FYI from the NHLBI Index
June 2005: Vol. 6, Issue 1 Summaries of Meetings
and Announcements of Upcoming Events
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Advisory Council's
February Meeting
Upcoming NHLBI Workshops and Working Groups
Upcoming 2005 Events
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Advisory Council's February Meeting
February 10, 2005
Dr. Nabel expressed her enthusiasm for working with the National Heart, Lung,
and Blood Advisory Council (NHLBAC). New Council Members were welcomed, including
Dr. Katherine High, Dr. Charles T. Esmon, Ms. J. Hoxi Jones, Dr. Jeffrey McCullough,
and Dr. Patricia Wahl.
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.
Upcoming NHLBI Workshops and Working Groups
NIH State-of-the Science Conference on Manifestation
and Management of Chronic Insomnia in Adults
Location: Bethesda, Maryland
Dates: June 13 - 15
Contact: Dr. Regina Dolan-Sewell
Leukoreduction Workshop (FDA and NHLBI co-sponsores)
Location: Bethesda, Maryland
Dates: July 20
Contact: Dr. Liana Harvath
Use of Genetic and Genomic Resources at Minority Serving Institutions
Location: Bethesda, Maryland
Dates: July 21
Contact: Dr. Dina Paltoo
Adult Stem Cells, Lung Biology, and Lung Disease
Location: Burlington, Vermont
Dates: July 25 - 27
Contact: Dr. Dorothy Gail
Blood Vessel Maturation (Arteriogenesis)
Location: Bethesda, Maryland
Date: Summer 2005
Contact: Dr. Stephen Goldman
Integrative Approach to Identify Patients at High Risk of a Cardiovascular Event in the Near Future
Location: Bethesda, Maryland
Dates: September 2005
Contact: Dr. Eser Tolunay
Cardiovascular Manifestations of COPD
Location: Bethesda, Maryland
Dates: September 2005
Contact: Dr. Thomas Croxton
Diseases of the Thoraco-abdominal Aorta
Location: Bethesda, Maryland
Date: September 19, 2005
Contact: Ms. Suzanne Goldberg
Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Right Heart Hypertrophy and Failure
Location: Bethesda, Maryland
Date: September 2005
Contact: Dr. Elizabeth Denholm
Host Response to Persistent Airway Bacterial Load in Cystic Fibrosis and Primary Cillary Dyskinesia
Location: Bethesda, Maryland
Date: September 2005
Contact: Dr. Susan Banks-Schlegel
Strategic Plan for Lung Disease Working Group
Location: Bethesda, Maryland
Date: September 2005
Contact: Dr. James Kiley
The Intrauterine Environment: Long-term Consequences for Obesity and Metabolic Disease
Location: Bethesda, Maryland
Dates: September 26-27
Contact: Dr. Cristina Rabadan
Upcoming 2005 Events
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
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