Notice of Publication of NIH Rehabilitation Research Plan

Notice Number: NOT-HD-16-039

Key Dates
Release Date: December 15, 2016

Related Announcements
None

Issued by
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

Purpose

NIH Research Plan on Rehabilitation: Moving the Field Forward has been published. Rehabilitation research explores the intricate biology of disabilities and looks for ways to help restore lost function and to help people with disabilities reach their full potential. This 5-year plan lays out priorities in medical rehabilitation research; will guide NIH support for rehabilitation medicine; and will benefit individuals with temporary or chronic limitations in physical, cognitive, or sensory function that require rehabilitation.

Six areas of rehabilitation research were identified as Opportunities, Needs, and Priorities:
1) rehabilitation across the lifespan,
2) family and community,
3) technology use and development,
4) research design and methodology,
5) translational science, and
6) building research capacity and infrastructure.

The research community is encouraged to submit applications addressing these areas using the Parent Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs) or other published FOAs specific to the priorities of individual NIH Institutes and Centers (ICs) within the field of rehabilitation. Please contact the IC contacts below for more information.

Inquiries

Please direct all inquiries to:

Alison Cernich, PhD, ABPP-Cn
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Telephone: 301-402-2242
Email: alison.cernich@nih.gov

Ann O'Mara, PhD, RN, MPH
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Telephone: 240-276-7074
Email: omaraa@mail.nih.gov

Cheri Wiggs, PhD
National Eye Institute (NEI)
Telephone: 301-451-2020
Email: Cheri.Wiggs@nih.gov

Jerome Fleg, MD
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Telephone: 301-435-0420
Email: flegj@nhlbi.nih.gov

Lyndon Joseph, PhD
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Telephone: 301-496-6761
Email: josephlj@mail.nih.gov

Charles Washabaugh
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
Telephone: 301-594-5055
Email: washabac@mail.nih.gov

Michael Wolfson, PhD
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)
Telephone: 301-451-4778
Email: michael.wolfson@nih.gov

Lana Shekim, PhD
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
Telephone: 301-496-5061
Email: shekiml@nidcd.nih.gov

Teresa Jones, MD
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Telephone: 301-435-2996
Email: jonester@mail.nih.gov

Denise Juliano-Bult, MSW
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Telephone: 301-443-1638
Email: djuliano@mail.nih.gov

Lyn Jakeman, PhD
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Telephone: 301-496-1447
Email: lyn.jakeman@nih.gov

Lois Tully, PhD
National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
Telephone: 301-594-5968
Email: tullyla@mail.nih.gov

Partap Khalsa, D.C. PhD
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
Telephone: 301-594-3462
Email: partap.khalsa@nih.gov

Pamela McInnes, DDS
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)
Telephone: 301-435-0877
Email: pmcinnes@mail.nih.gov

William Elwood, PhD
Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR)
Telephone: 301-402-0116
Email: elwoodwi@od.nih.gov

Abby Ershow, Sc.D. R.D.
Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS)
Telephone: 301-435-2920
Email: ershowa@od.nih.gov