BRAIN Initiative Cell Atlas Network (BICAN): Coordinating Unit for Biostatistics, Informatics, and Engagement (CUBIE)
This grant will fund a coordinating unit to manage, analyze, and share brain cell atlas data using AI/ML, ensuring data is FAIR and reproducible, and supporting collaborative research on brain function and disorders.
Funder: National Institutes of Health
Due Dates (Anticipated): October 2026 (application deadline, projected)
Funding Amounts: Expected 2-year awards; up to 4 awards anticipated; specific dollar amounts not yet published.
Summary: Supports a coordinating unit to enable exploration and use of large-scale brain cell atlas data, ensuring data rigor, reproducibility, and engagement with the research community.
Description
This opportunity, led by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and other NIH Institutes and Centers, will fund a Coordinating Unit for Biostatistics, Informatics, and Engagement (CUBIE) as part of the BRAIN Initiative Cell Atlas Network (BICAN). The CUBIE’s primary objectives are to facilitate the exploration and use of large-scale brain cell atlas data, inspire research into brain function and disorders, and ensure data is Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable (FAIR). The project emphasizes research rigor and transparency, leveraging recent advances in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for data analysis and interpretation. This is a renewal for a 2-year funding period, and applicants are expected to collaborate broadly with the research community.
