NIH Center for Scientific Review Announces Four Closed Grant Review Meetings, May–June 2026
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The NIH Center for Scientific Review published a notice announcing four closed advisory committee meetings scheduled between May 28 and June 11, 2026. The meetings will review grant applications for cancer therapeutics and mammalian models (May 28), cellular signaling systems (June 2), basic visual neuroscience (June 4), and combined cardiovascular biology and hematology (June 11). All meetings will be held virtually and are closed to the public pursuant to Federal Advisory Committee Act exemptions for confidential trade secrets, commercial property, and personal privacy.
“The meetings will be closed to the public in accordance with the provisions set forth in sections 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., as amended.”
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The NIH Center for Scientific Review issued a notice pursuant to section 1009 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, announcing four closed committee meetings to review grant applications. The meetings are scheduled for May 28, June 2, June 4, and June 11, 2026, with times ranging from 1 to 8 hours. All meetings will be conducted virtually and closed to the public under exemptions for confidential trade secrets and personal privacy information.
Principal investigators and research institutions applying for NIH grants in cancer therapeutics, cellular signaling, neuroscience, or cardiovascular biology should be aware that peer review will occur during the specified dates. The Scientific Review Officers named in the notice are the primary contacts for each committee.
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Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings
A Notice by the National Institutes of Health on 04/23/2026
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Pursuant to section 1009 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, notice is hereby given of the following meetings.
The meetings will be closed to the public in accordance with the provisions set forth in sections 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., as amended. The grant applications and the discussions could disclose confidential trade secrets or commercial property such as patentable material, and personal information concerning individuals associated with the grant applications, the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis Panel; Therapeutics and Mammalian Models in Cancer.
Date: May 28, 2026.
Time: 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.
Address: National Institutes of Health, Rockledge II, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892.
Meeting Format: Virtual Meeting.
Contact Person: Maureen Shuh, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 480-4097, maureen.shuh@nih.gov.
Name of Committee: Cell Biology Integrated Review Group; Cellular Signaling and Regulatory Systems Study Section.
Date: June 2, 2026.
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.
Address: National Institutes of Health, Rockledge II, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892.
Meeting Format: Virtual Meeting.
Contact Person: Jimok Kim, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Center for Scientific Review, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 827-6918, jimok.kim@nih.gov.
Name of Committee: Integrative, Functional and Cognitive Neuroscience Integrated Review Group; Neuroscience of Basic Visual Processes Study Section.
Date: June 4, 2026.
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.
Address: National Institutes of Health, Rockledge II, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892.
Meeting Format: Virtual Meeting.
Contact Person: Kirk Thompson, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Center for ( printed page 21831) Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5184, MSC 7844, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301-435-1242, kgt@mail.nih.gov
Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis Panel Combined Cardiovascular Biology and Hematology.
Date: June 11, 2026.
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.
Address: National Institutes of Health, Rockledge II, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892.
Meeting Format: Virtual Meeting.
Contact Person: Natalia Komissarova, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5207, MSC 7846, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301-435-1206, komissar@mail.nih.gov.
(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Nos. 93.306, Comparative Medicine; 93.333, Clinical Research, 93.306, 93.333, 93.337, 93.393-93.396, 93.837-93.844, 93.846-93.878, 93.892, 93.893, National Institutes of Health, HHS)
Dated: April 21, 2026.
Sterlyn H. Gibson,
Program Specialist, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.
[FR Doc. 2026-07977 Filed 4-22-26; 8:45 am]
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Published Document: 2026-07977 (91 FR 21830)
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