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Meeting Information
NIH Campus
Building 31C, Sixth Floor, Rooms F&G
31 Center Dr.
Bethesda, MD 20894
Watch the recorded meeting:
Day 1: https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=56925
Day 2: https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=56926
Day 1
| Time | Topic | Presenter/Facilitator |
|---|---|---|
| 7:30 a.m. | Depart Hotel/NIH Security | TAC Members, Technical Advisors, and Guest Speakers |
| 9:00 a.m.-9:50 a.m. | TAC Caucus 1: Closed Session TAC & TA Internal Discussion | Herminia Frias, MPH (Pascua Yaqui Tribe) TAC Co-ChairAlicia C. Mousseau, PhD., MS (Oglala Sioux) TAC Co-ChairTAC Delegates and Technical Advisors Only |
| 10:00 a.m. | InvocationWelcome and Land AcknowledgementBlessingSong | Karina Walters, PhD (Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma)Raymond Loretto, DVM (Jemez Pueblo), Albuquerque Area DelegateLance Fisher (Northern Cheyenne Tribe) |
| 10:10 a.m. | Introductions, Welcome, and BusinessRoll Call and IntroductionsMeeting ProceduresReview AgendaDiscuss Meeting Goals | Herminia Frias, MPH (Pascua Yaqui Tribe) TAC Co-ChairAlicia C. Mousseau, PhD., MS (Oglala Sioux) TAC Co-ChairKarina Walters, PhD, MSW (Choctaw Nation) Director, Tribal Health Research Office, NIHNicole Kleinstreuer, PhD Acting Director, Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives (DPCPSI) |
| 10:30 a.m. | Updates on Terminated and Reinstated AI/AN GrantsTHRO Highlights for the yearHot Topics for 2026 | Karina Walters, PhD, MSW (Choctaw Nation) Director, Tribal Health Research Office, NIH |
| 10:50 a.m. | 10- minute Break | |
| 11:00 a.m. | Tribal Advisory Council and Technical Advisor Panel Presentation: | Bobby Saunkeah, RN, MSHCE, CIP (Kiowa Tribe), Oklahoma DelegateLauren Yowelunh McLester-Davis. PhD, (Onedia Nation of Wisconsin), National at-Large Technical AdvisorJessica A. Imotichey, MPH, MLS (Chickasaw Nation), National at-Large DelegateDebra Danforth, RN, BSN (Oneida Nation), National at-Large DelegateTAC Delegates |
| 12:30 p.m. | | Johnathan Green, MD, MBA, Director, Office of Human Subjects Research Protections at National Institutes of Health (NIH)Karina Walters, PhD, MSW (Choctaw Nation) Director, Tribal Health Research Office, NIHTAC Delegates |
| 1:00 p.m. | Lunch (On Your Own in NIH Cafeteria) | |
| 2:00 p.m. | ICO Panel 1: AI/AN grant activities in translational sciences, health disparities, nutrition, and diabetes, digestive and kidney diseases.National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)Office of Nutrition Research (ONR) | NIH Institutes, Centers, and Offices (ICO)Joni Rutter, PhD, Director, NCATSMonica Webb-Hooper, PhD, Acting Director, NIMHDAndrew Bremer, MD, PhD, MAS, Director, ONRGreg Germino, MD, Deputy Director, NIDDKCo-Facilitators: TAC Co-Chairs |
| 10:50 a.m. | 10- minute Break | |
| 3:00 p.m. | ICO Panel 2: AI/AN grant activities in Lung/Heart, Aging, and General Medical Sciences (NARCH) programs and the Office of Extramural Research (OER) | NIH Institutes, Centers, and Offices (ICO)Gary Gibbons, MD, Director, NHLBIRichard Hodes, MD, Director, NIAJohn Lorsch, PhD, Director, OER & NIGMSCo-Facilitators: TAC Co-Chairs |
| 4:00 p.m. | ICO Panel 3: AI/AN grant activities in Cancer, Substance Use, Mental Health, and Behavioral Research | NIH Institutes, Centers, and Offices (ICO)Stephen Chanock, MD, Director, NCINora Volkow, MD, Director, NIDAAndrea Beckel-Mitchener, PhD, Acting Director, NIMHJane Simoni, PhD, Associate Director NIH and Director, OBSSRCo-Facilitators: TAC Co-Chairs |
| 5:00 p.m. | Closing CommentsBlessing and Adjournment | Karina Walters, PhD, MSW (Choctaw Nation) Director, Tribal Health Research Office, NIHRaymond Loretto, DVM (Jemez Pueblo) Albuquerque Area Delegate |
| 6:30 p.m. | Depart Hotel for Dinner | TAC Delegates and Technical Advisors, Speakers and THRO Staff |
| 7:00 p.m. | Dinner (TBD) | TAC Delegates, Technical Advisors, Guest Speakers, and THRO Staff |
Day 2
| Time | Topic | Presenter/Facilitator |
|---|---|---|
| 7:30 a.m. | Depart Hotel/NIH Security | TAC Delegates and Technical Advisors |
| 9:00 a.m./strong> | InvocationWelcome and Call to OrderIntroductionsOverview of Day 2 | Herminia Frias, MPH (Pascua Yaqui Tribe) TAC ChairpersonKarina Walters, PhD, MSW (Choctaw Nation) Director, Tribal Health Research Office, NIH |
| 9:15 a.m. | Election of TAC Chairpersons | TAC Delegates |
| 9:30 a.m. | | All of Us leadership (TBD) |
| 9:50 a.m. | Data Sovereignty Policy and Open Discussion | Karina Walters, PhD, MSW (Choctaw Nation) Director, Tribal Health Research Office, NIH |
| 10:20 a.m. | Break | |
| 10:30 a.m. | Discussion with NIH Leadership | Jayanta “Jay” Bhattacharya, MD, PhD, Director, NIHNicole Kleinstreuer, PhD Acting Director, DPCPSIKarina Walters, PhD, MSW (Choctaw Nation) Director, Tribal Health Research Office, NIH |
| 11:30 a.m. | Group Photo (In-Person Only) | NIH Leadership, TAC Delegates, and Technical Advisors |
| 11:45 a.m. | Lunch (On Your Own in NIH Cafeteria) | |
| 1:00 p.m. | TAC Caucus 2: TAC Internal Discussion-CLOSED SESSION | TAC Delegates and Technical Advisors Only |
| 2:00 p.m. | Break | |
| 2:15 p.m. | TAC Recommendations & NIH ResponseNext Steps & Discussion | TAC Delegates and Technical Advisors TAC Co-Chairs THRO Director |
| 3:00 p.m. | Closing Comments Blessing & Adjourn | Herminia Frias, MPH TAC Co-ChairAlicia C. Mousseau, PhD., MS TAC Co-ChairKarina Walters, PhD, MSW Director, Tribal Health Research Office, NIH |
| 3:20 p.m. | Depart from Building 31C to the Hotel | TAC Delegates and Technical Advisors |