Author: Kherlen Martin

The NIH Office of Science Policy seeks an innovative leader to serve as the Assistant Director for Biosecurity within its Division of Biosafety, Biosecurity, and Emerging Biotechnology Policy.  The ideal candidate will have extensive experience and knowledge regarding relevant scientific and policy issues such as those related to biosecurity, dual use research, preparedness, synthetic biology, and the bioeconomy.

The position is being advertised as a supervisory GS-14.  The application period is open from today, Thursday, October 17, 2024, until Monday, October 21, 2024.

Current federal employees may apply at: https://www.usajobs.gov/job/812289700 

Members of the public should apply at: https://www.usajobs.gov/job/812289500

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Today, NIH is releasing the Final Scientific Integrity Policy of the National Institutes of Health. The final policy incorporates and is responsive to the principles and directives of the Presidential Memorandum on Restoring Trust in Government Through Scientific Integrity and Evidence-Based Policymaking, Protecting the Integrity of Government Science, and A Framework for Federal Scientific Integrity Policy and Practice. 

In developing this policy, NIH also considered all the comments received during the Draft Policy public comment period. The final policy articulates the procedures and processes in place at NIH that help maintain rigorous scientific integrity practices. Additionally, the final policy describes several new functions to further enhance scientific integrity at NIH and throughout the biomedical research enterprise.

The Policy will take effect on December 30, 2024. 

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On June 18, 2024, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) published a request for public comments on its Draft Public Access Policy and Draft Supplemental Guidance in the Federal Register.  To ensure that all interested parties have the ability to submit comments, NIH is reopening the public comment period. The public comment period will be reopened until August 30, 2024.

Comments must be submitted at: https://osp.od.nih.gov/comment-form-national-institutes-of-health-draft-public-access-policy/.

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OSP, in collaboration with CISCRP, will be hosting a listening session on strategies for engaging the public as partners in clinical research.  This listening session is in follow-up to NIH’s announcement of the launch of the first phase of public outreach for the new ENGAGE Initiative.

The listening session will be held on July 17, 2024, from 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. ET. OSP and CISCRP welcome all members of the public to share their thoughts and experiences on engagement in clinical research during this virtual listening session.  Registration for this event is required. Full details, including agenda, webcast information, how to register, and how to sign up to provide comments can be found on the event webpage.

Further information about the purpose and goals of ENGAGE can also be found at: https://partnersinresearch.nih.gov/

Questions may be sent to [email protected]. 

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