On April 2, 2012, NIH hosted a one-hour web meeting to discuss the Request for Information (RFI) to solicit new ideas in substance use, abuse, and addiction-related research, and the development of a Scientific Strategic Plan for the proposed new Institute. The web meeting slides, audio file, and transcript are available for those who were not able to join the meeting.
We look forward to receiving your input on the RFI, which closes on Friday, May 11. Please send any questions to NISUADinfo@mail.nih.gov.
On February 8, 2012, NIH published a Request for Information (RFI) to solicit ideas for new scientific opportunities and public health needs in substance use, abuse, and addiction-related research. These ideas will help inform the development of a Scientific Strategic Plan for the proposed new Institute focusing on substance use, abuse, and addiction-related research and public health initiatives. This RFI closes on Friday, May 11.
NIH will host a one-hour web meeting on Monday, April 2 from 3:00 to 4:00 pm EDT to discuss the RFI and the development of the Scientific Strategic Plan.
Please RSVP to NISUADinfo@mail.nih.gov and also feel free to direct any questions to this address. We hope you can join us for this discussion and look forward to hearing your input.
In June 2011, Dr. Collins provided an update on the status of the proposed substance use, abuse, and addiction reorganization. Over the intervening months, the NIH has continued to undertake a detailed analysis of our current substance use, abuse, and addiction-related research portfolio. That analysis is still ongoing; however, we do not only want to look at what we have done, but also what we could do. A planning committee of scientific representatives from the potentially affected Institutes and Centers is currently developing a Scientific Strategic Plan for the proposed Institute. The planning committee’s goal is to identify new scientific opportunities and public health needs that are not sufficiently addressed by NIH at this time and subsequently assess the identified opportunities and needs, taking into consideration the current scientific strategic plans and missions of NIAAA, NIDA, and other potentially affected ICs. Together, the portfolio analysis and the Scientific Strategic Plan will allow the NIH, and the research community, to see fully the potential benefits that this reorganization could bring to substance use, abuse, and addiction research.
In order to inform the development of the Scientific Strategic Plan, NIH has published a Request for Information (RFI) to solicit ideas for new scientific opportunities and public health needs in substance use, abuse, and addiction-related research. This RFI closes on Friday, May 11.
We look forward to receiving your input on this important issue.
Posted on February 8th, 2012 by Dr. Mark Rohrbaugh
Today the White House hosted the “Science, Technology, and Innovation for Global Development” conference. Dr. Francis Collins, NIH Director, was among the principal speakers. In his opening remarks, he introduced two new initiatives from the NIH Office of Technology Transfer (OTT) that will facilitate the development of technologies and therapeutics to help fight disease around the world. OTT has developed a model license agreement for non-profits to license technologies from NIH and FDA laboratories for neglected tropical diseases, HIV, TB, and malaria. The Global Health Connect website will bring neglected tropical diseases data and information together into a one-stop source. These two efforts will be vital for the entire effort of developing medical products for some of the most serious diseases, with the ultimate goal of bringing them to the global market.
We will also have a public comment session where we hope to hear from all stakeholders about the role that NIH can play in increasing the diversity of our biomedical research workforce. We’re asking those interested in presenting comments during this session to sign up by Friday, February 10.
