Back by popular demand: Funding supplements on bioethical issues in aging research

Back by popular demand: Funding supplements on bioethical issues in aging research

Isis Mikhail, Health Scientist Administrator, Scientific Review Branch (SRB), and Kristina McLinden, Program Officer, Division of Neuroscience (DN)

Genetics, data privacy, personalized medicine, end-of-life decision making, health disparities and palliative care. What do these have in common?
 
When you combine those topics with the growing global population of older adults and fast-paced technological change in health care, the result is a complex mix of thorny bioethical issues. To that end, we are pleased to announce the reissue of an administrative supplement program for existing NIH grants to support research on bioethical issues that will inform future policy directions. Read the full blog post.