NINDS at Neuroscience 2024

NINDS is excited to participate in the National Institutes of Health exhibit in booth #1705 at the 2024 Neuroscience meeting in Chicago, IL from October 5-8^th, but we also know that many in our scientific and public communities might not be able to attend the meeting in person. This event page mirrors the content and opportunities shared at the on-site exhibit for anyone interested in learning about our programs, initiatives, funding announcements, career opportunities, and other resources relevant to attendees of the annual Neuroscience meeting.

Use this link to schedule 1-on-1, in-person meetings with NINDS Program Directors during the meeting.

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NINDS-related Presentations and Events

Description of NINDS-related events and presentations at the 2024 Neuroscience Meeting in Chicago, IL. Additional scientific discoveries from NINDS intramural researchers and insight from program staff will be shared across the poster sessions. Poster session information is available in the meeting program.

Explore content, programs, and initiatives curated for Neuroscience 2024 attendees:

Training, Careers, and the Research Enterprise

• Training and Career Development: Learn about extramural training grants and related topics and resources for researchers at all career stages. We also offer the following resources to support trainees in building independent research careers:
  • NINDS's Building Up the Nerve: A podcast for neuroscience trainees that takes you through the life cycle of a grant from idea to award.
  • OPEN Stage webinar series: A webinar series for our diverse neuroscience community to learn about NINDS programs and network with NINDS program staff.
  • Landis Award for Outstanding Mentorship: Nominations for the 2024 Landis Award are now being accepted. To nominate a mentor, please submit a nomination by December 15, 2024.
• Intramural Training Opportunities: Learn about opportunities to train with investigators in the NINDS Intramural Research program, which conducts research in the basic, translational, and clinical neurosciences at the NINDS laboratories in Bethesda, MD.
• Diversity Awards: Learn about NINDS programs to enhance diversity and efforts to promote inclusion across the NINDS scientific portfolio.
• NINDS is a great place to work! Visit our Careers page for information on open positions and to subscribe for updates on new career opportunities. Visit the Recruitment & Hiring table at the NIH booth to learn about training and job opportunities, how a federal resume differs from a CV, the USAJOBS application process, or get personalized feedback on your resume.
• Office of Research Quality: Explore how NINDS’ Office of Research Quality promotes experimental and analytical rigor, measures to reduce bias, transparent reporting, and high-quality scientific research.
• NINDS supports the streamlining of neuroscience clinical research by using Common Data Elements to enable clinical investigators to systematically collect, analyze, and share data across the research community.

Funding, Research Priorities, and Highlights for Neuroscientists

• Interested in NINDS funding? Visit our newly updated funding pages. The NINDS YouTube page has information on applying for funding, training and career development opportunities, and more! Check out videos on tips for first time applicants and how to find the right NINDS program director. 
  • Find Funding Opportunities: Visit the NINDS website for a list of active funding opportunities and Council-approved research concepts!
• NINDS seeks to stimulate innovation and reinforce the bedrock of neurological advances through fundamental neuroscience research. Learn about NINDS’ efforts to advance our understanding of how the nervous system develops and functions.
• NINDS funds translational research to accelerate basic research findings towards patient use for neurological disorders and stroke by providing funding, expertise, and resources to the research community. Learn about priority projects and how to get funding for your translational research.
• NINDS’ ONETOX Neural Exposome and Toxicology Programs office funds research on the effect of the neural exposome on nervous system diseases and disorders by fostering more collaborative research within the neuroscience research community.
• Clinical research: NINDS Division of Clinical Research funds and oversees clinical trials to test the safety and efficacy of innovative treatments of neurological disorders and stroke, epidemiological studies of natural history, biomarker studies, and studies designed to elucidate the causes of neurological disorders.
• NINDS’ Office of Global Health and Health Disparities leads the development and coordination of programs and initiatives to foster global and health disparities research in neurological disorders and stroke.
  • Learn about funding and training opportunities for non-U.S. scientists and U.S. scientists at foreign institutions. 

NIH-wide Initiatives

• Brain Research Through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies® (BRAIN) Initiative: The BRAIN Initiative® is a partnership between Federal and non-Federal partners with a common goal of accelerating the development of innovative neurotechnologies.[KO([1] [DK([2] [K[3] [DK([4]  BRAIN is marking a milestone—10 years of advancing neuroscience and neurotechnology research.
• NIH Blueprint for Neuroscience Research: This collaborative framework includes the NIH Office of the Director and 12 NIH Institutes and Centers that support research on the nervous system.[KO([5] [DK([6]  NIH Blueprint is celebrating 20 years of supporting impactful scientific research and the development of new research tools, training opportunities, and resources to assist neuroscientists. 
• Accelerating Medicines Partnership® Program for Parkinson's Disease (AMP®PD): AMP® PD is a public-private partnership between government, industry, and nonprofit organizations focusing on identifying and validating biomarkers for predicting Parkinson’s disease, tracking disease progression, and validating therapeutic targets.
• Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias: NINDS collaborates with NIH’s National Institute on Aging to establish research priorities and fund biomedical research into Alzheimer’s disease as well as several Alzheimer’s disease-related dementias (ADRDs).
• Helping to End Addiction Long Term® (HEAL) Initiative. The NIH HEAL Initiative® supports research on the biological underpinnings of chronic pain, discovery, preclinical development, and clinical evaluation of non-addictive pain treatments, to inform best practices for pharmacological and nonpharmacological pain management strategies. Many ICOs across NIH help to administer the research. [DK([7] [K[8] 
• Scientists continue to explore the mechanisms and biological underpinnings of long COVID. Learn about NIH’s Researching COVID to Enhance Recovery (RECOVER) Initiative.
• The NIH Sexual and Gender Minority Research Office coordinates sexual and gender minority (SGM)–related research and activities across NIH.
• Neuroscience at NIH: The NIH has over 180 laboratories spanning 14 Institutes/Centers, all conducting research in the basic, translational, and clinical neurosciences.

Contact

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