ABCD Insights & Innovations Meeting (AIIM)

Agenda

ABCD Insights & Innovations Meeting (AIIM)
Sept. 22-23, 2025
NIH Natcher Conference Center (in-person only)

Sept. 22, 2025, 9:30 am – 5:00 pm ET
9:30 – 10:45 am Pre-meeting Activities (TBD)
 
11:00 – 11:15 am Opening Remarks
  • Susan Weiss, Ph.D., National Institute on Drug Abuse
  • George Koob, Ph.D., National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
  • William Klein, Ph.D., National Cancer Institute
11:15 am   12:00 pm ABCD Updates
  • Gaya Dowling, Ph.D., Director, ABCD Study
  • Elizabeth Hoffman, Ph.D., Associate Director, ABCD Study
  • Kim LeBlanc, Ph.D., Program Manager, ABCD Study
12:00 – 12:45 pm NIH Brain Development Cohorts (NBDC) Data Hub/ Data Exploration and Analysis Portal (DEAP) Demo
  • Sammy Berman, MPH, J. Craig Venter Institute
  • Janosch Linkersdörfer, Ph.D., J. Craig Venter Institute
  • Calen Smith, BSc, J. Craig Venter Institute
  • Leigh MacIntyre, BSc, Lasso Informatics
12:45 – 2:00 pm Lunch + NIH Program Officer Panels
2:00 – 2:10 pm Break
2:10 - 2:55 pm Concurrent Sessions #1
  • Imaging Workshop
  • Carolina Makowski, Ph.D., University of California – San Diego

  • Biostats Workshop
  • Laika Aguinaldo, Ph.D., University of California – San Diego
  • Wesley Thompson, Ph.D., Laureate Institute for Brain Research
2:55 – 3:05 pm Break
3:05 – 3:50 pm Concurrent Sessions #2
  • Imaging Q&A
  • Bader Chaarani, Ph.D., University of Vermont
  • Damien Fair, Ph.D., University of Minnesota

  • Linked External Data Workshop
  • Carlos Cardenas-Iniguez, Ph.D., University of Southern California
  • Erin Thompson, Ph.D., Florida International University
3:50 – 4:00 pm Closing Remarks
 
4:00 – 5:00 pm Post-Meeting Activities (TBD)

 

Sept. 23, 2025, 9:30 am – 3:00 pm ET
 
9:30 – 10:45 am Pre-meeting Activities (TBD)
 
11:00 – 11:10 am Opening Remarks
 
11:10 – 11:55 am HBCD 101
  • Chris Sarampote, Ph.D., Director, HBCD Study
  • Kathy Cole, Ph.D., Associate Director, HBCD Study
11:55 am – 12:40 pm NBDC Data Hub/DEAP Q&A
  • Sammy Berman, MPH, J. Craig Venter Institute
  • Janosch Linkersdörfer, Ph.D., J. Craig Venter Institute
  • Calen Smith, BSc, J. Craig Venter Institute
  • Jen Zink, Ph.D., Lasso Informatics
12:40 – 1:55 pm Lunch + Concurrent Sessions #3
  • Non-Imaging Q&A
  • Calen Smith, BSc, J. Craig Venter Institute
  • Susan Tapert, Ph.D., University of California–—San Diego

  • Responsible Use of Data Workshop
  • Rebekah Huber, Ph.D., Oregon Health & Science University
1:55 – 2:05 pm Break
2:05 – 2:50 pm The Future of ABCD
  • Gaya Dowling, Ph.D., Director, ABCD Study
2:50 - 3:00 pm Closing Remarks