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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.

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Microplastics and Health Webinar Series: Webinar 4 - Research Priorities, Mitigation Strategies, and Public Communication in the Face of Uncertainties

  • June 9, 2025
  • 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM (EDT)
  • Webinar
  • Past

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's Environmental Health Matters Initiative organized a webinar series to explore human exposure to and related health effects of microplast...

Microplastics and Health Webinar Series: Webinar 3 - The Potential Hazards to Human Health and The Environment from Microplastics and the Complexity of Assessing Risks

  • April 10, 2025
  • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM (EDT)
  • Webinar
  • Past

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's Environmental Health Matters Initiative organized a webinar series to explore human exposure to and related health effects of microplast...

Microplastics and Health Webinar Series: Webinar 2 – Distribution of Microplastics in the Environment and Human Exposure Pathways

  • March 20, 2025
  • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM (EDT)
  • Webinar
  • Past

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's Environmental Health Matters Initiative organized a webinar series to explore human exposure to and related health effects of microplast...

Microplastics and Health Webinar Series: Webinar 1 – Methodologies for Appropriate and Improved Sampling, Analysis, Characterization, Monitoring, and Reporting of Microplastics

  • February 27, 2025
  • 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM (EST)
  • Webinar
  • Past

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's Environmental Health Matters Initiative organized a webinar series to explore human exposure to and related health effects of microplast...

A Long COVID diagnosis: Implications for social, behavioral, and economic sciences

  • October 24, 2024
  • 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM (EDT)
  • Webinar
  • Past

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine recently released a report, A Long COVID Definition: A Chronic, Systemic Disease State with Profound Consequences, which defines Long COVI...

Environmental Health Matters Initiative: Introduction to Microplastics and Health Implications: Where are we and where are we going?

  • August 28, 2024
  • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM (EDT)
  • Webinar
  • Past

Thank you for joining us for an interactive discussion on human exposure to and related health effects of microplastics in the environment This event was organized by the Environmental Health Matters...

RNA and the Bioeconomy - A Roundtable Discussion

  • August 20, 2024
  • 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM (EDT)
  • Closed
  • Summit
  • Past

Advancing biotechnology and biomanufacturing to build a sustainable and secure U.S. bioeconomy depends on strong foundational scientific capabilities. The 2024 NASEM report highlights the importance o...

Sustaining Community Engagement in Genomics Research: A Workshop

  • July 17, 2024
  • 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM (EDT)
  • Workshop
  • Past

This hybrid workshop examined how researchers could more meaningfully engage and sustain interactions with historically underrepresented communities in research to foster their participation in genomi...

Strengthening Indigenous America: Building Resilience through Disaster Preparedness, Response, and Recovery (A Workshop)

  • July 8 - 9, 2024
  • Workshop
  • Past

The Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Disasters and Emergencies hosted a public workshop on July 8-9, 2024 to explore opportunities to support the capacity of Indigenous American and...

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Accelerating Treatments and Improving Quality of Life Report Launch Event

  • June 18, 2024
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EDT)
  • Past

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a rapidly progressive, fatal, neurological disease. Individuals affected by ALS include those living with ALS, their caregivers and families, at-risk ALS genetic...

Report Release Webinar: A Long COVID Definition

  • June 11, 2024
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (EDT)
  • Webinar
  • Past

The report, A Long COVID Definition: A Chronic, Systemic Disease State with Profound Consequences will release on Tuesday, June 11, 2024. Join the Committee on Examining the Working Definition for Lon...

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

  • May 20, 2024
  • 8:30 AM - 2:00 PM (EDT)
  • Workshop
  • Past

A planning committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine organized a public workshop to explore opportunities to improve representation in clinical trials with a focus on...

Toward Sequencing and Mapping of RNA Modifications: Dissemination Event Planning 2

  • May 16, 2024
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM (EDT)
  • Closed
  • Meeting
  • Past

This closed committee meeting will include dissemination event planning for the recently released consensus report Charting a Future for Sequencing RNA and Its Modifications: A New Era for Biology and...

Toward Sequencing and Mapping of RNA Modifications: Dissemination Event Planning 1

  • May 15, 2024
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EDT)
  • Closed
  • Meeting
  • Past

This closed committee meeting will include dissemination event planning for the recently released consensus report Charting a Future for Sequencing RNA and Its Modifications: A New Era for Biology and...

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Accelerating Treatments and Improving Quality of Life - Committee Discussion

  • April 18, 2024
  • 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM (EDT)
  • Closed
  • Past

In this meeting the committee discussed the approach to response to review.
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