Integrated Network Clinic Site RFA Applicant Webinar 💈💈

Join Emily Baxi, PhD, & Veronica Beck, PhD, on Oct 27 at 11 a.m. ET for an overview of the BD² funding opportunity, application components & applicant Q&A.

📅 Applications due Jan 15, 2027
👉 Register: bit.ly/4hWFU70

Better mental health starts with listening to people with lived experience. This #WorldMentalHealthDay, we recognize individuals who help deepen our understanding of #BipolarDisorder & shape a better future.

🎧 Hear from a BD² Integrated Network participant at University of Michigan: bit.ly/47L1dDw

TOMORROW: BD² is hosting an applicant webinar for Discovery Research Cycle 5. 💈💈

💡 Up to $5M over 4 years/team
📅 LOIs due Nov 20
🔬 Spotlight areas include women’s health + the Integrated Network

🔗 Register: bit.ly/4ydpIow

💈💈New funding opportunity: BD² is seeking additional clinic sites in the U.S., Canada & U.K. to join the Integrated Network, connecting longitudinal #BipolarDisorder research with collaborative learning to improve care.

💰 Up to $2.35M/site over 5 years
📅 Apply by Jan 15: bit.ly/4hj0iyJ

💈💈New funding opportunity: BD² is seeking additional clinic sites in the U.S., Canada & U.K. to join the Integrated Network, connecting longitudinal #BipolarDisorder research with collaborative learning to improve care.

💰 Up to $2.35M/site over 5 years
📅 Apply by Jan 15: bit.ly/4hj0iyJ

💈💈New funding opportunity: BD² Discovery Research Cycle 5 seeks proposals on #BipolarDisorder’s biological mechanisms, especially women’s health, sex differences & hormones, or projects using the BD² Integrated Network. 🧠

📅 Webinar: Oct 7 | LOIs: Nov 20
🔗 Apply: bit.ly/4hj0iyJ

#Neuroskyence

Applicant webinar: Discovery Research Cycle 5 💈💈

On Oct 7, BD² will review the RFA scope, eligibility, LOI requirements, open science expectations & key dates—and answer applicant questions.

👉 Register: bit.ly/4ydpIow
👉 Apply: bit.ly/4hj0iyJ

💈💈BD² is awarding more than $13M in grants to 3 new Discovery Research teams studying the biology of mood state switching in #BipolarDisorder.

The teams are led by @drlaramieduncan.bsky.social, PhD, Susan Dymecki, MD, PhD, & Akira Sawa, MD, PhD. 🔗 bit.ly/4rrCblZ

#BipolarDisorder #Neuroskyence

Breakthroughs happen faster when science is open, shared, and built on together. ⚡

For #OpenScienceWeek, the BD² team shares what open science looks like in practice and why it’s central to changing the future of #BipolarDisorder research.

🔗 www.bipolardiscoveries.org/bd2-open-sci...

🔗 Preprints: bit.ly/3Vq0Wmx
🔗 Publications: bit.ly/4h72bhV
🔗 Research outputs and data resources: bit.ly/4h10BOx

From preprints to publications to shared data, open science makes research easier to access, test, and build on.

This #OpenScienceWeek, dive into BD² research across bioRxiv, PMC, and Zenodo to explore the outputs shaping the future of bipolar disorder research.