEM research ecosystem in the United States, and how this ecosystem is now under attack on multiple fronts by the current administration: newsletter.ofthebrave.org/p/im-an-awar...
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I’m an award-winning mathematician. Trump just cut my funding.
The “Mozart of Math” tried to stay out of politics. Then it came for his research.
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Pierre Le Merre @pierrelemerre.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
This has been a blast! Such a treat to be hosted by @hhmijanelia.bsky.social at this workshop by organized by @nwb.org! Re-analysis of open-data form @dandiarchive.org with so many talented scientists has been so much fun!
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Stephanie Albin @flygirlphd.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
🎉 Congrats to all the organizers on another great workshop! The @nwb.org community appreciates all you do. ❤️ @bendichter.com @ryanly.bsky.social @stephmprince.bsky.social
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Neurodata Without Borders @nwb.org · 18/07/2025
NeuroDataReHack participants from all over the world are finishing up 10 exciting projects analyzing open neurophys data on @dandiarchive.org. Thank you @hhmijanelia.bsky.social for being amazing hosts as always! Stay tuned for the workshop report. @chrishalcrow.bsky.social @mcelotto95.bsky.social
Chris Halcrow presents on SpikeInterface at NeuroDataReHackMarco Celotto works with a team on the whiteboard at NeuroDataReHack
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Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
For 80 years, the United States led the world in science and engineering. We could lose that position in a single year. www.science.org/content/arti...
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‘It’s a nightmare.’ U.S. funding cuts threaten academic science jobs at all levels
“There is a lot of pressure to essentially leave the country or not pursue research,” one Ph.D. student says
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Ben Dichter @bendichter.com · 07/07/2025
My first piece with @thetransmitter.bsky.social is out! Open data is transforming neuroscience—350+ datasets on @dandiarchive.org in @nwb.org, new tools like Neurosift enabling discovery and analysis, and researchers all over the world discovering new insights using open data as a key resource!
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Flatiron Institute @flatironinstitute.org · 17/06/2025
#FlatironCCN is hosting a @nwb.org hackathon in August to bring together scientists, research software engineers and students to work on development, tool integration, outreach and training. Learn more and register: nwb.org/events/hck25... #neuroscience #science
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Grace Lindsay @neurograce.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
I would love (and am trying) to build a whole lab off of data reuse + modeling. This article pointed to some useful resources I hadn't heard of. I would also add that reuse can be for things far afield from what the data was originally collected for. Your data may have value you've never dreamt of!
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The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Data reuse represents an opportunity to accelerate science, reduce costs and increase the value of investments. But to date, the field hasn't placed equal emphasis on the reuse side of the data-sharing equation, writes @bendichter.com #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/open-neurosc...
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Data reuse represents an opportunity to accelerate the pace of science, reduce costs and increase the value of our collective research investments.
Data reuse represents an opportunity to accelerate the pace of science, reduce costs and increase the value of our collective research investments. New tools that make open data easier to use—and new…
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Neurodata Without Borders @nwb.org · 11/06/2025
Join us at the NWB Community Hackathon at @flatironinstitute.org, Aug 4-6! Hack on NWB-related projects with the devs and tool builders, integrate tools with NWB, contribute to the standard, and help shape the future of neurophysiology data standardization. nwb.org/events/hck25...
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NWB Community Hackathon at Flatiron Institute -Neurodata Without Borders
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Neurodata Without Borders @nwb.org · 07/04/2025
We're excited to receive so much interest in our NWB and @dandiarchive.org workshop from computational neuroscientist and experimentalists here at UW! We're happy to meet and help anyone publish or reuse open neurophysiology data!
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Prasad Jallepalli, MD, PhD @prasad.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/o... Really important piece to share widely. Too many Americans don’t know how severe a threat this Administration poses to our scientific infrastructure, global leadership, and health security
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Opinion | The Uncertain Fate of the Young American Scientist (Gift Article)
Young researchers are choosing between staying in science and staying in the United States.
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The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
What datasets do you use in your research @thetransmitter.bsky.social wants to know! Help us by filling out this survey: thetransmitter.typeform.com/datasets?utm...
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What datasets do you mostly rely on?
We want to hear from you.
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Neurodata Without Borders @nwb.org · 27/03/2025
Hello from Montreal! Thanks to everyone who attended our NWB and @dandiarchive.org workshop at #cosyne2025 and to our guest tool presenters. What a great start to the conference!
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Elnaz Alikarami @elnaza.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
1. Wrapping up the Pre-Cosybe Brainhack! A huge thank you to our amazing participants, organizers, and supporters who made this such a success. The energy, collaboration, and creativity in the room led to fantastic results. Looking forward to seeing how these ideas evolve!
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Jeremy Magland @jeremymagland.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Neurosift v2 has been released, check it out! neurosift.app @dandiarchive.org @nwb.org @openneuro.bsky.social #openscience #opensource #neurophysiology
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SciPy Conference 2026 @scipyconf.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
📣 The #SciPy2025 Call For Proposals deadline has been extended! ✨ 🚀 New deadline for submission: March 5, 2025! Don’t miss this opportunity to speak at SciPy! 👉 Submit your talk, poster, or tutorial on our website: buff.ly/3W5Lsl9
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Scott Delaney @scott-delaney.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
NIH indirects case update: Hearing ongoing now, and I'll try to live tweet some notable exchanges. Prior to more detailed arguments, Judge Kelley starts off with a few point questions to both sides: (I'm paraphrasing here)
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The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
A large portion of grants awarded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health cannot be funded for the foreseeable future because of an indefinite hold on submissions to the Federal Register, according to an email reviewed by The Transmitter. By @avaskham.bsky.social bit.ly/3X8ngz8
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Federal Register hold makes ‘end run’ around court pause on NIH funding freeze
NIH-related updates to the Federal Register, which are required for the scheduling of study sections and advisory councils, are on hold indefinitely, according to an email reviewed by <i>The Transmitt...
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Neurodata Without Borders @nwb.org · 11/02/2025
Last call to apply for NeuroDataReHack 2025! Join us at Janelia and learn how to use existing open neurophysiology data on @dandiarchive.org, plus opportunity to apply for the $50k Kavli Neurodata Discovery Award! Free attendance and lodging! bit.ly/NeuroDataReH...
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Saul Kato @focolab.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Our paper on WormID is out. Moral: building a multi-lab data corpus boosts generalization and performance of ML labeling algorithms. We extended the Neurodata Without Borders format to support this. Resource at wormid.org. www.focolab.org/post/our-pap...
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Our paper "Unifying community whole-brain imaging datasets enables robust neuron identification and reveals determinants of neuron position in C. elegans" is out.
https://www.cell.com/cell-reports-methods/fulltext/S2667-2375(24)00354-0Congrats Yutaka and the rest of the team! It has been a fantastic collaborative effort and we hope the community continues to bu...
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Neurodata Without Borders @nwb.org · 07/01/2025
Apply now for NeuroDataReHack at Janelia (July 14-18). Learn how to access and analyze the over 300 NWB datasets on @www.dandiarchive.org. Free for accepted participants (meals + lodging included). Apply by Feb 12: bit.ly/NeuroDataReH... #Neuroscience #OpenData #DANDI #NWB
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NWB Workshops and Hackathons
Materials related to the Neurodata Without Borders (NWB) User Days Workshops and Hackathons
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Ryan Ly @ryanly.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
Going to @cosynemeeting.bsky.social this year? Join us for Pre-COSYNE Brainhack, a two-day hackathon just before COSYNE, where you will collaborate on open science projects in computational and systems neuroscience. Apply by Jan 10! See below to apply and learn more
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Ryan Ly @ryanly.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
🌟 Join us for Pre-COSYNE Brainhack 2025 in Montreal, March 25-26! Collaborate on open science projects in computational & systems neuroscience. Connect with researchers and tool developers and learn from each other. Apply by Jan 10! pre-cosyne-brainhack.github.io/hackathon202... #Neuroskyence
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The Pre-COSYNE Brainhack 2025
Everything you need to know about the Pre-COSYNE Brainhack 2025 in Montreal, Canada.
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Neurodata Without Borders @nwb.org · 18/12/2024
Hello world! We are excited to be part of the budding neurophysiology community here on Bluesky! We will be using this channel to promote NWB-related events posts, and efforts in open neuroscience.
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Nicole Rust @nicolecrust.bsky.social · 11/07/2024
Why are the funding cuts to the US BRAIN initiative so tragic? In this OpEd, Doris Tsao, Tony Zador and I unpack it. Critical Brain Research Faces a Massive Funding Shortfall dcjournal.com/critical-bra...
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Critical Brain Research Faces a Massive Funding Shortfall – DC Journal - InsideSources
Last year, a paralyzed patient unable to talk used her brain waves to speak sentences. This astonishing feat, straight out of science fiction, was made
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BIDS (Brain Imaging Data Structure) @bidsstandard.bsky.social · 30/11/2023
We are very happy and proud to be awarded the The Neuro - Irv and Helga Cooper Foundation Open Science Prize. To paraphrase Yaroslav Halchenko who was in Montreal to receive the prize on behalf of the whole community. "Standards are the common language of open science!"
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