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October 17, 2019
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Director's Voice
Social and Behavioral Sciences Key to Research Funded by the NIH HEAL Initiative to Tackle the National Opioid Crisis. To reverse the opioid crisis that continues to grip the nation, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded $945 million in total fiscal year 2019 funding for grants, contracts and cooperative agreements across 41 states through the Helping to End Addiction Long-term Initiative or NIH HEAL Initiative. The NIH-wide research effort aims to improve treatments for chronic pain, curb the rates of opioid use disorder (OUD) and overdose and achieve long-term recovery from opioid addiction.
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Research Spotlights
Findings from Recently Published Research
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Stigmas can increase public health risks
Recently published research funded by NHGRI and National Science Foundation used dynamic and game theory to explore the effects of infectious disease stigmas on public health. Stigmas have been a part of human societies dating back to prehistoric times. Some theories propose that stigmatization of infectious diseases may have been adaptive by reducing disease risk and prevalence. However, other theories contend that stigmatization has strong negative impacts on community health.
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High school students with stronger peer-to-adult networks have fewer suicide attempts
A recent publication funded by NIMH explores how relationships in high school students impact suicide attempt rates. The World Health Organization has reported that suicide is the second leading cause of death of adolescents worldwide. It will likely take a wide range of interventions to reduce suicide rates, however current interventions in adolescence primarily focus on individual‐level psychiatric risk factors and strategies to treat high‐risk youth.
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Tweets reveal symptoms of nicotine dependence in JUUL users
In a recent publication supported by funding from NCI and the National Science Foundation used messages on Twitter to investigate the effects of JUUL use on symptoms of nicotine dependence and withdrawal. JUUL is a popular electronic nicotine delivery system that has a high nicotine content with a rapid speed of absorption. However, many users may not know of the nicotine content nor expect the acute effects or potential for nicotine dependence.
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In the Know
Events and Announcements
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Register: 2019 NIH Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Festival
Event Date and Location: Friday, December 6, 2019 — NIH Campus, Natcher Conference Center (Bldg. 45)
The Annual NIH Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Festival will be hosted by OBSSR and the NIH Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Coordinating Committee. The purpose of the festival is to highlight recently funded behavioral and social sciences research that the NIH supports; bring together behavioral and social scientists within the NIH extramural and intramural communities to network with each other and share scientific ideas; and explore ways to advance behavioral and social sciences research. The festival is open to the public.
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Call for Nominations: 2020 NIH Matilda White Riley Honors Distinguished Lecture
Event Date and Location: Monday, June 8, 2020 — NIH Campus, Wilson Hall (Bldg. 1)
OBSSR invites you to nominate outstanding social-behavioral scientists for the MWR Selection Committee to consider for giving the keynote address at the 13th NIH Matilda White Riley Behavioral and Social Science Honors. The person(s) you nominate should have a research career that has advanced behavioral and social scientific knowledge in areas within NIH’s mission and Dr. White Riley’s vision including—
- An expanded conceptualization of health and well-being that includes effective cognitive, affective and social functioning, as well as quality of life
- Behavioral and social sciences research results that improve the lives of people and society
- Illuminate the complex and dynamic interplay among processes at multiple levels (e.g., interactions between genes and the built, natural, and social environment)
- Influence of social and behavioral factors on physical health and the utility of this knowledge for clinical practice and health policy
- Life course perspective on development, health, and well-being of individuals and societies
- Research approaches that build theory and methods in the advancement of knowledge on health and well-being
OBSSR has a strong commitment to diversity and inclusiveness—including women, minorities, and persons with disabilities— in speaker selection and agenda development of its scientific meetings and events.
Nominees need not have NIH funding.
Please save your nominee information as a PDF file and send it to Erica Spotts via email, spottse@mail.nih.gov, by COB November 15, 2019. Nominee information should include:
- Page 1: Nominee’s full contact information, including link to their webpage(s)
- Page 2: A one-page statement demonstrating how the nominee’s research results and practice correspond with Dr. White Riley’s vision
- Page 3: Nominee’s CV and/or NIH bio sketch
If you have any questions, please contact Erica Spotts, spottse@mail.nih.gov.
Science of Behavior Change (SOBC) October Grand Rounds
Event Date and Time: Tuesday, October 22, 2019 — 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET
Keely Muscatell, Ph.D., Professor in the Department of Psychology & Neuroscience and the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center at UNC Chapel Hill, will present "Socioeconomic Influences on the Brain and Immune System: Uncovering Mechanisms and Informing Interventions." Access the lecture via the following information:
ODP 2020 Early-Stage Investigator Lecture: Call for Nominations
The NIH Office of Disease Prevention (ODP) announces the 2020 call for nominations for the Office of Disease Prevention Early-Stage Investigator Lecture. The award is made annually to an early-career scientist who has made significant research contributions in disease prevention but who has not yet successfully competed for an R01 or R01 equivalent NIH research grant.
The award winner will be invited, with all travel expenses covered, to give a lecture at the NIH on Wednesday, April 8, 2020. The awardee will also have the opportunity for professional networking with NIH program directors and scientists.
Nominations Due: November 1, 2019, at 11:59 p.m.
Winner Notified: January 15, 2020
Lecture Presentation at the NIH: April 8, 2020
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Orientation to the Science of Dissemination and Implementation: Session Recording
This webinar, a reprise of the session from the 11th Annual Dissemination and Implementation (D&I) Science Conference provides an introduction and orientation to the science of dissemination and implementation for those new to this field. To skip to a specific topic in the video, please see below:
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TIDIRC OpenAccess Resources Now Available
TIDIRC OpenAccess makes the online training materials used in the Training Institute for Dissemination and Implementation Research in Cancer (TIDIRC) Facilitated Course open to the public. The free, online materials provide an overview to dissemination and implementation (D&I) research. Each module serves as an introduction to fundamental terms, concepts, and principles of D&I with examples of their application.
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Funding Announcements
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices
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Research on Biopsychosocial Factors of Social Connectedness and Isolation on Health, Wellbeing, Illness, and Recovery (R01)
These funding opportunity announcements (FOAs) invite research projects that seek to explain the underlying mechanisms, processes, and trajectories of social relationships and how these factors affect outcomes in health, illness, recovery, and overall wellbeing. Both animal and human subjects research projects are welcome through PAR-19-373. Researchers should consider PAR-19-384 for studies that prospectively assign human participants to conditions (i.e., experimentally manipulate independent variables) and that assess biomedical and/or behavioral outcomes in humans to understand fundamental aspects of phenomena related to social connectedness and isolatedness.
View FOA: PAR-19-373 (R01, Clinical trials not allowed, CTNA)
Key Dates:
Posted Date: September 18, 2019
Open Date (Earliest Submission Date): February 17, 2020
Expiration Date: March 18, 2021
View FOA: PAR-19-384 (R01, Basic experimental studies with humans required, BESH)
Key Dates:
Posted Date: September 18, 2019
Open Date (Earliest Submission Date): February 17, 2020
Expiration Date: March 18, 2021
Notice of Special Interest: Administrative Supplements to NIH-funded T32 and TL1 Training Grants to Better Integrate Behavioral and Social Sciences (BSS) with Other Health-Related Sciences
OBSSR is interested in supporting the integration of health-related behavioral and social sciences (BSS) with other biomedical methodological and scientific disciplines (e.g., genetics, immunology, metabolomics, molecular biology, microbiome, biochemistry, or physiological sciences). The goal is to train a research workforce that has the content expertise and skills to meaningful address gaps in scientific advancement that are not well served by a more siloed approach to research. To support this goal, the OBSSR is soliciting applications for a one-time administrative supplement to existing NIH T32 and TL1 training grants for the addition of activities that support the acquisition of expertise and skills that are foundational to conducting multidisciplinary science that integrates BSS with biomedical approaches, methods, paradigms, and outcomes.
View FOA: NOT-OD-19-147
Key Dates:
Release Date: September 30, 2019
First Available Due Date: January 25, 2020
Expiration Date: January 26, 2020
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Protocol Template for Behavioral and Social Sciences Research
Resource for Communicating the Science, Methods, and Operations of a Clinical Trial
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This Protocol Template for Behavioral and Social Sciences Research is a suggested format for clinical trials that are testing a behavioral or social intervention or experimental manipulation. The template can also be a useful tool for those trials funded by NIH Institutes or Centers that do not require stand-alone clinical protocols. Using the template to anticipate decision points and potential challenges before a study launches can help avoid delays down the road. Use of the protocol template is encouraged but not required.
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Social and Behavioral Research eLearning Course
Good Clinical Practice in Social and Behavioral Research
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Complete the free NIH Good Clinical Practice (GCP) Training through the Society of Behavioral Medicine. In September 2016, the NIH issued a Policy on Good Clinical Practice Training for NIH awardees involved in NIH-funded clinical trials. The principles of GCP help assure the safety, integrity, and quality of clinical trials. Certificates will be given upon completion of the training. |
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