Center for Scientific Review Notice of Closed Meetings
Summary
The NIH Center for Scientific Review published a notice announcing five closed meetings scheduled for April 27-28, 2026. The meetings will review and evaluate grant applications for various study sections covering neuroscience, genetics, biochemistry, and health promotion. Meetings are closed under Federal Advisory Committee Act provisions to protect confidential grant information and personal data.
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The NIH Center for Scientific Review issued a Federal Register notice announcing five closed meetings for grant application review scheduled for April 27-28, 2026. Committees include: Emerging Technologies and Training Neurosciences, Genetics of Health and Disease, Drug Discovery and Molecular Pharmacology B, Health Promotion in Communities, and Addiction Risks and Mechanisms. All meetings will be held virtually and closed pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6) to protect confidential trade secrets, commercial property, and personal information.
No action is required by regulated entities. Research institutions and investigators who have submitted grant applications to these study sections should anticipate review activity during the scheduled dates. This is a routine administrative notice and does not impose new compliance obligations.
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Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings
A Notice by the National Institutes of Health on 04/02/2026
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- Public Inspection Published Document: 2026-06372 (91 FR 16717) 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: Emerging Technologies and Training Neurosciences Integrated Review Group; Imaging and Bioengineering Technology for Visual Systems Study Section.
Date: April 27-28, 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: Susan Gillmor, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, 240-762-3076, susan.gillmor@nih.gov.
Name of Committee: Genes, Genomes, and Genetics Integrated Review Group; Genetics of Health and Disease Study Section.
Date: April 27, 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: Christopher Payne, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Rm. 2208, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301-402-3702, christopher.payne@nih.gov.
Name of Committee: Biological Chemistry and Macromolecular Biophysics Integrated Review Group; Drug Discovery and Molecular Pharmacology B Study Section.
Date: April 27-28, 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: Razvan Cornea, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 904L, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 480-1955, cornearl@csr.nih.gov.
Name of Committee: Social and Community Influences on Health Integrated Review Group; Health Promotion in Communities Study Section.
Date: April 27, 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: Helena Eryam Dagadu, MPH, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 3137, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435-1266, dagaduhe@csr.nih.gov.
Name of Committee: Biobehavioral and Behavioral Processes Integrated Review Group; Addiction Risks and Mechanisms Study Section.
Date: April 27-28, 2026.
Time: 10:00 a.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: Kristen Prentice, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 3112, MSC 7808, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 496-0726, prenticekj@mail.nih.gov.
Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis Panel; Program Projects: Tuberculosis Research Units (TBRUs).
Date: April 27-28, 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: Yong Gao, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Dr., Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435-5048, yong.gao@nih.gov.
Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis Panel; U54 Center Grant Review.
Date: April 27, 2026.
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 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: Kan Ma, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 451-4838, mak2@mail.nih.gov.
( printed page 16718) Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis Panel; RFA/PAR: Research to Improve Native American Health.
Date: April 27, 2026.
Time: 11:00 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: David E. Pollio, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 1006F, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 594-4002, polliode@csr.nih.gov.
Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis Panel RFA Panel: Tobacco Regulatory Science Small Grant Program for New Investigators.
Date: April 27, 2026.
Time: 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 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: Marilyn Moore-Hoon, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Dr., Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 594-9295, mooremar@mail.nih.gov.
Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis Panel Cognitive, Motor and Language Habilitation and Rehabilitation.
Date: April 28, 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: Abhignya Subedi, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Dr., Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 594-6143, abhi.subedi@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 30, 2026.
Sterlyn H. Gibson,
Program Specialist, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.
[FR Doc. 2026-06372 Filed 4-1-26; 8:45 am]
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Published Document: 2026-06372 (91 FR 16717)
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