Meeting Information

NIH Tribal Advisory Committee (TAC)— Monthly Conference Call with the Tribal Health Research Office 

Wednesday, October 16, 2024 
2:00–3:30 p.m. ET
(2:00 P.M. ET, 1:00 P.M. CT, 12:00 P.M. MT, 11:00 A.M. PT, 10:00 A.M. AKT)

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Agenda

Time

Topic

Presenter/Facilitator

2:00 p.m.TAC Caucus

Hermina Frias, M.P.H. 
TAC Chairperson

Alicia C. Mousseau, Ph.D., M.S. 
TAC Co-Chairperson

2:30 p.m.Roll Call and WelcomeKendra King Bowes 
Project Manager, Miami Environmental & Energy Solutions (MEES)
2:35 p.m.Welcome and Opening Remarks

Tara A. Schwetz, Ph.D.
NIH Deputy Director, Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives (DPCPSI)

Karina L. Walters, Ph.D., M.S.W.
Director, Tribal Health Research Office

2:40 p.m.

Chairs Update and Overview of the TAC Meeting

  • Discussion of recent activities and developments including TAC Caucus.
  • Review and approve August and September 2024 Summary Reports.
  • Open floor for comments, suggestions, and action items

Herminia Frias, M.P.H.
TAC Chairperson

Alicia C. Mousseau, Ph.D., M.S.
TAC Co-Chairperson

Tara A. Schwetz, Ph.D. 
NIH Deputy Director, Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives (DPCPSI)

Karina L. Walters, Ph.D., M.S.W.
Director, Tribal Health Research Office

2:45 p.m.

New Tribal focused Notice of Funding Opportunities:

  • Tribal Institutional Review Board Establishment and Enhancement (TIRBEE)
  • Tribal Undergraduate to Graduate Training Leadership Experiences (TURTLE)
    • 15-minute background presentation
    • 5-minute Q&A session 

Jon Lorsch, M.D.
Director, National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)

Karina L. Walters, Ph.D., M.S.W.
Director, Tribal Health Research Office

3:05 p.m.

Data Science Training Opportunities and Initiative Development

  • 5-minute background presentation
  • 5-minute Q&A session

Susan Gregurick, Ph.D.
Associate Director for Data Science and Director of the Office of Data Science Strategy (ODSS), National Institutes Health

Karina L. Walters, Ph.D., M.S.W.
Director, Tribal Health Research Office

3:25 p.m.

THRO Updates

  • Traditional Medicine Summit, Washington, DC, November 18-19, 2024
  • Boarding School Healing Initiative Summit, NIH Campus, Bethesda, Maryland, December 18-20, 2024
  • Annual TAC Meeting, NIH Rocky Mountain Laboratories, Hamilton, Montana, March 19-20, 2025
Karina L. Walters, Ph.D., M.S.W.
Director, Tribal Health Research Office
3:30 p.m.Adjournment 
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