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BRAIN Initiative Alliance Toolmakers Newsletter – August 2023
- Neuroscience News
- Neuroscience Research and Technology
BRAIN announces funding supplements to support resource dissemination
A recently issued BRAIN Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) will support the dissemination of promising technologies and resources generated from BRAIN awards, fostering collaborations, and integrating these research innovations into research practice.
- Neuroscience Grants and Funding
Upcoming NIH BRAIN Initiative Neuroethics and Multi-Council Working Group meetings
Please join us for two virtual NIH BRAIN Initiative meetings on Monday, August 28 and Tuesday, August 29. Videocast will be available for the open meeting sessions.
- Neuroscience News
Join the BRAIN Initiative’s “Patient Recruitment in Deep Brain Stimulation Clinical Trials” virtual workshop
The workshop, taking place August 8, 2023, provides an opportunity to discuss and understand the current barriers to recruiting patients and diverse populations for clinical trials of deep brain stimulation (DBS). Registration is now open!
Would you like to learn more about patient recruitment in DBS clinical trials? Join us for the Brain Research Through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies® (BRAIN) Initiative’s virtual workshop on “Patient Recruitment in DBS Clinical Trials,” on Tuesday August 8, 2023, from 1-6 p.m. ET.
- Neuroscience News
- Neuroscience Research and Technology
Montana State University to host upcoming workshop on BRAIN-funded multiphoton characterization resource
This three-day, hybrid workshop, taking place August 9-11, 2023, provides an opportunity to learn about multiphoton characterization of fluorescent probes. Registration is now open!
- Neuroscience News
Researcher spotlight: F32 recipient Dr. Nicole Ann Aponte Santiago
Dr. Nicole Ann Aponte Santiago is a current F32 award recipient who used the funding opportunity to investigate in vivo brain development. The F32 funding opportunity supports the research training of promising postdoctorates early in their postdoctoral training period.
- Neuroscience News
Congressional briefing highlights groundbreaking BRAIN Initiative research, including personal accounts from people with lived experience
The in-person briefing allowed members of Congress and key staffers to learn about breakthroughs in research from the BRAIN Initiative and to engage with a BRAIN study participant directly benefitting from advanced neurotechnologies.
- Neuroscience News
- Neuroscience Research and Technology
NINDS to host Fundamental Neuroscience Working Group Public Webinar
NINDS and the Fundamental Neuroscience Working Group (FNWG) will host a public webinar on July 27 from 12-1 pm ET to present draft recommendations and seek public input through a Q&A session.
- Neuroscience News
From the BRAIN Director: Q&A With Dr. John Ngai and Dr. Rebecca Baker - Discovery of Brain Biomarkers for Pain and Beyond
The human brain has been intensely studied by scientists for decades. This research has taught us that some health conditions share underlying biology – for example, pain, addiction, and mental illnesses such as depression and anxiety.
- Neuroscience Research and Technology
BRAIN to host upcoming workshop on ethics of sharing human brain data
This hybrid workshop, taking place on July 17-18, will explore the inferences that can be made from human brain data and the potential risks of sharing human brain data, through panel presentations from researchers, ethicists, and research participants.
- Neuroscience News