NINDS Advisory Council Agenda - September 20-21, 2012

Department of Health and Human Services
National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

National Advisory Neurological Disorders and Stroke Council
185^th Meeting
September 20-21, 2012
Building 31, C Wing, 6^th Floor, Conference Room 6
31 Center Drive
Bethesda, Maryland 20892
Closed Circuit Viewing Overflow (Conference Rooms 7 and 9)
Contact Number at Meeting (301) 402-8710

September 20, 2012

OPEN SESSION

8:00 a.m.
I.           Call to Order and Opening Remarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . .Dr. Story Landis
                                                                                                                                                   Chairperson

8:05 a.m.
II.           Report of the Director, Division of Extramural Research, NINDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Robert Finkelstein
                                                                                                                                             

           A.        Consideration of Minutes of May 24-25, 2012, Meeting
           B.        Confirmation of Dates for Future Council Meetings
                                     January 31-February 1, 2013    (Thursday and Friday)
                                     May 23-24, 2013                     (Thursday and Friday)
                                     September 12-13, 2013            (Thursday and Friday)
                                     January 30-January 31, 2014    (Thursday and Friday)
                                     May 29-30, 2014                     (Thursday and Friday)
                                     September 11-12, 2014            (Thursday and Friday)

           C.        Other Items
                           Expedited Review Process
                           DER Announcements
                           Loan Repayment Program

8:30 a.m.
III.           Report of the Director, NINDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Story Landis

9:30 a.m. BREAK

9:45 a.m. 
IV.           Translational Research at NINDS

                Report from the Office of Translational Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . Dr. Rajesh Ranganathan
                                                                                                     Director, Office of Translational Research, NINDS
   

11:15 a.m.
V.            SPOTRIAS Evaluation Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Ray Dorsey
                                                                                                                       Associate Professor of Neurology
                                                                                                                                   Johns Hopkins University

               Report of the Stroke Research Priorities Meeting - Stroke Planning Phase 2 . . . . . . . .Dr. Barbara Vickery
                                                                                                                                                Dr. Thomas Brott
                                                                                                                                   NANDS Council Members

                

12:45 p.m.  LUNCH

2:00 p.m.
VI.         Update on the NINDS Workshop on Optimizing the Predictive Value of Preclinical                

             Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Shai Silberberg
                                                                                                                                               Program Director
                                                                                                Channels, Synapses, and Circuits Cluster, NINDS

 

2:30 p.m.
VII.         Concept Clearance for FY 2014 Proposed Initiative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Robert Finkelstein

2:45 p.m. 

CLOSED SESSION

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).

VIII.       Review of Conflict of Interest, Confidentiality, and Council Procedures
             Council of Consideration of Pending Applications  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Robert Finkelstein
                                                                                                                                 Council Executive Secretary
5:00 p.m.**
ADJOURNMENT
               

September 21, 2012

CLOSED SESSION 

8:00 a.m.
IX.           Consideration of Pending Applications (Continued)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Robert Finkelstein

11:00 a.m. **
ADJOURNMENT
**This time is tentative