The BRAIN Initiative Investigators Kickoff Meeting took place on November 20-21, 2014.
Agenda
Day 1: Thursday November 20, 2014
7:30 a.m.
Registration
- Meeting Location: Grand Ballroom E
8:30-9:30 a.m.
Welcome and BRAIN Initiative Overview
- Walter Koroshetz (NIH), Justin Sanchez (DARPA), James Olds (NSF)
9:30-10:15 a.m.
Invited Speaker
- Gerald M. Rubin, Ph.D. (HHMI, Janelia Farm)
10:15-10:30 a.m.
BREAK
10:30-11:30 a.m.
BRAIN Initiative Awarded Projects
- NIH, NSF Program Managers
10:30-11:30 a.m.
BRAIN Initiative Awarded Projects
- NIH, NSF Program Managers
11:30-1:00 p.m.
LUNCH
1:00-4:00 p.m.
Breakout Session #1: Crosscutting Goals of the BRAIN Initiative
- NIH, NSF Program Managers
1:00-1:15 p.m.
- Introduction/Overview Tom Insel (NIH, NIMH)
10:30-11:30 a.m.
BRAIN Initiative Awarded Projects
- NIH, NSF Program Managers
1:15-2:30 p.m.
- Breakouts
- Data Management
Location: Grand Ballroom E - Integrating Approaches and Bridging Scales
Location: White Oak A and B - Technology Implementation
Location: White Flint Amphitheater
2:30-2:45 p.m.
BREAK
4:00-4:15 p.m.
Brief Address
- Francis Collins (NIH Director)
4:15-5:00 p.m.
Introductions for Day 2 Breakout
Day 2: Friday November 21, 2014
7:30-8:00 a.m.
Poster Set-Up
- Meeting Location: Grand Ballroom D
8:00-11:00 a.m.
Poster Session
- Presenters each assigned a one-hour block
11:00-12:30 p.m.
LUNCH
11:00-12:30 p.m.
Breakout Session #2: Opportunities for Research Coordination
- Cell and Circuit Diversity (NIH)
Location: Brookside B - Next Generation Human Imaging Technologies (NIH)
Location: Linden Oak - Technologies for Large Scale Recording and Modulation (NIH)
Location: White Flint Amphitheater - Integrated Approaches for Understanding Circuit Function (NIH)
Location: Brookside A - Ideas Lab (NSF)
Location: Grand Ballroom E