National Advisory Council on Aging Agenda — May 12-13, 2026

Agenda

One Hundred and Fifty-Eighth Meeting
Tuesday-Wednesday, May 12-13, 2026
Building 45, Natcher Room E1/E2, Bethesda, Maryland
Day-of-the-meeting contact phone: 301-827-0419

Tuesday, May 12

12:30 to 3:30 p.m. ET — This portion of the meeting is closed to the public.

This portion of the meeting is closed to the public in accordance with the provisions set forth in Section 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).

Review of Applications: Dr. Kenneth Santora

Wednesday, May 13

9:00 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. ET — This portion of the meeting is open to the public.

This meeting will be videocast: LINK FORTHCOMING

9:00 to 9:30 a.m. ET

  1. Call to Order

    Dr. Richard Hodes

    1. Director’s status report
    2. Consideration of minutes from last meeting

    3. Future meeting dates:

      2026
      Tuesday-Wednesday, Sept. 15-16

      2027
      Tuesday-Wednesday, Jan. 26-27
      Tuesday-Wednesday, May 11-12
      Tuesday-Wednesday, Sept. 14-15

9:30 to 10:00 a.m. ET

  1. Report: Working Group on Program

    Dr. Susan Greenspan
    NOFO Concept/Contract Clearances

10:00 to 10:30 a.m. ET

  1. Program Highlights (DGCG)

    Dr. Cynthia Boyd, M.D., M.P.H.
    Director, Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology
    Mason F. Lord Professor of Medicine
    Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    "Deprescribing: A key tool to improve medication use for older adults to improve health and well-being"

10:30 to 11:30 a.m. ET

  1. Intramural Program Report

    Dr. Luigi Ferruci
    Scientific Director, Intramural Research Program, NIA

    Dr. Josephine Earley
    Laboratory of Clinical Investigation

    Dr. Payel Sen
    Laboratory of Genetics and Genomics

11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. ET

  1. BREAK

12:30 to 1:15 p.m. ET

  1. Council guest speaker

    Dr. Jon Lorsch, Ph.D.
    Deputy Director for Extramural Research, NIH
    "Priorities for the NIH Office of Extramural Research"

1:30 to 2:00 p.m. ET— This portion of the meeting is closed to the public.

This portion of the meeting is closed to the public in accordance with the provisions set forth in Section 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).

  1. Review of Intramural Research Program: Dr. Luigi Ferrucci

2:15 p.m. ET

  1. Adjournment