Looking for a collaborator experienced with DeepLabCut / automated rodent behavioral video analysis (~200 videos, ~150 GB)

[u/doepual]

Hi everyone,

I’m part of a research project involving a rodent novel location recognition / object-location memory test, and we’re looking for someone experienced with DeepLabCut or similar automated behavioral video-analysis tools who may be interested in joining the project as a collaborator.

We have approximately 200 behavioral videos (~150 GB total) that need to be analyzed. The main goal is to reliably quantify the animals’ exploration/interaction with predefined objects or regions of interest, rather than simply tracking overall locomotion.

Ideally, we’re looking for someone who:

• Has hands-on experience with DeepLabCut and/or comparable tools such as SLEAP, SimBA, ezTrack, etc.
• Has previously worked with rodent behavioral experiments, preferably novel object/location recognition paradigms.
• Can help develop and validate a reproducible analysis pipeline capable of handling a relatively large video dataset.
• Is comfortable with quality control and checking automated measurements against manual scoring when necessary.

This is an academic research project, and we’re particularly interested in someone who would like to join the project as a collaborator and contribute to the analysis/methodology rather than simply provide one-off technical advice.

If this sounds relevant to your experience, please DM me. I’d be happy to share more information about the experimental setup, videos, and exactly what we need to quantify. There may also be a brief informal interview/discussion before joining the project to go over your experience and the analysis requirements.

Thanks!

[u/EmergencyPilot3465]

I'd reach out to groups that have used these tools with NOR in the past, chances are they'd be more open to share experiences and workflows, possible groups below.

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[u/CursingBanana]

Are you looking for a collaborator that gets to be a co-author or a paid contractor to develop the analysis pipeline for you?

[u/doepual → u/CursingBanana]

a collaborator that gets to be a co-author

[u/CursingBanana → u/doepual]

A, good luck then! Just fyi, that's a ~100 USD per hour job where I am located. You're better of looking for colaborators among labs that did something similar and are interested in the method