Title Collaboration Type HHS Participating Agencies NIH Participating Institutes, Centers, and Offices Description
Joint External Evaluation Working Group (JEEWG) Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force CDC, FDA, OS OD/OSP, NCI, NIEHS, NINDS The purpose of the JEEWG is to support the Global Health Security Agenda activities related to International Health Regulations implementation to include internal and external joint evaluations, draft a National Action Plan (NAP) to address recommendations, and periodically review and report the status of the NAP.
Joint Fellowship Program Training Initiative FDA NCI The objective of the NCI-FDA Joint Fellowship Training Program is to train a cadre of scientists in research and research-related regulatory review, policies, and regulations so that they develop a skill set bridging the two disparate processes. Fellows learn to build awareness of regulatory requirements into the early stages of the medical product development process and develop strategies to improve planning throughout research and regulatory review.
Kaposi Sarcoma and HHV8 in Sickle Cell and Other Ugandan Populations Research Initiative CDC NCI Epidemiological studies are being conducted to assess small-area variation of Kaposi''s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (HHV8) and to learn about socio-demographical and environmental risk factors for HHV8 and Kaposi sarcoma in Uganda.
Kidney Interagency Coordinating Committee Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force AHRQ, CDC, CMS, FDA, HRSA, IHS NICHD, NIDDK The Kidney Interagency Coordinating Committee (KICC) consists of Federal representatives involved in chronic kidney disease (CKD) programs and activities. KICC''s purpose is to encourage communication and collaboration to shape a more coordinated Federal response to CKD. Many Federal agencies lead an aspect of the multi-faceted and interconnected response to CKD.
Kidney, Urologic, & Hematologic Diseases Interagency Coordinating Committee Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force AHRQ, CDC, CMS, FDA, HRSA, IHS NIDDK, NCCIH, NCI, NHLBI, NIA, NICHD, NINDS The Kidney, Urologic, and Hematologic Diseases Interagency Coordinating Committee (KUHICC) encourages cooperation, communication, and collaboration among all Federal agencies involved in kidney, urology, and hematology research and other activities. Section 429 of Public Law 99-158 created the KUHICC in 1987. The committee met for the first time in 1988, and has the following subcommittees: Kidney Interagency Coordinating Committee, Urology Subcommittee, and Hematology Subcommittee. Meetings focus on interagency collaboration to elicit ideas from meeting participants to enhance current research directions within the National Institutes of Health and to form partnerships among agencies.
Laboratory-Developed Tests (LDT) Interagency Task Force Other CDC, CMS, FDA OD/OSP, NLM The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) put together an interagency task force to expand their collaboration around oversight of laboratory-developed tests (LDTs). FDA issued draft guidance in October 2014 for overseeing the quality of LDTs, proposing that the FDA oversee the tests alongside CMS, which regulates labs through the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA).
Leadership Forums in Cancer Control Planning and Project ECHO Meeting/ Workshop CDC NCI The goal of the Cancer Control Leadership Forums and Project ECHO Program is to increase the capacity of participating countries from target regions to initiate or enhance cancer control planning and cancer research implementation through a multi-sectoral and tele-learning approach. The Forum is the focal point of a three-part process, spanning approximately 18 months. It is an opportunity for each country to develop an action plan to move their cancer control planning efforts forward and to exchange experiences in creating and implementing comprehensive cancer control plans with other countries in the region. The ECHO sessions, which follow the leadership forum, are an opportunity for countries to engage with one another remotely, improve individual skills and knowledge in a case-based learning environment, and share experiences and challenges in basic cancer control and cancer research principles.
Leprosy Research Support in Armadillos (Dasypus Novemcinctus) Other HRSA NIAID The Leprosy Research Support and Maintenance of an Armadillo Colony – Post Genome Era interagency agreement provides standardized research reagents to investigators worldwide to assist in the development of skin test antigens used to detect leprosy. This agreement supports collaborative research to continuously improve biochemical, microbiological, and immunological models for leprosy research in an effort to provide the most up-to-date resource and expertise for mycobacterial researchers.
Library of Integrated Network-based Cellular Signatures (LINCS) Research Initiative FDA OD/DPCPSI, NHGRI, NHLBI, OD/DPCPSI/OSC The Library of Integrated Network-based Cellular Signatures (LINCS) program is developing a library of data at the cellular level that describes how different types of cells respond to a variety of agents that disrupt normal cellular functions, called “perturbagens.” This library may help us better understand normal and diseased conditions in cells and how to alter them. The LINCS program engages with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding how LINCS data may be used to predict drug toxicity.
Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC) Resource Development AHRQ, CDC, CMS, HRSA, IHS, OS NLM This activity supports the maintenance, distribution, and continued development of LOINC®, a set of universal codes and names to identify laboratory and other clinical observations which facilitates the exchange and pooling of clinical results for clinical care, outcomes management, public health, and research. The Regenstrief Institute, Inc., an internationally renowned healthcare and informatics research organization, maintains the LOINC database and supporting documentation, and the RELMA mapping program.