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The BRAIN Blog
Researcher Spotlight: F32 Recipient Dr. Kate MacDuffie
Dr. Kate MacDuffie is an F32 award recipient whose research focuses on the neuroethical use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to predict autism spectrum disorder in infancy. The F32 funding opportunity supports the research training of promising researchers early in their postdoctoral training period.
- Neuroscience Grants and Funding
BRAIN issues Notice of Intent to create centers for engineering and optimization of molecular technologies for studying neural circuits
The centers will be created through a new notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) that is part of a family of NOFOs supporting the BRAIN Initiative Armamentarium transformative project. This NOFO is anticipated to be published in December 2022 with an expected application due date in June 2023 and an earliest start date in April 2024
- 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 Tuesday, August 23 and Wednesday, August 24. Videocast will be available for the open meeting sessions.
Neuroethics Working Group Meeting – Tuesday, August 23, 2022
- Neuroscience News
The 8th Annual BRAIN Initiative Meeting was held in June
The purpose of the annual, open BRAIN Initiative meeting is to continue to build the BRAIN community and provide a forum for discussing exciting scientific developments and potential new directions; and to identify areas for collaboration and research coordination.
- Neuroscience News
Your feedback is critical: Deadline extended for input on advancing research in fundamental neuroscience
NINDS is inviting public input on the challenges and opportunities for supporting and enhancing research in fundamental neuroscience. The deadline for submission of input through a Request for Information is September 1.
- Neuroscience News
BRAIN issues new funding opportunity for the development of cutting-edge tools to understand the neural basis of behavior in humans
This funding opportunity, with the next due date of February 17, 2023, supports the development of next-generation tools to quantify complex behaviors and integrate them with simultaneous recordings of brain activity in humans.
- Neuroscience Grants and Funding
Upcoming deep brain stimulation meeting to focus on contributions of women scientists
Register now for the 10th annual Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) Think Tank on August 17-19, 2022. The theme for this 3-day virtual event will be “Women in Neuromodulation” and all sessions will be chaired by women.
- Neuroscience News
BRAIN reissues notice of funding opportunity for multi-disciplinary teams to conduct neuroscience research in humans
The next application deadline for the BRAIN Initiative®: Research Opportunities Using Invasive Neural Recording and Stimulating Technologies in the Human Brain (U01 Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required) is September 23, 2022.
- Neuroscience Grants and Funding
Beyond BRAIN: Highlights from the 8th Annual BRAIN Initiative Meeting
In June, we hosted the 8th Annual BRAIN Initiative Meeting. I relish this yearly event as an opportunity to celebrate and reflect on the incredible progress from this foundational Initiative as we anticipate the next set of discoveries and innovations. Planning this meeting is an enormous exercise logistically.
- Neuroscience Research and Technology