CV and abstract Ravi Basavappa - B·Debate

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