Biographical Information

Dr. Barbara M. Alving is the Director of the National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) at the National Institutes of Health. NCRR provides laboratory scientists and clinical researchers with the environments and tools they need to understand, detect, treat, and prevent a wide range of common and rare diseases. READ MORE  >>

NCRR FY 2009 Budget Request

• FY 2009 Opening Statement on President's Budget Request for NCRR (Testimony prepared for the House Subcommittee on Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations)

More Messages from the Director

…regarding NCRR activities and resources as published (unless otherwise noted) in the NCRR Reporter quarterly magazine.

• Bringing Research Advances More Quickly to Patients (Winter/Spring 2008)
• Inspiring the Next Generation of Researchers (Fall 2007)
• Partnerships, Collaboration, and Connectivity Transform Clinical and Translational Science (Summer 2007)
• Connecting Investigators and Communities with Research Opportunities (Spring 2007)
• The Grand Challenges for the Clinical and Translational Science Awards (AAMC Reporter: June 2007)
• Slowing the Spread of AIDS Through Translational Research (Winter 2007)
• A Shared Vision: Collaboration, Community Outreach, and Informatics (Fall 2006)
• Critical Biomedical Technologies Lead to Improved Human Health (Summer 2006)
• Engaging Students and Informing the Public (Spring 2006)
• Accelerating the Pace from Discovery to Clinical Practice (Winter 2006)
• RCMI—Celebrating 20 Years of Achievement (Summer/Fall 2005)
• A Transforming Vision for Clinical and Translational Research (Spring 2005)