Tribal Health Research Office > Feb 2016 TCAC

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Agenda

DAY 1 – FEBRUARY 25
ScheduleTopicPresenter/Facilitator
9:00-9:05 amInvocationChester Antone, Councilman, Tohono O’odham Nation, Tucson Area Delegate
9:05-9:50 amCall to Order, Introductions, Welcome, and Meeting Goals Introductions Welcome from NIH Meeting Procedures Role of TCAC Goals of Meeting Review of AgendaAaron Payment, M.P.A., Chairperson, TCAC and Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians

Malia Villegas, Ph.D., Co-Chairperson, TCAC, and Councilmember, Village of Afognak

James M. Anderson, M.D., Ph.D.
NIH Deputy Director for Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives (DPCPSI)
9:50-11:05 am and Lawrence A. Tabak, D.D.S., Ph.D.
Principal Deputy Director, NIH

James M. Anderson, M.D., Ph.D.
11:05-11:15 amBreak
11:15am-12:00pm Carrie Wolinetz, Ph.D., Associate Director for Science Policy
12:00-1:15 pmLunch with NIH AI/AN Scholars
(Attendees will have time to purchase lunch at cafeteria and bring back to meeting room for discussion.)
1:15-2:15 pm and Symma Finn, Ph.D., Health Scientist Administrator, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

Mose A. Herne, M.P.H., M.S., Director, Division of Planning, Evaluation, and Research, Office of Public Health Support, Indian Health Service

Lynn Malerba, Chief, Mohegan Tribe, TCAC National At Large Member Delegate

Kathy Etz, Ph.D., Senior Advisor for Tribal Affairs

TCAC Members
2:15-3:15 pm Richard Nakamura, Ph.D., Director, Center for Scientific Review
3:15-3:30 pmBreak
3:30-4:15 pm Sara Hull, Ph.D., Chair, National Human Genome Research Institute Institutional Review Board

TCAC Members
4:15-4:30 pmClosing Comments and BlessingAaron Payment, M.P.A.

Malia Villegas, Ph.D.

Jason Hale, Senior Coordinator, Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, Oklahoma Area Technical Advisor
4:30-5:30 pmTribal CaucusTCAC Members
DAY 2 – FEBRUARY 26
ScheduleTopicPresenter/Facilitator
9:00-9:05 amInvocationMark Romero, Representative to the NIH TCAC, Mesa Grand Band of Mission Indians, California Area Delegate
9:05-9:15 amWelcome and IntroductionsIntroductions Recap of Day 1 and Overview of Day 2Aaron Payment, M.P.A., Chairperson, TCAC and Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians

Malia Villegas, Ph.D., Co-Chairperson, TCAC, and Councilmember, Village of Afognak
9:15-9:45 am Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D.
Director, NIH
9:45-10:45 amTraining: How do AI/ANs engage with the NIH? How can tribes build capacity with NIH resources? Panel presentations and discussion

Tony Beck, Ph.D., Director, Office of Science Education, Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives

Sharon Milgram, Ph.D., Director, Office of Intramural Training & Education, NIH

Henry Khachaturian, Ph.D., Training Program Policy Officer, Office of Extramural Research

Sheila Caldwell, Ph.D., Program Director, National Institute of General Medical Sciences

TCAC Members
10:45-11:45 amTCAC Discussion: Identification of PrioritiesTCAC Members
11:45 am-12:45 pmLunch:
(Attendees will be able to purchase a box lunch or lunch from the cafeteria and bring back to meeting room for discussion.)
Sheila Caldwell, Ph.D.
12:45-1:45 pmDiscussion with NIH Deputy Director for Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic InitiativesJames M. Anderson, M.D., Ph.D.

TCAC Members
1:45-2:45 pmTCAC Discussion: Committee PlanningCommittee Next Steps and Volunteers Follow-up Process Operating Procedures March 8 Call and Agenda TopicsTCAC Members
2:45-3:00 pmWrap Up, Next Steps, and Closing BlessingAaron Payment, M.P.A.

Malia Villegas, Ph.D.

Bruce Pratt, Vice President, Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma, TCAC National At Large Member Delegate