The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute value function: measure for measure.

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute value function: measure for measure.

T his issue focuses on a topic of considerable interest and some controversy: the "value function" used by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) as an aid in making funding decisions on research project grant applications. This innovative approach arose at the behest of the 101st US Congress. In its fiscal year 1991 report covering appropriations for the National Institutes of H...

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: transitions.

I am pleased to provide an update on the policies and programs of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). This is an exciting time of many transitions for the federal government as a whole and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in particular. As these changes take form, I want to assure you of our unwavering commitment to support our community of heart, lung, and blood inves...

The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute asthma program.

Recommendations of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Heart and Lung Xenotransplantation Working Group.

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) recently convened the Heart and Lung Xenotransplantation Working Group to identify hurdles to the clinical application of xenotransplantation, defined as the use of animal organs or tissue for transplantation, and to recommend possible solutions to these problems. The group consisted of experts in xenotransplantation from academia, industry,...

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute resources and programs for gene therapy in heart, lung, and blood diseases.

The advent of gene therapy holds great promise but the field is still in its infancy. Advances have been made but the translation of gene therapy from the bench to the clinical application has been slow. Relatively few clinical trials of gene therapy have been initiated for heart, lung, and blood disorders, and very few are currently ongoing. The future of gene therapy depends on our ability to...