Advisory Panel on Research
May 24, 2006
Westin Grand Hotel

Agenda

8:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast

8:30 a.m. Introductions and Welcome

• Larry Shapiro, M.D., APR Chair
• David Korn, M.D.

8:35 a.m. Legislative Update (PDF, 31 pages)

• Dave Moore, Senior Assoc. VP, AAMC Office of Government Relations

9:00 a.m. AAMC Activities in Support of NIH Funding (PDF, 24 pages)

• Elisa Siegel, Senior Vice President, AAMC Office of Communications
• Mr. Moore

9:30 a.m. NIH Priority Setting and Response to the Current Budget Climate (PDF, 24 pages)

• Elias Zerhouni, M.D. NIH Director

11:00 a.m. Break

11:10 a.m. Report of AAMC Task Force II on Clinical Research (PDF, 23 pages)

• Dr. Korn
• Howard Dickler, M.D. AAMC Director for Clinical Research

12:00 p.m. Working Lunch

12:15 p.m. Reports and Discussion

- Washington University v Catalona, Dr. Shapiro and Dr. Korn
- IRB Exemption Issues: the Korea/Pittsburgh Case, Susan Ehringhaus, J.D.
- HHMI Project on Basic Science in the Medical School Curriculum, Dr. Korn, Jodi Lubetsky Ph.D.

1:00 p.m. Homeland Security Research and "Sensitive But Unclassified Information"

• Anne-Marie Mazza, Ph.D., National Academies

2:00 p.m. Planning for Future APR meetings

• Dr. Shapiro and Dr. Korn

2:30 p.m. Adjourn