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3rd Annual CounterACT Network Research Symposium
Tuesday April 14th - Thursday April 16, 2009
Omni Shoreham Hotel
2500 Calvert Street NW (at Connecticut Ave.), Washington, D.C. 20008
Most Recent CounterACT Publications
Albuquerque EX, Pereira, EF, Alkondon M, Rogers SW. (2009) Mammalian nicotinic acetylcholine receptors: from structure to function. Physiol. Rev. 89(1): 73-120. Abstract
Matalon S, Shrestha K, Kirk M, Waldheuser S, McDonald B, Smith K, Gao Z, Belaaouaj A, Crouch EC. (2009) Modification of surfactant protein D by reactive oxygen-nitrogen intermediates is accompanied by loss of aggregating activity, in vitro and in vivo. FASEB J. [Epub ahead of print] Abstract
NIH Countermeasures Against Chemical Threats (CounterACT) Research Network
The increased risk of a terrorist attack in the United States involving chemical agents has created new challenges for many departments and agencies across the federal government. Within the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), the NIH is taking a leadership role in pursuing the development of new and improved medical countermeasures designed to prevent, diagnose, and treat the conditions caused by potential and existing chemical agents of terrorism. In addition, many of the same chemicals posing a threat as terrorist agents may also be released from transportation and storage facilities by industrial accidents or during a natural disaster. The NIH has developed a comprehensive CounterACT Research Network that includes Research Centers of Excellence, individual research projects, SBIRs, contracts and other programs. The CounterACT network will conduct basic, translational, and clinical research aimed at the discovery and/or identification of better therapeutic and diagnostic medical countermeasures against chemical threat agents, and their movement through the regulatory process. The overarching goal of this research program is to enhance our diagnostic and treatment response capabilities during an emergency. This program is a trans NIH effort, involving participation from the National Eye Institute , National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases , National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases , National Institute of Child Health and Human Development , National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences , National Institute of General Medical Sciences , and the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke .
Higher Priority Chemical Threats
Scope of Research
Special consideration will be given to research relevant to people who are particularly vulnerable, including the young, the elderly, and individuals with pre-existing medical conditions.
Contact Information
David A. Jett, Ph.D.
Program Director
National Institutes of Health, NINDS
6001 Executive Blvd.
NSC, Room 2177, MSC 9535
Bethesda, MD 20892-9535
Phone: 301-496-6035
jettd@ninds.nih.gov
Stacey D. Chambers
Program Analyst
National Institute of Health, NINDS
6001 Executive Blvd.
NSC, Room 2172, MSC 9521
Bethesda, MD 20892-9521
Phone: 301-496-0690
Fax: 301-402-1501
chambers@ninds.nih.gov
David T. Yeung, Ph.D.
Program Specialist
Contractor at NIH/NINDS
6001 Executive Blvd.
NSC, Room 2195, MSC 9527
Bethesda, MD 20892-9527
Tel: 301-443-7534
dy70v@nih.gov
Last updated January 12, 2009