NICHD Appoints a Neuropsychologist as Deputy Director, OSTP Releases Budget Priorities for FY21
September 11, 2019
Credit: National Institutes of HealthAlison Cernich, Ph.D., has been selected as deputy director of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD). Dr. Cernich will assist the NICHD Director in overseeing the institute’s …
Importance of Behavioral Factors and Social Determinants Highlighted
August 21, 2019
Social and behavioral factors affect life-course development and are a topic of interest in Washington DC.
A report, “The Promise of Adolescence; Realizing Opportunity for All Youth,” was recently released by the National Academies Board on Children, …
National Science Board Meets, Expresses Support for SBE, Discusses Plans to Address Foreign Influence
July 25, 2019
The National Science Board (NSB), a presidentially appointed body tasked with establishing policies for the National Science Foundation, met on July 17 and 18 to discuss numerous issues of importance to the broader scientific community, including an …
Clinical Trials Update: Enforcement of BESH Postponed until 2021
July 25, 2019
On Wednesday, July 24, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that it would delay the enforcement of registering and reporting results of Basic Experimental Studies involving Humans (BESH) on ClinicalTrials.gov to September 24, 2021. This has …
White House Proposes Terminating Federal Advisory Committees
June 27, 2019
On June 14, the President released an Executive Order on Evaluating and Improving the Utility of Federal Advisory Committees. The order has been met with a combination of confusion and concern from the scientific community.
The proposal …
NIH Advisory Committee to the Director Meets and FABBS submits Comments to NIMH
June 27, 2019
The NIH’s Advisory Committee to the Director (ACD) convened in June for a packed agenda including updates on the BRAIN Initiative, sexual harassment policies, as well as the federal budget, artificial intelligence, diversity in the workforce, and …
