The Neuro – Irv and Helga Cooper Foundation Open Science Prize Ceremony 2025 and Special Lecture
The Neuro – Irv and Helga Cooper Foundation Open Science Prize Ceremony 2025 and Special Lecture
An event organized by the Tanenbaum Open Science Institute
In person at The Neuro and livestreamed online.
This year’s edition received a record number of submissions from 18 countries across five continents — a testament to the growing worldwide commitment to transparency, collaboration, and accessibility in research.
During the ceremony, we’ll celebrate the 2025 prize winners:
- The BrainGlobe Initiative – International Prize Winner
- Ju-Chi Yu (Center for Addiction and Mental Health, Taiwan Open Brain Science Community) – International Trainee Prize
- Confidence Raymond (The Neuro, McGill University) – Canadian Trainee Prize
Come connect with the Open Science community and celebrate innovation, openness, and global collaboration in neuroscience!
To watch online, click here.
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
| 4:00 p.m. |
Welcome & Opening Remarks Dr. Guy Rouleau & Annabel Seyller |
| 4:05 p.m. |
Prize Ceremony MC: Roberta LaPiana |
| 4:15 p.m. |
Keynote Lecture: The BrainGlobe Initiative – Open-source Tools and Community Building for Computational Neuroanatomy (International Prize winner) Igor Tatarnikov |
| 5:10 p.m. |
Trainee Talks Introductions: Madeleine Sharp, The Neuro Ju-Chi Yu (Center for Addiction and Mental Health, Taiwan Open Brain Science Community) – International Trainee Prize Confidence Raymond (The Neuro, McGill University) – Canadian Trainee Prize |
| 5:35 p.m. |
Discussion Panel Moderator: Jean-Francois Cloutier, The Neuro |
| 5:55 p.m. | Closing Remarks |
| 6:00 p.m. | Cocktail Reception |
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
