NINDS Advisory Council Agenda, September 18-19, 2008

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, 6^th 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