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January 2023 NIH BRAIN Initiative Neuroethics and Multi-Council Working Group meetings

Last month, members of the NIH BRAIN Initiative Neuroethics Working Group (NEWG) and Multi-Council Working Group (MCWG) discussed health-related technologies that affect the brain, BRAIN updates, neural mechanisms of spatial attention, and more.  

On January 24, 2023, the BRAIN Initiative Neuroethics Working Group (NEWG) held its 15th meeting. The NEWG is a group of experts in neuroethics and neuroscience that ensures the integration of neuroethics in NIH BRAIN Initiative activities. 

  • Neuroscience News

Register today for the 9th Annual BRAIN Initiative Meeting

Registration is now open for the 9th Annual BRAIN Initiative Meeting which will take place June 12-13, 2023 in Bethesda, MD and online. 

Registration is now open for the 9th Annual BRAIN Initiative Meeting: Open Science, New Tools. Join us on Monday, June 12 and Tuesday, June 13 and submit your scientific proposals today! 

Register and submit proposals here

  • Neuroscience News

NIH BRAIN funding supplements to support resource dissemination deadline is approaching soon

BRAIN Notice of Special Interest (NOSI), which aims to support the dissemination of promising technologies and resources generated from BRAIN awards, fostering collaborations, and integrating these research innovations into research practice, will be closed on February 28, 2023.

  • Neuroscience Grants and Funding

Save the Date for the 9th Annual BRAIN Initiative Meeting

The BRAIN Initiative will host its 9th Annual BRAIN Initiative Meeting as a hybrid event on June 12-13, 2023 in Bethesda, MD and online. 

Join us on June 12-13, 2023 for the 9th Annual BRAIN Initiative Meeting and be a part of a growing, dynamic, and collaborative BRAIN research community.  

Visit the website today

What will you find now?  

  • Background information on the meeting 

  • A preliminary agenda 

  • Neuroscience News

From The BRAIN Initiative® Alliance: A look back on the BRAIN Initiative in 2022 (and a look ahead)

Highlights from this year’s BRAIN Initiative Alliance recap include BRAIN Initiative researchers participating in new collaborations, developing cutting-edge tools, and demonstrating exceptional talent as they aim to advance our understanding of the brain’s inner workings. 

  • Neuroscience News

Stanford University to host upcoming workshop on neurobehavioral phenotyping

This week-long, in-person workshop, taking place on June 26-30, 2023, provides attendees with an interactive course on neurobehavior. Applications are due March 3, 2023. 

  • Neuroscience News

New Department of Energy funding opportunity encourages outside collaborations

This funding opportunity will support fundamental research to accelerate breakthroughs in support of the Biopreparedness Research Virtual Environment (BRaVE) Initiative. Applications are due May 9, 2023. 

  • Neuroscience Grants and Funding

Allen Institute to host upcoming workshop on software modeling tools

This two-day, in-person workshop, taking place on July 13-14, 2023, provides a hands-on opportunity to learn how to use software tools developed in part at the Allen institute. Applications are due February 15, 2023. 

  • Neuroscience News

Researcher spotlight: F32 recipient Dr. Sumaira Zamurrad

Dr. Sumaira Zamurrad is an F32 award recipient who used the funding opportunity to study neural circuits in Drosophila models. The F32 funding opportunity supports the research training of promising researchers early in their postdoctoral training period. 

  • Neuroscience Grants and Funding

NIH issues Notice of Special Interest to develop informatics infrastructure for the Brain Behavior Quantification and Synchronization research program

This Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) encourages new applications for developing informatics infrastructure for the Brain Behavior Quantification and Synchronization (BBQS) research program. The next application deadline is June 9, 2023. 

  • Neuroscience Grants and Funding