Minority Investigator Web Site Members of the Working Group on Health Disparities

The NIH's Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) recently launched a web page designed to foster mentoring relationships between junior minority investigators and NIH grantees in the behavioral and social sciences http://www4.od.nih.gov/research/. The web page fosters these relationships by facilitating the use of the NIH Research Supplements for Underrepresented Minorities program. It is anticipated that the site will be an important bridge that links minorities students and junior investigators with NIH-funded behavioral and social scientists.

In FY 2001, the OBSSR plans to provide funding to help support the IC's Research Supplements for Underrepresented Minorities program in the behavioral and social sciences. In addition, it is possible that some funding may be available this fiscal year to aid IC in support of the program. Dr. Paula Skedsvold is the OBSSR contact on this project. Please feel free to contact Dr. Skedsvold or Dr. Virginia Cain if you have questions.

Virginia S. Cain, Ph.D. Special Assistant to the Director Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research National Institutes of Health 1 Center Drive Building 1, Room 326 Bethesda, MD 20892 301-402-1146; (Fax) 301-402-1150 e-mail: Virginia_Cain@nih.gov