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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is holding a closed virtual meeting for the National Institute on Aging Special Emphasis Panel on April 15-16, 2025. The purpose of the meeting is to review and evaluate grant applications related to studies on Alzheimer's Disease and Alzheimer's Disease-Related Dementias (AD/ADRD). The meeting is closed to the public to protect confidential information, including trade secrets and personal details of individuals involved with the grant applications. For more information, contact Dr. Bita Nakhai, the Scientific Review Officer.

In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have announced several upcoming closed meetings of various committees. These meetings are set to take place virtually at the NIH headquarters in Bethesda, MD, from March to April 2025. The committees will be reviewing and evaluating grant applications, and the discussions will include confidential information, which is why these sessions are not open to the public. Contact details for the scientific review officers in charge of each meeting are provided for those seeking more information.

The National Advisory Dental and Craniofacial Research Council will hold a virtual meeting on May 28, 2025. Part of the meeting will be open to the public, running from 10:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., and will feature a report from the Director of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) along with concept clearances. This portion will be available via NIH Videocasting and does not require registration. The remaining sessions, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., will be closed to the public to protect confidential information and personal privacy while discussing a BSC report and reviewing grant applications. Individuals interested in providing comments to the committee may contact Yasaman Shirazi, Ph.D., at the NIDCR.

The Center for Scientific Review is holding a closed virtual meeting on December 20, 2024, to discuss and evaluate grant applications. The meeting will not be open to the public to protect confidential information, such as trade secrets or personal data related to the grant applications. The discussion will focus on fellowships concerning neurodevelopment, oxidative stress, and synaptic plasticity. For more information, individuals may contact Dr. Robert C. Elliott at the National Institutes of Health.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has issued a notice regarding an electronic system for applying for NIH Certificates of Confidentiality (CoC), which protect the privacy of human research subjects by restricting the release of identifying information. Public comments on this data collection project can be submitted within 60 days of publication. This system is designed to enhance the efficiency of processing CoC requests and has been operational since 2015, with approximately 915 requests received each year. The NIH seeks approval to continue using this system for three more years, with a total estimated annual burden of 1,373 hours for respondents.

The National Institute on Aging is holding a closed virtual meeting on February 20, 2025, focused on factors influencing cognitive impairment. The meeting, scheduled from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., aims to review and evaluate grant applications but will not be open to the public due to potential discussions of confidential information. The contact person for this meeting is Dr. Thomas John O'Farrell, who can be reached at the National Institute of Aging. The notice emphasizes protecting personal privacy and proprietary information.

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases is holding a closed meeting on February 5, 2021, to review and evaluate contract proposals. This meeting will follow the guidelines of the Federal Advisory Committee Act and will not be open to the public to protect confidential trade secrets and personal information. The meeting will be conducted virtually at the National Institutes of Health in Rockville, MD. Interested parties can contact Kristina Wickham for more information.

The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development has announced a closed meeting of the Biobehavioral and Behavioral Sciences Subcommittee of its Initial Review Group. This meeting is scheduled for February 25, 2021, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and will be held virtually. The purpose of the meeting is to review and evaluate grant applications. The meeting is closed to the public to protect confidential trade secrets, commercial property, and personal information related to individuals associated with the grant applications.

The National Cancer Institute has announced a series of upcoming meetings that will be closed to the public as per the Federal Advisory Committee Act. These meetings, taking place between February and April 2021, will focus on reviewing and evaluating grant applications related to cancer research. The discussions might reveal confidential information such as trade secrets or personal details, justifying their privacy. Interested parties can learn more by contacting the respective Scientific Review Officers listed for each session.

The National Institute of Mental Health announced a closed meeting to assess grant applications, as detailed in a notice under the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The meeting will be held virtually on April 21, 2025, from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and again on April 30, 2025, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. This closed session is necessary to protect confidential information and the personal privacy of the individuals involved. Serena Chu, Ph.D., is the contact person for the session.