What: The NIH will host a meeting of nearly 1000 people who are part of the Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative, a large-scale public and private effort to develop new tools and technologies to understand the healthy and diseased brain. The purpose of this open meeting is to discuss exciting scientific developments and potential new directions, and to identify areas for future collaborations and research coordination.
Who: Government-funded scientists from around the country, staff, and leadership from the federal agencies (NIH, NSF, DARPA, IARPA, FDA, DOE, and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy) involved in the BRAIN Initiative, plus representatives and investigators from participating non-federal organizations, and members of the media, public, and Congress. On Tuesday December 13, plenary sessions will highlight the clinical and ethical implications of the BRAIN Initiative and showcase the exciting technologies in development. There will also be smaller slide and poster presentations that attendees are welcome to attend.
When: The meeting will take place December 12-14, 2016, starting at 8:00 a.m. in the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center, North Bethesda, MD 20852.
Why: BRAIN Initiative scientists are funded by multiple government agencies. This will be a unique opportunity to meet BRAIN Initiative scientists and learn about their promising research.
For registration and directions go to: https://palladianpartners.cvent.com/braininvestigatorsmeeting
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For more information on the BRAIN Initiative: http://braininitiative.nih.gov/
About NINDS is the nation's leading funder of research on the brain and nervous system. The mission of NINDS is to seek fundamental knowledge about the brain and nervous system and to use that knowledge to reduce the burden of neurological disease.
About the National Institutes of Health (NIH): NIH, the nation's medical research agency, includes 27 Institutes and Centers and is a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. NIH is the primary federal agency conducting and supporting basic, clinical, and translational medical research, and is investigating the causes, treatments, and cures for both common and rare diseases. For more information about NIH and its programs, visit http://www.nih.gov.
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