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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

A committee-supported project or activity that has been completed and for which output dissemination has begun. Its committee has been disbanded and closeout procedures are underway.

Projects

Third International Summit on Human Genome Editing

International Collaboration

Completed

Caring for People with Serious Illness during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Workshop on Lessons Learned and Future Directions

Workshop

Completed

From Molecular Insights to Patient Stratification for Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders: A Workshop

Workshop

Completed

COVID-19: Disaster Preparedness and Vulnerable Populations: A Workshop Series

Workshop

Completed

A Report Series on Progress Toward Human Health and Community Resilience in the Gulf of Mexico Region

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Completed

Novel Molecular Targets for Mood Disorders and Psychosis: A Workshop

Workshop

Completed

Changing the Culture of Data Management and Sharing: A Workshop

Workshop

Completed

The Interplay between Environmental Exposures and Mental Health Outcomes - A Workshop

Workshop

Completed

Accelerating Progress in Traumatic Brain Injury Research and Care

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Completed

Addressing the Barriers to Pediatric Drug Development

Workshop

Completed

The IOM Drug Safety Report: Resource Implications (A Workshop)

Workshop

Completed

Improving the Evidence Base for Treatment Decision Making for Older Adults with Cancer: A Virtual Workshop

Workshop

Completed

Strengthening a Workforce for Innovative Regulatory Science in Therapeutics Development: An Institute of Medicine Workshop

Workshop

Completed

Enhancing the Regulatory Science of Drug Development: A Workshop

Workshop

Completed

Assessment of Strategies for Managing Cancer Risks Associated with Radiation Exposure During Crewed Space Missions

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Completed
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