Download Good Clinical Practice for Social and Behavioral Research eLearning Course
In September 2016, the NIH issued a Policy on Good Clinical Practice (GCP) Training for NIH Awardees Involved in NIH-funded Clinical Trials. GCP is an international ethical and scientific quality standard for designing, conducting, recording, and reporting clinical trials. The principles of GCP help assure the safety, integrity, and quality of clinical trials.
Behavioral and Social Sciences Research at the NIH Intramural Research Festival
Some may be surprised to learn that there is a small but thriving cadre of behavioral and social sciences researchers in the NIH intramural program. At this year’s NIH Intramural Research Festival, held September 13-15, 2017, a social and behavioral sciences category poster session included 17 presentations by intramural researchers across a range of NIH Institutes and Centers. Examples of these presentations included:
Farheen Akbar, M.P.H.
Farheen Akbar, M.P.H.
Health Science Policy Analyst
Health Science Policy Analyst
Deborah Young-Hyman, Ph.D., CDE
Deborah Young-Hyman, Ph.D., FTOS, Fellow SBM, CDE
Health Scientist Administrator
Email: deborah.young-hyman@nih.gov
Health Scientist Administrator
Email: deborah.young-hyman@nih.gov
Kathryn Morris, M.P.H.
Kathryn (Katie) Morris, M.P.H.
Chief, Policy, Planning and Analyses Section, OBSSR
Email: kathryn.morris@nih.gov
Chief, Policy, Planning and Analyses Section, OBSSR
Email: kathryn.morris@nih.gov
Wendy B. Smith, Ph.D., M.A., BCB
Wendy B. Smith, MA, Ph. D., BCB
Associate Deputy Director, Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR)
Email: smithwe@mail.nih.gov
Associate Deputy Director, Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR)
Email: smithwe@mail.nih.gov