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Standing Committee

Board on Health Sciences Policy

The Board on Health Sciences Policy oversees and guides a program of activities to encourage and sustain the continuous vigor of the basic biomedical and clinical research enterprises needed to ensure and improve the health and resilience of the public. In conducting these activities, consideration is given to the ethical, legal, and social contexts of scientific and technologic advances and to the balance between scientific opportunities and public needs.

Recently completed

Projects

Clinical Trials of Far UV to Reduce Indoor Transmission of Respiratory Infections

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Sustaining Community Engagement in Genomics Research: A Workshop

Workshop

Completed

Toward a Framework to Improve Diversity and Inclusion in Clinical Trials - A Workshop

Workshop

Completed

Innovation Trends in Technologies for the Prevention, Treatment, and Management of Traumatic Brain Injury: A Workshop

Workshop

Completed

Supporting the Capacity of Indigenous American and Tribal Communities to Prepare for, Respond to, and Recover from Disasters and Public Health Emergencies: A Workshop

Workshop

Completed

Exploring the Bidirectional Relationship Between Artificial Intelligence and Neuroscience: A Workshop

Workshop

Completed

Current State of Research, Development, and Stockpiling of Smallpox Medical Countermeasures

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Completed

Harm Reduction Services for People Who Use Drugs: Exploring Data Collection, Evidence Gaps, and Research Needs - A Workshop

Workshop

Completed

Reusable Health Care Textiles for Personal Protective Equipment: A Workshop

Workshop

Completed

Mitigating Health Disparities in Brain Disorders Starting with Basic Science: A Workshop

Workshop

Completed

Public Health Research and Surveillance Priorities from the East Palestine, Ohio Train Derailment: A Workshop

Workshop

Completed

Emerging Science and Technology to Address Naval Undersea Medicine Needs: A Workshop

Workshop

Completed

Enhancing Public Access to the Results of Research Supported by the Department of Health and Human Services - A Workshop

Workshop

Completed

Adult Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Implications for Drug Development - A Workshop

Workshop

Completed

Data Integration in Learning Health Care Systems for Traumatic Brain Injury: A Workshop

Workshop

Completed
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