Introduction:
The DNB In-gagement Group was formed to increase and improve engagement within and in initiatives overseen by the Division of Neuroscience and Behavior.
Mission:
The overarching mission of the DNB In-gagement Group is to increase and improve engagement in biomedical research supported by the NIDA Division of Neuroscience and Behavior (DNB).
Addressing Health Disparities with Neuroscience Seminar Series
- January 29, 2025 – Getting to Know You: Bringing Cultural Humility to Neuroscience Research
- Postponed - Indigenous Knowledge and Psychedelic Neuroscience
- March 20, 2023 - Structural Factors Influencing Health Disparities and Brain Health
- November 4, 2021 - The Science of Bias: Impact on Health
- July 23, 2021 - Social Environment and the Developing Brain
- April 15, 2021 - At the Crossroads of Social Determinants of Health and Biology: Identifying Implications for Future Research
Members:
Co-Chairs:
- Holly Moore, Ph.D, Program Officer, Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience Branch (BCN), Division of Neuroscience and Behavior (DNB), NIDA
- Janani Prabhakar, Ph.D., Program Officer, HEALthy Brain and Child Development Study, Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience Branch (BCN), Division of Neuroscience and Behavior (DNB), NIDA
Members:
- Sam Ananthan, Ph.D. Chief, Chemistry Pharmacology Physiology Systems Branch (CPPSB), Division of Neuroscience and Behavior (DNB), NIDA
- Beth Babecki, MA, Program Officer, Coordinator, Training Hub, Office of the Director, Division of Neuroscience and Behavior (DNB), NIDA
- Nic Johnston, MS, Scientific Program Specialist (Neuroscience), Office of the Director, Division of Neuroscience and Behavior (DNB), NIDA
- Mary Kautz, Ph.D, Program Officer, Director, NIDA Tobacco Regulatory Science Program, Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience Branch (BCN), Division of Neuroscience and Behavior (DNB), NIDA
- Yu (Woody) Lin, MD, Ph.D., Program Director, Integrative Neuroscience Branch (IN), Division of Neuroscience and Behavior (DNB), NIDA
- Flair Lindsey, Program Analyst, Office of the Director, Division of Neuroscience and Behavior (DNB), NIDA
- Amy Lossie, Ph.D, Health Scientist Administrator, Genetics, Epigenetics, and Developmental Neuroscience Branch (GEDN), Division of Neuroscience and Behavior (DNB), NIDA
- Lizette Nkongho, MPH, Scientific Program Manager (Contractor), Tobacco Regulatory Science Program, Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience Branch (BCN), Division of Neuroscience and Behavior (DNB), NIDA
- Shang-Yi Anne Tsai, Ph.D, MSPH, Program Director, Integrative Neuroscience Branch (INB), Division of Neuroscience and Behavior (DNB), NIDA
DNB Senior Leadership:
- Rita Valentino, Ph.D, Director, Office of the Director, Division of Neuroscience and Behavior (DNB), NIDA
- Roger Little, Ph.D, Deputy Director, Office of the Director, Division of Neuroscience and Behavior (DNB), NIDA