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Transforming the understanding
and treatment of mental illnesses.

270th Meeting of the National Advisory Mental Health Council Open Session Agenda

Tuesday, May 16th, 2023
12:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Rockledge II (Conference Room 160)
6701 Rockledge Drive
Bethesda, MD

Videocast: https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=49591 

Time Event
12:00 p.m. Call to Order

Joshua Gordon, M.D., Ph.D.
Director, NIMH

12:00 – 1:00 p.m. CONCEPT CLEARANCES

Presenters:
Robert Heinssen, Ph.D.
Office of the Director
Advancing Learning Health Care Research to Improve
Mental Health Services and Outcomes

Michael Stirratt, Ph.D.
Division of AIDS Research
Advancing HIV Testing, Prevention, and Care through
Pharmacists and Pharmacies

Theresa Senn, Ph.D.
Division of AIDS Research
Streamlining Mental Health Interventions for Youth Living
with HIV in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Discussion

1:00 - 2:00 p.m. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NIH DATA MANAGEMENT AND SHARING POLICY

Presenters:
Cindy M. Danielson, Ph.D.
Associate Director, Systems Integration
NIH Office of Research Reporting and Analysis

Julia Slutsman, Ph.D.
Director, Genomic Data Sharing Policy Implementation
NIH Office of Extramural Research

Discussion

2:00 – 2:30 p.m. Break
2:30 - 3:15 p.m. NIMH DIRECTOR’S REPORT

Presenter:
Joshua Gordon, M.D., Ph.D.
Director, NIMH

Discussion

3:15 - 3:45 p.m. INTRODUCTION OF AN NIMH GENE LIST

Presenter:
Jonathan Pevsner, Ph.D.
Chief, Genomics Research Branch
Division of Neuroscience and Basic Behavioral Science

DISCUSSION

3:45 - 4:00 p.m. CONSULTATION SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM
THE BRAIN NEUROETHICS WORKING GROUP

Presenter:
Nita Farahany, J.D., Ph.D.
Co-Chairperson, Brain Research Through Advancing
Innovative Neurotechnologies® (BRAIN) Neuroethics
Working Group

DISCUSSION

4:00 - 4:30 p.m. NIMH’S INVOLVEMENT WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS TO
ADVANCE SCIENCE FOR SOCIETY (ComPASS) PROGRAM

Presenters:
Christopher Gordon, Ph.D.
Division of AIDS Research

Collene Lawhorn, Ph.D.
Division of Translational Research

DISCUSSION

4:30 - 4:40 p.m. PUBLIC COMMENT
4:40 p.m. ADJOURN OPEN SESSION