Center for Scientific Review Notice of Closed Meetings
Summary
The National Institutes of Health Center for Scientific Review announces five closed meetings scheduled for May 12-13, 2026. The meetings will review and evaluate grant applications for clinical vision research, reproductive/perinatal/pediatric health, contraceptive development, immunity/host defense, and aging tissue research. Meetings are closed under provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act because discussions could disclose confidential trade secrets, commercial property such as patentable material, and personal information of individuals associated with grant applications.
What changed
NIH published a Federal Register notice announcing five closed meetings of the Center for Scientific Review scheduled for May 12-13, 2026. The meetings will review grant applications for various research areas including clinical vision research, reproductive health, contraceptive development, immunity research, and aging tissue studies. All meetings will be held virtually.
Affected parties seeking information about NIH grant review outcomes should note that these meetings are closed to the public pursuant to 5 U.S.C. sections 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6) to protect confidential trade secrets, patentable material, and personal privacy information of grant applicants. Contact information for Scientific Review Officers is provided for each meeting.
What to do next
- Monitor NIH CSR meeting schedules for grant application updates
- Contact listed Scientific Review Officers for additional information on closed meetings
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Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings
A Notice by the National Institutes of Health on 04/15/2026
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- Public Inspection Published Document: 2026-07291 (91 FR 20176) 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: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis Panel; PAR Panel: Review for Clinical Vision Research UG1 Applications.
Date: May 12, 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: Victor Henriquez, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435-0813, victor.henriquez@nih.gov.
Name of Committee: Population Sciences and Epidemiology Integrated Review Group; Reproductive, Perinatal and Pediatric Health Study Section.
Date: May 12-13, 2026.
Time: 9:30 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: Sheila Pirooznia, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 496-9350, sheila.pirooznia@nih.gov.
Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis Panel; Contraceptive Development Research Centers P50.
Date: May 12-13, 2026.
Time: 9:30 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: Anthony Wing Sang Chan, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 809K, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 496-9392, chana3@csr.nih.gov.
Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis Panel; Member Conflict: Immunity and Host Defense.
Date: May 12, 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: Mairi Noverr, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, (240) 747-7530, mairi.noverr@nih.gov.
Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis Panel; RFA-AG-26-014: Aging Mammalian Tissues In Vitro (R21).
Date: May 12, 2026.
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.
Address: National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892.
Meeting Format: Virtual Meeting.
Contact Person: Joonil Seog, SCD, Scientific Review Officer, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301-402-9791, joonil.seog@nih.gov.
Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis Panel; Member Conflict: Topics in Hepatology, Pharmacology and Toxicology.
Date: May 12, 2026.
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.
Address: National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892.
Meeting Format: Virtual Meeting.
Contact Person: M. Lourdes Ponce, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 594-3919, lourdes.ponce@nih.gov.
Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis Panel; Member Conflict: Cognitive, Visual and Circadian Neuroscience.
Date: May 12, 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: Alena Valeryevna Savonenko, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 1009J, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 594-3444, savonenkoa2@csr.nih.gov.
Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis Panel; PAR Panel: Non-Human Primate Research Resources and Infrastructure, and Development of Animal Models for Research.
Date: May 12, 2026.
Time: 11:00 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: Zhuqing Li, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, (240) 669-5068, zhuqing.li@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 10, 2026.
Sterlyn H. Gibson,
Program Specialist, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.
[FR Doc. 2026-07291 Filed 4-14-26; 8:45 am]
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Published Document: 2026-07291 (91 FR 20176)
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