Center for Scientific Review Notice of Closed Meetings
Summary
NIH Center for Scientific Review announces five closed meetings scheduled for May 7, 2026 to review grant applications. Meetings are closed under Federal Advisory Committee Act provisions because discussions could disclose confidential trade secrets, patentable material, and personal information of applicants.
What changed
NIH published notice of five closed meetings of the Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis Panels scheduled for May 7, 2026. The meetings will review grant applications for HIV/AIDS biological research, chemistry/biochemistry/biophysics fellowships, infectious disease/immunology, neuroimaging technologies, and youth psychosocial research. Meetings are closed to the public pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6) because discussions could reveal confidential trade secrets, patentable material, and personal privacy information of applicants.\n\nResearch institutions, academic medical centers, and individual researchers applying for NIH grants should note that the peer review process for these funding mechanisms occurs in closed sessions. Applicants should not expect to observe or participate in these review meetings. The virtual meeting format applies to all five panels listed.
What to do next
- Monitor NIH meeting announcements for future grant review cycles
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Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings
A Notice by the National Institutes of Health on 04/10/2026
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- Public Inspection Published Document: 2026-06981 (91 FR 18472) 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; Fellowships: HIV/AIDS Biological Review Panel.
Date: May 7, 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: Annie Walker-Abbey, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, (240) 627-3390, aabbey@mail.nih.gov.
Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis Panel; Fellowships: Chemistry, Biochemistry and Biophysics A.
Date: May 7-8, 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: John J. Laffan, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 443-7154, laffanjo@mail.nih.gov.
Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis Panel; Fellowship: Infectious Disease and Immunology A.
Date: May 7, 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: Lee G. Klinkenberg, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 761-7749, lee.klinkenberg@nih.gov.
Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis Panel; Neuroimaging Technologies.
Date: May 7, 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: Sudhirkumar U. Yanpallewar, MD Scientific Review Officer, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 443-4577, sudhirkumar.yanpallewar@nih.gov.
Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis Panel; PAR Panel: Psychosocial and Interpersonal Influences Impacting Youth.
Date: May 7, 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: Janetta Lun, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 827-4588, janetta.lun@nih.gov.
Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis Panel; Program Projects: Centers and Cooperative Agreements on Substance Abuse and Aging Disorders.
Date: May 7, 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: Jasenka Borzan, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, (667) 900-1640, jasenka.borzan@nih.gov.
Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis Panel; Myalgic Encephalomyelitis-Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.
Date: May 7, 2026. ( printed page 18473)
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: Myongsoo Matthew Oh, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 1011F, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 451-7968, ohmm@csr.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 7, 2026,
Rosalind M. Niamke,
Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.
[FR Doc. 2026-06981 Filed 4-9-26; 8:45 am]
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Published Document: 2026-06981 (91 FR 18472)
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