Illinois Data Bank

The
Illinois Data Bank
is a public access repository for publishing research data from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
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You are ready to deposit data if:

your data is in a final state and not expected to undergo revisions.
you have removed any private, confidential, or other legally protected information from your data.
you are a faculty member, staff member, or graduate student at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
you have permission to publicly distribute data from all creator(s) and/or copyright owner(s).

Published data:

is open to anyone in the world.
receives a stable identifier (DOI) for easy reference and citation.
is readily available for anyone to access for a minimum of 5 years.
is located in a stable environment that complies with many funder and publisher requirements.

Researcher Spotlight

Angel Perez Angel is a Postdoctoral Researcher at Dr. Steve Maren's lab at Beckman Institute at UIUC. He earned a PhD in Neurosciences from the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul and a bachelor's degree in clinical psychology from the Central University of Venezuela. His research explores the mechanisms underlying the attenuation of fear memories and the relapse of extinction memory. His research integrates behavioral paradigms and brain circuit-level manipulations. His work aims to identify targets to improve interventions that reduce maladaptive fear responses.

What influenced your decision to deposit your data in the Illinois Data Bank?

I am currently working at UIUC, and I’m glad we have such an open data repository. I was exploring options for a public access repository to publish our data when my PI shared this one, and I decided to try it. It turned out to be really helpful, not only for the support, transparency, and guidance provided throughout the publication process, but also for the care they take to ensure that all data, files, and documents are clear and understandable for readers. It was definitely the best resource I could have used.

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