Feature:
NIH at the Crossroads:
How Diminished Funds Will Impact Biomedical Research
And What Scientists Can Do About It
Monday, April 30 from 12:45–1:45 PM
Ballroom C, Convention Center
Elias Zerhouni, NIH Director
The Honorable John Porter, Hogan & Hartson and former Chair of the U.S. House of Representatives Labor/HHS Appropriations Subcommittee
Rep. Porter will provide a legislative overview of the FY 2008 outlook for the NIH and will discuss how scientists have an obligation as citizens to become politically active and aware and make suggestions for what needs to be done to make an impact on the NIH budget. Dr. Zerhouni will provide details on the current state of the NIH enterprise and offer projections based on the FY 2008 budget.
Additional Sessions
Title: Making the case for federally-funded research: Communicating with Congress
Time: Saturday April 28,1pm–3pm
Speaker(s): Jon Retzlaff, FASEB; Sarah England, Univ. of Iowa; William T. Talman, Univ. of Iowa; Stacie Propst, Research!America
Summary: Worried about funding trends? Learn what you can do about it.
Room: 155
Sponsoring Society: APS
Title: Human Subject Research Ethics: Issues for Going from Bench to Bedside (http://www.the-aps.org/meetings/eb07/abs/pac-portman.htm )
Time: Saturday, April 28, 3:15 pm–5:15 pm
Speaker(s): TBA
Summary: This symposium will define the major ethical challenges facing scientists engaged in translational research, offer suggestions for successfully dealing with those challenges and ideas for future policy changes that may ease the difficulties in navigating a complex regulatory environment.
Room: 147B
Sponsoring Society: APS
Title: Alternatives to Animal Experimentation Revisited (http://www.the-aps.org/meetings/eb07/abs/ace-toth.htm )
Time: Sunday April 29, 10:30 am–12:30 am
Speaker(s): Linda A. Toth, Southern Illinois Univ. Sch. of Med.; Mark Knepper, NHLBI, NIH; Stuart M. Zola, Emory University; Joseph T. Bielitzki, Inventure Holdings
Summary: This symposium will highlight research considerations that may arise when reduction, refinement and replacement are weighed more heavily than the validity of the model in making IACUC decisions and review technical and technological developments that serve simultaneously to advance science, reduce numbers of animals required, and refine in experimental technique.
Room: 154 B
Sponsoring Society: APS
Title: Communicating Complicated Science: The Women’s Health Initiative as a Case Study
Time: Sunday, April 29, 3:00 pm
Speaker(s): Includes
Jann Ingmire, Director, Media Relations, JAMA; Christine Gorman, Health and Science Writer, Time Magazine; Susan Borra, President, International Food Information Council Foundation; Penny Daniels, 3D Communications
Summary: How can scientists communicate more effectively with the media? Using a case study, attendees will learn how to develop an effective media plan and hear tips on communicating complex scientific findings to the public.
Room: TBA
Sponsoring Society: ASN
Title: Teaching about Evolution in a Biomedical Context (http://www.the-aps.org/meetings/eb07/abs/evolution-harrison.htm )
Time: Sunday, April 29, 3:15 pm–5:15 pm
Speaker(s): Eugenie Scott, National Center for Science Education, Inc.; Lawrence M. Krauss, Case Western Reserve Univ.; Randolph Nesse, Univ. of Michigan
Summary: This symposium will focus on how to teach evolutionary concepts to students in biomedical classes, make a statement of the biomedical research community’s support for the importance of the teaching of evolution, and highlight the importance of an evolutionary perspective to understanding physiological systems.
Room: Ballroom B
Sponsoring Society: APS
Title: High Fructose Corn Syrup: Everything You Wanted to Know but Were Afraid to Ask
Time: Monday, April 30, 10:30 am
Speaker(s): TBA
Summary: Experts will present various scientific perspectives on the issue of high fructose corn syrup in the food supply.
Room: TBA
Sponsoring Society: ASN
Title: Understanding the Federal Budget Process: Secrets to Science Policy Revealed!
Time: Tuesday, May 1, 12:00 pm–1:30 pm
Speaker(s): Kei Koizumi, Director of R&D Budget and Policy at AAAS
Summary: Will provide an overview of how science policy is made in Washington by explaining the Federal budgetary process, 30-year trends in Federal funding for research and development, and prognostications on the impact to science of the newly-released 2008 Presidential budget recommendations. The session is open to all societies and lunch will be provided for attendees. Registration is required. For more information or to register, contact Priscilla Markwood at pmarkwood@asip.org or 301-634-7408.
Room: 144 A/B
Sponsoring Society: ASIP Title: Howard K. Schachman Public Service Award Lecture
Time: Tuesday, May 1, 12:30 pm
Speaker(s): Dr. Mary Woolley, President Research!America
Summary: In recognition of Research!America's selection as 2007's Schachman Awardee
Room: TBA
Sponsoring Society: ASBMB
Title: Walter C. Randall Lecture on Biomedical Ethics: The Dark Side (http://www.the-aps.org/meetings/eb07/abs/randall-titus.htm )
Time: Tuesday, May 1, 2:00–3:00 pm
Speaker(s): Sandra L. Titus, U.S. Dept. Hlth. & Human Services, Office of Res. Integrity; David Prentice, Family Research Council
Summary: TBA
Room: 145 A
Sponsoring Society: APS
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