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  • Type:Notice
    Citation:86 FR 11309
    Reading Time:about a minute or two

    The National Institute of Mental Health has scheduled closed meetings on March 18, 2021. These meetings will review and evaluate grant applications and are closed to protect confidential information and personal privacy. Two committees are involved: the Pathway to Independence Awards Special Emphasis Panel and the Genetic Architecture of Mental Disorders in Ancestrally Diverse Populations Special Emphasis Panel. These meetings will be conducted via telephone conference call at the NIH Neuroscience Center in Rockville, MD.

    Simple Explanation

    The National Institute of Mental Health is having some secret meetings to talk about who gets special money to help study mental health. These talks are secret because they need to keep personal stuff private.

  • Type:Notice
    Citation:90 FR 17606
    Reading Time:about 3 minutes

    The Center for Scientific Review is announcing upcoming meetings to review grant applications. These meetings, which will be held virtually, are closed to the public to protect sensitive information, including personal privacy and confidential trade secrets. Meetings will take place from May to July 2025, covering various scientific sectors such as oncology, oral sciences, exercise physiology, imaging, digestive health, and hematology. Specific contact information for each meeting's Scientific Review Officer is provided for further inquiries.

    Simple Explanation

    The Center for Scientific Review is having virtual meetings to talk about which science projects to give money to, but people can't come because it involves secret and private stuff. They're being extra careful to keep everything safe and have special people in charge to make sure it goes smoothly.

  • Type:Notice
    Citation:90 FR 11835
    Reading Time:about 6 minutes

    The Center for Scientific Review announced several upcoming meetings that will be closed to the public due to confidentiality concerns. These meetings, scheduled between April 10 and May 2, 2025, are intended to review and evaluate grant applications. The meetings will be held virtually and involve various committees focused on areas such as population sciences, neuroinformatics, health services, and applied immunology. Contact information for each committee's review officer is provided for further inquiries.

    Simple Explanation

    The Center for Scientific Review is having secret online meetings to look at and decide about giving money for science projects between April 10 and May 2, 2025. They do this in private to keep things secret, but people can ask questions by reaching out to the special people in charge of these meetings.

  • Type:Notice
    Citation:86 FR 8365
    Reading Time:about 6 minutes

    The Center for Scientific Review at the National Institutes of Health announced several upcoming meetings concerning the evaluation of grant applications. These meetings will cover various scientific topics such as cancer therapeutics, neuroscience, endocrinology, epidemiology, and more. The meetings will be held virtually from March 3-5, 2021, and will be closed to the public to protect sensitive information. Participants are advised to note the specific details and contact information for each committee handling the review process.

    Simple Explanation

    The Center for Scientific Review is having some secret online meetings to talk about which scientists will get money for their projects. These meetings are private to keep sensitive information safe, like a secret club where they decide important stuff about who gets money to do cool science.

  • Type:Notice
    Citation:89 FR 103849
    Reading Time:about a minute or two

    The National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences is holding closed meetings to review and evaluate grant applications, as announced under the Federal Advisory Committee Act. These meetings will not be open to the public to protect confidential information related to trade secrets, commercial property, or personal privacy. The first meeting is scheduled for January 2, 2025, focuses on understudied proteins, and the second meeting on January 29, 2025, will review limited competition CTSA R03 applications. Both meetings will take place virtually at the National Institutes of Health in Rockville, MD.

    Simple Explanation

    In simple terms, the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences is having special meetings to talk about secret things like science discoveries or business ideas, so only certain people can join these virtual meetings at the NIH in January 2025. They don't explain how they chose these secrets or what happens after the meetings, which might make people wonder if everything is fair.

  • Type:Notice
    Citation:90 FR 12322
    Reading Time:about a minute or two

    The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders announced two closed virtual meetings to review and evaluate grant applications. These meetings will take place on April 2 and April 4, 2025, at the National Institutes of Health in Rockville, Maryland. The discussions will be private because they might reveal confidential information such as trade secrets, commercial property, or personal details that could invade privacy. The meetings are part of the Federal Advisory Committee and will be conducted under the guidance of the respective Scientific Review Officers, Dr. Kausik Ray and Dr. Andrea B. Kelly.

    Simple Explanation

    The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders is having two secret online meetings to talk about who should get special money for projects. They need to keep these talks secret to protect important information, like trade secrets or people's private details.

  • Type:Notice
    Citation:86 FR 11309
    Reading Time:about a minute or two

    The National Institute of Mental Health has announced upcoming closed meetings as part of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. These meetings are scheduled for March 17, 2021, and will review grant applications for the BRAIN Initiative, focusing on developing novel tools to study brain cells and circuits. The meetings are closed to protect sensitive information, including trade secrets and personal details from grant submissions. David W. Miller, Ph.D., will be the contact person for these meetings, which will take place through telephone conference calls at the Neuroscience Center in Rockville, MD.

    Simple Explanation

    The National Institute of Mental Health is having some private meetings where they talk about which new ideas to support for learning about the brain, but they keep these talks secret to protect people's private information.

  • Type:Notice
    Citation:89 FR 104197
    Reading Time:about a minute or two

    The National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences has announced two upcoming closed meetings to review and evaluate contract proposals, scheduled on January 27 and January 29, 2025. These meetings will be held virtually and are closed to protect confidential trade secrets and personal information. The committees will focus on two main topics: developing a benchtop device for batch evaporation and creating liver and brain organoids from human iPS cells. Rahat (Rani) Khan, Ph.D., will be the contact person for these meetings.

    Simple Explanation

    The National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences is having two secret online meetings to talk about new science projects. These meetings are private to keep important ideas and personal information safe.

  • Type:Notice
    Citation:86 FR 2685
    Reading Time:about 6 minutes

    The Center for Scientific Review under the National Institutes of Health has announced multiple closed meetings from February 9 to February 12, 2021. These meetings are held to review and evaluate grant applications and will not be open to the public because they might involve discussions that include sensitive trade secrets or personal information. All meetings will take place virtually at the NIH location in Bethesda, Maryland, and are chaired by different Scientific Review Officers, each responsible for specific study sections.

    Simple Explanation

    The Center for Scientific Review at the National Institutes of Health is having secret online meetings to talk about giving out money for science projects from February 9 to February 12, 2021, because they might talk about private stuff or secrets.

  • Type:Notice
    Citation:90 FR 5921
    Reading Time:about 2 minutes

    The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute announced that several meetings will be held in February 2025, but they will be closed to the public. These meetings are being organized to review grant applications and contract proposals, and they will be conducted virtually. The closed nature of the meetings is due to the potential disclosure of confidential information, such as trade secrets or personal data. Contact details for the Scientific Review Officers handling each meeting are provided for those seeking further information.

    Simple Explanation

    The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute is having some meetings in February 2025 to talk about special projects and ideas, but these meetings will be private because they need to keep some secrets safe. If someone wants to know more, they can contact the people in charge.