Agenda
One Hundred and Fifty-Seventh Meeting
Tuesday, January 27, 2026
10 a.m. — 3 p.m. (ET)
Virtual MS Teams
Day-of-the-meeting contact phone: 301-827-0419
Tuesday, Jan. 27
10:00 to 11:00 a.m. ET — Working Group on Program Session
- Working Group on Program
Dr. Kenneth Santora
11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. ET — Open Session
This portion of the meeting is open to the public. The meeting will be videocast from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.: https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=57154 .
- Director’s status report
Dr. Richard Hodes - Consideration of minutes from last meeting
Dr. Kenneth Santora Future meeting dates
2026
Tuesday-Wednesday, May 12-13
Tuesday-Wednesday, Sept. 15-162027
Tuesday-Wednesday, Jan. 26-27
Tuesday-Wednesday, May 11-12
Tuesday-Wednesday, Sept. 14-15- Report: Working group on program
Dr. Susan Greenspan - Council guest speaker
Dr. Bruce Reed
Acting Director, Center for Scientific Review, NIH
“Recent Developments in NIH Peer Review”
1:00 to 3:00 p.m. ET — Closed Session
- Call to Order
Dr. Richard Hodes
Dr. Kenneth Santora - Application Reviews
Dr. Kenneth Santora