NIH will hold a virtual meeting and listening session to engage stakeholders and gather feedback on the current U.S. Government oversight framework for research involving enhanced potential pandemic pathogens.
This meeting and listening session will also help inform the deliberations and policy recommendations of the NSABB related to its current charge. Time will also be on the agenda for members of the public to provide comments at the meeting.
For full details including the agenda, webcast link, and instructions for signing up to make a public comment at the event please visit the NIH Office of Science Policy website. Requests to make comments at the meeting must be received by 8:00 p.m. ET on April 26, 2022.
For questions, contact the NIH Office of Science Policy at [email protected]. Also, you can follow us on Twitter: @NIH_OSP
NIH has a long-standing commitment to making the research it funds available to the public. This commitment is demonstrated through a variety of sharing policies that function to increase the transparency and availability of scientific data and resources. NIH policies expect:
The appropriate sharing of scientific data to be maximized
Data from large scale genomic studies to be broadly and responsibly shared
Research tools developed with NIH funding to be made accessible to other researchers
Unique model organisms to be made available to the scientific community
Clinical trials to be registered and summary results reported in ClinicalTrials.gov
Peer reviewed manuscripts to be publicly available on PubMed Central
The new website will help you navigate these policies, providing you with step-by-step guides, infographics, tools and resources to help you on your way. In the case of clinical trials and public access policies, the site provides a central access point and visibility to these policies, and links out to existing NIH sites for more information.
A key goal of the site is to serve as a central portal, providing information on both NIH-wide and NIH Institute and Center-specific sharing policies and data repositories in a way that is easily sortable and searchable. You may have seen the short video preview of the site we released last week to pique your interest. The video below provides a more extensive tour (~3 min), highlighting key features and resources.
Over the next few months, in preparation for the new NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy that goes into effect for applications due on or after January 25, 2023, we will be adding a number of resources to the site including: sample sharing plans, tips for taking data sharing into consideration when developing your budget, additional FAQs, and more. We’ll be sure to let you know when these new resources are released through the Nexus and other channels. We are also planning on a two-part webinar series on the new NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy to be held this summer to walk the community through the details of the new policy and answer questions, the recording of which will also be available on the website. Interested in an early heads up about webinar registration?
The site will regularly feature new and existing resources, events, and tools from across NIH, so check back regularly to see what’s new on the Resources section of the home page and the News and Events page! Have questions about sharing and accessing data? The Contacts and Help page on the new site will help you identify who you might reach out to when in need of assistance.
Thank you to the many, many people at NIH and in the broader extramural community who helped us develop requirements and user test early versions of the site. Your assistance has been invaluable.
Let us know what you think of the new site. We welcome suggestions. Each page of the site provides an opportunity for you to let us know what is working and what we can improve.
This is a guest blog by Dr. Mike Lauer, the NIH Deputy Director for Extramural Research (OER). Dr. Lauer writes about NIH research funding policies and data at his blog, Open Mike.
