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NIH Opportunity Network to Expand Basic Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OppNet)
November 18, 2009
National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Francis Collins, M.D., Ph.D., today announced the launch of the Basic Behavioral and Social Science Opportunity Network (OppNet).


NIH’s Role in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)
NIH is well positioned to fund the best science in pursuit of improving the length and the quality of the lives of our citizens, while at the same time stimulating the economy.


May 3-8, 2009
OBSSR Holds First Institute on Systems Science and Health

OBSSR and CDC teamed up to produce the first Institute on Systems Science and Health (ISSH) which was held May 3-8, 2009.


March 06, 2009
OBSSR Hosts Conference on Dissemination, Implementation

As a way to improve public health in a battered world, understanding poverty counts as much as knowing how proteins fold.


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Calendar

November 20, 2009,
3:00 PM to 4:00 PM

The Challenges and Opportunities of Interdisciplinary Research: The Case of Genetics and Demography


December 2, 2009,
8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m

SYMPOSIUM #2: EDUCATION


March 15 – 16, 2010
3rd Annual NIH Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation: Methods and Measurement

Registration now open until February 12, 2010


July 11-23, 2010
9th Annual Summer Institute on Design and Conduct of Randomized Clinical Trials (RCT) Involving Behavioral Interventions,

Application Deadline: January 15, 2010

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Membership

Membership Roster

The Director, NIH, appoints the chair of the BSSR CC, and each Institute/Center Director appoints a member and an alternate to serve as representatives. The NIH Office of the Director is represented by the Office of Disease Prevention (ODP) and the Office of AIDS Research (OAR).  BSSR CC meetings are also open to NIH employees.
 

Ronald P. Abeles, Ph.D., Chairperson
31 Center Drive
Building 31, Room B1C19
Bethesda, MD 20892
E-mail: abelesr@od.nih.gov
Phone: 301.496.7859
Fax: 301.435.8779

Rachel J. Mandal, MSc, Executive Secretary
31 Center Drive
Building 31, Room B1C19
Bethesda, MD 20892
E-mail: MandalR@od.nih.gov
Phone: 301.402.9416
Fax: 301.402.1150