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Transforming the understanding
and treatment of mental illnesses.

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268th Meeting of the National Advisory Mental Health Council Open Session Agenda

Tuesday, September 20, 2022
12:00 - 4:00 p.m.

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

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

12:10 – 1:15 p.m. NIMH Director's Report

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

Discussion

1:15 - 1:30 p.m. NIMH 75th ANNIVERSARY: NAMHC UPDATE

Presenter:
Phyllis M. Ampofo, M.P.H.
NIMH Legislative Director

1:30 – 1:45 p.m. Break
1:45 - 2:30 p.m. NIMH LISTENING SESSIONS WITH EXTRAMURAL INVESTIGATORS OF COLOR

Presenter:

Lauren Hill, Ph.D.
Acting Deputy Director, Office for Disparities Research and Workforce Diversity

Shelli Avenevoli, Ph.D.
Deputy Director, NIMH

Discussion

2:30 - 3:15 p.m. Concept Clearances

Presenters:

Lori Scott-Sheldon, Ph.D.
Division of AIDS Research
Integrating Data and Implementation Science to Accelerate HIV Prevention, Treatment, and Care

Jennifer Pacheco, Ph.D.
Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) Unit
Individually Measured Phenotypes to Advance Computational Translation (IMPACT)

Michele Ferrante, Ph.D.
Division of Translational Research
Developing Tools to Inform Treatment Selection in Depression

Discussion

3:15 - 4:00 p.m. EXPERIMENTAL STRATEGIES TO EVALUATE HOW ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURES CONTRIBUTE TO HUMAN DISEASE IN THE CONTEXT OF CLIMATE CHANGE

Presenters:

Richard Woychik, Ph.D.
Director, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

Discussion

4:05 p.m. Adjourn Open Session