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Dr. Walter Koroshetz @NINDSdirector
Walter J. Koroshetz
On September 4-5, 2024, the National Advisory Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NANDS) Council met in Bethesda, MD. The NANDS advises NINDS on policy and procedures affecting NINDS research programs, provides a second level of review for all grant and cooperative agreement applications considered by the Institute for funding, and serves as an important source of external input on a range of other topics important for the Institute.
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