NIH Tobacco Research and the Emergence of Tobacco Regulatory Science.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

This study explores how the emergence of FDA-funded Tobacco Regulatory Science (TRS) research complements and perhaps influenced the direction of tobacco research supported by NIH.

Aims and methods

New NIH- and FDA-funded tobacco projects awarded in fiscal years (FY) 2011-2020 were identified using internal NIH databases of awarded grants. Project abstracts and research aims were coded by the authors to characterize research domains and tobacco products studied.

Results

Between FY 2011 and 2020, NIH funded 1032 and FDA funded 322 new tobacco projects. For the years and grant activity codes studied, the number of new NIH tobacco projects declined while FDA's increased; combined the number of new projects held steady. Much of NIH research included smoking c

SUBMITTER: Meissner HI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8887588 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature