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Transforming the understanding
and treatment of mental illnesses.

273rd Meeting of the National Advisory Mental Health Council Open Session Agenda

May 30, 2024
1:00p.m. - 4:45p.m.

Videocast: https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=54757 

TimeEvent
1:00 p.m.

CALL TO ORDER

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

1:10 p.m. – 2:10 p.m.

NIMH DIRECTOR’S REPORT

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

DISCUSSION

2:10 p.m. – 2:40 p.m.

NIH DIRECTOR PRESENTATION

Presenter:
Monica M. Bertagnolli, M.D.
Director, National Institutes of Health

DISCUSSION

2:40 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.BREAK
3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

PROGRESS IN DISPARITIES RESEARCH AND WORKFORCE DIVERSITY AT NIMH

Presenter:
Christina Borba, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Director, Office for Disparities Research and Workforce Diversity
 

DISCUSSION

3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

COUNCIL WORKGROUP ON HIGH DIMENSIONAL DATA: PRESENTATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS

Presenters:
Laura A. Almasy, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Genetics
Perelman School of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania

Damien Fair, PA-C, Ph.D.
Professor
Redleaf Endowed Director, Masonic Institute for the
Developing Brain
University of Minnesota

DISCUSSION

4:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

CONCEPT CLEARANCES

Presenters:
Lizzy Ankudowich, Ph.D.
Division of Translational Research
Neuromodulation/Neurostimulation Device Development for Mental Health Applications

Lizzy Ankudowich, Ph.D.
Division of Translational Research
Utilizing Invasive Recording and Stimulating Opportunities in Humans to Advance Neural Circuitry Understanding of Mental Health Disorders

Miri Gitik, Ph.D.
Division of Neuroscience and Basic Behavioral Science
Genetic Architecture of Mental Disorders in Ancestrally Diverse Populations II

Yael Mandelblat-Cerf, Ph.D.
Division of Neuroscience and Basic Behavioral Science
National Cooperative Drug/Device Discovery/Development Groups (NCDDG) for the Treatment of Mental Disorders

DISCUSSION

4:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.PUBLIC COMMENT
4:45 p.m.ADJOURN OPEN SESSION