From the BRAIN Director
Diversity as a Means of Achieving Research Excellence
May 24, 2021
“We stand on the verge of a great journey into the unknown – the interior terrain of thinking, feeling, perceiving, learning, deciding, and acting to achieve our goals – that is the special province of the human brain … No single researcher or discovery will solve the brain’s mysteries.” – BRAIN 2025 strategic vision
Videos
BRAIN Initiative Overview to National Institute of Mental Health Council (Sept 2020)
BRAIN Director’s update to the Multi-Council Working Group (Aug 2020)
In The News
The Connected Connectome
February 25, 2021
The Connected Connectome Part 2: Beyond the Fly
March 22 2021
Q&A: New NIH BRAIN Initiative Director on Accomplishments, Aspirations
Winter 2021
BRAIN Initiative’s first director sets sights on clinical tools
February 4, 2020
About the BRAIN Director
John J. Ngai, Ph. D. is the Director of the NIH's Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies® (BRAIN) Initiative. Dr. Ngai earned his bachelor's degree in chemistry and biology from Pomona College, Claremont, California, ...
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