The U.S.-Russia Scientific Forum (The Forum) is a public-private partnership of the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (www.fnih.org) and was created as a result of the 2009 U.S.-Russia Bi-Lateral Presidential Commission to encourage broader U.S.-Russia research collaboration in biomedical and behavioral research.

The Forum is organized through official agreements between the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Russian Ministry of Health and Social Development (MOHSD), and between the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), Russian Academy of Medical Sciences (RAMS), Ministry of Science and Higher Education, and Ministry of Health and Social Development.
 
The Forum will host an annual meeting and smaller workshops in selected topics to bring together researchers from both sides and interested partners.

To learn more about the 2013 US-Russia Collaboration in the Biomedical Sciences NIH Visiting Fellows Program, please follow the links below.

• 2013 US-Russia Collaboration in the Biomedical Sciences NIH Visiting Fellows Program

To learn more about the 2011 U.S.-Russia Scientific Forum for Biomedical and Behavioral Research, please follow the links below.

• U.S.-Russia Scientific Forum for Biomedical and Behavioral Research First Annual Meeting Report, November 16-18, 2011, Moscow, Russia
• U.S.-Russia Scientific Forum November 2011 Meeting Information
• U.S.-Russia Scientific Forum April 2011 Planning Meeting Information

Relevant Articles

• Valery N. Danilenko "Collaboration in Biomedical Research Between U.S. and Russian Scientists"
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• Gary Peach, Nature Medicine, "Straight talk with...Valery Danilenko"

Additional Information:

• U.S.-Russia Bilateral Presidential Commission  http://www.state.gov/p/eur/ci/rs/usrussiabilat/index.htm
• Global Health Interagency MoU on Cooperation in Public Health and Medical Sciences http://www.globalhealth.gov/news/news/070609.html
• FNIH 2010 US-Russia Forum Announcement http://www.fnih.org/press/releases/foundation-nih-and-eli-lilly-and-company-launch-12m-us-russia-science-partnership
• Eurasia and the Arctic Region Information, Grants and Resources http://www.fic.nih.gov/WorldRegions/Pages/RussiaEurasiaArctic.aspx
• NIH Fogarty International Russia Information http://www.fic.nih.gov/WorldRegions/Pages/RussiaEurasiaArctic-Russia.aspx

Founding Private Partner

For additional information, please contact Ann Ashby, Deputy Executive Director, Foundation for the NIH, aashby [at] fnih [dot] org, 301-435-1641.
For press inquiries, please contact Kimberly O'Sullivan, Communications Manager, Foundation for the NIH, kosullivan [at] fnih [dot] org, 301-435-2613