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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
Harvard Medical School’s
Dr. Jim Yong Kim
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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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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Home > About OBSSR > Staff
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Former Directors of the Office |
Raynard S. Kington, M.D., Ph.D.
Director, 2000-2003
Dr. Raynard S. Kington served as Associate Director of the National Institutes of
Health (NIH) for Behavioral and Social Sciences Research from 2000-2003. In
this capacity, he directed the NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Research in the Office of the Director. Prior to coming to NIH, Dr. Kington was
Director of the Division of Health Examination Statistics at the National Center
for Health Statistics (NCHS) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
In this capacity he also served as Director of the National Health and Nutrition
Examination Survey (NHANES). Prior to coming to NCHS, he was a Senior Scientist
in the Health Program at RAND. While at RAND, Dr. Kington was a Co-Director of
the Drew/RAND Center on Health and Aging, an National Institute on Aging Exploratory
Minority Aging Center. Dr. Kington attended the University of Michigan, where
he received his B.S. with distinction and his M.D. He subsequently completed his
residency in Internal Medicine at Michael Reese Medical Center in Chicago. He
was then appointed a Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar at the University of Pennsylvania.
While at the University of Pennsylvania, he completed his M.B.A. with distinction
and his Ph.D. with a concentration in Health Policy and Economics at the Wharton School
and was awarded a Fontaine Fellowship. He is board-certified in Internal Medicine,
Geriatric Medicine, and Public Health and Preventive Medicine.
Dr. Kington's research has focused on the relationships between race, socioeconomic
position, and health status, especially in older populations. His research has included
studies of the determinants of health care services utilization; the economic impact
of health care expenditures among the elderly; and racial and ethnic differences in
the use of long-term care.
Click here for an interview
with Dr. Kington, in which he shared his thoughts about the role of OBSSR at NIH
and summarized his experience as NIH associate director for behavioral and social
sciences research shortly after his arrival in 2000.
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