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  • Alliance Discussion with Dr. Karen Andes, Director of the MPH Program, Associate Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Brown University

    Community-Based Participatory Research for Public Health: Challenges, Opportunities, and Approaches Dr. Karen Andes, Director of the MPH Program, Associate Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences at Brown University, joined us to explain the principles of community-based participatory research (CBPR), and provide a brief overview of participatory approaches to public health research, particularly as related to […]

  • Alliance Discussion with Dr. Cheryl McNeil, Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Florida

    On Tuesday, April 9 at noon ET, leading psychologist and behavioral research specialist, Dr. Cheryl McNeil, Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Florida, joined us to discuss the research that is helping children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and their parents navigate their day to day lives. Dr. McNeil discussed her groundbreaking therapeutic approach, Parent-Child […]

  • Alliance Discussion: New Developments in Womens Health Research

    Women continue to be understudied and underrepresented in health research despite meaningful reforms over the past three decades. On April 25th at noon E.T. Katie Schubert, President and CEO of the Society for Women’s Health Research (SWHR), and Lori Frank, President of Women’s Health Access Matters (WHAM), joined us to discuss actions by the Biden Administration […]

  • Research!America Alliance Member-Only Meeting on Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) with Nick Bath and Adam Finkelstein, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips

    If you are with a Research!America alliance member, join us on April 30th at noon ET for an off-the-record discussion with Nick Bath and Adam Finkelstein from Manatt, Phelps & Phillips. We’ve asked Nick and Adam to provide an update on implementation of the Medicare drug price negotiation provisions of the IRA. Regardless of one’s views on these […]

  • Alliance Discussion with Alison Feinswog, Senior Legislative Assistant for Rep. Mike Levin

    On March 2nd, 2024, Representatives Mike Levin (CA-49) and Drew Ferguson (GA-03) reintroduced the bipartisan Saving Us from Pandemic Era Resistance by Building a Unified Global Strategy (SUPER BUGS) Act. The bill, H.R. 1305, is intended to assure a coordinated, collaborative global response to the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance. On May 7th at noon E.T. Alison Feinswog, Senior Legislative Assistant […]

  • Alliance Members Only: The FY25 Budget Process Has Gained Momentum, But What’s Next?

    Both the House and Senate are determined to complete their versions of all 12 Fiscal Year 2025 appropriations bills well before Congress adjourns for August recess.  At the same time, there are valid concerns regarding the insufficiency of the debt ceiling deal-imposed caps on Defense and Non-Defense discretionary spending. What does this all mean for the federal funding needed […]

  • Alliance Discussion with Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) at the NIH 

    As part of the National Institutes of Health, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) works to ensure that our nation remains at the forefront of addressing the burden of over forty infectious, immunologic, and allergic diseases. On Wednesday, May 22, the Director of NIAID, Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo joined us for an alliance […]

  • Alliance Discussion: Sepsis: Gaining Ground Against a Lethal Threat

    Sepsis, a life-threatening emergency that happens when your body’s response to an infection damages vital organs, affects over 1.7 million people and takes the lives of over 6,800 children in the U.S. each year. On Wednesday, May 29 at noon E.T. Thomas Heymann, President & CEO of Sepsis Alliance, and Dr. Mallory Perry-Eaddy, Assistant Professor at the University […]

  • Alliance Discussion with Dr. Megan Frisk, director for International Affairs at ARPA-H

    Since its establishment in 2022, the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) has been working to accelerate better health outcomes for everyone by supporting “big bets” in the health arena: time-limited, high-risk, high-reward projects aimed at achieving major breakthroughs in health.  Megan Frisk, PhD, director for International Affairs at ARPA-H, joined us for a […]

  • Alliance Discussion: Finding New Hope in Existing Drugs: a conversation with ARPA-H Project Awardee Dr. David Fajgenbaum, Co-Founder & President of Every Cure

    Globally, there are millions of people diagnosed with diseases that have no available or approved treatments. Drug repurposing or using an approved drug as a new treatment for another disease has been an effective, but underutilized tool in therapeutic discovery. In February 2024, Every Cure received an ARPA-H Project Award to develop an AI-powered platform, called ML/AI-enabled […]

  • Alliance Discussion with Dr. Bruce Tromberg, Director of the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)

    Dr. Bruce Tromberg, Director of the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH),  joined us to discuss the critical role the Institute plays in advancing early detection, accurate diagnosis, and effective treatment of a host of deadly and debilitating health threats.  What are the greatest hopes and […]

  • Alliance Members Only NIH Meeting

    On Friday, June 14, Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), who chairs the House Energy & Commerce Committee, released a report and framework recommending significant changes in the structure and operations of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).  Her press release on the framework links to a commentary in STAT she and Labor-HHS Appropriations Chair Robert Aderholt (R-AL) authored that sets the […]