National Advisory Research Resources Council - September 2008 |
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| Air date: | Tuesday, September 16, 2008, 8:00:00 AM |
| Category: | Advisory Boards |
| Description: | During this meeting of the National Advisory Research Resources Council, NCRR Director Barbara Alving, M.D. will unveil the NCRR Strategic Plan 2009-2013. The discussion includes the presentation of a Web site that will track progress made under the plan. The agenda also features reports on a wide range of NCRR-supported activities, including those at the Proteomics Research Resource for Integrative Biology and the Johns Hopkins Institute for Clinical and Translational Research. During this Council meeting, NCRR staff will report on its response to recommendations made in the 2007 evaluation of the Biomedical Technology Research Resources program.
Additional reports will provide information on the progress of Working Groups that help to monitor and direct the activities of: 1) the National Synchrotron Light Source II, and 2) the NCRR-supported Chimpanzee Sanctuary. In addition, Dr. Alving will provide an Institutional Development Award (IDeA) program update. The open session will conclude with the introduction of a planned workshop: Control of Select Pathogens in Animal Facilities, which will address problems and challenges with the detection, control, and elimination of emerging pathogens. The National Advisory Research Resources Council is comprised of 18 appointed members who serve for overlapping four-year terms. The membership includes leaders in scientific disciplines related to the activities of NCRR, as well as members of the general public who are leaders in fields of public and health policies, law, economics, and management. The Council meets three times a year to conduct second-level review of applications as required by law. The Council also advises NCRR on other funding activities, policies, and program considerations. For more information, visit http://www.ncrr.nih.gov |
| Author: | National Center for Research Resources |
| Runtime: | 270 minutes |
| CIT File ID: | 14646 |
| CIT Live ID: | 7167 |
| Permanent link: | http://videocast.nih.gov/launch.asp?14646 |