Foundation for the NIH, Annual Report 2007 - (Page 19) Measures for Clinical Trials of Treatment of Cognition In 2007, the Foundation for NIH secured $1.6 million in funding from eight industry partners to launch the Measures for Clinical Trials of Treatment of Cognition project. This partnership supports a National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) initiative to develop a set of tools that can assess the effectiveness of drugs used to treat schizophrenia. The initiative will also translate and adapt a series of tests to measure cognitive performance. This MATRIX Consensus Cognitive Battery will be standardized for use in international clinical trials. Schizophrenia is a chronic, severe brain disorder that affects over one percent of the U.S. population. Because many sufferers have difficulty holding a job or caring for themselves, the burden on their families and society is significant. Current treatments fall short of relieving many symptoms. NIMH manages the partnership, while the foundation coordinates a Scientific Board comprising representatives from NIH, FDA, industry, academia, and the advocacy community. CONTRIBUTORS TO THE MEASURES FOR CLINICAL TRIALS OF TREATMENT OF COGNITION INCLUDE AstraZeneca Bristol-Myers Squibb Company Eli Lilly & Company GlaxoSmithKline Lundbeck Ortho-McNeil Janssen Pfizer Inc sanofi-aventis COGNITIVE AGING SUMMIT In a partnership with the McKnight Brain Research Foundation (MBRF), the National Institute on Aging (NIA) convened a Cognitive Aging Summit in October to further the understanding of cognitive and behavioral changes associated with normal aging. Facilitated by the Foundation for NIH, the summit assembled experts from a variety of scientific disciplines to discuss the latest advances, explore new avenues for potential research, and raise awareness about the importance and value of research in the process of learning and in the maintenance of cognitive health with age. Summit participants identified research opportunities that could be pursued through future partnerships, and a program of research grants to be jointly funded by NIA and MBRF was approved and is scheduled to begin in 2009. Each organization has committed at least $1 million per year for a period of five years in support of this important research partnership. FOUNDATION FOR THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH WWW.FNIH.ORG | 19 http://WWW.FNIH.ORG
Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of Foundation for the NIH, Annual Report 2007 Foundation for the NIH, Annual Report 2007 Contents Letter from the Chairman and Executive Director Year in Review The Biomarkers Consortium Osteoarthritis Initiative - OAI Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative - ADNI Genetic Association Information Network - GAIN Grand Challenges in Global Health - GCGH Comprehensive T Cell Vaccine Immune Monitoring Consortium - CTC-VIMC Global Health Security Initiative - GHSI Collaborative Summit on Breast Cancer Research AVON-NCI Progress for Patients Awards Program Targeted Cancer Therapies Tutorials Measures for Clinical Trials of Treatment of Congnition Clinical Research Training Program - CRTP Program Listing Edmond J. Safra Family Lodge Endowments Fiancial Summary Donors Board of Directors Advisory Boards Staff Foundation for the NIH, Annual Report 2007 Foundation for the NIH, Annual Report 2007 - Foundation for the NIH, Annual Report 2007 (Page Cover1) Foundation for the NIH, Annual Report 2007 - Contents (Page Cover2) Foundation for the NIH, Annual Report 2007 - Letter from the Chairman and Executive Director (Page 1) Foundation for the NIH, Annual Report 2007 - Year in Review (Page 2) Foundation for the NIH, Annual Report 2007 - Year in Review (Page 3) Foundation for the NIH, Annual Report 2007 - The Biomarkers Consortium (Page 4) Foundation for the NIH, Annual Report 2007 - The Biomarkers Consortium (Page 5) Foundation for the NIH, Annual Report 2007 - The Biomarkers Consortium (Page 6) Foundation for the NIH, Annual Report 2007 - Osteoarthritis Initiative - OAI (Page 7) Foundation for the NIH, Annual Report 2007 - Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative - ADNI (Page 8) Foundation for the NIH, Annual Report 2007 - Genetic Association Information Network - GAIN (Page 9) Foundation for the NIH, Annual Report 2007 - Genetic Association Information Network - GAIN (Page 10) Foundation for the NIH, Annual Report 2007 - Grand Challenges in Global Health - GCGH (Page 11) Foundation for the NIH, Annual Report 2007 - Comprehensive T Cell Vaccine Immune Monitoring Consortium - CTC-VIMC (Page 12) Foundation for the NIH, Annual Report 2007 - Global Health Security Initiative - GHSI (Page 13) Foundation for the NIH, Annual Report 2007 - Global Health Security Initiative - GHSI (Page 14) Foundation for the NIH, Annual Report 2007 - Collaborative Summit on Breast Cancer Research (Page 15) Foundation for the NIH, Annual Report 2007 - AVON-NCI Progress for Patients Awards Program (Page 16) Foundation for the NIH, Annual Report 2007 - Targeted Cancer Therapies Tutorials (Page 17) Foundation for the NIH, Annual Report 2007 - Targeted Cancer Therapies Tutorials (Page 18) Foundation for the NIH, Annual Report 2007 - Measures for Clinical Trials of Treatment of Congnition (Page 19) Foundation for the NIH, Annual Report 2007 - Clinical Research Training Program - CRTP (Page 20) Foundation for the NIH, Annual Report 2007 - Program Listing (Page 21) Foundation for the NIH, Annual Report 2007 - Edmond J. Safra Family Lodge (Page 22) Foundation for the NIH, Annual Report 2007 - Endowments (Page 23) Foundation for the NIH, Annual Report 2007 - Fiancial Summary (Page 24) Foundation for the NIH, Annual Report 2007 - Fiancial Summary (Page 25) Foundation for the NIH, Annual Report 2007 - Donors (Page 26) Foundation for the NIH, Annual Report 2007 - Donors (Page 27) Foundation for the NIH, Annual Report 2007 - Donors (Page 28) Foundation for the NIH, Annual Report 2007 - Donors (Page 29) Foundation for the NIH, Annual Report 2007 - Donors (Page 30) Foundation for the NIH, Annual Report 2007 - Donors (Page 31) Foundation for the NIH, Annual Report 2007 - Board of Directors (Page 32) Foundation for the NIH, Annual Report 2007 - Advisory Boards (Page 33) Foundation for the NIH, Annual Report 2007 - Advisory Boards (Page 34) Foundation for the NIH, Annual Report 2007 - Advisory Boards (Page 35) Foundation for the NIH, Annual Report 2007 - Staff (Page 36) Foundation for the NIH, Annual Report 2007 - Staff (Page Cover3) Foundation for the NIH, Annual Report 2007 - Staff (Page Cover4)
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