Reflections on race, ethnicity, and NIH research awards

2022 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Donna K. Ginther
Keyword(s):  
Public Service ◽  
Cell Biology ◽  
Ethnic Disparities ◽  
Important Work ◽  
Professional Networks ◽  
Service Award ◽  
Race Ethnicity ◽  
American Society ◽  
Nih Funding

It has been a decade since “Race, Ethnicity, and NIH Research Awards” was published. Receiving the American Society for Cell Biology Public Service Award allows me to reflect on this research and its impact. In this essay, I share the story of how my research interests and professional networks provided the opportunity to do this important work. I also make the case for improved data and mentoring to address race and ethnic disparities in NIH funding.

scholarly journals Strategic planning for research grant applications

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (23) ◽  
pp. 2867-2869
Author(s):  
James F. Deatherage
Keyword(s):  
Strategic Planning ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Cell Biology ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Basic Cell ◽  
Grant Applications ◽  
Service Award ◽  
Program Officer ◽  
To Receive ◽  
Research Grant

I am honored to receive the 2019 ASCB Public Service Award. It has been a true privilege to work with the cell biology community; I thank them for their collegiality in their interactions with me over the years. In this essay I offer some perspectives on constructing goals and strategy for research grant and fellowship applications in basic cell biology. They are based on my observations as a program officer for grants and applications in cell biology in the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) from 1991 to 2019.

Servant Leaders in Public Service: Christian Spirituality in Practice

Public Voices ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 29
Author(s):  
Willa Bruce
Keyword(s):  
Servant Leadership ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Christian Spirituality ◽  
Servant Leaders ◽  
Public Servants ◽  
American Society

Relying on a survey of members of the American Society for Public Administration, servant leadership is examined through the lens of Christian spirituality.  Findings indicate that citizens can have confidence in the dedication and committment of public servants.

172 Sleep Disparities in Preschool-Aged Children

SLEEP ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 44 (Supplement_2) ◽  
pp. A70-A70
Author(s):  
Jennifer Holmes ◽  
Olivia Hanron ◽  
Rebecca Spencer
Keyword(s):  
Sleep Duration ◽  
Ethnic Disparities ◽  
Data Race ◽  
Older Children ◽  
Hispanic Children ◽  
Sleep Habits ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
White Children ◽  
Race Ethnicity ◽  
And Gender

Abstract Introduction Sleep is known to be associated with socioeconomic status (SES) in older children and adults with those from lower SES households often experiencing poorer sleep quality. Whether this disparity exists in early childhood is relatively unknown, despite being an important age marked by sleep transitions and the establishment of lifelong sleep habits. Furthermore, it is a critical period for cognitive development and learning, which are supported by sleep. Here, we explore associations between sleep and SES in a preschool population. We hypothesized that children from lower SES households would exhibit shorter overnight sleep, longer and more frequent naps, and shorter 24-hr sleep. Additionally, we considered racial and ethnic disparities in sleep which can be confounded with SES in some samples. Methods Child (n=441; M age=51.9mo; 45.4% female) sleep was measured objectively using actigraph watches, worn for 3-16 days (M=9.5 days). Caregivers reported child demographics and household data. Race/ethnicity of our sample was 72% White, 10.2% Black, 17.8% other or more than one race, and 28.4% identified as Hispanic. 20.1% of our sample was categorized as low SES. Effects of SES and race/ethnicity on continuous sleep measures were assessed using multiple regression models, with age and gender as covariates. Nap habituality was assessed using chi-square tests. Results Lower SES was associated with shorter nighttime sleep duration, longer nap duration, and shorter 24-hr sleep duration (p’s<.001). Children from lower SES households were also more likely to nap habitually (p=.04) as were Hispanic children (p<.001). Hispanic children also tended to have longer nap bouts (p=.002). Hispanic and Black children on average had shorter overnight sleep durations than White children (p’s<.04), but their 24-hr sleep did not differ. Conclusion SES-related sleep disparities were present in this preschool population, with lower SES children exhibiting poorer sleep. When controlling for SES, Hispanic children tended to sleep less overnight which was compensated for by longer, more frequent naps. This underscores the necessity of naps for some children to achieve adequate sleep. Future directions will explore the relationship between parenting factors and sleep, such as bedtime routines and parent knowledge surrounding child sleep needs. Support (if any) NIH R01 HL111695

Jerome C. Goldstein, MD, public service award

2002 ◽  
Vol 127 (2) ◽  
pp. P26-P26
Author(s):  
W SATTERWHITEJR
Keyword(s):  
Public Service ◽  
Service Award

scholarly journals Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Years of Potential Life Lost Attributable to COVID-19 in the United States: An Analysis of 45 States and the District of Columbia

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 2921
Author(s):  
Jay J. Xu ◽  
Jarvis T. Chen ◽  
Thomas R. Belin ◽  
Ronald S. Brookmeyer ◽  
Marc A. Suchard ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
District Of Columbia ◽  
Ethnic Disparities ◽  
The United States ◽  
Attributable Mortality ◽  
Race Ethnicity ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Rate Ratios ◽  
Degree Of Association ◽  
Racial Ethnic

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic in the United States has disproportionately impacted communities of color across the country. Focusing on COVID-19-attributable mortality, we expand upon a national comparative analysis of years of potential life lost (YPLL) attributable to COVID-19 by race/ethnicity (Bassett et al., 2020), estimating percentages of total YPLL for non-Hispanic Whites, non-Hispanic Blacks, Hispanics, non-Hispanic Asians, and non-Hispanic American Indian or Alaska Natives, contrasting them with their respective percent population shares, as well as age-adjusted YPLL rate ratios—anchoring comparisons to non-Hispanic Whites—in each of 45 states and the District of Columbia using data from the National Center for Health Statistics as of 30 December 2020. Using a novel Monte Carlo simulation procedure to perform estimation, our results reveal substantial racial/ethnic disparities in COVID-19-attributable YPLL across states, with a prevailing pattern of non-Hispanic Blacks and Hispanics experiencing disproportionately high and non-Hispanic Whites experiencing disproportionately low COVID-19-attributable YPLL. Furthermore, estimated disparities are generally more pronounced when measuring mortality in terms of YPLL compared to death counts, reflecting the greater intensity of the disparities at younger ages. We also find substantial state-to-state variability in the magnitudes of the estimated racial/ethnic disparities, suggesting that they are driven in large part by social determinants of health whose degree of association with race/ethnicity varies by state.

scholarly journals Basic Science and The NIH

1994 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 267-272 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harold Varmus
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
New Orleans ◽  
Annual Meeting ◽  
Basic Science ◽  
Cell Biology ◽  
National Institutes Of Health ◽  
Keynote Speech ◽  
American Society

The following is an edited version of the Keynote Speech delivered at the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Cell Biology by Harold Varmus, Director of the National Institutes of Health. The address, entitled Basic Science and the NIH, was given at the opening of the meeting in New Orleans on December 11, 1993. It was Varmus' first public policy talk as NIH Director.

Remarks on Receiving the 2001 Public Service Award

2001 ◽  
Vol 61 (4) ◽  
pp. 224-224
Author(s):  
David Satcher ◽  
William R. Maas
Keyword(s):  
Public Service ◽  
Service Award
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