CV and abstract Ravi Basavappa - B·Debate
CV and abstract Ravi Basavappa - B·Debate
CV and abstract Ravi Basavappa - B·Debate
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RAVI BASAVAPPA<br />
ABSTRACT<br />
PARTICIPANT OF:<br />
GOOD PRACTICES FOR FOSTERING<br />
TRANSFORMATIVE RESEARCH IN<br />
HEALTH AND LIFE SCIENCES<br />
May, 10 th -11 th , 2012, Barcelona<br />
“NIH High-Risk, High-Reward Research Programs”<br />
The United States National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the steward of medical <strong>and</strong><br />
behavioral research for the nation. As such, it supports studies that seek fundamental<br />
knowledge about living systems as well as studies that apply that knowledge to<br />
improve the public health. Within this very broad mission of NIH, the High-Risk<br />
High-Reward (HRHR) Program of the NIH Common Fund, housed within the NIH<br />
Office of the Director, seeks specifically to solicit, identify, <strong>and</strong> support exceptionally<br />
innovative researchers <strong>and</strong> research that may produce results of unusually broad<br />
impact but perhaps would not be supported through conventional NIH mechanisms.<br />
The four different initiatives (the Pioneer Awards, New Innovator Awards,<br />
Transformative Research Awards, <strong>and</strong> Early Independence Awards) that comprise the<br />
High-Risk High-Research program will be discussed. Topics will include special<br />
features that set these apart from conventional NIH mechanisms, how these initiatives<br />
have fared in attracting <strong>and</strong> promoting HRHR research, <strong>and</strong> lessons learned in<br />
managing a HRHR program.