NIH ACD BRAIN Working Group FY14 High Priority Research Areas
Check out the findings of the ACD working group on the NIH BRAIN Initiative identifying high priority research areas that should be considered for BRAIN Initiative NIH funding in Fiscal Year 14....
View ArticleGood News for NIH and the BRAIN Initiative!
On January 15, 2014, the President signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-73.). In this bill, Congress signaled its strong support for the BRAIN Initiative by appropriating funds...
View ArticlePOTUS Bioethics Commission Requesting Public Comments on Neuroscience Research
When the President launched the BRAIN Initiative in April 2013, he charged his Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues with exploring the ethical, legal, and societal implications raised by both...
View ArticlePresident Obama’s Proposal to Double Federal Funding for the BRAIN Initiative
Last week, President Obama announced his budget proposal to double the Federal investment in the BRAIN Initiative from about $100 million in Fy 2014 to approximately $200 million in FY 2015. Read the...
View ArticlePresident’s Bioethics Commission Issues Report Related to BRAIN INITIATIVE
On May 14, the Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues issued its first set of recommendations in response to President Obama’s charge to “identify proactively a set of core ethical standards –...
View ArticleNIH BRAIN Working Group Report To Be Discussed At ACD Meeting
The NIH BRAIN working group will present its scientific plan to the Advisory Committee to the Director, NIH, at the June 5-6, 2014 meeting. This plan outlines the scientific vision for the Initiative...
View ArticleNIH Accepts Scientific Vision for the BRAIN Initiative!
The NIH BRAIN working group presented its long-term vision for the BRAIN Initiative to the NIH Director’s Advisory Committee on June 5, which was enthusiastically endorsed by the Committee and the NIH...
View ArticleINITIAL WAVE OF NIH GRANTS AND PRIVATE INVESTMENTS ANNOUNCED FOR BRAIN...
Separate events on Tuesday, September 30 highlighted the awardees of the first round of NIH BRAIN Initiative grants and the additional investments by companies, foundations, patient advocacy...
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Collaborations Develop Among First BRAIN Initiative Awardees Following...
On November 20th and 21st, 2014, in collaboration with the National Science Foundation, NIH brought together agency staff and the recipients of the first BRAIN Initiative awards for an Investigators...
View ArticleFNIH AWARDS KARL DEISSEROTH 2015 LURIE PRIZE
The Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH) has awarded the 2015 Lurie Prize in Biomedical Sciences to Karl Deisseroth of Stanford University. Dr. Deisseroth, a member of the BRAIN...
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August Meeting of the NIH BRAIN Initiative Multi-Council Working Group
The fifth meeting of the Multi-Council Working Group for the NIH BRAIN Initiative provided an update on scientific advancements, discussed BRAIN-related efforts across federal agencies and non-federal...
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