PRECISE-TBI: Tools to improve rigor and reproducibility of preclinical TBI research

May 18, 2026 | 2:00 - 3:00 PM
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The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) invites you to a webinar in the Preclinical Common Data Elements (CDE)/Data Standards Webinar Series, titled “PRECISE-TBI: Tools to improve rigor and reproducibility of preclinical Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) research”

This webinar will highlight the Preclinical Interagency Research resource center (PRECISE-TBI) and the resources they offer to the preclinical TBI research community. The webinar will showcase PRECISE-TBI tools, Preclinical TBI Common Data Elements (CDEs) and utilizing them for the Publication of the Future. The audience will also learn about discovering new insights from open data sets through a case study on improving rigor and reproducibility by leveraging data sets across institutions. 

Webinars are open to the public. Everyone is welcome to attend.

Speakers

  • Anthony Pacifico, Ph.D. - Scientific Program Manager, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
  • Candace Floyd, Ph.D. - Research Health Scientist Specialist, VA Atlanta Health Care System | Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Emory University
  • J. Russell Huie, Ph.D. - Statistician, San Francisco VA Health Care System | Associate Professor Researcher, Brain and Spinal Injury Center, University of California, San Francisco
  • Catherine Johnson, Ph.D. - Research Health Scientist Specialist, Harry S. Truman Memorial VA Hospital| Robert. H. Quenon Associate Professor of Mining Engineering | Mining and Explosive Engineering, Missouri University of Science & Technology
  • Gene Gurkoff, Ph.D. - Research Health Scientist Specialist, VA Northern California Health Care System | Professor and Acting Vice Chair of Research, Department of Neurological Surgery, Center for Neuroscience, University of California, Davis

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Webinar organizers

  • Hibah O. Awwad, Ph.D.
  • Severn (Ben) Churn, Ph.D.
  • Claudio Villalobos-Dintrans, Ph.D.
  • Gabriel Gonzales, Ph.D.

For questions or inquiries, please contact: Dr. Claudio Villalobos-Dintrans

If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate, please reach out using the contact information above. Please allow up to five business days for processing accommodation requests.

All webinars will be archived in the Events link of the NT-PRECEDS program at NINDS webpage.