The Role of the NHLBI (and NIH) in Global D & I Research and Research Capacity Building

LeShawndra Price, Ph.D., is Chief of the Health Inequities and Global Health Branch within the Center for Translation Research and Implementation Science (CTRIS) at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), National Institutes of Health (NIH). Dr. Price provides vision and leadership to build transdisciplinary programs of research that create scientific opportunities to address challenging and persistent health problems in low resource settings within the U.S. and globally. Immediately prior to joining the NHLBI, Dr. Price served as a Program Official and Deputy Director for Research in the Office for Research on Disparities and Global Mental Health at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). There she served as Project Scientist for a multi-million-dollar initiative involving eight distinct clinical trials designed to improve treatments and expand access to mental health care in more than 20 low- and middle-income countries. In addition, Dr. Price has held corporate positions with Carolina Power and Light Energy & Environmental Center, Burroughs-Wellcome (now Glaxo Smith Kline), Research and Evaluation Associates, and within academia at both Research I institutions and a Historically Black University. In her presentation, Dr. Price will discuss the NHLBI’s Strategic Plan and global health priorities, the global health portfolios of the NHLBI, NIMH, and Fogarty International Center, and global health research and research capacity building funding opportunities.