# Presentation: 725855

## Transforming Biomedical Research and Health Care through Technology Innovation: The Catalyzing Effects of Research Resources 

- NCRR NIBIB P41 Directors Meeting
- Bethesda MD USA
- 19 – 20 June 2007

## Acknowledgements: Program Committee 

- _Catherine Costello_, Mass Spectrometry Resource for Biology and Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine
- _Trisha Davis_, Yeast Resource Center, University of Washington
- _Chien Ho_, Pittsburgh NMR Center for Biomedical Research, Carnegie Mellon University
- _Wilfred Li_, National Biomedical Computation Resource, University of California San Diego
- _John Markley_, National Magnetic Resonance Facility at Madison, University of Wisconsin
- _Peter van Zijl_, Resource for Quantitative Functional MRI, Kennedy Krieger Research Institute  and Johns Hopkins University

## Additional Acknowledgements

- NIH Staff
- Abraham Levy, Health Scientist Administrator, Division of Biomedical Technology, NCRR
- Alan McLaughlin, Director, Division of Applied Science and Technology, NIBIB
- Michael Marron, Director, Division Biomedical Technology, NCRR
- Other PI Directors
- Christopher Johnson, Center for Integrative Biomedical Computing, U Utah
- Keith Hodgson, Synchrotron Radiation Structural Biology Resource, Stanford
- Local Organizing Staff at JHU
- Candace Herbster, Overall logistics, hotel, travel
- Joseph Gillen, Web site, abstract book

## Promote the Value  of P41 Investment to Biomedical Research and Training

- Users of the Centers (9 users, 4 sessions)
- Examples of _research_ collaborations and professional _development_
- Directors of the Centers (8 directors, 2 sessions)
- New technologies produced by the centers
- Keynote speaker (1 speaker, 1 session)
- Michael Rossmann, Purdue,
- Developing anti-viral strategies with the aid of synchrotrons, electron microscopes and super computer clusters.
- Posters (60+ posters, all day)
- Focus on applications of the resources
- Key time from 3 pm to 4:15 pm today

**Notes:**
Thank all of the speakers

State how you got involved in the resource, and what strategies you used to work successfully with the resource.

**Notes:**

Thank all of the contributors
And Jennifer Matthews, UCSD,  for the design

Cover of the abstract books (and inside captions)
16 difference centers (both NCRR and NIBIB)
Tried to make the link between the research and its application

## Evaluation of P41 Biomedical Technology Research Resources

-    The panel recognizes that much of the true impact of BTRRs is likely to be found in _inventions and discoveries _whose importance was not immediately recognized, as well as in the _training of successful medical scientists_.

**The deep technical understanding that a BTRR center **
**accumulates in its  focal area can be directed to new **
**biomedical problem areas quickly and efficiently,**

## Promoting the P41 Resources

- BTRR Evaluation
- the value of this program is poorly understood by the scientific community.
- the successes of the BTRR program have not been well advertised.
- Breakout on Wednesday
- Example of a small step
- 19 Resources in biomedical computation, visualization, imaging and informatics resources

**Notes:**
Cite BTRR Evaluation (page 5):

Program evaluation
BTRR guidelines

## Clinical and Translational Science Awards

- BTRR Evaluation: The principal recommendations revolve around the importance of the BTRR program for facilitating translational research throughout NIH and specifically for the CTSA program.
- Session: Wednesday 11:00 AM – 12:15 PM
- Dr. Barbara Alving, Director, NCRR
- Dr. Hayward , Director, Division of Clinical Research, NCRR
- Several current P41 Directors in various stages of working with CTSAs

## Working LunchWednesday 20 June 2007

- Select Program Committee for 2008
- We changed locations and timing
- NIH – to get bigger audience
- New hotel – closer to metro
- No travel on Father’s day
- We created program and selected images
- If you are not there ....
- Discuss change of date to later in the year

## Logistics and Questions?

- Speakers who have not loaded their slides
- Please do so during the break