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Transforming the understanding
and treatment of mental illnesses.

272nd Meeting of the National Advisory Mental Health Council Open Session Agenda

Monday, January 29, 2024
12:30 p.m. - 4:10 p.m.

Videocast: https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=54073 

TimeEvent
12:30 p.m.

Call to Order

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

12:40 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

NIMH Director's Report

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

Discussion

1:30 p.m. – 2:10 p.m.

INTRODUCING THE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY FOR HEALTH (ARPA-H)

Presenters:
Susan Monarez, Ph.D
Deputy Director, ARPA-H

Discussion

2:10 p.m. – 2:20 p.m.Break
2:20 p.m. – 2:50 p.m.

NIMH SPECIAL COUNCIL REVIEW POLICY UPDATE

Presenter:
Susan Koester, Ph.D.
Deputy Director, Division of Neuroscience and Basic
Behavioral Science

Discussion

2:50 p.m. – 3:50 p.m.

CONCEPT CLEARANCES

Presenters:
Greg Farber, Ph.D.
Division of Data Science and Technology
Standardizing Data and Metadata from Wearable Devices

Lori Scott-Sheldon, Ph.D.
Division of AIDS Research
Generative Artificial Intelligence: Opportunities and Challenges for HIV Clinical Care

Jeymohan Joseph, Ph.D.
Division of AIDS Research
Role of T Cells in HIV Central Nervous System Reservoir Seeding, Persistence and Neuropathogenesis

Discussion

3:50 p.m. – 4:10 p.m.

COMMENTS FROM RETIRING MEMBERS 

Joseph Telfair, Dr.P.H., M.P.H.
Professor and Associate Dean
Public Health Practice and Research
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health
Georgia Southern University

Hongkui Zeng, Ph.D.
Executive Vice President and Director
Allen Institute for Brain Science

4:15 p.m.ADJOURN OPEN SESSION