Tribal Advisory Committee (TAC) Meeting — September 2021

Kendra King Bowes
Project Manager
Miami Environmental & Energy Solutions (MEES)

TAC Caucus

Lisa Sundberg
TAC Chair

Bobby Saunkeah
TAC Co-Chair

IHS Research Collaborations with NIH

Lisa Sundberg
TAC Chair

Dave Wilson, Ph.D.
Director, THRO

THRO discussion

• 2021 Annual NIH TAC Meeting, October 26-27, 2021
  1:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. EDT

Dave Wilson, Ph.D.
Director, THRO

James M. Anderson, M.D., Ph.D.
NIH Deputy Director for Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives, Office of Director

TAC Chair Updates

• Review TAC Priority List
• Review Action Items from August 2021 TAC Summary Report and approve the report.
• Updates from TAC subcommittee on guidance for Urban Indians in biomedical research

Next Steps and Action Items

• Summary of action items for the next meeting – who will do what and by when?
• Solicit agenda items for the Annual NIH TAC Meeting, October 26-27, 2021.

Lisa Sundberg
TAC Chair

Bobby Saunkeah
TAC Co-Chair

Adjourn Meeting

Parking Lot 

• RADx Initiatives including Back to School Projects
• Delta Variant updates
• Propose changing the language about TAC Chair and Co-chair selection written in the TAC Charter. 
  
  Before: The Chair will be an elected or appointed tribal leader.  ProposedChange: The TAC Chair will be from a fully approved TAC Delegates.