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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

Developing a Framework to Address Legal, Ethical, Regulatory, and Policy Issues for Research Specific to Pregnant and Lactating Persons

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Completed

Toward a Common Research Agenda in Infection-Associated Chronic Illnesses: A Workshop to Examine Common, Overlapping Clinical and Biological Factors

Workshop

Completed

Sponsor Influences on the Quality and Independence of Health Research: A Workshop

Workshop

Completed

Personal Protective Equipment and Personal Protective Technology Product Standardization for a Resilient Public Health Supply Chain: A Workshop

Workshop

Completed

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Accelerating Treatments and Improving Quality of Life

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Completed

The Public Health Infodemic and Trust in Public Health as a National Security Threat: A Workshop

Workshop

Completed

Biomarkers for Traumatic Brain Injury: A Workshop

Workshop

Completed

Training the Regenerative Medicine Workforce for the Future: A Workshop

Workshop

Completed

Applying Lessons Learned from COVID-19 Research and Development to Future Epidemics: A Workshop

Workshop

Completed

Impact and Control of Valley Fever - A Workshop

Workshop

Completed

Toward Sequencing and Mapping of RNA Modifications

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Completed

Workshop on Considerations for Returning Individual Genomic Results from Population-Based Surveys: Focus on the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

Workshop

Completed

Realizing the Potential of Genomics across the Continuum of Precision Health Care: A Workshop

Workshop

Completed

Exploring Sleep Disturbance in Central Nervous System Disorders: A Workshop

Workshop

Completed

Addressing Resistance to Immune Modulator Therapies for Cancer Treatment: A Workshop

Workshop

Completed
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