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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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Staff

Name	Title	Email
Christine A. Bachrach, Ph.D.	Acting Director	cbachrach@nih.gov
Ronald P. Abeles, Ph.D.	Special Assistant to the Director	ronald_abeles@nih.gov
Christina Bailey	Secretary	baileycm@mail.nih.gov
Ann C. Benner	Communications Specialist	annb@nih.gov
Lynn Bosco, MD, MPH	Medical Officer	boscol@od.nih.gov
William Elwood, Ph.D.	Health Scientist Administrator	elwoodwi@od.nih.gov
Elisa L. Klein, Ph.D.	SRCD/AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow	elisa.klein@nih.gov
Patricia L. Mabry, Ph.D.	Senior Advisor	mabryp@od.nih.gov
Rachel J. Mandal, M.Sc.	Program Analyst	mandalr@mail.nih.gov
Helen Meissner, ScM, Ph.D.	Senior Advisor	meissneh@mail.nih.gov
Wendy J. Nilsen, Ph.D.	Health Scientist Administrator	nilsenwj@od.nih.gov
Deborah Olster, Ph.D.	Deputy Director	olsterd@od.nih.gov
Sonja M. Preston, MSW	Management Analyst	prestonsm@mail.nih.gov
G. Stephane Philogene, Ph.D.	Assistant Director for Policy and Planning	philoges@od.nih.gov
Dana M. Sampson, MS, MBA	Senior Program Analyst	sampsond@od.nih.gov
Sarbajit (Rana) Sinha, M.Sc.	Senior Programmer and Information Systems Analyst	sarbajits@od.nih.gov
Kay Wanke, Ph.D., MPH	Health Scientist Administrator	wankek@mail.nih.gov

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