Summary: Members of the BIA are collaborating to host a Satellite Event at the annual Society for Neuroscience Meeting in San Diego, CA.
The BRAIN Initiative “TAD Talks:” Technology Accelerating Discovery
Talks, Panel, & Reception
SfN 2016 Satellite Event
November 14, 2016 from 6:30-9:00pm
Hilton San Diego Bayfront (Indigo Ballroom AE)
EVENT AGENDA
6:30-6:45pm Introduction
Dr. Jane Roskams (University of British Columbia)
- Welcome
Dr. William Newsome (Stanford University/Co-Chair BRAIN 2025 Report)
- The BRAIN Initiative – A shot in the arm for neuroscience discovery
Dr. Christopher Martin (Kavli Foundation/BRAIN Initiative Alliance)
- Introduction to The BRAIN Initiative Alliance
6:45-7:30pm TAD Talks: Updates on Exciting Technological Breakthroughs from the BRAIN Initiative
Dr. John Ngai (University of California – Berkeley) Illuminating Cellular Diversity in the Nervous System
Dr. Adam Hantman (Janelia/HHMI) Optogenetic Stimulation of the Motor Pathway to Influence Behavior
Dr. Julie Brefczynski-Lewis (West Virginia University) Imaging the Brain in Motion: The Ambulatory Micro-Dose, Wearable PET Brain Imager
Dr. Arnold Kriegstein (University of California – San Francisco) BRAIN Initiative Informing Zika Discoveries
7:30-8:00pm Panel: Applying BRAIN Technologies –Where Do We Go From Here?
Moderator: Dr. Jane Roskams (University of British Columbia)
Dr. Walter Koroshetz (NINDS Director)
Dr. David Markowitz (IARPA)
Dr. Frances Jensen (University of Pennsylvania)
Dr. James Olds (NSF)
Dr. William Newsome (Stanford University)
8:00-9:00pm Reception and Networking
Complimentary Food and Drink Sponsored by The Kavli Foundation
Event Co-Sponsors: Dr. Frances Jensen (University of Pennsylvania) and Dr. Jane Roskams (University of British Columbia)
Learn more at SFN.org