8th Annual BRAIN Initiative Meeting

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Welcome! Your participation in this open meeting on June 21-22, 2022 will help us continue to build the BRAIN community and provide a forum for discussing exciting scientific developments and potential new directions and identifying areas for collaboration and research coordination.

The 8th Annual BRAIN Meeting: Open Science, New Tools is making a change from a hybrid to all-virtual format. This decision was made in consideration of rising
COVID-19 case levels, which we have been monitoring closely. We remain fully committed to holding a meeting that is accessible to as many people as possible as COVID-19 continues to circulate and affect our communities. At present, and for the foreseeable future, we cannot accommodate the number of individuals currently registered to attend in person while following public health guidance.

We value your research and innovative technologies so this year’s meeting will provide several opportunities and formats for you to present and share your science. Attendees submitted proposals and abstracts to present via symposia or poster sessions. Additionally, we accepted submissions for awards that highlight the wonderful work of our trainees. Submission of abstracts for symposia, posters, and trainee highlight awards has closed! Visit the Submissions Information page for more details.

New this year! Dedicated time to visit over 400 posters presenters who are sharing their science! Posters are organized by BRAIN Priority Areas (Cell Type, Circuit Diagrams, Monitor Neural Activity, Interventional Tools, Theory Data Analysis Tools, Human Neuroscience, Integrated Approaches, Neuroethics, Trainee Highlight Awards, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion). Visit interactive virtual posters in the iPosters gallery where you can filter by topic areas, leave comments, and schedule time to have a video chat with presenters! More details on the virtual posters can be found on the Poster Information page.

Tuesday, June 21, 2022
Wednesday, June 22, 2022

9:00 AM - 10:15 AM

Welcome and Plenary: Peripheral Neuroimmune Interactions Drive Itch and Inflammation

Diana Bautista, Ph.D. - Department of Molecular and Cell Biology and the Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute, University of California, Berkeley

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

Poster Session 1

11:15 AM - 12:30 PM

Concurrent Symposia: A User’s Guide to the BRAIN Initiative Cell Census Network (BICCN) Resources

Concurrent Symposia: Toward More Diverse Participants in Human Neuroimaging Research: Opportunities and Challenges

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

BREAK (Networking + Lunch) / BRAIN Challenge Winners Announcement

Richard Hodes - NIH
Debara Tucci - NIH
Walter Koroshetz - NIH/NINDS

1:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Concurrent Symposia: Neural Mechanisms that Generate Internal States Across Organisms

Concurrent Symposia: Towards the Responsible Research and Innovation of Novel Neurotechnologies across Domains: Considerations of Agency, Responsibility, and Access

2:45 PM - 3:45 PM

Poster Session 2

3:45 PM - 4:00 PM

BREAK (Regroup for Plenary)

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Plenary: Neural Dynamics of Memory Formation in the Primate Hippocampus

Elizabeth Buffalo, Ph.D. - Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Washington School of Medicine
Walter Koroshetz - NIH/NINDS

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Crafting Neuroethics Content for Brain Initiative Funding: Investigator Experiences

Neuroscientist Speed Dating

9:00 AM - 10:15 AM

Welcome and Plenary: Rewiring Neural Circuits in Health and Disease

Kafui Dzirasa, Ph.D. - Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

Poster Session 3

11:15 AM - 12:45 PM

Trainee Highlight Awards - Concurrent Session 1

John Ngai - NINDS/NIH

Trainee Highlight Awards - Concurrent Session 2

12:45 PM - 1:45 PM

BREAK (Networking + Lunch) Connectomics Film Viewing and Discussion

Carol Lynn Alpert - Harvard University

1:45 PM - 2:45 PM

Poster Session 4

2:45 PM - 4:00 PM

Concurrent Symposia: Advancing our Understanding of the Brain and Behavior Through Connectomics

Concurrent Symposia: Behavioral Quantification: from Tracking to Understanding

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Focused Topic Sessions and Networking

Disclaimer and Rules of Conduct

The National Institutes of Health does not sponsor or endorse the information shared or presented in the virtual environment, including any products or services. Any information presented during this event should not be recorded or published without the explicit written permission of the content owner.

The NIH recognizes that the value of conferences is enhanced when persons from diverse backgrounds and perspectives are included in all aspects of conference/ meeting planning and when attendees are assured of a safe, respectful, and inclusive environment free from discrimination, harassment, and other barriers that might prevent or inhibit one’s participation. NIH encourages the participation of individuals from diverse backgrounds, including those from underrepresented groups, in the planning and implementation, and ultimately, participation in the proposed conference. Per NIH Notice of Interest in Diversity NOT-OD-20-031, we seek to nurture appropriate representation of underrepresented groups including individuals from nationally (US) underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, individuals with disabilities, individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds, and women as invited speakers and poster presenters with their participation in the annual BRAIN Initiative Meeting. NIH is also further committed to changing the culture of science to end sexual harassment and other forms of harassment, including harassment based on race, color, national origin, sex/gender, disability, and age in NIH-funded activities. Harassment, in any form, is detrimental and presents obstacles that hinder an individual’s ability to fully participate in science. Only in safe, respectful, and inclusive environments can individuals achieve their fullest potential and support the mission of the NIH. Accordingly, this event is dedicated to providing a pleasant experience for all attendees, regardless of gender, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, race, or religion (or lack thereof). The meeting organizers will not tolerate the harassment of attendees in any form. Inappropriate language and imagery will not be accepted in any of the virtual or physical event spaces, including the presentation hall, poster hall, exhibit hall, networking lounge, public chats, and social media. Any attendees violating these rules may be sanctioned or expelled from the event at the discretion of the meeting organizers.

8th Annual BRAIN Initiative Meeting

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