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Institute of Medicine (US) Committee for Assessment of NIH Centers of Excellence Programs; Manning FJ, McGeary M, Estabrook R, editors. NIH Extramural Center Programs: Criteria for Initiation and Evaluation. Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2004.

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NIH Extramural Center Programs: Criteria for Initiation and Evaluation.

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Acronyms and Abbreviations

ACD

Advisory Committee to the Director

ADC

Alzheimer's Disease Center

AIDS

acquired immune deficiency syndrome

ApoE4

apolipoprotein E4

BRIN

Biomedical Research Infrastructure Network

BSA

Board of Scientific Advisers

CAM

complementary and alternative medicine

CDC

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

CFAR

Center for AIDS Research

CJ

Congressional Justification Budget

COBRE

Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence

COSEPUP

Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy

CPEA

Collaborative Programs of Excellence in Autism

CRISP

Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects

CSR

Center for Scientific Review

DBSB

Demographic and Behavioral Sciences Branch

DHHS

Department of Health and Human Services

DMD

Duchenne muscular dystrophy

DNA

deoxyribonucleic acid

EEHSR

education, epidemiology, and health services research

ERC

Engineering Research Center

EXPORT

Excellence in Partnerships for Community Outreach, Research on Disparities in Health, and Training

FDA

Food and Drug Administration

FICC

federal interagency coordinating committee

FY

fiscal year

GDP

gross domestic product

GPRA

Government Performance and Results Act

HESC

human embryonic stem cell

HIV

human immunodeficiency virus

IBD

inflammatory bowel disease

IdeA

Institutional Development Award

IMPAC

Information for Management, Planning, Analysis, and Coordination

IOM

Institute of Medicine

IRPG

Interactive Research Project Grant

MAMDC

Multipurpose Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Disease Center

MDA

Muscular Dystrophy Association

MD-CARE Act

Muscular Dystrophy Community Assistance, Research and Education Amendments of 2001

MIT

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

NCAB

National Cancer Advisory Board

NCCAM

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine

NCI

National Cancer Institute

NCMHD

National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities

NCRR

National Center for Research Resources

NEI

National Eye Institute

NHGRI

National Human Genome Research Institute

NHLBI

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

NIA

National Institute on Aging

NIAAA

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

NIAID

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

NIAMS

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases

NIBIB

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering

NICHD

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

NIDCD

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders

NIDCR

National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research

NIDDK

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

NIDA

National Institute on Drug Abuse

NIEHS

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

NIGMS

National Institute of General Medical Sciences

NIH

National Institutes of Health

NIMH

National Institute of Mental Health

NINDS

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

NINR

National Institute of Nursing Research

NORD

National Organization for Rare Disorders

NPEBC

National Programs of Excellence in Biomedical Computing

NRC

National Research Council

NSF

National Science Foundation

OBSSR

Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research

OMB

Office of Management and Budget

ORD

Office of Rare Diseases

ORWH

Office of Research on Women's Health

PA

Program Announcement

PAR

PA reviewed in an institute

PAS

PA with set-aside funds

Ph.D.

Doctor of Philosophy

PHS

Public Health Service

P.L.

Public Law

R&D

research and development

RCMI

Research Centers in Minority Institutions Program

RFA

Request for Applications

RFP

Request for Proposals

RIMI

Research Infrastructure in Minority Institutions Program

RNA

ribonucleic acid

RPG

Research Project Grant

SCCOR

Specialized Center of Clinically Oriented Research

SCOR

Specialized Center of Research

SIDS

sudden infant death syndrome

SPORE

Specialized Program of Research Excellence

STAART

Studies to Advance Autism Research and Treatment

STC

Science and Technology Center

STD

sexually transmitted disease

VHA

voluntary health association

Copyright © 2004, National Academy of Sciences.
Bookshelf ID: NBK24668

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