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The National Library of Medicine announced a change to their Board of Scientific Counselors meeting initially scheduled for April 30, 2025. The new meeting time is now from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and it will be held virtually. Additionally, the meeting will be closed to the public. This change was officially published in the Federal Register to update previous details published on December 16, 2024.

The notice informs about a closed meeting of the Board of Scientific Counselors for the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, scheduled for May 29, 2025. This meeting will be virtual and closed to the public due to the evaluation of individual research programs and personnel qualifications. The meeting is organized in compliance with privacy laws to prevent unnecessary invasion of personal privacy. For more information, Yun Mei, MD, can be contacted at the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research.

The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development will hold a meeting of its Board of Scientific Counselors on June 6, 2025. The meeting will have a public session from 10:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., featuring a report on the NICHD Division of Intramural Research's status and organization. A closed session from 1:30 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. will focus on reviewing personnel qualifications and the performance of individual investigators. The meeting will take place virtually, and further information can be accessed through the Institute’s website.

The National Eye Institute will hold a closed meeting of its Board of Scientific Counselors on January 16-17, 2025, in Bethesda, Maryland. The purpose of the meeting is to review and discuss the qualifications, performance, and competence of individual investigators in its intramural programs. Due to the nature of the agenda, the meeting will not be open to the public to protect privacy. This closed meeting will be held both in-person and virtually, and further information will be available on the National Eye Institute's website.

The National Institutes of Health has announced a virtual meeting for the National Toxicology Program (NTP) Board of Scientific Counselors (BSC) scheduled for February 2, 2021. The BSC is an advisory group that reviews and provides advice on NTP's activities and issues. The meeting is open to the public, and people can submit written or oral comments, with a deadline of January 26, 2021, for submissions and registrations. More details about the meeting, including the agenda and registration information, are available on the NTP website.

The National Institute on Aging is holding a closed meeting of the Board of Scientific Counselors from October 28 to 30, 2025. The meeting will take place virtually at the National Institutes of Health in Baltimore. It will involve reviewing and discussing individual grant applications and personnel qualifications, focusing on scientific evaluations. The sessions include board business and review of labs and principal investigators, led by Dr. Luigi Ferrucci.

The National Cancer Institute is holding a closed meeting on March 9, 2021, to evaluate the personal qualifications, performance, and competence of individual investigators at the institute. This meeting, organized by the Board of Scientific Counselors, will take place virtually from 11:00 a.m. to 5:40 p.m. The meeting is not open to the public to protect the privacy of the individuals being evaluated. For more information, Brian E. Wojcik, Ph.D., can be contacted.

The National Cancer Institute has announced a series of meetings for the Board of Scientific Counselors. These meetings, scheduled for July and November 2025, will be held online and are partially open to the public. The open sessions will feature remarks from the NCI Director, while closed sessions will focus on reviewing personnel qualifications and performance. Interested individuals can access the virtual broadcasts via the NIH website and may submit comments to the listed contact person.

The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke is holding a closed meeting of the Board of Scientific Counselors from April 11 to April 13, 2021. This meeting is not open to the public because it will discuss and evaluate sensitive information, such as the qualifications and performance of personnel, and the competence of individual researchers. The meeting will take place virtually at the Porter Neuroscience Research Center in Bethesda, Maryland. For more information, contact Dr. Lorna W. Role via email at lorna.role@nih.gov.

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute announced a closed meeting of the Board of Scientific Counselors scheduled for February 1, 2021. The purpose of the meeting is to review and evaluate the qualifications and performance of personnel and individual investigators within the institute. This virtual meeting will be closed to the public to protect personal privacy. Details and the agenda will be available on the NHLBI's website, and interested members of the public can submit written comments to the listed contact person.