http://www.aspet.org/rssfbpage.aspxPolicy Updates and Newshttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=4607<p>The House released its 302(b) allocations for FY 2014. The "302b" refers to the total number of dollars that each appropriations subcommittee can spend on programs under that subcommittee's jurisdiction. Subcommittees cannot spend above the 302(b) spending limit. The Labor</p>Gary AxelrodFri, 24 May 2013 15:21:33 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=4593<p>The Chairman of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, Lamar Smith (R TX) introduced the “High Quality Research Act,” that mandates public certification by the Director of the National Science Foundation that every NSF grant meets the following requirements</p>Gary AxelrodMon, 20 May 2013 13:43:12 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=4577<p>NIH released complete fiscal policy information on the agency’s FY 2013 operating plans. As a result of the sequestration, the NIH budget for FY 2013 falls to $29.15 billion, a $1.6 billion or 5.5% reduction from FY 2012. Research Project</p>Gary AxelrodTue, 14 May 2013 15:15:43 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=4508<p>A growing number of Members of Congress have expressed their support for increased funding for the NIH for FY 2014. A Senate letter organized by Senators Robert Casey (D PA) and Richard Burr (R NC) obtained 43 Democrat and nine Republican</p>Gary AxelrodMon, 29 Apr 2013 17:15:02 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=4483<p>ASPET joined hundreds of other healthcare, education, and other stakeholders in a letter urging Congressional Appropriations leadership to “provide the largest possible Fiscal Year 2014 302(b) allocation to the Labor, HHS Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee.” The Labor HHS</p>Gary AxelrodThu, 02 May 2013 15:03:29 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=4463<p>President Obama released his proposed FY 2014 budget on April 10. The President’s budget proposes funding increases for most federal science agencies including the NIH at $31.3 billion, a 1.5% or $471 million increase for FY 2014.&#160;The President’s budget proposal</p>Gary AxelrodMon, 15 Apr 2013 14:53:07 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=4439<p>The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) has released its annual recommendations to Congress, Federal Funding for Biomedical &amp; Related Life Sciences Research, FY 2014.Below are the recommendations for the five agencies described in the report.National Institutes of</p>Gary AxelrodThu, 04 Apr 2013 18:44:07 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=4399<p>See how sequestration cuts affect biomedical and biological research. FASEB's sequestration fact sheet lists a small portion of research areas that will be affected by sequestration and visuals (a graph and chart) showing the projected overall and state by state</p>Gary AxelrodWed, 20 Mar 2013 14:53:07 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=4385<p>Sequester became law on March 1, mandating a $1.6 billion or 5.1% cut to NIH’s budget. Each institute and center will determine how they will manage their new budgets. On March 6, the House approved their bill providing funding for</p>Gary AxelrodFri, 15 Mar 2013 16:13:02 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=4383<p>Written Testimony of the American Society for Pharmacology &amp; Experimental Therapeutics House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education &amp; Related Agencies Fiscal Year 2014 Appropriations for the National Institutes of Health The American Society for Pharmacology and</p>Gary AxelrodThu, 14 Mar 2013 16:29:45 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=4290<p>With the threat of mandatory across the board spending cuts to NIH and other discretionary programs just days away, the research community continued to take our message to Congress that it adopt a more balanced approach to deficit reduction before</p>Gary AxelrodFri, 15 Feb 2013 15:32:23 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=4227<p>Sequestration was avoided last month, but only temporarily. After a brief reprieve, NIH and other federal agencies still face significant across the board spending cuts on March 1. There remains the usual behind the scenes jockeying for another delay or</p>Gary AxelrodThu, 31 Jan 2013 19:58:31 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=4205<p>The latest analysis of the economic impact of medical schools and teaching hospitals, conducted on behalf of the AAMC by economic consulting firm Tripp Umbach, shows that the nation’s medical schools and teaching hospitals had a combined economic impact of</p>Gary AxelrodWed, 30 Jan 2013 20:44:23 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=4195<p>FASEB has released an executive summary of their report The Threat of Extremism to Medical Research An International Summit. The June 2012 conference in Bethesda brought the international scientific community to look at how researchers were personally affected by acts</p>Gary AxelrodSun, 13 Jan 2013 18:04:29 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=4185<p>Very late New Year’s Day, the House of Representatives passed the Senate’s “fiscal cliff” bill that extends tax cuts for all but the wealthiest Americans, continues unemployment insurance, stops proposed cuts in Medicare physician reimbursement for a year, and temporarily</p>Gary AxelrodThu, 03 Jan 2013 14:26:46 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=4126<p>Just two weeks before the “fiscal cliff” hits on January 2, the research community continues to inform Members of Congress about the impact that across the board spending cuts would have on biomedical research. The Ad Hoc Group for Medical</p>Gary AxelrodMon, 17 Dec 2012 19:03:52 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=4125<p>Please read this important letter from ASPET President John Lazo. Dr. Lazo urges you to contact your Members of Congress to tell them how sequestration would negatively effect funding to NIH, the ripple effect that would have on medical research,</p>Gary AxelrodFri, 21 Dec 2012 15:55:27 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=4121<p> The Center for American Progress has issued a a report, "The High Return on Investment for Publicly Funded Research." The report highlights a number of breakthrough innovations that were generated from the federal investment in research. The</p>Gary AxelrodMon, 17 Dec 2012 19:08:42 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=4098<p>Late last week, a few members of the Senate attempted to take a step forward in bringing S. 810, the Great Ape Protection and Cost Savings Act (GAPCSA), to the floor for consideration. The attempt failed, in part because many</p>Gary AxelrodMon, 03 Dec 2012 22:02:22 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=4093<p>The Institute of Medicine has released a discussion paper on harmonizing the regulations for conflict of interest reporting. The IOM report, Harmonizing Reporting on Potential Conflicts of Interest proposes a new harmonized system for clinicians, researchers, students, trainees, and other</p>Gary AxelrodSun, 02 Dec 2012 23:43:25 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=4073<p> With the election behind us, the President and a lame duck Congress must now address the “fiscal cliff” – the outcome of which will impact future funding levels for NIH and other federal science agencies. The lame</p>Gary AxelrodMon, 03 Dec 2012 18:01:39 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=4031<p>Days before the Presidential election, community efforts continue to raise awareness among lawmakers about the impact of sequestration – mandatory across the board budget cuts that would reduce government spending by $1.2 trillion over ten years. These cuts are mandated</p>Gary AxelrodWed, 31 Oct 2012 18:29:12 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=3963<p> Representative Norm Dicks (D MA), the ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee has circulated a “Dear Colleague” letter summarizing the impact of sequestration on defense, education, homeland security, public safety, health, science, innovation, and safety net</p>Gary AxelrodWed, 31 Oct 2012 16:00:32 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=3952<p> ASPET co signed with 200 other organizations a letter to the leadership of the House Labor, Health &amp; Human Services, &amp; HHS Education Subcommittee to express concern and opposition to insufficient funds for the NIH and legislative</p>Gary AxelrodTue, 09 Oct 2012 17:52:07 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=3949<p> The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) has issued a report on challenges translating scientific advances into practical solutions, "Propelling Innovation in Drug Discovery, Development, and Evaluation." According to the report, the United States</p>Gary AxelrodThu, 04 Oct 2012 17:34:06 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=3947<p> Congress left town after completing action on a continuing resolution (CR) providing funding for the federal government through March 2013. The CR essentially freezes all federal programs, including NIH and FDA at the FY 12 level. Fiscal</p>Gary AxelrodFri, 28 Sep 2012 19:09:22 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=3929<p> Ten biopharmaceutical companies announced on Wednesday, September 19, that they have formed a non profit organization "to accelerate the development of new medicines." Abbott, AstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim, Bristol Myers Squibb, Eli Lilly and Company, GlaxoSmithKline, Johnson &amp;</p>Gary AxelrodFri, 28 Sep 2012 19:42:30 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=3918<p> On September 10, the House Appropriations Committee released their Continuing Resolution (CR) that funds NIH and most other federal agencies. As expected, the CR will freeze funding levels at the FY 2012 level through March 27, 2013.</p>Gary AxelrodFri, 14 Sep 2012 15:07:57 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=3917<p> FASEB has expressed concern to House appropriators about the impact the FY 2013 Labor, Health and Human Services appropriations on the NIH. The letter notes that the House bill includes a number of restrictive policy provisions. “The</p>Gary AxelrodFri, 14 Sep 2012 18:55:05 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=3842<p> The American Physiological Society has online versions of the presentations given at APS’ Animal Care and Experimentation Committee’s EB2012 symposium, “Public Outreach and Animal Research A Toolkit for Investigators.” Speakers discuss the importance of explaining the</p>Gary AxelrodThu, 30 Aug 2012 18:50:13 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=3833<p> ASPET members are urgently reminded to contact Members of Congress to avoid mandatory across the board budget cuts to nondefense discretionary programs like the NIH. To help you with this effort, the recently formed Non Defense Discretionary</p>Gary AxelrodTue, 14 Aug 2012 21:12:35 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=3815<p> Unable to finalize spending bills and one week before Congress begins its August recess, House and Senate leadership have agreed to a Continuing Resolution (CR) that will keep the government open through the first six months of</p>Gary AxelrodMon, 13 Aug 2012 16:55:15 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=3813<p> The Senate Labor HHS Education Appropriations Subcommittee released a report, “Under Threat Sequestration’s Impact on Nondefense Jobs and Services” that details sequestration’s impact on programs within the subcommittee’s jurisdiction, including the NIH. The report also includes</p>Gary AxelrodMon, 30 Jul 2012 18:36:19 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=3807<p> The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee recently considered legislation that included the Great Ape Protection and Cost Savings Act of 2011 (GAPCSA). GAPCSA would eliminate "invasive research" involving chimpanzees. The Committee passed an amendment providing for</p>Gary AxelrodThu, 26 Jul 2012 19:48:58 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=3673<p>The Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research submitted a letter to all Members of Congress, the White House, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and the Office of Science and Technology Policy</p>Gary AxelrodFri, 13 Jul 2012 19:14:53 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=3671<p> ASPET joined with many other organizations from the non defense discretionary community in delivering a letter urging Congress to avoid sequestration (across the board budget cuts) by adopting a “balanced approach to deficit reduction that does not</p>Gary AxelrodFri, 13 Jul 2012 13:42:03 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=3572<p>NIH Director Francis Collins testified before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health on June 21. Topics covered included the peer review process, sequestration, and restructuring within NIH. A transcript can be read here. When asked about the impact</p>Gary AxelrodFri, 29 Jun 2012 16:08:19 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=3570<p>NIH has new information available online highlighting the importance of NIH supported biomedical research is to the nation's economy, health, and communities. The Impact of NIH Research provides factsheets, reports on the economic value of research, links to state specific</p>Gary AxelrodFri, 14 Sep 2012 16:11:57 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=3515<p>Program MissionThe mission of the ASPET Washington Fellows Program is to enable developing and early career scientists interested in science policy to learn about and become more engaged in public policy issues. Fellows will develop an understanding of how public</p>Gary AxelrodMon, 10 Dec 2012 19:29:11 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=3390<p>House and Senate appropriators continue to move toward finish FY 2013 spending decision for federal agencies. Last April, the House and Senate finalized their total levels of funding available to all twelve appropriations committees. The Senate allocation of $1.047 trillion</p>Gary AxelrodFri, 01 Jun 2012 13:27:02 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=3387<p>ASPET’s grassroots congressional education efforts are designed to help inform members to become effective public advocates for biomedical research. As a scientist, you are the most effective advocate for the biomedical science research enterprise and the most credible too. Toward</p>Gary AxelrodWed, 30 May 2012 19:03:28 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=3382<p> ASPET members are advised to contact House and Senate Members to oppose legislation that would ban all research that uses great apes and chimpanzees.&#160; Please see below the notice prepared by the American Physiological Society that provides an easy to respond link to your Congressional delegation and important</p>Gary AxelrodTue, 29 May 2012 13:58:14 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=3379<p> Research!America’s report &quot;Sequestration: Health Research at the Breaking Point,&quot; looks at the&#160; damaging consequences of potential automatic spending cuts, or sequestration, to the nation's medical research enterprise and public health, and offers specific examples on how these cuts would delay scientific</p>Gary AxelrodWed, 23 May 2012 18:29:24 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=3295<p>The NIH's National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences on Friday is seeking information regarding the new "NIH Industry Pilot Program Discovering New Therapeutic Uses for Existing Molecules." The Program "will match drug candidates and associated data from participating companies with</p>Gary AxelrodTue, 15 May 2012 19:57:45 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=3250<p>How Would Sequestration Hurt Biomedical Research The Budget Control Act passed last summer requires a trigger for $1.2 trillion in spending cuts if Congress cannot find those savings for FY 2013. If implemented, automatic cuts would begin in January 2013.</p>Gary AxelrodMon, 16 Apr 2012 16:26:56 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=3252<p> April 16, 2012 Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology Office of Public Affairs l 9650 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20814</p>Gary AxelrodMon, 16 Apr 2012 17:22:55 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=3244<p>What next for the NIH?With the President submitting a flat FY 2013 NIH budget proposal, key House and Senate Congressional Committees have started to look into programmatic funding decisions for the 2013 fiscal year that begins October 1.The House Budget</p>Gary AxelrodFri, 30 Mar 2012 18:52:11 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=3202<p>The NIH National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) on&#160;March 6 released a Request for Information (RFI) on ways to strengthen or enhance the Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) program.&#160; Specifically, public comment is sought on how NCATS can</p>Jim BernsteinFri, 09 Mar 2012 19:01:52 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=2910<p> ASPET is preparing its annual written testimony to the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees responsible for funding the NIH.&#160; Our “ask” for FY 2013 will be a budget of at least $32 billion, a 4.5% increase above</p>Jim BernsteinWed, 29 Feb 2012 19:18:26 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=2862<p>https loop.nigms.nih.gov index.php 2012 02 28 budget update for fiscal years 2012 and 2013 </p>Jim BernsteinWed, 29 Feb 2012 13:46:46 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=2489<p>The President’s recently released FY 2013 budget proposal includes a freeze to the NIH budget at $30.9 billion, the same level as in FY 2012.</p>Jim BernsteinTue, 14 Feb 2012 17:36:14 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=2486<p>The National Institute of General Medical Sciences has issued a &quot;Blueprint for Implementation,&quot;&#160;as part of the institute's 2011 Strategic Plan for Biomedical and Behavioral Research Training &#160;&#160;http www.nigms.nih.gov Training OptimizingtheResearchTrainingPartnership </p>Jim BernsteinTue, 14 Feb 2012 13:48:23 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=2484<p>The National Institutes of Health is moving forward with creating a new Institute, resulting from the reorganization of substance use, abuse, and addiction related research, with the working name, National Institute of Substance Use and Addiction Disorders. A time sensitive</p>Jim BernsteinFri, 10 Feb 2012 17:04:56 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=2480<p> Several opinion pieces have appeared in local media outlets that make an effective case to support federally funded biomedical research and how such support provides the foundation for medical discovery. Dr. Paul G. Ramsey, CEO of UW Medicine, executive</p>Jim BernsteinSun, 12 Feb 2012 00:35:38 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=2437<p> After another difficult political season, Congress completed their FY 2012 spending bills in December. Most science agencies fared relatively well to other non science discretionary programs, although the nominal increases do nothing to increase the spending power of NIH</p>Jessica HammettTue, 17 Jan 2012 18:48:37 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=2435<p>The White House and the Department of Commerce released a report that examines federal support of research and provides the economic justification for a federal role in research.&#160; The report highlights some of the medical advances at NIH and its</p>Jessica HammettFri, 13 Jan 2012 18:30:23 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=2403<p>NIH recently announced that it plans to adopt the 8th Edition of the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals NIH’s Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW) has also developed Position Statements in response to public concerns. The</p>Jessica HammettThu, 15 Dec 2011 15:30:56 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=2367The National Association for Biomedical Research (NABR) has released its most recent edition of the NABR Crisis Management Guide™. (10/27/11)<br />Jessica HammettThu, 27 Oct 2011 13:37:11 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=2366(10/26/11)Jessica HammettMon, 07 Nov 2011 21:38:36 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=2350<p>ASPET and 532 other national, state and local organizations co signed the Coalition for Health Funding and the Committee for Education Funding letter directed to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees urging them to provide a 302(b) allocation to the</p>Jessica HammettMon, 12 Sep 2011 19:46:14 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=2309<p>The Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research (of which ASPET is a member) submitted a July 18 letter to President Obama urging that the NIH be recognized as an “urgent national priority” during deficit reduction negotiations. Acknowledging the challenging fiscal</p>Jessica HammettMon, 25 Jul 2011 14:47:27 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=2296<p>NIH Director Francis Collins outlines his vision for advancing translational science in the July 6 journal Science Translational Medicine. The article offers an overview of the scientific goals and functions of the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), the</p>Jessica HammettWed, 13 Jul 2011 15:15:25 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=2259<p>41 Senators (34 Democrats and 7 Republicans) <a href="uploadedFiles/Advocacy/Policy_Updates_News/Senate%20Letter%20of%20Support.pdf" title="signed the letter" target="_blank">signed the letter</a> to support a “strong commitment” to funding NIH in the FY 2012</p>Jessica HammettThu, 16 Jun 2011 18:22:46 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=2169The National Research Council has formed a panel to review, "The Use of Chimpanzees in Biomedical and Behavioral Research."Jessica HammettThu, 12 May 2011 13:35:16 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=2087<p>ASPET members are encouraged to join over 11,000 supporters of biomedical medical research have signed an e petition asking Congress not to cut funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH). </p>Jim BernsteinWed, 30 Mar 2011 14:57:25 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=2077<p> Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius testified before the House Labor HHS Education Appropriations Subcommittee on the department’s FY 2012 budget request. Sec. Sebelius included the proposed $745 million increase for NIH in FY 2012</p>Jim BernsteinFri, 18 Mar 2011 17:59:59 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=2024<p> FASEB has released its annual report to Congress, “Federal Funding for Biomedical &amp; Related Life Sciences Research, FY 2012.”&#160; The report makes annual funding recommendations for the NIH, NSF, DOE’s Office of Science, and the USDA Agriculture</p>Jim BernsteinFri, 11 Feb 2011 19:32:34 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=2004<p> The National Research Council’s Institute for Laboratory Animal Research (ILAR) has published the final version of the 8th Edition of the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (Guide), which integrates recently published data, scientific</p>Jim BernsteinFri, 07 Jan 2011 14:46:34 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=1971<p> ASPET co signed The Ad Hoc Group for Biomedical Research (a coalition of organization advocating for increased funding for NIH) Nov. 1 letter to the House and Senate leadership, urging them to finalize the FY 2011</p>Jim BernsteinFri, 05 Nov 2010 17:29:10 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=1956<p> FDA has released a White Paper describing the Regulatory Science Initiative (RSI) entitled, "Advancing Regulatory Science for Public Health A Framework for FDA's Regulatory Science Initiative. The White Paper provides background on the emerging and promising field of regulatory science</p>Jim BernsteinWed, 13 Oct 2010 19:18:06 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=1953<p>Legislative Alert October 4, 2010 Support Passage of the “Stem Cell Research Advancement Act. Please act now and contact your Senators and House Representative to put into law NIH support for human embryonic stem cell research.</p>Jim BernsteinMon, 04 Oct 2010 19:25:59 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=1950<p>Congress failed to approve any of the 12 appropriations bills for FY 2011, which begins October 1, 2010. So Congress has approved a continuing resolution (CR) that will fund NIH and other federal agencies at their FY'10 level through December 3.</p>Jim BernsteinThu, 30 Sep 2010 18:47:48 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=1961<p> Through its National Center for Research Resources (NCRR), the NIH Oct 21 announced it has awarded $300 million in shared instrumentation grants so that scientists can have access to state of the art devices for use in</p>Jim BernsteinFri, 22 Oct 2010 18:07:29 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=1944<p> Dr. Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D, director of the National Institutes of Health, announced the release of the Biennial Report of the Director, NIH, for fiscal years 2008 and 2009. The report provides an integrated portrait of</p>Jim BernsteinMon, 27 Sep 2010 14:37:06 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=1943<p> The Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report on USDA's regulation of licensed dealers of random source dogs and cats (Class B dealers). The report found that as of July 2010, there were only nine Class B</p>Jim BernsteinMon, 27 Sep 2010 14:27:11 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=1841<p>The Department of Health and Human Services has released a draft of its 2010 2015 strategic plan and has announced that the Department is seeking public comment on the plan. Through five goals and several objectives, the plan is intended</p>Jim BernsteinFri, 30 Jul 2010 17:32:55 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=1817<p>&#160; The Institute for Laboratory Animal Research of the National Academy of Sciences has published “Scientific and Humane Issues in the Use of Random Source Dogs and Cats in Research.” This report examines the value of random source animals in</p>Jim BernsteinMon, 12 Jul 2010 14:24:43 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=1770<p> NIH Director Francis Collins discusses the impact on the NIH research community in FY 2011 if NIH funding levels are inadequate, particularly the impact with the expiration of the $10 billion funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. View</p>Jim BernsteinFri, 25 Jun 2010 17:23:32 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=1732<p>A new database of more than 4,000 Alzheimer’s disease patients who have participated in 11 industry sponsored clinical trials was released on Friday by the Coalition Against Major Diseases (CAMD). According to the Critical Path Institute, which oversees the coalition,</p>Jim BernsteinMon, 14 Jun 2010 13:04:18 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=1689<p>The US Treasury Department on Friday issued guidelines &quot;for applying for the new Therapeutic Discovery Project Program created by the Affordable Care Act. The program will provide tax credits and grants to small firms that show significant potential to produce</p>Jim BernsteinMon, 24 May 2010 13:03:35 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=1672<p>On May 5, NIH Director Francis Collins testified before the Senate Labor HHS Education Appropriations Subcommittee in support of the FY'11 NIH budget. Subcommittee Chair Tom Harkin (D IA) raised concerns about avoiding the challenges of "falling off the cliff"</p>Jim BernsteinFri, 07 May 2010 19:29:08 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=1664<p>NIH Director Francis Collins congressional testimony on NIH’s FY2011 budget request can be read here http www.nih.gov about director budgetrequest fy2011testimony.pdf .&#160;&#160; Dr. Collins' testimony covers a wide range of issues, including how NIH supported funding has improved health through</p>Jim BernsteinFri, 30 Apr 2010 13:35:49 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=1666<p> The ResearchMeansHope.org (RMH) campaign recently launched a new online petition to demonstrate broad public support for increased medical research funding and to raise awareness of the campaign.&#160; The AAMC has circulated the petition link to faculty, researchers, students, and</p>Jim BernsteinFri, 30 Apr 2010 13:49:15 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=1667<p>The Foundation for Biomedical Research (FBR) public media campaign called &quot;ResearchSaves,&quot; is intended to gauge public support for the humane and responsible use of animals in biomedical research. FBR's executive vice president Paul McKellips has been making various &quot;grand round&quot;</p>Jim BernsteinFri, 30 Apr 2010 13:56:15 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=1631<p>The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) has released an updated compilation of data on research funding at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), as well as a statement about how current trends could affect biomedical research in</p>Jim BernsteinFri, 09 Apr 2010 16:46:05 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=1633<p>&#160; Written testimony of the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education &amp; Related Agencies Fiscal Year 2011Appropriations for the National Institutes of Health &#160; The American Society</p>Jim BernsteinWed, 14 Apr 2010 14:06:54 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=1550<p>FDA Commissioner Hamburg testified before the House Agriculture, Rural Development, and FDA Appropriations Subcommittee in support of the 2011 FDA Budget.&#160; Among many FDA needs and priorities, the Commissioner includes an increase of $25 million to advance regulatory science.&#160; She</p>Jim BernsteinFri, 19 Mar 2010 16:53:51 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=1480<p> A report by the Association of American Medical Colleges details how the nation’s medical schools and teaching hospitals are advancing science and stimulating economic growth one year after passage of an additional $10 billion in funding for the National</p>Jim BernsteinFri, 26 Feb 2010 14:17:53 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=1457<p>The NIH and FDA announced a partnership intended to promote regulatory science to develop tools, standards, and processes for assessing the safety and efficacy of new medical treatments and devices. The goals of the partnership are to 1. </p>Jim BernsteinWed, 24 Feb 2010 20:35:09 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=1155<p> The Alliance for a Stronger FDA, of which ASPET is a member, has issued a press release on the President's FY'11 budget request for FDA. While grateful for the increase, the proposed budget is "not sufficient given the continuing</p>Jim BernsteinWed, 10 Feb 2010 15:36:51 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=935<p>NIH has issued a preliminary report of FY 2009 Recovery Act funding data athttp report.nih.gov PDF Preliminary_NIH_ARRA_FY2009_Funding.pdf &#160; </p>Jim BernsteinFri, 13 Nov 2009 18:31:44 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=924<p> November 4, 2009 Dear Representative The undersigned scientific and professional societies, patient advocacy organizations, and research institutions write to express our concern that the Great Ape Protection Act (GAPA, H.R. 1326) will harm medical research that benefits</p>Jim BernsteinMon, 11 Jan 2010 22:20:35 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=876<p>NIH has posted a request for applications for the 2010 NIH Director’s Transformative Research Projects Program. The Program has been created under the auspices of the NIH Roadmap for Medical Research "to enhance submission and support of exceptionally innovative, high</p>Jim BernsteinWed, 28 Oct 2009 13:39:31 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=875<p>The Food and Drug Administration has released the final version of its guidance for industry, &quot;Investigator Responsibilities Protecting the Rights, Safety, and Welfare of Study Subjects.&quot; http tinyurl.com yfv9lml &#160; </p>Jim BernsteinWed, 28 Oct 2009 13:25:34 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=864<p>The October 15 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine features a perspective article on contaminated dietary supplements. Dr. Pieter Cohen reports that the FDA has discovered more than 140 contaminated products, but these represent only a fraction of</p>Jim BernsteinMon, 19 Oct 2009 13:48:29 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=855<p>Economic Impact of Academic Medical Centers AAMC member institutions are strong economic drivers for their states and the nation.&#160; In 2008, U.S. medical schools and teaching hospitals had a combined economic impact of over $512 billion (compared to $451 billion</p>Jim BernsteinFri, 09 Oct 2009 13:32:55 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=808<p>REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT ON THE AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT National Institutes of Health Bethesda, Maryland Sept 30, 2009 THE</p>Jim BernsteinThu, 01 Oct 2009 12:49:51 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=790<p>Key Messages to Support Increased Funding for the Food and Drug Administration FDA’S needs have been neglected for many years under both Republican and Democratic Administrations. FDA has never been funded as a public health agency. In 1984, CDC and</p>Jim BernsteinWed, 23 Sep 2009 17:24:08 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=724<p> The Howard Hughes Medical Institute has announced open competitions for two programs of particular interest to medical students "The HHMI Research Training Fellowships for Medical Students Program (Medical Fellows Program)," and the "HHMI NIH Research Scholars Program (Cloister Program)."</p>Jim BernsteinWed, 09 Sep 2009 15:04:03 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=550<p>The Foundation for Biomedical Research (FBR) is launching a national campaign to educate the public on the importance of animal models to medical research. Beginning August 20, 2009 FBR will launch a one year direct to consumer messaging campaign targeted</p>BUILTIN BUILTINThu, 06 Aug 2009 20:48:01 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=496<p> NIH Expands National Consortium for Transforming Clinical and Translational Research, Releases First Progress Report Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSAs) will be made to seven more institutions, bringing the consortium to 46 member institutions, the National Center for Research Resources</p>BUILTIN BUILTINTue, 11 Aug 2009 17:59:51 GMThttp://www.aspet.org/PolicyUpdatesNews.aspx?id=259<p>NIH's report system allows you to track all NIH Recovery Act Funds http projectreporter.nih.gov reporter.cfm </p>Jim BernsteinMon, 22 Jun 2009 17:47:08 GMT