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Summaries of Meetings
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National Heart, Lung, and Blood Advisory Council's February Meeting |
Dr. Nabel reviewed the new NIH policy on enhancing public access to archived publications that result from NIH-funded research. NIH-funded investigators are being asked to submit electronic copies of manuscripts that have been accepted for journal publication to the National Library of Medicine’s PubMed Central.
Ms. Sandra Gault gave an overview of the President’s FY 2006 budget request for the NHLBI, which totals $2,951.3 million, a 0.3 percent increase over FY 2005. Under the President’s budget, funding for competing research project grants would be 3.8 percent lower than the FY 2005 level, while funding for noncompeting research project grants would increase 1.5 percent.
Dr. Carl Roth presented the Institute’s biennial report on inclusion of women and minorities as subjects in its clinical studies. He also provided an overview of the 6th annual NHLBI PIO Meeting. Several Council members who had attended the PIO meeting commented that the meeting provided a good opportunity for networking, the scientific sessions were of high quality, the roundtable discussions were creative, and the presentation about the Women’s Health Initiative illustrated how clinical trials are conducted. In addition, PIO representatives attending the Council meeting enthusiastically expressed their appreciation to the NHLBI for holding what they characterized as a very worthwhile meeting. They emphasized the responsiveness of NHLBI staff to the needs and requests of the PIOs and noted the diversity of organizations attending.
Drs. Lawrence Friedman and James Kiley, NHLBI; Dr. Robert Harrington, Duke University; Dr. Kevin Peterson, University of Minnesota; and Dr. Robert Star, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, discussed NIH Road Map activities.
During the closed portion of the meeting, the Council concurred on the award of 294 grants for a total cost of $143,954,939.
The next NHLBAC meeting is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. on June 16, 2005. It is open to the public and will be held in NIH Building 31C, Conference Room 10.
Full minutes of Council meetings and summaries of the initiatives are available.
Location: Bethesda, Maryland
Dates: June 13 - 15
Contact: Dr. Regina Dolan-Sewell
Location: Bethesda, Maryland
Dates: July 20
Contact: Dr. Liana Harvath
Location: Bethesda, Maryland
Dates: July 21
Contact: Dr. Dina Paltoo
Location: Burlington, Vermont
Dates: July 25 - 27
Contact: Dr. Dorothy Gail
Location: Bethesda, Maryland
Date: Summer 2005
Contact: Dr. Stephen Goldman
Location: Bethesda, Maryland
Dates: September 2005
Contact: Dr. Eser Tolunay
Location: Bethesda, Maryland
Dates: September 2005
Contact: Dr. Thomas Croxton
Location: Bethesda, Maryland
Date: September 19, 2005
Contact: Ms. Suzanne Goldberg
Location: Bethesda, Maryland
Date: September 2005
Contact: Dr. Elizabeth Denholm
Location: Bethesda, Maryland
Date: September 2005
Contact: Dr. Susan Banks-Schlegel
Location: Bethesda, Maryland
Date: September 2005
Contact: Dr. James Kiley
Location: Bethesda, Maryland
Dates: September 26-27
Contact: Dr. Cristina Rabadan
Location: Bethesda, Maryland
Date: June 6
Dates: June
Dates: June 4
Location: New York, New York
Dates: June 16 and September 16
Location: Building 31C, Conference Room 10, NIH Campus, Bethesda,
MD.
Time: 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Meetings are open to the public.
Dates: June 12 - 15
Location: Denver, Colorado
Dates: June 13 - 15
Location: Bethesda, Maryland
Dates: June 18 - 23
Location: Denver, Colorado
Dates: June 18 - 20
Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts
Dates: June 27 - 28
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Dates: July 24 - 28
Location: Orlando, Florida
Dates: July 28 - 30
Location: Denver, Colorado
Dates: September
Dates: September
Dates: September 7 - 10
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
Dates: September 15 - 18
Location: Arlington, Virginia
Dates: September 30 - October 1
Location: Bethesda, Maryland