230th Meeting of the National Advisory Mental Health Council Open Policy Session Agenda

Friday, January 20, 2012

Conference Room C/D/E
Neuroscience Center
National Institute of Mental Health
6001 Executive Boulevard
Rockville, Maryland 20852

Time Event
8:30–8:35 a.m.

Call to Order

Thomas R. Insel, M.D.
Director, NIMH
8:35–9:30 a.m.

NIMH Director’s Report

Presenter:
Thomas R. Insel, M.D.
Director, NIMH

Discussion
9:30–9:50 a.m.

National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention

Presenter:
Jane Pearson, Ph.D.
Chief, Preventive Interventions Programs, Division of Services and Intervention Research

Discussion
9:50–10:10 a.m.

AIDS Behavioral Science Research Updates

Presenter:
Dianne Rausch, Ph.D.
Acting Director, Division of AIDS Research

Discussion
10:10–10:30 a.m.

Break
10:30–11:15 a.m.

The Office of Science Policy, Planning and Communications: Its Role for NIMH in a Rapidly Changing Landscape

Presenter:
Stefano Bertuzzi, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Director, Office of Science Policy, Planning, and Communications

Discussion
11:15 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

Division of Developmental Translational Research: Portfolio and Priorities

Presenter:
Molly Oliveri, Ph.D.
Director, Division of Developmental Translational Research

Discussion
12:00–12:15 p.m.

Concept Clearances

Presenter:
Michelle Freund, Ph.D.
Program Official, Division of Neuroscience and Basic Behavioral Science
Development of Tools to Explore the Synaptome
Presenter:
Bruce Cuthbert, Ph.D.
Director, Division of Adult Translational Research and Treatment Development
New Experimental Medicine Studies: Fast-Fail Trials (FAST)
Presenter:
Linda Brady, Ph.D.
Director, Division of Neuroscience and Basic Behavioral Science
NCATS Drug Rescue Program

Discussion
12:15–12:30 p.m.

Public Comment
12:30 p.m.

Adjourn