rosy3939
01-20-2005, 10:13 AM
I have started this thread so that people will understand some of the things that the NPF is asking us to support. The NIH and its sub agency NIAMS
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases is the agency though which the NIH budgets money for actual research. This information I took directly from the NIH web site.
Below is the NIAMS mission statement and other information. Please take time to read. We need everyone in Washington for Capital Hill Day.
As a result of last years event, sucessful beginings were garner form our small present on the hill. The results as posted by Joey Shearer on the Capital Hill Day thread in the Psoriasis boards.
I know it expensive and that time is so valuable but isn’t fighting this disease worth it? Many talk about to the confrence to party but isn't this more important?
Aren’t you worth it?
Mission
The National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) was established in 1986. The mission of NIAMS is to support research into the causes, treatment, and prevention of arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin diseases, the training of basic and clinical scientists to carry out this research, and the dissemination of information on research progress in these diseases.
The Institute also conducts and supports basic research on the normal structure and function of joints, muscles, bones, and skin. Basic research involves a wide variety of scientific disciplines, including immunology, genetics, molecular biology, structural biology, biochemistry, physiology, virology, and pharmacology. Clinical research includes rheumatology, orthopaedics, dermatology, metabolic bone diseases, heritable disorders of bone and cartilage, inherited and inflammatory muscle diseases, and sports and rehabilitation medicine.
November 1985 – The Health Research Extension Act of 1985, P.L. 99-158, established the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases to bring increased emphasis to research on these disorders. The legislation provided for the development of a plan for a national arthritis and musculoskeletal diseases program, and establishment of two interagency coordinating committees, one on arthritis and musculoskeletal diseases and one on skin diseases. It also expanded the activities of the National Arthritis Advisory Board to include musculoskeletal and skin diseases.
NIAMS supports a multidisciplinary program of basic and clinical investigations, epidemiologic research, research centers, and research training for scientists within its own facilities as well as grantees at universities and medical schools nationwide. It also supports the dissemination of research results and information through the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Information Clearinghouse and through the NIH Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases' National Resource Center.
The Extramural Program supports research via grants and contracts in four branches: Rheumatic Diseases, Musculoskeletal Diseases, Skin Diseases, and Muscle Biology. Support also is provided for the Epidemiology/Data Systems Programs and the Centers Program. A wide array of basic and clinical research and research training in the fields of rheumatology, muscle biology, orthopaedics, bone and mineral metabolism, and dermatology are being pursued through these programs.
The NIAMS Intramural Research Program conducts basic research in structural biology, biology of the immune and inflammatory systems, biology of the skin, muscle biophysics, and development of bone, cartilage, skin, and muscle. It does clinical research on lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory muscle diseases, immunodeficiencies, and autoinflammatory disorders such as Familial Mediterranean Fever.
Extramural Research Program
Skin Diseases Branch. Research studies supported by this program are increasing understanding of the mechanisms underlying normal and abnormal skin function and development. Research investigations are conducted on the molecular structures of various skin cells, the immunologic functions of the skin in normal and disease conditions, and the development of diagnostic tests and effective therapies for an array of skin diseases that can cause discomfort, disfigurement, and/or chronic disability. The range of skin diseases includes keratinizing disorders such as psoriasis and ichthyosis, atopic dermatitis and other chronic inflammatory skin disorders, blistering diseases such as epidermolysis bullosa and pemphigus, disorders of pigmentation such as vitiligo, and disorders of the hair and nails.
Basic science and disease areas in skin research include:
Metabolic studies of skin
Immunologically mediated skin disorders
Disorders of keratinization, pigmentation, and hair growth
Photobiology, photoallergy, and phototoxic reactions
Bullous diseases and the basement membrane of skin
Acne and physiologic activity of sebaceous glands
Skin manifestations of diffuse connective tissue disorders
Heritable connective tissue diseases
Skin manifestations of HIV infection and AIDS
Intramural Research Program
The NIAMS Intramural Research Program (IRP) consists of 11 main components: Office of the Clinical Director, Office of Science and Technology, Arthritis and Rheumatism Branch, Autoimmunity Branch, Cartilage Biology and Orthopaedics Branch, Genomics and Genetics Branch, Molecular Immunology and Inflammation Branch, Laboratory of Muscle Biology, Laboratory of Skin Biology, Laboratory of Structural Biology Research, and Protein Expression Laboratory.
I have given you the link to the budget for the NIH through the fiscal year 2003. Remember when looking at it is in $1000 Increments. The total budget for fiscal 2003 is $4,592,348,000 or 4 billion, 592 million, 348 thousand.
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases is the agency though which the NIH budgets money for actual research. This information I took directly from the NIH web site.
Below is the NIAMS mission statement and other information. Please take time to read. We need everyone in Washington for Capital Hill Day.
As a result of last years event, sucessful beginings were garner form our small present on the hill. The results as posted by Joey Shearer on the Capital Hill Day thread in the Psoriasis boards.
I know it expensive and that time is so valuable but isn’t fighting this disease worth it? Many talk about to the confrence to party but isn't this more important?
Aren’t you worth it?
Mission
The National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) was established in 1986. The mission of NIAMS is to support research into the causes, treatment, and prevention of arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin diseases, the training of basic and clinical scientists to carry out this research, and the dissemination of information on research progress in these diseases.
The Institute also conducts and supports basic research on the normal structure and function of joints, muscles, bones, and skin. Basic research involves a wide variety of scientific disciplines, including immunology, genetics, molecular biology, structural biology, biochemistry, physiology, virology, and pharmacology. Clinical research includes rheumatology, orthopaedics, dermatology, metabolic bone diseases, heritable disorders of bone and cartilage, inherited and inflammatory muscle diseases, and sports and rehabilitation medicine.
November 1985 – The Health Research Extension Act of 1985, P.L. 99-158, established the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases to bring increased emphasis to research on these disorders. The legislation provided for the development of a plan for a national arthritis and musculoskeletal diseases program, and establishment of two interagency coordinating committees, one on arthritis and musculoskeletal diseases and one on skin diseases. It also expanded the activities of the National Arthritis Advisory Board to include musculoskeletal and skin diseases.
NIAMS supports a multidisciplinary program of basic and clinical investigations, epidemiologic research, research centers, and research training for scientists within its own facilities as well as grantees at universities and medical schools nationwide. It also supports the dissemination of research results and information through the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Information Clearinghouse and through the NIH Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases' National Resource Center.
The Extramural Program supports research via grants and contracts in four branches: Rheumatic Diseases, Musculoskeletal Diseases, Skin Diseases, and Muscle Biology. Support also is provided for the Epidemiology/Data Systems Programs and the Centers Program. A wide array of basic and clinical research and research training in the fields of rheumatology, muscle biology, orthopaedics, bone and mineral metabolism, and dermatology are being pursued through these programs.
The NIAMS Intramural Research Program conducts basic research in structural biology, biology of the immune and inflammatory systems, biology of the skin, muscle biophysics, and development of bone, cartilage, skin, and muscle. It does clinical research on lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory muscle diseases, immunodeficiencies, and autoinflammatory disorders such as Familial Mediterranean Fever.
Extramural Research Program
Skin Diseases Branch. Research studies supported by this program are increasing understanding of the mechanisms underlying normal and abnormal skin function and development. Research investigations are conducted on the molecular structures of various skin cells, the immunologic functions of the skin in normal and disease conditions, and the development of diagnostic tests and effective therapies for an array of skin diseases that can cause discomfort, disfigurement, and/or chronic disability. The range of skin diseases includes keratinizing disorders such as psoriasis and ichthyosis, atopic dermatitis and other chronic inflammatory skin disorders, blistering diseases such as epidermolysis bullosa and pemphigus, disorders of pigmentation such as vitiligo, and disorders of the hair and nails.
Basic science and disease areas in skin research include:
Metabolic studies of skin
Immunologically mediated skin disorders
Disorders of keratinization, pigmentation, and hair growth
Photobiology, photoallergy, and phototoxic reactions
Bullous diseases and the basement membrane of skin
Acne and physiologic activity of sebaceous glands
Skin manifestations of diffuse connective tissue disorders
Heritable connective tissue diseases
Skin manifestations of HIV infection and AIDS
Intramural Research Program
The NIAMS Intramural Research Program (IRP) consists of 11 main components: Office of the Clinical Director, Office of Science and Technology, Arthritis and Rheumatism Branch, Autoimmunity Branch, Cartilage Biology and Orthopaedics Branch, Genomics and Genetics Branch, Molecular Immunology and Inflammation Branch, Laboratory of Muscle Biology, Laboratory of Skin Biology, Laboratory of Structural Biology Research, and Protein Expression Laboratory.
I have given you the link to the budget for the NIH through the fiscal year 2003. Remember when looking at it is in $1000 Increments. The total budget for fiscal 2003 is $4,592,348,000 or 4 billion, 592 million, 348 thousand.