February 2024 NEXT WG Strategic Plan Mini Workshop

Thursday, February 29, 2024

1:00 PM
Welcome, Opening Remarks, and Housekeeping

Neel T. Dhruv, PhD
Health Program Specialist, Office of Neural Exposome & Toxicology
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Pamela Lein, PhD
Department Chair and Professor, Molecular Biosciences
University of California Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine

David A. Jett, PhD
Director, Office of Neural Exposome & Toxicology
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

1:30 PM
Collaborative Opportunities for Multidisciplinary, Bold, and Innovative Neuroscience (COMBINE)

Cory Kelly, MS
Advisor for Research Operations and Program Implementation, Division of Extramural Activities
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Karen David, PhD
Program Director, Division of Neuroscience and NIH BRAIN Initiative
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

1:55 PM
Break
2:00 PM
An Affair to Remember: How Adverse Outcome Pathways Catalyzed Interdisciplinary Collaboration

Laure-Alix Clerbaux, PhD
Senior Researcher, Institute of Experimental and Clinical Research
University Catholic of Louvain, Belgium

2:20 PM
Fails and (Some) Successes in Team Neuroscience

Jae K. Lee, PhD
Christine E. Lynn Distinguished Professor in Neuroscience
University of Miami School of Medicine

2:40 PM
Recognizing and Rewarding Contributions to Large-Scale Collaborations

Heidi Baumgartner, PhD
Research Scholar, Stanford University
Executive Director, ManyBabies

3:00 PM
Break
3:05 PM
Collaboration Thrives on Productive Conflict

L. Michelle Bennett, PhD
Principal and Owner
L.M. Bennett Consulting, LLC

3:25 PM
Panel Discussion

Moderated by Gina Poe, PhD
Professor, Integrative Biology & Physiology, Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences, and Neurobiology
Faculty Chair, Lorre Scholars Program
University of California, Los Angeles

Beate Ritz, MD, PhD
Distinguished Professor of Epidemiology, Environmental Health, and Neurology
University of California, Los Angeles

Rosalind Wright, MD, MPH
Horace W. Goldsmith Professor of Pediatrics
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

4:25 PM
Adjourn