Agenda for January Meeting - January 23, 2006

							          Peer Review Advisory Committee Meeting (PRAC)
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                                  January 23, 2006
                                   Bethesda Hyatt
                              One Bethesda Metro Center
                                Bethesda, MD 20814

Monday, January 23

 1) Welcome and Introductions……...……………...Dr. Jeremy Berg          (8:30)
                                          Dr. Toni Scarpa
    a) Approval of September 2005 Minutes

 2) Remarks from the CSR Director………………. Dr. Toni Scarpa           (8:40)

                     Discussants: Peer Review Advisory Committee

 3) Shortening the Review Cycle …………………. Dr. Eileen Bradley (CSR) (9:15)

                     Discussants:   Dr. Edward Pugh, Jr.
                                    Dr. Faye Calhoun
                                    Dr. Leslie Leinwand

 4) Update on Grants.gov…………..………………..Megan Columbus (OD)          (9:45)

                     Discussants:   Dr. Faye Calhoun
                                    Dr. Matt Winkler

Break                                                              (10:15)


 5) Review of Biomedical Research Grants by the U.S. Army
                          …………..……………Col. Janet Harris             (10:30)

                     Discussants:   Dr. Joe Martinez
                                    Dr. Anne Sassaman
                                    Dr. Daria Mochly-Rosen

 6) Public Members on NIH Review Committees
                               …………… Ms. Christina Clarke (COPR) (11:00)
                                            Dr. Marjorie Mau (COPR)
                                            Dr. Olivia Bartlett (NCI)

                     Discussants:   Dr. Dean Brenner
                                    Dr. Craig McClain
                                    Dr. Louise Ramm
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Lunch                                                                        (11:45)


 7) Update on Priority Score Display and Criterion Scoring                   (1:30)
                                   ………….……Dr. Norka Ruiz Bravo (OD)
                                                   Dr. Jim Onken (NIGMS)
                                                   Dr. Jane Steinberg (NIMH)

                    Discussants:   Dr. Edward Pugh, Jr.
                                   Dr. Leslie Leinwand

 8) The Grant Application Appendix: Who wants it and what will we do with it? (2:00)
                           ………………..Dr. Suzanne Fisher (CSR)
                                        Dr. Kirt Vener (NCI)

                    Discussants:   Dr. Faye Calhoun
                                   Dr. Beverly Torok-Storb
                                   Dr. Matt Winkler

 9) CSR Peer Review Outcomes for Human Subjects Research Applications        (2:30)
                        …………………Dr. Michael Martin (CSR)
                                       Dr. Theodore Kotchen

                    Discussants:   Dr. Dean Brenner
                                   Dr. Craig McClain
                                   Dr. Anne Sassaman

Break                                                                        ( 3:00)


 10) Restructuring seven study sections in three CSR IRGs ( BST, CB and MDCN) (3:15)

                           ……………………….Dr. Don Schneider (CSR)

                    Discussants:   Dr. Louise Ramm
                                   Dr. Edward Pugh, Jr.

 11) CSR Review of Member Conflict Applications                          (3:45)
                           .……………….Dr. Sam Edwards (CSR)
                                           Dr. Anshumali Chaudhari (CSR)
                                           Dr. Valerie Durrant (CSR)
                                           Dr. Marc Rigas (CSR)

                    Discussants:   Dr. Louise Ramm
                                   Dr. Beverly Torok-Storb
                                   Dr. Daria Mochly-Rosen
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 12) Review of Clinical Applications in ICs                            (4:15)
                           …….…………….…...Dr. Hortencia Hornbeak (NIAID)
                                            Dr. Valerie Prenger (NHLBI)
                                            Dr. David Sommers (NIMH)

                   Discussants:   Dr. Joe Martinez
                                  Dr. Craig McClain
                                  Dr. Anne Sassaman


 13) General Discussion as needed ……………………………PRAC Members (4:45)


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