The Nih Pain Consortium 3 Rd Annual Symposium on Advances in Pain Research Natcher Auditorium/nih Campus

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  • Patricia A. Grady
چکیده

Dr. Grady spoke on behalf of the NIH Pain Consortium, and noted that she was representing not only herself but also Dr. Story Landis, Director of the National Institute for Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Dr. Larry Tabak, Director of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, and all of the 20 NIH Institutes and Centers participating in the Consortium. She said that this year’s level of NIH funding for pain research is estimated to be 222 million dollars, and funding is currently at steady state. The Consortium is aware that this funding level is modest relative to the overall problem of pain.

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تاریخ انتشار 2011