Version 2025-04-27
| Time | Topic | Presenters/Moderators |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 23, 2025 (DAY 1) | ||
| 9-9.15 | Welcome, introductions, workshop roadmap | Organizing committee |
| 9.15-10 | Introduction of workshop attendees (elevator pitch style) | All attendees |
| 10-10.30 | Unveiling of 10 questions suggested by the 5 panelists (2 each) | Panelists, one by one |
| 10.30-10.45 | Coffee/Tea break in Library Foyer | |
| 10.45-11.15 | Panelist Q1 & Q2 | Dr. Marlene Cohen (U.Chicago) |
| 11.15-12.15 | Small group breakout to discuss refinements of Q1 & Q2 (10 people per group, new groups each time). One non-panelist representative from each group will present those suggestions for refinement. | |
| 12.15-1.30 | Lunch (catering) with informal discussions in Mellon Institute 4th Floor Foyer | |
| 1.30-2 | Panelist Q3 & Q4 | Dr. Matthew Smith (CMU) |
| 2-3 | Small group breakout discussions of Q3 & Q4 and suggestions for refinement. | |
| 3-3.15 | Coffee/Tea break in Library Foyer | |
| 3.15-3.45 | Panelist Q5 & Q6 | Dr. Mehrdad Jazayeri (MIT) |
| 3.45-4.45 | Small group breakout discussions of Q5 & Q6 and suggestions for refinement. | |
| 6.30-8.30 | Evening social event including a celebration of 30 years of CNBC (Location TBD) | |
| Oct 24, 2025 (DAY 2) | ||
| 9-9.30 | Panelist Q7 & Q8 | Dr. Ilya Monosov |
| (Johns Hopkins / WUStL) | ||
| 9.30-10.30 | Small group breakout discussions of Q7 & Q8 and suggestions for refinement. | |
| 10.30-10.45 | Coffee/Tea break in Library Foyer | |
| 10.45-11.15 | Panelist Q9 & Q10 | Dr. Kathy Cullen (Johns Hopkins) |
| 11.15-12.15 | Small group breakout discussions of Q9 & Q10 and suggestions for refinement. | |
| 12.15-1.30 | Lunch (catering) (Location TBD - Maybe Museum Cafe or Porch) | |
| 1.30-2.30 | Resource sharing discussion: How can we share techniques, approaches, tools, more easily within primate neuroscience? | Dr. Emily Oby (Queens U.) and |
| Dr. Diana Burk (NIH) | ||
| 2.30-3.30 | Career advice for junior investigators and senior postdocs: | |
| Establishing a NHP systems neuroscience lab | Dr. Gouki Okazawa (Chinese Academy of Sciences) | |
| 5 - 9 | Breakout groups for a separate social events and dinner | |
| Group A: Arts/Painting | ||
| Group B: Boardgames | ||
| Group C: Climbing | ||
| Group D: TBD (Axe throwing/ Beer Tour/ Indoor Golf) | ||
| Group E: Escape Room | Each panelist leads a breakout group to one of the five planned events | |
| Oct 25, 2025 (DAY 3) | ||
| 9-10.30 | Collective redrafting of the 10 Questions | |
| 10.30-11.30 | Diversity discussion: Improving diversity across career stages | Dr. Soo Hyun Park (KAIST) |
| 11.30-12.30 | Best practices for NHP Welfare and 3Rs: surgical techniques and enrichment | Dr. Mark Eldridge (Newcastle) |
| Optional | Lunch to wrap up and discussion about next steps for turning into publication |