Past NIH Matilda White Riley Honorees

Distinguished Lecturer: David Mechanic, Ph.D.
Renè Dubos University Professor, Emeritus

Distinguished Lecturer: David Mechanic, Ph.D.
Renè Dubos University Professor, Emeritus
The journal articles listed are those for which OBSSR provided financial and/or staff support to develop, or are key government articles related to behavioral and social sciences.
In 2016, NIH issued a policy establishing an expectation that all NIH-funded investigators and staff involved in conducting, overseeing, or managing clinical trials should be trained in Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and should refresh their training at least every three years.

Jane M. Simoni, Ph.D.
Associate Director for Behavioral and Social Sciences Research and
Director, Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research
National Institutes of Health
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Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR)
Helen I. Meissner, Ph.D., Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research
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The Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) has identified training needs in several areas relevant to the behavioral and social sciences.
The OBSSR encourages behavioral and social sciences research across the translational spectrum through involvement, coordination, and participation in NIH-wide notices of funding opportunities.