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Title of Collaborative Activity:

Countermeasures Against Chemical Threats (CounterACT) Research Network Annual Symposium

Description of Collaborative Activity:

This workshop was organized by NINDS as part of the Countermeasures Against Chemical Threats (CounterACT) Research Network, a group formed to conduct basic, translational, and clinical research aimed at the discovery and/or identification of better therapeutic and diagnostic medical countermeasures against chemical threat agents. The 3-day meeting allowed researchers to share information, encouraged collaboration, and enabled NIH staff to evaluate the group’s progress on themes such as nerve agents, seizure detection technology, cyanide, and sulfur mustard.

Type of Collaborative Activity:

Meeting/ Workshop

Year the Collaborative Activity Originated:

2006

NIH Participating Institutes/Centers/Office of the Director:

NEI, NIAID, NIAMS, NICHD, NIEHS, NIGMS, NINDS

HHS Agency Collaborators on this Activity:

CDC, FDA, OS