Advisory Panel on Research
May 23, 2007
Fairmont Washington Hotel
Agenda
8:30 a.m. Introductions and Welcome
8:35 a.m. The NIH Budget: Near and Long-Term Prospects
Introduction
Larry J. Shapiro, M.D., APR Chair
NIH Appropriations and Outlook
- NIH Appropriations and Outlook
(PDF, 34 pages) - David Moore, AAMC
- Sue Quantius Staff Assistant, U.S. House Appropriations Committee
Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education
- Surviving an NIH Recession - David Korn, M.D., AAMC
10:00 a.m. NIH: Protecting Research, New Investigators, Portfolio
Analysis and Strategic Initiatives
- The Biomedical Research Workforce:
Demographics, Trends, and Questions for the Future (PDF,
12 pages) - Norka Ruiz Bravo, Ph.D. Deputy Director for
Extramural Research, NIH
- How Does NIH Protect Its Investment?
(PDF, 9 pages) - Story C. Landis, Ph.D., Director, National
Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
- The Office of Portfolio Analysis and
Strategic Initiatives (OPASI) (PDF, 14 pages) - Alan
M. Krensky, M.D.. Deputy Director for the Office of Portfolio
Analysis and Strategic Initiatives (OPASI)
Discussion with Panel - Dr. Shapiro
Following presentations and Q & A, the panel and guest speakers will
discuss options for long-term adjustment to incremental growth or
flat funding of NIH research, and implications for science. Among
possible items for consideration:
- Restructuring the workforce (fewer trainees, creation of career
technician or other mid-level positions for support of university
research).
- Formation of multi-institutional consortia to negotiate better terms
for purchasing of materials, services, etc. from private suppliers.
- Increased use of core facilities and shared instrumentation, including
at regional centers supporting multiple institutions.
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Models of how other sciences, such as in the physical sciences,
have responded to protracted periods of level funding.
12:15 p.m. Working Lunch
1:00 p.m. Conclusion and Recommendations for AAMC
- Dr. Shapiro and Dr. Korn
The Panel is asked to recommend further steps or possible projects
NIH should undertake to address the issues identified, or alternatives
for response by the research community.
Discussion and Approval of DRAFT: Joint Organizational Statement
on Animal Research
- Dr. Korn and Tony Mazzaschi
2:00 p.m. Topics for Future Meetings
2:30 p.m. Adjourn
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