Center for Scientific Review Notice of Closed Meetings
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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has published a notice announcing upcoming closed meetings for various review committees. These meetings are scheduled for April 2026 and will involve the review and evaluation of grant applications.
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The National Institutes of Health (NIH), through its Center for Scientific Review, has issued a notice detailing several upcoming closed meetings of its integrated review groups and study sections. These meetings, scheduled for April 16-17, 2026, are closed to the public in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, citing the need to protect confidential trade secrets, commercial property, and personal information within grant applications.
While this notice is primarily informational and does not impose new compliance obligations, regulated entities such as pharmaceutical and drug manufacturers, as well as healthcare providers involved in research, should be aware of these review processes. The meetings are for the evaluation of grant applications, and the notice provides contact information for specific study sections should further clarification be needed regarding their review scope or procedures.
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Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings
A Notice by the National Institutes of Health on 03/18/2026
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- Public Inspection Published Document: 2026-05316 (91 FR 13044) Document Headings ###### Department of Health and Human Services
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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: Musculoskeletal, Oral and Skin Sciences Integrated Review Group; Oral, Dental and Craniofacial Sciences Study Section.
Date: April 16, 2026.
Time: 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications. ( printed page 13045)
Address: National Institutes of Health, Rockledge II, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892.
Meeting Format: Virtual Meeting.
Contact Person: Yun Mei, MD, Scientific Review Officer, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 810-M, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301-827-4639, yun.mei@nih.gov.
Name of Committee: Emerging Technologies and Training Neurosciences Integrated Review Group; Neuro Informatics, Computational and Data Analysis Study Section.
Date: April 16-17, 2026.
Time: 8:00 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: Aurea D. De Sousa, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5186, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301-827-6829, aurea.desousa@nih.gov.
Name of Committee: Digestive, Kidney and Urological Systems Integrated Review Group; Environmental Determinants of Disease Study Section.
Date: April 16-17, 2026.
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 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: Stacey Nicole Williams, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive Bethesda, MD 20892, 301-867-5309, stacey.williams@nih.gov.
Name of Committee: Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Neuroscience Integrated Review Group; Neural Oxidative Metabolism and Death Study Section.
Date: April 16-17, 2026.
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 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: Christine Jean DiDonato, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 1014J, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301-435-1042, didonatocj@csr.nih.gov.
Name of Committee: Cardiovascular and Respiratory Sciences Integrated Review Group; Pulmonary Vascular Disease and Physiology Study Section.
Date: April 16, 2026.
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 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: Bradley Nuss, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 4142, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301-451-8754, nussb@csr.nih.gov.
Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis Panel; Member Conflict: Health Services: Quality and Effectiveness.
Date: April 16, 2026.
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 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: Michael J. McQuestion, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 3114, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301-480-1276, mike.mcquestion@nih.gov.
Name of Committee: Bioengineering Sciences & Technologies Integrated Review Group; Instrumentation and Systems Development Study Section.
Date: April 16, 2026.
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 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: Zachary Stephen Bailey, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Center for Scientific Review National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301-594-4691, zach.bailey@nih.gov.
Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis Panel; Neuroimmune, Neuroinflammation, and Metabolic Factors Involved in Neurodegenerative Disorders.
Date: April 16-17, 2026.
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 6:30 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: Mariam Zaka, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 1009J, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301-435-1042, zakam2@csr.nih.gov.
Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis Panel; Special Topics in Biomaterials and Biointerfaces.
Date: April 16, 2026.
Time: 9:00 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: Andrea Samantha Gobin, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive Bethesda, MD 20892, 301-480-4959, andi.gobin@nih.gov.
Name of Committee: Endocrinology, Metabolism, Nutrition and Reproductive Sciences Integrated Review Group; Human Studies of Diabetes and Obesity Study Section.
Date: April 16, 2026.
Time: 9:00 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: Baskaran Thyagarajan, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 800B, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301-594-0331, baski.thyagarajan@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: March 16, 2026.
Bruce A. George,
Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.
[FR Doc. 2026-05316 Filed 3-17-26; 8:45 am]
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Published Document: 2026-05316 (91 FR 13044)
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