Toolmakers Web Form - The BRAIN Initiative Alliance

Toolmakers Web Form

OMB#: 0925-0766 Expiration date: 09/2026

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The Brain Research Through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies® (BRAIN) Initiative is part of an ambitious, public-private collaborative effort aimed at developing new experimental tools that will revolutionize our understanding of the brain.

This form is intended for U.S. BRAIN Initiative-funded scientists and their tools that were developed from BRAIN Initiative support. Resources that are not associated with the BRAIN Initiative will not be considered. Resources should be ready to share and disseminate with the scientific community for broad use.

By filling out this form, you are warranting that you/your team are sole author(s) or owner(s) of, or have the right to use, any copyrightable works that the submission comprises and that the submission does not infringe on any copyright or any other rights of any third party of which you are aware.

After submitting this form, you will receive an email acknowledging receipt.

* Indicates required fields.

Please enter the name of your tool.*

Please enter a short running title (one sentence/ phrase) that describes your tool.*

Please include at least three (and up to 10 total) keywords. Please include the model organism(s), if applicable.*

Please include a Research Resource ID (RRID), if applicable. To find an RRID see: https://scicrunch.org/resources.

Is this tool openly available/accessible?*
YesNo

Please include a brief 3-4 sentence description that addresses the following: What is the tool? What does it do? What makes it novel? Why is the tool a useful resource for the BRAIN Initiative community?*

Please enter the contact name and position in the following format: First Name Last Name, Position Title.*

Please include the contact person’s affiliation in the following format: Institute or Organization, Location.*

Please enter the contact email address.*

Please list team members/collaborators alphabetically in the following format: First Name Last Name, Position Title, Institute or Organization.

Please include a URL to a lab or tool website.

Please list your grant support and/or funding source associated with your tool.*

This image will be displayed on your tool's resources webpage. Please upload an image (image size: max 300kb).

Highlights are key bullet points that convey the primary uses, applications, and/or advantages of your tool. Highlights will appear at the top of your tool's webpage as a quick overview. We encourage you to include up to five highlights and recommend that each highlight not exceed 200 characters.

Characters left: 1000

Please list up to three example uses. Typically, example uses are published and feasible for any researcher interested in using the tool.

Please briefly describe the applications. Typically, applications are broader and less specific than example uses.

Please list model organism(s) if applicable.

Please list the key advantages.

Please list the key limitations.

Please include any specific requirements.

Please provide links to any open source and/or publicly available tutorials or protocols (separate each link in a new line)

or use the upload feature for PDF files.

List any recent publications and preprints. Please use the following format: First author, year, title, journal, DOI: link. Please separate each publication in new line.

Please provide links to any related open source forums or platforms. For example, online forums/discussion boards, wikis, GitHub repositories, software platforms, and/or others. Please separate each link in new line.

Please include links to any recent news or media articles and/or coverage featuring your tool, and upcoming or archived events (virtual and in-person). Please separate each link in new line.

Is there anything else you would like to include? For example, U.S. patents and/or links to related websites, etc. Please separate each item in new line.