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<div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>The <a href="/glossary?title=BRAIN" class="glossary-tooltip" data-toggle="tooltip" title="The Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies Initiative aims to accelerate the development and application of innovate technologies to produce a new, dynamic picture of the brain.">BRAIN</a> Initiative Multi-Council Working Group (MCWG) ensures a coordinated and focused effort across <a href="/glossary?title=NIH" class="glossary-tooltip" data-toggle="tooltip" title="National Institutes of Health - A Federal agency whose mission is to improve the health of the people of the United States. NIH is a part of the Public Health Service, which is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. ">NIH</a> and includes representatives from each of the 10 Institutes and Centers (ICs) that contribute to the NIH <a href="/glossary?title=BRAIN" class="glossary-tooltip" data-toggle="tooltip" title="The Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies Initiative aims to accelerate the development and application of innovate technologies to produce a new, dynamic picture of the brain.">BRAIN</a> Initiative, with additional at-large members appointed to supplement the working groups expertise. In addition, the working group includes <em>ex officio</em> members from federal partners Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA), and National Science Foundation (NSF), and one non-federal partner from the <a href="/glossary?title=BRAIN" class="glossary-tooltip" data-toggle="tooltip" title="The Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies Initiative aims to accelerate the development and application of innovate technologies to produce a new, dynamic picture of the brain.">BRAIN</a> Initiative Alliance. Several MCWG members also serve on the BRAIN Initiative Neuroethics Working Group (NEWG), a group of experts in neuroethics and neuroscience that serves to provide the <a href="/glossary?title=NIH" class="glossary-tooltip" data-toggle="tooltip" title="National Institutes of Health - A Federal agency whose mission is to improve the health of the people of the United States. NIH is a part of the Public Health Service, which is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. ">NIH</a> <a href="/glossary?title=BRAIN" class="glossary-tooltip" data-toggle="tooltip" title="The Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies Initiative aims to accelerate the development and application of innovate technologies to produce a new, dynamic picture of the brain.">BRAIN</a> Initiative with input relating to neuroethics.</p><p>The MCWG provides ongoing oversight of the long-term scientific vision of the <a href="/glossary?title=BRAIN" class="glossary-tooltip" data-toggle="tooltip" title="The Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies Initiative aims to accelerate the development and application of innovate technologies to produce a new, dynamic picture of the brain.">BRAIN</a> Initiative and regularly offers an assessment of the progress of current BRAIN projects and programs. It also serves as a forum for initial "<a href="https://braininitiative.nih.gov/funding/approved-initiative-concepts">concept clearance</a>,"&nbsp;the review of ideas for new initiatives before they can become funding opportunities. Importantly, the working group ensures that each of the <a href="/glossary?title=BRAIN" class="glossary-tooltip" data-toggle="tooltip" title="The Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies Initiative aims to accelerate the development and application of innovate technologies to produce a new, dynamic picture of the brain.">BRAIN</a> IC Advisory Councils is informed about BRAIN programs, awards, and progress as the individual IC Advisory Councils will perform the formal concept clearance and secondary level of review of BRAIN Initiative applications.</p><h2>BRAIN MCWG Member List</h2><h2 class="accordion-title">Working Group Member List</h2><div class="text-box full-box" data-size="full" data-color="none" data-title="false"><div class="textbox-content"><p><strong>Chair</strong></p><p><strong>John Ngai, Ph.D.</strong><br>Director, <a href="/glossary?title=NIH" class="glossary-tooltip" data-toggle="tooltip" title="National Institutes of Health - A Federal agency whose mission is to improve the health of the people of the United States. NIH is a part of the Public Health Service, which is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. ">NIH</a> <a href="/glossary?title=BRAIN" class="glossary-tooltip" data-toggle="tooltip" title="The Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies Initiative aims to accelerate the development and application of innovate technologies to produce a new, dynamic picture of the brain.">BRAIN</a> Initiative</p></div></div><p><strong>Members</strong></p><div class="ninds-widget row threeColumnLayout" data-columns="3" data-borders="false"><div class="multibox-column col-md-4"><div class="multi-box-content-wrapper"><p><strong>Ted Abel, Ph.D.</strong><br>(<a href="/glossary?title=NIMH" class="glossary-tooltip" data-toggle="tooltip" title="NIH National Institute of Mental Health">NIMH</a> representative)<br>University of Iowa</p><p><strong>Todd Constable, Ph.D.</strong><br>(<a href="/glossary?title=NIBIB" class="glossary-tooltip" data-toggle="tooltip" title="NIH National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering">NIBIB</a> representative)<br>Yale University</p><p><strong>Edward Chang, M.D.</strong><br>(at large member)<br>University of California, San Franscisco</p><p><strong>James Eberwine, Ph.D.</strong><br>(<a href="/glossary?title=NIAAA" class="glossary-tooltip" data-toggle="tooltip" title="NIH National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism">NIAAA</a> representative)<br>University of Pennsylvania</p><p><strong>Jennifer French, MBA</strong><br>(at large member)<br>Neurotech Network</p><p><strong>Angela Laird, Ph.D.</strong><br>(<a href="/glossary?title=NIDA" class="glossary-tooltip" data-toggle="tooltip" title="NIH National Institute on Drug Abuse">NIDA</a> representative)<br>Florida International University</p></div></div><div class="multibox-column col-md-4"><div class="multi-box-content-wrapper"><p><strong>Frank Longo, M.D., Ph.D.</strong><br>(<a href="/glossary?title=NIA" class="glossary-tooltip" data-toggle="tooltip" title="NIH National Institute on Aging">NIA</a> representative)<br>Stanford University</p><p><strong>Liqun Luo, Ph.D.</strong><br>(at large member)<br>Stanford University</p><p><strong>Mala Murthy, Ph.D.</strong><br>(at large member)<br>Princeton University</p><p><strong>John Maunsell, Ph.D.</strong><br>(<a href="/glossary?title=NINDS" class="glossary-tooltip" data-toggle="tooltip" title="NIH National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke">NINDS</a> representative)<br>University of Chicago</p><p><strong>Dan Merfeld, Ph.D.</strong><br>(<a href="/glossary?title=NIDCD" class="glossary-tooltip" data-toggle="tooltip" title="NIH National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders">NIDCD</a> representative)<br>Ohio State University</p><p><strong>Tirin Moore, Ph.D.</strong><br>(<a href="/glossary?title=NEI" class="glossary-tooltip" data-toggle="tooltip" title="NIH National Eye Institute">NEI</a> representative)<br>Stanford University</p><p>&nbsp;</p></div></div><div class="multibox-column col-md-4"><div class="multi-box-content-wrapper"><p><strong>Bryan Roth, M.D., Ph.D.</strong><br>(<a href="/glossary?title=NIMH" class="glossary-tooltip" data-toggle="tooltip" title="NIH National Institute of Mental Health">NIMH</a> representative)<br>University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill</p><p><strong>Roy Sillitoe, Ph.D.</strong><br>(at large member)<br>Baylor College of Medicine</p><p><strong>Tor Wager, Ph.D.</strong><br>(<a href="/glossary?title=NCCIH" class="glossary-tooltip" data-toggle="tooltip" title="National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health ">NCCIH</a> representative)<br>Dartmouth College</p><p><strong>Kathleen M. Zackowski, Ph.D., OTR</strong><br>(<a href="/glossary?title=NICHD" class="glossary-tooltip" data-toggle="tooltip" title="National Institute of Child Health and Human Development">NICHD</a> representative)<br>National Multiple Sclerosis Society</p></div></div></div><div class="ninds-widget row threeColumnLayout" data-columns="3" data-borders="false"><div class="multibox-column col-md-4"><div class="multi-box-content-wrapper"><p><strong>Ex Officio Members</strong></p><p><strong>Alyssa Picchini Schaffer, Ph.D.</strong><br>(<a href="/glossary?title=BRAIN" class="glossary-tooltip" data-toggle="tooltip" title="The Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies Initiative aims to accelerate the development and application of innovate technologies to produce a new, dynamic picture of the brain.">BRAIN</a> Initiative Alliance representative)<br>Simons Foundation</p><p><strong>Michelle Elekonich, Ph.D.</strong><br>National Science Foundation (NSF)</p><p><strong>David McMullen, M.D.</strong><br>US Food &amp; Drug Administration (FDA)</p><p><strong>Robert Rahmer</strong><br>Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA)</p><p><strong>Lt. Col. Adam Willis, M.D., Ph.D.</strong><br>Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)</p></div></div><div class="multibox-column col-md-4"><div class="multi-box-content-wrapper"><p><strong>Designated Federal Official</strong></p><p><strong>Susan Weiss, Ph.D.</strong><br>Director, Division of <a href="/glossary?title=Extramural+Research" class="glossary-tooltip" data-toggle="tooltip" title="Research supported by NIH through a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement.">Extramural Research</a>, <a href="/glossary?title=NIDA" class="glossary-tooltip" data-toggle="tooltip" title="NIH National Institute on Drug Abuse">NIDA</a></p></div></div><div class="multibox-column col-md-4"><div class="multi-box-content-wrapper"><p><strong>Science Committee Specialist</strong></p><p><strong>Crystal Lantz, Ph.D.</strong><br>Office of the <a href="/glossary?title=BRAIN" class="glossary-tooltip" data-toggle="tooltip" title="The Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies Initiative aims to accelerate the development and application of innovate technologies to produce a new, dynamic picture of the brain.">BRAIN</a> Director, <a href="/glossary?title=NINDS" class="glossary-tooltip" data-toggle="tooltip" title="NIH National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke">NINDS</a></p><p><strong>Committee Specialists</strong></p><p><strong>Deborah Freaner</strong><br>Division of Extramural Activities, <a href="/glossary?title=NINDS" class="glossary-tooltip" data-toggle="tooltip" title="NIH National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke">NINDS</a></p><p><strong>Michele Pearson</strong><br>Office of the <a href="/glossary?title=BRAIN" class="glossary-tooltip" data-toggle="tooltip" title="The Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies Initiative aims to accelerate the development and application of innovate technologies to produce a new, dynamic picture of the brain.">BRAIN</a> Director, <a href="/glossary?title=NINDS" class="glossary-tooltip" data-toggle="tooltip" title="NIH National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke">NINDS</a></p></div></div></div><h2>&nbsp;</h2><h2>BRAIN MCWG Meetings</h2><div class="text-box full-box text-pink" data-size="full" data-color="pink" data-title="true"><div class="textbox-title">Upcoming Meetings</div><div class="textbox-content"><div class="ninds-widget row threeColumnLayout" data-columns="3" data-borders="false"><div class="multibox-column col-md-4"><div class="multi-box-content-wrapper"><p><strong>Friday, January 31, 2025</strong><br>The <strong>thirtieth meeting</strong> of the Multi-Council Working Group will be on Friday, January 31, 2025. <a href="https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=55423">Videocast</a> will be available for live viewing and later archived.</p></div></div><div class="multibox-column col-md-4"><div class="multi-box-content-wrapper"><p><strong>Thursday, May 8, 2025</strong><br>The <strong>thirty-first meeting</strong> of the Multi-Council Working Group will be on Thursday, May 8, 2025. <a href="https://videocast.nih.gov/">Videocast</a> will be available for live viewing and later archived.</p></div></div><div class="multibox-column col-md-4"><div class="multi-box-content-wrapper"><p><strong>Wednesday, August 27, 2025</strong><br>The <strong>thirty-second meeting</strong> of the Multi-Council Working Group will be on Wednesday, August 27, 2025. <a href="https://videocast.nih.gov/">Videocast</a> will be available for live viewing and later archived.</p></div></div></div></div></div><h3 class="accordion-title">&nbsp;Past Meetings</h3><p><strong>The twenty-ninth meeting of the Multi-Council Working Group was held as an all-virtual meeting on Thursday, August 22, 2024.</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://braininitiative.nih.gov/sites/default/files/documents/BRAIN%20MCWG_Agenda_August2024_public_508C.pdf">Twenty-ninth meeting agenda</a><i class="far fa-file-pdf"></i><span>(pdf, 106 KB)</span></li><li><a 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fa-file-pdf"></i><span>(pdf, 129 KB)</span></li><li><a href="https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=54568">Twenty-eighth&nbsp;meeting videocast of the open session</a></li></ul><p><strong>The twenty-seventh meeting of the Multi-Council Working Group was held as an all-virtual meeting on Tuesday, February 13, 2024.&nbsp;</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://braininitiative.nih.gov/sites/default/files/documents/BRAIN_MCWG_Agenda_Feb2024_public_508C.pdf">Twenty-seventh&nbsp;meeting agenda</a><i class="far fa-file-pdf"></i><span>(pdf, 128 KB)</span></li><li><a href="/sites/default/files/documents/NIH%20BRAIN%20MCWG%20meeting%20summary%20February%2013%202024_508C.pdf" data-entity-uuid="2602bdb7-891f-45f8-9fb8-a81d6339bc85" data-entity-type="file">Twenty-seventh&nbsp;meeting summary</a><i class="far fa-file-pdf"></i><span>(pdf, 218 KB)</span></li><li><a href="https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=54093">Twenty-seventh&nbsp;meeting videocast of the open session</a></li></ul><p><strong>The twenty-sixth&nbsp;meeting of the Multi-Council Working Group was held as an all-virtual meeting on Tuesday, August 29, 2023.&nbsp;</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://braininitiative.nih.gov/sites/default/files/documents/BRAIN%20MCWG_Agenda_Aug%202023_final_public_508C.pdf">Twenty-sixth meeting agenda</a><i class="far fa-file-pdf"></i><span>(pdf, 84 KB)</span></li><li><a href="/sites/default/files/documents/NIH%20BRAIN%20MCWG%20meeting%20summary%20August%2029%202023_final_508C.pdf" data-entity-uuid="ac5ec2c8-25d5-42c7-916c-2ff0fd55d9e2" data-entity-type="file">Twenty-sixth meeting summary</a><i class="far fa-file-pdf"></i><span>(pdf, 187 KB)</span></li><li><a href="https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=51087">Twenty-sixth meeting videocast of the open session</a></li></ul><p><strong>The twenty-fifth meeting of the Multi-Council Working Group was held as an all-virtual meeting on Wednesday, May 24, 2023.</strong></p><ul><li><a 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href="https://videocast.nih.gov/summary.asp?live=35392&amp;bhcp=1">Fifteenth&nbsp;meeting&nbsp;videocast of the open session</a></li></ul><p><strong>The fourteenth meeting of the Multi-Council Working Group was held on Tuesday, August 20, 2019, at 6001 Executive Boulevard, Rockville, MD.</strong></p><ul><li><a href="/sites/default/files/documents/agenda_mcwg_august_2019_final_public_508c.pdf" data-entity-uuid="2c09c8ff-6155-4b03-8888-f2a8ce31bc8f" data-entity-type="file">Fourteenth&nbsp;meeting agenda</a><i class="far fa-file-pdf"></i><span>(pdf, 162 KB)</span></li><li><a href="/sites/default/files/documents/summary_brain_mcwg_august2019_508c.pdf" data-entity-uuid="dcdae988-90a3-44eb-ae4a-ace87c878c74" data-entity-type="file">Fourteenth&nbsp;meeting summary</a><i class="far fa-file-pdf"></i><span>(pdf, 83 KB)</span></li><li><a href="https://videocast.nih.gov/summary.asp?live=33339&amp;bhcp=1">Fourteenth meeting videocast&nbsp; of the open session</a></li></ul><p><strong>The thirteenth meeting of the Multi-Council Working group was held on Thursday, May 16, 2019, at 6001 Executive Boulevard, Rockville, MD.</strong></p><ul><li><a href="/sites/default/files/documents/agenda_mcwg_may2019_final_public_508c.pdf" data-entity-uuid="b9950b5f-5ed0-41fb-b4cd-0c847e93c91f" data-entity-type="file">Thirteenth meeting agenda</a><i class="far fa-file-pdf"></i><span>(pdf, 136 KB)</span></li><li><a href="/sites/default/files/documents/summary_brain_mcwg_051619_final_2_508c.pdf" data-entity-uuid="6a0c2698-01a2-44fd-bfcc-f1c3339297d3" data-entity-type="file">Thirteenth meeting summary</a><i class="far fa-file-pdf"></i><span>(pdf, 159 KB)</span></li><li>Thirteenth meeting videocast of the open session</li></ul><p><strong>The twelfth meeting of the Multi-Council Working group was held on Tuesday, February 12, 2019, at the Bethesda Marriott in Bethesda, MD.</strong></p><ul><li><a href="/sites/default/files/documents/agenda_mcwg_feb2019_final_508c.pdf" data-entity-uuid="4d08e6af-d0a5-41e9-927e-716af4d36f3e" data-entity-type="file">Twelfth meeting agenda</a><i class="far fa-file-pdf"></i><span>(pdf, 130 KB)</span></li><li><a href="/sites/default/files/documents/summary_brainmcwg2-12-2019_final_508c.pdf" data-entity-uuid="c74bb349-989e-4ee2-828d-3e174cec3fb7" data-entity-type="file">Twelfth meeting summary</a><i class="far fa-file-pdf"></i><span>(pdf, 97 KB)</span></li><li><a href="https://videocast.nih.gov/summary.asp?live=30365&amp;bhcp=1">Twelfth meeting videocast of the open session video</a></li></ul><p><strong>The eleventh meeting of the Multi-Council Working group was held on Tuesday, August 14, 2018, at the Porter Neuroscience Building on the NIH campus.</strong></p><ul><li><a href="/sites/default/files/documents/brain_mcwg_agenda_aug2018_508c_0.pdf" data-entity-uuid="b80de7fe-5ed2-408c-b957-896b8ef344a2" data-entity-type="file">Eleventh meeting agenda</a><i class="far fa-file-pdf"></i><span>(pdf, 154 KB)</span></li><li><a 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summary</a><i class="far fa-file-pdf"></i><span>(pdf, 24 KB)</span></li><li><a href="/sites/default/files/documents/brain_mcwg_presentation_01302018_508c.pdf" data-entity-uuid="5c2299d0-201a-41c5-951d-66917ade2cd7" data-entity-type="file">Update of BRAIN Initiative slide deck</a><i class="far fa-file-pdf"></i><span>(pdf, 1929 KB)</span></li></ul><p><strong>The eighth meeting of the Multi-Council Working Group was held on Thursday, August 17, 2017, in Building 50 on NIH campus.</strong></p><ul><li><a href="/sites/default/files/documents/brain_mwcg_meeting_summary_aug_2017_final_508c.pdf" data-entity-uuid="03b26b06-5a4f-48e8-91b1-b2b35f28c0fe" data-entity-type="file">Eighth&nbsp;meeting summary</a><i class="far fa-file-pdf"></i><span>(pdf, 417 KB)</span></li><li><a href="https://videocast.nih.gov/summary.asp?live=25998&amp;bhcp=1">Eighth meeting videocast of the open session</a></li></ul><p><strong>The seventh meeting of the Multi-Council Working Group was held on Tuesday, May 16, 2017, 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meeting of the Multi-Council Working Group occurred on Wednesday, March 4, 2015, on the NIH Campus.</strong></p><ul><li><a href="/news-events/blog/march-4-2015-meeting-brain-multi-council-working-group" data-entity-uuid="403a0770-2202-4a1d-97bf-2f898128191f" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-substitution="canonical">Second&nbsp;meeting summary</a></li><li><a href="https://videocast.nih.gov/summary.asp?live=15533&amp;bhcp=1">Second meeting videocast of the open session</a></li></ul><p><strong>The first meeting of the Multi-Council Working Group occurred Monday, August 25, 2014, on the NIH Campus.</strong></p><ul><li><a href="/news-events/blog/nih-brain-multi-council-working-group-discusses-fy14-grants-and-future-funding" data-entity-uuid="65e5775e-e9de-47db-8e40-718b7a985890" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-substitution="canonical">First meeting summary</a></li><li><a href="https://videocast.nih.gov/Summary.asp?File=18555&amp;bhcp=1">First meeting videocast of the open 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