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Meeting Information
NIH Tribal Advisory Committee (TAC)— Monthly Conference Call with the Tribal Health Research Office
Wednesday, October 16, 2024
2:00–3:30 p.m. ET
(2:00 P.M. ET, 1:00 P.M. CT, 12:00 P.M. MT, 11:00 A.M. PT, 10:00 A.M. AKT)
Meeting Information: Virtual
| Time | Topic | Presenter/Facilitator |
|---|---|---|
| 2:00 p.m. | TAC Caucus | Hermina Frias, M.P.H. TAC ChairpersonAlicia C. Mousseau, Ph.D., M.S. TAC Co-Chairperson |
| 2:30 p.m. | Roll Call and Welcome | Kendra King Bowes Project Manager, Miami Environmental & Energy Solutions (MEES) |
| 2:35 p.m. | Welcome and Opening Remarks | Tara A. Schwetz, Ph.D. NIH Deputy Director, Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives (DPCPSI)Karina L. Walters, Ph.D., M.S.W. Director, Tribal Health Research Office |
| 2:40 p.m. | Chairs Update and Overview of the TAC MeetingDiscussion of recent activities and developments including TAC Caucus.Review and approve August and September 2024 Summary Reports.Open floor for comments, suggestions, and action items | Herminia Frias, M.P.H. TAC ChairpersonAlicia C. Mousseau, Ph.D., M.S. TAC Co-ChairpersonTara A. Schwetz, Ph.D. NIH Deputy Director, Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives (DPCPSI)Karina L. Walters, Ph.D., M.S.W. Director, Tribal Health Research Office |
| 2:45 p.m. | New Tribal focused Notice of Funding Opportunities:Tribal Institutional Review Board Establishment and Enhancement ( TIRBEE )Tribal Undergraduate to Graduate Training Leadership Experiences ( TURTLE )15-minute background presentation5-minute Q&A session | Jon Lorsch, M.D. Director, National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)Karina L. Walters, Ph.D., M.S.W. Director, Tribal Health Research Office |
| 3:05 p.m. | Data Science Training Opportunities and Initiative Development5-minute background presentation5-minute Q&A session | Susan Gregurick, Ph.D. Associate Director for Data Science and Director of the Office of Data Science Strategy (ODSS), National Institutes HealthKarina L. Walters, Ph.D., M.S.W. Director, Tribal Health Research Office |
| 3:25 p.m. | THRO UpdatesTraditional Medicine Summit, Washington, DC, November 18-19, 2024Boarding School Healing Initiative Summit, NIH Campus, Bethesda, Maryland, December 18-20, 2024Annual TAC Meeting, NIH Rocky Mountain Laboratories, Hamilton, Montana, March 19-20, 2025 | Karina L. Walters, Ph.D., M.S.W. Director, Tribal Health Research Office |
| 3:30 p.m. | Adjournment |