Department of Health and Human Services
National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
National Advisory Allergy and Infectious Diseases Council

Minutes of Meeting

January 23-24, 1997

Building 31, Conference Room 10
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland 20892

Overview 

1. Review of Grant Applications
   (Closed to the Public)

2. Remarks of the Director, NIAID
   Anthony S. Fauci, M.D
   Consideration of Minutes of Previous Meeting
   Dates of Future Council Meetings
   Staff and Organizational Changes
   Review of Operating Procedures for FY 1997
   Budget Update
   Legislative Update
   Other Information Items

3. On-Line Review Pilot Program
   John McGowan, Ph.D., Acting Deputy Director, NIAID

4. DRG Update: Discussion of Reinvention and Review Issues
   Ellie Ehrenfeld, Ph.D., Director, Division of Research Grants, NIH

5. Emerging Infectious Diseases: NIAID and CDC Roles
   Stephanie James, Ph.D., Chief, PIPB, DMID, NIAID

6. Report of the DAIT Council Subcommittee
   Robert Goldstein, M.D., Director, DAIT, NIAID

7. Report of the Joint Meeting of the AIDS Subcommittee, NAAIDC, and the AIDS Research Advisory Committee
   John Y. Killen, M.D., Director, DAIDS, NIAID

8. Report of the DMID Council Subcommittee
   John La Montagne, Ph.D., Director, DMID, NIAID

9. Adjournment