International Society for Developmental Psychobiology
59th Annual Meeting
November 11-13, 2026
Location: New Orleans, USA
Program: TBA
Abstract submission: By June 1st
OPENING & LESSONS LEARNED: ADVANCING PERINATAL SCIENCE THROUGH OPEN AND SHARED DATA
Co-Chairs: William Fifer, Institute for Developmental Sciences at Columbia University, USA; Marion I. van den Heuvel, Tilburg University, The Netherlands; Bridget Callaghan, The University of California, Los Angeles, USA; Moriah E. Thomason, NYU Langone Neuroscience Institute, USA
This pre-meeting brings together researchers and data scientists to explore the opportunities, challenges, and innovations in using open and shared data to advance perinatal science. Through case studies, expert perspectives, and practical tips, we will highlight strategies for integrating large-scale resources such as HBCD and ABCD with primary data collection, leveraging the unique strengths of small studies, navigating international data sharing, and overcoming barriers to data aggregation. This session offers practical takeaways and inspiration for accelerating perinatal research in a fast-moving big-data landscape.
8:45 Welcome – Marion van den Heuvel
9:00 Operating a Hybrid Lab: Integrating HBCD/ABCD with Primary Data Collection – Koraly Perez-Edgar, Moriah Thomason
Insights from running a lab that both contributes to and draws from large-scale datasets.
9:15 What HBCD Is Doing Exceptionally Well – Tracy Riggins, Beth Smith
A candid look at effective strategies and practices worth emulating in large-scale perinatal research.
9:30 Small Studies, Big Impact – Elysia Davis, Millie Rincón-Cortés
Unique strengths and innovations that smaller-scale studies can bring to complement large datasets.
9:45 Global Perspectives on Large-Scale Data Sharing – Christine Hockett, Laurel Gabard-Durnam
International challenges, successes, and lessons learned in making perinatal data widely accessible.
10:00 Discussion / Panel – William Fifer, Moriah Thomason
Perinatal Symposium 1: MULTIMODAL APPROACHES TO THE ASSESSMENT OF MATERNAL-FETAL DEVELOPMENT, Chair: Kathy Ayal
EEG Made Easier: Practical Tools for Infant and Child Research, Practical hands-on lunch workshop sponsored by BrainVision (pre-registration required
Perinatal Symposium 2: THE ROLE OF DEVELOPMENTAL TIMING IN SHAPING NEUROBEHAVIORAL OUTCOMES ACROSS SPECIES Session Chair: Natalie H. Brito, PhD
International Fetal and Infant Brain and Behavior (I-FIBB) Network
Pregnancy & Birth Cohorts
Pre-Conference
Program Director: Marion van den Heuvel, Tilburg University
Wednesday October 2, 2024
9:00-10:30 Opening & Cohort Flash Talks
10:45-12:15 Lessons Learned: Return of Results
During this I-FIBB organized session, you will hear from several experts in the field about their Lessons Learned regarding return of results. Participants of our pregnancy and birth cohort studies are of paramount importance – without them there would be no research. How can we thank our participants for their participation? Should we all communicate results with them through the new social media platforms (or not)? Are there any returns on results that are not allowed by the ethical review board or any that are mandatory to report?
2:15-13:45 Lunch
13:45-15:15 Perinatal Symposium: New directions in maternal neural responding to infants research
Session Chair: Dr. Helena Rutherford, Yale University, New Haven, USA
International Fetal and Infant Brain and Behavior (I-FIBB) Network
Pregnancy & Birth Cohorts
Pre-Conference
Program Director: Marion van den Heuvel, Tilburg University
Tuesday, July 25, 2023 8:30- 19:00
Tuesday, July 25, 2023 8:30- 19:00
Time Activity Room
8:30-9:00 Registration + Coffee/Tea Lobby
9:00-10:00 Opening & Flash Cohort Introductions Vecht 1,2,3
10:00-11:30 Session 1: Lessons Learned: Including underserved/understudied
communities and Remote Assessment
Panel members: Melissa Gladstone, Staci Weiss, Amy Elliott, Jannath Begum Ali Vecht 1,2,3
11:30-13:00 Lunch On Your Own Food Court
13:00-14:30 Session 2: Lessons Learned: Sharing Data & Open Science
Panel members: Chantal Kemner, Koraly Perez-Edgar, Adi Talati, Kate Northstone Vecht 1,2,3
14:30-15:00 Break + Coffee/Tea Lobby
15:00-16:30 Session 3: Lessons Learned within and across consortia
Panel members: Steve Williams, Suzanne King, Bill Fifer, Moriah Thomason Vecht 1,2,3
16:30-18:30 Networking Drinks + posters with cohort overviews Eem-Lek & Singel
18:30-19:00 Closing Vecht 1,2,3
19:00-21:00 Dinner On Your Own Downtown Utrecht
21:00-00:00 Board Games @ Hilton Hilton Hotel Bar
2021 Pre-conference Resources below
Robust Developmental EEG Practices from Collection to Analysis Workshop
Sponsored by MagstimEGI
Presenters:
Laurel Joy Gabard-Durnam, PhD, Northeastern University, Boston, United States
Trey Avery, Ph.D., Magstim / EGI
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