Notice of Closed Meetings for Grant Application Reviews
Summary
The NIH Center for Scientific Review published a Federal Register notice announcing five closed meetings scheduled for April 20-24, 2026, pursuant to section 1009 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The meetings will review grant applications including the MIST (U01) program, Health Services Career Development Awards, and various biomedical research topics. Meetings are closed under Government in the Sunshine Act exemptions to protect confidential trade secrets and personal privacy.
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The NIH Center for Scientific Review issued a notice under the Federal Advisory Committee Act announcing five closed virtual meetings between April 20-24, 2026 at the Rockledge Drive campus in Bethesda, MD. Committees will review grant applications for programs including RFA-AI-25-018 (Mucosal Immunology Studies Team), NIH Health Services and Systems Career Development Awards, respiratory topics, cell signaling research, and biomarker/biospecimen science. Meetings are closed pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4) and (c)(6) to protect confidential commercial information and individual privacy.
No public action is required. This is a routine administrative notice informing the public that grant review meetings will occur; participation is not open to the public under FACA exemptions. Grant applicants whose applications are under review are not required to take any action based on this notice.
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A Notice by the National Institutes of Health on 03/31/2026
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National Institutes of Health
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; RFA-AI-25-018: Mucosal Immunology Studies Team (MIST) (U01).
Date: April 20, 2026.
Time: 1:00 p.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: Marilyn Moore-Hoon, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 594-9295, mooremar@mail.nih.gov.
Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis Panel; NIH Health Services and Systems: Career Development Award Grant Review.
Date: April 24, 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: Claudio Dario Ortiz, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Center for Scientific Review, National Institute of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, (240) 869-9245, claudio.ortiz@nih.gov.
Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis Panel; Member Conflict: Respiratory Topics.
Date: April 24, 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: Hangyi Yan, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 480-2061, Hannah.Yan@NIH.gov.
Name of Committee: Endocrinology, Metabolism, Nutrition and Reproductive Sciences Integrated Review Group; Cell Signaling and Molecular Endocrinology Study Section.
Date: April 24, 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: Andrew M. Wolfe, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 6214, Bethesda, MD 20892, andrew.wolfe@nih.gov.
Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis Panel; PAR Panel: Biomarkers, Immunotherapy, and Biospecimen Science Technologies.
Date: April 24, 2026.
Time: 9:00 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: Robert F. Gahl, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, (240) 276-7869, robert.gahl@nih.gov.
Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis Panel; Topics in Clinical Data Management, Analysis, Informatics and Digital Health A.
Date: April 24, 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: Rhoda Keese Moise, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, (304) 594-0702 rhoda.moise@nih.gov.
Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis Panel; Fellowships: Vascular and Hematological Systems, Surgical Sciences, Biomedical Imaging, and Bioengineering.
Date: April 24, 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. ( printed page 16010)
Contact Person: Dmitri V. Gnatenko, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 867-5309 gnatenkod2@nih.gov.
Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis Panel; Special: Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Research Career Development Awards.
Date: April 24, 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: Dan Yu, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 402-1081, dan.yu@nih.gov.
Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis Panel; Training: Immunology and Infectious Diseases.
Date: April 24, 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: Noton K. Dutta, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, (240) 669-2857, noton.dutta@nih.gov.
Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis Panel; PAR-23-243: NCI Research Specialist (Core-based Scientist) Award (R50).
Date: April 24, 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: John Harold Laity, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 402-8254, laityjh@csr.nih.gov.
Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis Panel; Small Business: Early-Stage Clinical Trials towards Ophthalmological Therapies.
Date: April 24, 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: 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: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis Panel; Member Conflict: Clinical Care and Health interventions.
Date: April 24, 2026.
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 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: Karen Nieves Lugo, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 402-1366, karen.nieveslugo@nih.gov.
Name of Committee: Oncology 1-Basic Translational Integrated Review Group; Basic Mechanisms of Cancer Health Disparities Study Section.
Date: April 24, 2026.
Time: 11:00 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: Wing-hang Tong, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, (302) 402-0360, tongw@mail.nih.gov.
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Dated: March 27, 2026.
Margaret N. Vardanian,
Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.
[FR Doc. 2026-06226 Filed 3-30-26; 8:45 am]
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Published Document: 2026-06226 (91 FR 16009)
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