BRAIN Neuroethics Working Group (NEWG) Meeting – August 2026
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BRAIN Neuroethics Working Group (NEWG) Meeting – August 2026
The BRAIN Neuroethics Working Group (NEWG), which is a group of experts in neuroethics and neuroscience that serves to provide the NIH BRAIN Initiative with input relating to neuroethics, will hold a virtual meeting on Tuesday, August 18, 2026. The meeting videocast is available for public viewing.
| Time (ET) | Agenda Item |
|---|---|
| 12:00 pm |
Welcome Dr. Nina Hsu, NEWG Designated Federal Official |
| 12:05 pm |
Update from the BRAIN Director Dr. John Ngai, Director, NIH BRAIN Initiative |
| Session: | Ethical considerations in designing and sustaining brain data ecosystems |
| 12:15 pm |
Session overview and introduction Dr. Joe Monaco, NIH BRAIN Initiative |
| 12:50 pm |
BRAINshare: Sharing Data in BRAIN Initiative Studies Dr. Mary Majumder, Baylor College of Medicine |
| 1:20 pm |
Common Fund Data Ecosystem (CFDE) Dr. Kristin Kano, NIH Common Fund |
| 1:50 pm |
Perspective from the private sector KT Farley, Deputy General Counsel and Chief Privacy Officer, Helix |
| 2:20 pm | BREAK |
| 2:35 pm | Discussion & Next Steps |
| 3:45 pm | Roundtable Updates |
| 4:00 pm | Adjourn |
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