REVISED 9/15/2008
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
National Advisory Neurological Disorders and Stroke Council
173nd Meeting
September 18-19, 2008
Building 31, C Wing, 6th Floor, Conference Room 10
31 Center Drive
Bethesda, Maryland 20892
Contact Number at Meeting (301) 402-8710
AGENDA
Council Subcommittee Meetings:
September 17, 2008
Training, Career Development, and Special Programs Subcommittee
Hyatt Regency Bethesda, Bethesda, Maryland
8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.-Open Session
September 18, 2008
Clinical Trials Subcommittee
Building 31, C Wing, Conference Room 10, Bethesda, Maryland
8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. -Closed Session*
9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. -Open Session
Advisory Council Meeting:
OPEN PORTION – - September 18, 2008
10:30 a.m.
I. Call to Order and Opening Remarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
.Dr. Story Landis
Chairperson
10:35 a.m.
II. Report of the Associate Director for Extramural Research, NINDS . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. .
Dr.
Robert Finkelstein
Council
Executive Secretary
A. Consideration of Minutes of May 29-30, 2008, Meeting
B. Confirmation of Dates for Future Council Meetings
February 5-6, 2009 (Thursday and Friday)
May 28-29, 2009 (Thursday and Friday)
September 17-18, 2009 (Thursday and Friday)
February 4-5, 2010 (Thursday and Friday)
May 27-28, 2010 (Thursday and Friday)
September 16-17, 2010 (Thursday and Friday)
C. Other Items
Expedited Review Process
Loan Repayment Program
Introduction of new DER Staff
10:45 a.m.
III. Report of the Director, NINDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .
. Dr. Story Landis
11:30 a.m. – Lunch
1:00 p.m.
IV. Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSAs): Building Connections . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Barbara Alving
Director, NCRR
The Johns Hopkins CTSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr.
Jeffrey Rothstein
Professor
of Neurology
Department
of Neurology
The
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Discussion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
. . .Dr. Walter Koroshetz
Deputy
Director, NINDS
2:30 p.m.
V. FY 2009 Budget Strategy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Robert
Finkelstein
3:15 p.m. – Break
3:30 p.m.
VI. Modifying the Payline for A0 Applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Shai
Silberberg
Program Director, Channels, Synpases, and Circuits Cluster,
NINDS
4:00 p.m.
VII. NIH Plans for Implementation of Recommended Actions to Enhance Peer Review. . . . . . Dr. Alan Willard
Chief, Scientific
Review Branch, NINDS
4:30 p.m.
VIII. Council Subcommittee Reports
Clinical Trials Subcommittee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .
. .Dr. Laura Ment
NANDS
Council Member
Training, Career Development, and Special Programs Subcommittee . . . . . . .. . . . .Dr. Gary Westbrook
NANDS
Council Member
5:00 p.m.
IX. Concept Clearance for FY 2009 Proposed Initiatives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Robert Finkelstein
5:15 p.m.* *
ADJOURNMENT – September 18, 2008
8:00 a.m.
CLOSED PORTION – September 19, 2008
*This portion of the meeting is being closed to the public in accordance with the provisions set forth in sections 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5, U.S. Code and Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2).
X. Review of Conflict of Interest, Confidentiality, and Council Procedures
Council Consideration of Pending Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Robert Finkelstein
11:00 a.m.**
ADJOURNMENT
**These times are tentative
Last updated January 16, 2009