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NINDS Preclinical CDE & Data Standards Webinar Series
How may CDEs Enhance Rigor and Translation?
April 15, 2026 | 2-3 pm ET
The primary objective for developing preclinical common data elements (CDEs) is to produce a well-defined lexicon for describing and reporting how preclinical data are collected with the goal of enhancing rigor, reproducibility and transparency in study performance. The goal of CDEs is to develop a tool to improve standardization of data collection such that experimental details and procedures are reported in a standard transparent manner that allows for rigor and reproducibility. Additionally, it is important for data to be collected, reported and curated in a standardized manner and format that will allow researchers to share data across sites and reuse data for either secondary analyses or big data analyses.
Developing preclinical CDEs?
NINDS is convening the development of preclinical common data elements (CDEs) for experimental research in neurological disorders/diseases. NINDS invites experts developing CDEs for preclinical experimental research to refer to the Preclinical CDE repository page for the preclinical CDE catalog. For more information, please contact Dr. Hibah Awwad .
The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) continues to lead and provide support for the development and refinement of preclinical CDEs and data standards for neurotrauma preclinical research in partnership with the DoD and Veterans Affairs (VA) through the VA-funded interagency resource center PRECISE-TBI and International community partners.
NINDS has launched the Neurotrauma Preclinical Common Data Elements (CDE) & Data Standards (NT-PRECEDS) Program in January 2025. NT-PRECEDS at NINDS is a parallel and complimentary effort with interagency partners funding Federal Interagency Traumatic Brain Injury Research ( FITBIR ) and Pre-Clinical Interagency Research Resource-TBI ( PRECISE-TBI ).
NT-PRECEDS Program
The Neurotrauma Preclinical Common Data Elements (CDE) & Data Standards (NT-PRECEDS) Program at NINDS is a parallel and complimentary effort with interagency partners funding Federal Interagency Traumatic Brain Injury Research ( FITBIR ) and Pre-Clinical Interagency Research Resource-TBI ( PRECISE-TBI ).
Goals of NT-PRECEDS program: The primary focus and overall goal is to provide support for the development, curation, and harmonization of preclinical CDEs for three Neurotrauma projects: Traumatic Brain injury, Post-Traumatic Epilepsy (PTE) and Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) . This effort is led by Dr. Hibah O. Awwad who oversees the management, coordination and progress of the program.
Thegoals of the NT-PRECEDS program at NINDS will be achieved via 4 objectives:
Developing, curating and harmonizing preclinical CDEs for 3 Neurotrauma projects: Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Post Traumatic Epilepsy (PTE) and Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) projects.
Developing a set of “core” preclinical CDEs and metadata CDEs harmonized across all 3 neurotrauma preclinical projects, to become the NIH-endorsed preclinical CDEs that will be cataloged in the NLM NIH-endorsed CDE repository.
Developing semi-automated tools that will facilitate the use of preclinical CDEs by researchers for data collection, data analysis, data reporting and data sharing. The program will initially address one of the challenges by supporting data scientists to develop a tool to transform raw datasets and map them to Data elements (DE). This will include the ability to browse, identify and select DEs & CDEs before starting their project. This will address the initial barrier of utilization of CDEs by making this API interface user-friendly and making CDEs findable and interoperable; especially for preclinical researchers that are new to data science and data sharing.
Dissemination of progress and updates on preclinical CDEs & data standards to preclinical investigators: Discussions/Conversations with preclinical research scientists related to topics that include current data standards, rigor & reproducibility (ARRIVE guidelines), data harmonization, using CDEs to collect data, analyze data and publish data, share data in various repositories, relevance to clinical CDEs. This will occur through a variety of methods including, but not limited to webinar series, presentations at national meetings, tutorial documents & recorded videos shared to an NINDS-public facing website.
Acknowledgement: The NT-PRECEDS program is supported by funds from the Vivian L. Smith Foundation. Contractor support is provided by Publicis Sapient Contract Team.
NINDS Preclinical CDE Repository
The NINDS Preclinical CDE Repository hosts the preclinical CDEs that are currently being developed by the NeuroTrauma PREclinical CDE & Data Standard (NT-PRECEDS) program at NINDS
NT-PRECEDS Steering Committee
The NT-PRECEDS Steering committee you will play a key role, including but not limited to, helping to identify critical issues, shaping and harmonizing the preclinical CDE data standards in neurotrauma research within the various contexts of use of scientific research data.
The steering committee consists of the CDE leads for each project, NINDS and NIH staff and federal partners listed below:
| NAME | AFFILIATION |
|---|---|
| Hibah Awwad, PhDNT-PRECEDS Chair | National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke (NINDS) |
| Severn (Ben) Churn, PhDNT-PRECEDS Co-Chair | National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke (NINDS) |
| Pat Bellgowan, PhD | National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke (NINDS) |
| Kristin Bennett, BS | University of Washington |
| Devon Crawford, PhD | National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke (NINDS) |
| Adele Doperalski, PhD | National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke (NINDS) |
| Adam Ferguson, PhDNT-PRECEDS SCI CDE Lead | University of California, San Francisco |
| Karim Fouad, PhDNT-PRECEDS SCI CDE Lead | University of Alberta |
| Aristea Galanopoulou, MD, PhDNT-PRECEDS PTE CDE Lead | Albert Einstein College of Medicine |
| Neil Harris, PhDNT-PRECEDS TBI CDE Lead | University of California, Los Angeles |
| Stuart Hoffman, PhD | TBI AMP; Department of Veterans Affairs |
| Erin Kenzie, PhD, MSc | Oregon Health & Science University |
| Michelle LaPlaca, PhDNT-PRECEDS TBI & PTE CDE Lead | Georgia Institute of Technology |
| Carolina Mendoza-Puccini, MD | National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke (NINDS) |
| Melissa Miller, PhD | Department of Defense/SCIRP/ERP |
| Kasey Moritz, PhD | Department of Defense/CCCRP |
| Lisa Opanashuk, PhD | National Institute on Aging |
| Anthony Pacifico, PhD | Department of Veterans Affairs |
| Robin Taylor, MLIS | National Library of Medicine |
| Hsinyi (Steve) Tsang, PhD | Office of Data Science Strategy |
| Nsini Umoh, PhD | National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke (NINDS) |
NT-PRECEDS Working groups
Traumatic Brain Injury
CDE Leads:
Dr. Michelle LaPlaca
Dr. Neil G. Harris
Post-traumatic Epilepsy
CDE Leads:
Dr. Aristea Galanopoulou
Dr. Michelle LaPlaca
Spinal Cord Injury
CDE Leads:
Dr. Adam Ferguson
Dr. Karim Fouad
Executive Committees:
- TBI Executive Committee
- PTE Executive Committee
- SCI Executive Committee
TBI Executive Committee Members:
| NAME | AFFILIATION |
|---|---|
| Michelle LaPlaca, PhDNT-PRECEDS TBI EC Chair | Georgia Institute of Technology |
| Neil Harris, PhDNT-PRECEDS TBI EC Co-Chair | University of California, Los Angeles |
| Hibah Awwad, PhD | National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke (NINDS) |
| Hülya Bayir, MD | Columbia University Irving Medical Center |
| Kim Byrnes, PhD | Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences |
| Bonnie Firestein, PhD | Rutgers University |
| Candace Floyd, PhD | Emory School of Medicine |
| Russell Huie, PhD | University of California, San Francisco |
| Ruchira Jha, MD, MSc | Barrow Neurological Institute |
| Audrey Lafrenaye, PhD | Virginia Commonwealth University |
| Maryann Martone, PhD | University of California, San Diego |
| Richard (Rick) Staba, PhD | University of California, Los Angeles |
| Ina Wanner, PhD | University of California, Los Angeles |
PTE Executive Committee Members:
| NAME | AFFILIATION |
|---|---|
| Aristea Galanopoulou, MD, PhDNT-PRECEDS PTE EC Chair | Albert Einstein College of Medicine |
| Michelle LaPlaca, PhDNT-PRECEDS PTE EC Co-Chair | Georgia Institute of Technology |
| Denes Agoston, MD, PhD | Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences |
| Eleonora Aronica, MD, PhD | University of Amsterdam |
| Laura Bindila, PhD | Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz |
| Ben Churn, PhD | National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke (NINDS) |
| Lisa Coles, PhD | University of Minnesota |
| Manisha Patel, PhD | University of Colorado School of Pharmacy |
| Sandy Shultz, PhD | Monash University |
| Erwin van Vliet, PhD | University of Amsterdam |
| Joost Wagenaar, PhD | University of Pennsylvania |
| David Wright, PhD | Monash University |
| Elisa Zanier, MD | Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research |
SCI Executive Committee Members:
| NAME | AFFILIATION |
|---|---|
| Karim Fouad, PhDNT-PRECEDS SCI EC Chair | University of Alberta |
| Adam Ferguson, PhDNT-PRECEDS SCI EC Co-Chair | University of California, San Francisco |
| Victoria Abraira, PhD | Rutgers University |
| Philip J Horner, PhD | Houston Methodist Research Institute |
| Preeja Chandran, PhD | University of Louisville |
| Adele Doperalski, PhD | National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke (NINDS) |
| Brittany Fedor, PhD | University of Alberta |
| Cedric Geoffroy, PhD | Texas A&M College of Medicine |
| Jeffrey Grethe, PhD | University of California, San Diego |
| Russell Huie, PhD | University of California, San Francisco |
| Nikolaos Kyritsis, PhD | University of California, San Francisco |
| Vance Lemmon, PhD | University of Miami Miller School of Medicine |
| David Magnuson, PhD | University of Louisville |
| Maryann Martone, PhD | University of California, San Diego |
| Sarah McCann, PhD | Universitätsmedizin Berlin |
| Vanessa Noonan, PhD, PT | Praxis Spinal Cord Institute |
| Martin Oudega, PhD | Northwestern University/SRA lab |
| Samir Patel, PhD | University of Kentucky |
| Ramesh Raghupathi, PhD | Drexel University College of Medicine |
| Fernanda Stapenhorst Franca, PhD | University of Kentucky |
| Monique Surles-Zeigler, PhD | University of California, San Diego |
| Veronica Tom, PhD | Professor of Neurological Surgery |
| Abel Torres Espin, PhD | University of Waterloo |
| Pantelis Tsoulfas, MD | University of Miami |
| Jill Ward, PhD | Emory School of Medicine |
Working groups:
- Neurotrauma Working Group
- Data Science Working Group
Neurotrauma Working group members:
| NAME | AFFILIATION |
|---|---|
| Adam Ferguson, PhDNT-PRECEDS Neurotrauma WG SCI Chair | University of California, San Francisco |
| Aristea Galanopoulou, MD, PhDNT-PRECEDS Neurotrauma WG PTE Chair | Albert Einstein College of Medicine |
| Michelle LaPlaca, PhDNT-PRECEDS Neurotrauma WG TBI Chair | Georgia Institute of Technology |
| Mark Burns, PhD | Georgetown University |
| Shreaya Chakraborty, PhD | National Institute on Aging (NIA) |
| Lisa Coles, PhD | University of Minnesota |
| Kimberly Dougherty, PhD | Drexel University College of Medicine |
| Karim Fouad, PhD | University of Alberta |
| Neil Harris, PhD | University of California, Los Angeles |
| Brian Klein, PhD | National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke (NINDS) |
| Vance Lemmon, PhD | University of Miami Miller School of Medicine |
| Douglas Smith, MD | University of Pennsylvania |
| Pamela VandeVord, PhD | The Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University - Virginia Tech |
| Elisa Zanier, MD | Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research |
Data Science Working group members:
| NAME | AFFILIATION |
|---|---|
| Maryann Martone, PhDNT-PRECEDS Data Science WG TBI Chair | University of California, San Diego |
| Henry Ogoe, PhDNT-PRECEDS Senior CDE curator | Publicis Sapient |
| Abel Torres Espin, PhDNT-PRECEDS Data Science WG SCI Chair | University of Waterloo |
| Joost Wagenaar, PhDNT-PRECEDS Data Science WG PTE Chair | University of Pennsylvania |
| Maria Bagonis, PhD | National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke (NINDS) |
| Dominique Duncan, PhD | University of Pennsylvania |
| Katherine Giordano, PhD | University of Michigan |
| Jeffrey Grethe, PhD | University of California, San Diego |
| Ruyi Huang, PhD | University of California, Los Angeles |
| Russell Huie, PhD | University of California, San Francisco |
| Miriam Leenders, PhD | National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke (NINDS) |
| Snipta Mallick, PhD | Office of Data Science Strategy |
| Monique Surles-Zeigler, PhD | University of California, San Diego |
| Ubbo Visser, MSc, PhD | University of Miami |
| Natalia Volfovsky, PhD | National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke (NINDS) |
| Olga Vovk, PhD | Publicis Sapient |
SubWorking groups (alphabetical order):
- Behavioral Outcomes (TBI/PTE)
- EEG and Seizures (TBI/PTE)
- Functional Outcomes (SCI)
- Genomics (TBI/PTE/SCI)
- Histopathology (TBI/PTE/SCI)
- Imaging (TBI/PTE)
- Injury Models (TBI/PTE)
- Injury Models (SCI)
- Lipidomics (TBI/PTE/SCI)
- Metabolomics (TBI/PTE/SCI)
- Pharmacology and Interventions (TBI/PTE/SCI)
- Proteomics Biomarkers (TBI/PTE/SCI)
- Review Existing CDEs (SCI)
- Rigor and Experimental Design (SCI)
Behavioral Outcomes (TBI/PTE) subworking group members:
| NAME | AFFILIATION |
|---|---|
| Russell Huie, PhDNT-PRECEDS Behavioral Outcomes subWG TBI Chair | University of California, San Francisco |
| Sandy Shultz, PhDNT-PRECEDS Behavioral Outcomes subWG PTE Chair | Monash University |
| Jane Allendorfer, PhD | University of Alabama at Birmingham |
| Corina Bondi, PhD | University of Pittsburgh |
| Fiona Crawford, PhD | The Roskamp Institute |
| Ed Dixon, PhD | University of Pittsburgh |
| Scott Ferguson, PhD | The Roskamp Institute |
| Christine Hsieh, PhD | University of California — San Francisco |
| Jonathan Lifshitz, PhD | University of Michigan |
| Elaine O’Loughlin, PhD, MSc | CURE Epilepsy |
| Steven Schwulst, MD * - served until 07/2025 | Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine |
| Oleksii Shandra, PhD, MD | Florida International University |
| Cole Vonder Haar, PhD | The Ohio State University College of Medicine |
EEG and Seizures (TBI/PTE) subworking group members:
| NAME | AFFILIATION |
|---|---|
| Aristea Galanopoulou, MD, PhDNT-PRECEDS EEG and Seizures subWG PTE Chair | Albert Einstein College of Medicine |
| Richard (Rick) Staba, PhDNT-PRECEDS EEG and Seizures subWG TBI Chair | University of California, Los Angeles |
| Daniel Correa, MD, MS | Albert Einstein College of Medicine |
| Nikolai Dembrow, PhD | University of Washington |
| Pete Engel, MD, PhD | University of California — Los Angeles |
| Emily Gilmore, MD | Yale School of Medicine |
| Jennifer Kim, MD, PhD | Yale School of Medicine |
| Pavel Klein, MD | Mid-Atlantic Epilepsy and Sleep Center |
| Paul Koch, MD | Virginia Commonwealth University |
| Lawrence Morton, MD | Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute at West Virginia University |
| Solomon (Nico) Moshé, MD | Albert Einstein College of Medicine |
| Yogendra (Yogi) Raol, PhD | National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke (NINDS) |
| Alan Towne, MD, MPH | Virginia Commonwealth University |
| Joost Wagenaar, PhD | University of Pennsylvania |
| Mark Wainwright, MD, PhD | Seattle Children's Research Institute |
| John Wolf, PhD | University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine |
| Elisa Zanier, MD | Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research |
Functional Outcomes (SCI) subworking group members:
| NAME | AFFILIATION |
|---|---|
| David Magnuson, PhDNT-PRECEDS Functional Outcome subWG SCI Chair | University of Louisville |
| Victoria Abraira, PhDNT-PRECEDS Functional Outcome subWG SCI co-Chair | Rutgers University |
| Warren Alilain, PhD | UK College of Medicine |
| Michele Basso, Ed.D, PT | The Ohio State University |
| Kristine Cowley, PhD | University of Manitoba, Spinal Research Centre |
| Adele Doperalski, PhD | National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke (NINDS) |
| Keith Fenrich, PhD | University of Alberta |
| Edmund Hollis, PhD | Burke Neurological Institute / Weill Cornell Medicine |
| Linda Jones, PT, PhD | Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation, Thomas Jefferson University |
| Kajana Satkunendrarajah, PhD | University of Miami |
Genomics (TBI/PTE/SCI) subworking group members:
| NAME | AFFILIATION |
|---|---|
| Ruchira Jha, MD, MScNT-PRECEDS Genomics subWG TBI Chair | Barrow Neurological Institute |
| Nikolaos Kyritsis, PhDNT-PRECEDS Genomics subWG SCI Chair | University of California, San Francisco |
| Erwin van Vliet, PhDNT-PRECEDS Genomics subWG PTE Chair | University of Amsterdam |
| Aarti Gautam, PhD | Walter Reed Army Institute of Research |
| Rasha Hammamieh, PhD | Walter Reed Army Institute of Research |
| Marissa Kellogg, MD, MPH | Portland VA Hospital/Oregon Health & Science University |
| Victoria Merritt, PhD | University of California, San Diego (VA/AMC) |
| Christopher Reid, PhD | Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health |
| Cristina Ruedell Reschke, BPharm, MSc, PhD | RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences |
| Xia Yang, PhD | University of California, Los Angeles |
Histopathology (TBI/PTE/SCI) subworking group members:
| NAME | AFFILIATION |
|---|---|
| Eleonora Aronica, MD, PhDNT-PRECEDS Histopathology subWG PTE Chair | University of Amsterdam |
| Audrey Lafrenaye, PhDNT-PRECEDS Histopathology subWG TBI Chair | Virginia Commonwealth University |
| Pantelis Tsoulfas, MDNT-PRECEDS Histopathology subWG SCI Chair | University of Miami |
| Jonathan Godbout, PhD | The Ohio State University College of Medicine |
| Raymond Koehler, PhD | Johns Hopkins School of Medicine |
| Marta Lipinski, PhD | University of Maryland School of Medicine |
| Samba Reddy, PhD, RPh | Texas A&M University |
| Ruxandra F Sîrbulescu, PhD | Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School |
| Douglas Smith, MD | University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine |
| Eman Soliman, PhD | East Carolina University |
| Ina Wanner, PhD | University of California, Los Angeles |
Imaging (TBI/PTE) subworking group members:
| NAME | AFFILIATION |
|---|---|
| Neil Harris, PhDNT-PRECEDS Imaging subWG TBI Chair | University of California, Los Angeles |
| David Wright, PhD NT-PRECEDS Imaging subWG PTE Chair | Monash University |
| Jane Allendorfer, PhD | University of Alabama at Birmingham |
| Dominique Duncan, PhD | University of Pennsylvania |
| Marcelo Febo, PhD | University of Florida |
| Olli Grohn, PhD | University of Eastern Finland |
| Alexandru Korotcov, PhD | Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences / Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc |
| David Loane, PhD | Trinity College Dublin |
| Dirk Mayer, Dr. rer. nat. | University of Maryland |
| Federico Moro, PhD | Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research |
| Andre Obenaus, PhD | University of California Riverside |
| Gregory Smith, PhD | UCLA School of Medicine |
| Jinyuan Zhou, PhD | Johns Hopkins University |
Injury Models (TBI/PTE) subworking group members:
| NAME | AFFILIATION |
|---|---|
| Candace Floyd, PhDNT-PRECEDS Injury models subworking group TBI Chair | Emory School of Medicine |
| Elisa Zanier, MDNT-PRECEDS Injury models subworking group PTE Chair | Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research |
| Melissa Barker-Haliski, PhD | University of Washington |
| Gordon Buchanan, MD, PhD | University of Iowa |
| Wai Hang (Tom) Cheng, PhD | The University of British Columbia |
| Beth Costine-Bartell, PhD | Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School |
| Fiona Crawford, PhD | Roskamp Institute |
| Chris Dulla, PhD | Tufts University |
| Scott Ferguson, PhD | The Roskamp Institute |
| Christine Hsieh, PhD | University of California, San Francisco |
| Catherine Johnson, PhD | Missouri University of Science and Technology |
| Joseph McCabe, PhD | Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences |
| Cameron Metcalf, PhD | University of Utah |
| Oleksii Shandra, PhD, MD | Florida International University |
| In memoriam: Victoria Johnson, PhD. | University of Pennsylvania |
Injury Models (SCI) subworking group members:
| NAME | AFFILIATION |
|---|---|
| Martin Oudega, PhDNT-PRECEDS Injury models subWG SCI Chair | Northwestern University/SRA lab |
| Veronica Tom, PhDNT-PRECEDS Injury models subWG SCI co-Chair | Drexel University College of Medicine |
| Preeja Chandran, PhD | University of Louisville |
| Lingxiao Deng, MD, PhD | Indiana University |
| Brett Hilton, PhD | University of British Columbia |
| Michelle Hook, PhD | Texas A&M College of Medicine |
| Ruyi Huang, PhD | University of California, Los Angeles |
| Jae Lee, PhD | Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami |
| Mayssa Mokalled, PhD | Washington University Medicine |
Lipidomics (TBI/PTE/SCI) subworking group members:
| NAME | AFFILIATION |
|---|---|
| Hülya Bayir, MDNT-PRECEDS Lipidomics subWG TBI Chair | Columbia University Irving Medical Center |
| Laura Bindila, PhDNT-PRECEDS Lipidomics subWG PTE Chair | University Medical Center at the Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz |
| Ramesh Raghupathi, PhDNT-PRECEDS Lipidomics subWG SCI Chair | Drexel University College of Medicine |
| Laila Abdullah, PhD | The Roskamp Institute |
| Michelle LaPlaca, PhD | Georgia Institute of Technology |
| Nawajes Mandal, MSc, PhD | University of Tennessee Health Science Center |
| Chinmoy Sarkar, PhD | University of Maryland |
| Susanna Scafidi, MD | Johns Hopkins University |
Metabolomics (TBI/PTE/SCI) subworking group members:
| NAME | AFFILIATION |
|---|---|
| Bonnie Firestein, PhDNT-PRECEDS Metabolomics subWG TBI Chair | Rutgers University |
| Manisha Patel, PhDNT-PRECEDS Metabolomics subWG PTE Chair | University of Colorado School of Pharmacy |
| Samir Patel, PhDNT-PRECEDS Metabolomics subWG SCI Chair | University of Kentucky |
| Adam Bachstetter, PhD | University of Kentucky College of Medicine |
| Sanjoy Bhattacharya, PhD | University of Miami |
| Krishnan Dhandapani, PhD | Medical College of Georgia; Augusta University |
| Nathan Evanson, MD, PhD | Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center |
| Gerlinde Metz, PhD, MSc | University of Lethbridge |
| Rodney Ritzel, PhD | UT Health Houston |
| Marc Ruitenberg, PhD, GCHEd, CF | The University of Queensland |
| Ashwini Sri Hari, PhD | University of Utah |
| Franklin West, PhD* (stepped down from position 07/2025) | University of Georgia |
Pharmacology & Interventions (TBI/PTE/SCI) subworking group members:
| NAME | AFFILIATION |
|---|---|
| Kimberly Byrnes, PhDNT-PRECEDS Pharmacology & Interventions subWG TBI Chair | Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences |
| Lisa Coles, PhDNT-PRECEDS Pharmacology & Interventions subWG PTE Chair | University of Minnesota |
| Philip J Horner, PhDNT-PRECEDS Pharmacology & Interventions subWG SCI Chair | Houston Methodist Research Institute |
| Melissa Barker-Haliski, PhD | University of Washington |
| Mark Burns, PhD | Georgetown University |
| Candace Floyd, PhD | Emory School of Medicine |
| Joseph McCabe, PhD | Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences |
| Cameron Metcalf, PhD | University of Utah |
| Teresa Murray, PhD | Louisiana Tech University |
| Heidrun Potschka, DVM | Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat Munchen |
| Ramesh Raghupathi, PhD | Drexel University College of Medicine |
| Michael Whalen, MD | Massachusetts General Hospital |
| Helen Bramlett, PhD * (stepped down from position in 07/2025) | University of Miami Miller School of Medicine |
| Marie-Pascale Côté, PhD * (stepped down from SCI chair position in 12/2025) | Drexel University |
Proteomics Biomarkers (TBI/PTE/SCI) subworking group members:
| NAME | AFFILIATION |
|---|---|
| Denes Agoston, MD, PhDNT-PRECEDS Biomarker Proteomics subWG PTE Chair | Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences |
| Nikolaos Kyritsis, PhDNT-PRECEDS Biomarker Proteomics subWG SCI Chair | University of California, San Francisco |
| Ina Wanner, PhDNT-PRECEDS Biomarker Proteomics subWG TBI Chair | University of California, Los Angeles |
| Laura Bindila, PhD | Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz |
| Angela Boutte, PhD | Center for Scientific Review - National Institutes of Health |
| Firas Kobeissy, PhD | Morehouse School of Medicine |
| Michelle LaPlaca, PhD | Georgia Institute of Technology |
| Yehia Mechref, PhD | Texas Tech Institute |
Review Existing CDEs (SCI) subworking group members:
| NAME | AFFILIATION |
|---|---|
| Russell Huie, PhDNT-PRECEDS Review Existing CDEs subWG SCI Chair | University of California, San Francisco |
| Vance Lemmon, PhDNT-PRECEDS Review Existing CDEs subWG SCI co-Chair | University of Miami Miller School of Medicine |
| Maria Bagonis, PhD | National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke (NINDS) |
| Megan Detloff, BS, PhD | Drexel University College of Medicine |
| Jennifer Dulin, PhD | Texas A&M University |
| Ruyi Huang, PhD | University of California, Los Angeles |
| Vanessa Noonan, PhD, PT | Praxis Spinal Cord Institute— Vancouver, BC, Canada |
| Monique Surles-Zeigler, PhD | University of California, San Diego |
Rigor & Experimental Design/Bias (SCI) subworking group members:
| NAME | AFFILIATION |
|---|---|
| Sarah McCann, PhDNT-PRECEDS Rigor & Experimental Bias subWG SCI Chair | Berlin Institute of Health at Charite |
| Abel Torres Espin, PhDNT-PRECEDS Rigor & Experimental Bias subWG SCI co-Chair | University of Waterloo |
| Will Cafferty, PhD | Yale School of Medicine |
| Shreaya Chakraborty, PhD | National Institute of Aging |
| Devon Crawford, PhD | National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke (NINDS) |
| Stefano Fumagalli, PhD | Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research |
| Kaitlyn Hair, PhD | University College London |
| Brian Klein, PhD | National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke (NINDS) |
| Marzieh Mussavi Rizi, PhD | University of Waterloo |
| Ralf Watzlawick, MD | University of Freiburg |
Publicist Sapient CDE Team members
| NAME |
|---|
| Sherita Ala’i, MSc |
| Mihir Bhave |
| Fatemeh Kouzhaei |
| Melissa Madden |
| Erin Nickerson |
| Henry Ogoe, PhD |
| Sofia Sabirova |
| Yuktha Sree Penumala |
Events/Resources/Links
- 2025 NINDS/NIH-Sponsored Preclinical CDE workshop at NNS - Watch here
NINDS Preclinical CDEs/Data Standards:
- January 28, 2026: Where things started and where are we now? Event page | Watch here
- February 25, 2026: The NIH Perspective on Common Data Elements Event page | Recording link coming soon
- March 18, 2026: The Missing Link: How CDEs Bridge Best Practices, Neurotrauma Data Repositories and AI Register Here
- April 15, 2026: How may CDEs Enhance Rigor and Translation? Register Here
- IdeaScale Crowdsourcing Public Campaign
- IdeaScale Working groups only (special access needed)
Updates/History of Preclinical CDE projects
Contact Us
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For NINDS Clinical CDEs, please visit the NINDS CDE Repository