May 13 - 14, 2014 Meeting

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Agenda

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OPEN SESSION – May 13, 2014 – 8:30 a.m.
ScheduledEventSpeakerSupporting Documents
CLOSED SESSION – May 14, 2014 – 8:30 a.m.
8:30 a.m.I. Call to Order and Opening RemarksDr. Linda Birnbaum
II. Review of Confidentiality and Conflict of InterestDr. Gwen Collman
III. Consideration of February 2014 Meeting MinutesDr. Gwen Collman
8:45 a.m.IV. Report of the Director, NIEHSDr. Linda Birnbaum
9:45 a.m.V. Report of the Director, DERTDr. Gwen Collman
10:45 a.m.BREAK
11:00 a.m.VI. New Insights into Regulation of the Innate Immune Response by CholesterolDr. Mike Fessler
11:30 a.m.VII. Breast Cancer ConceptDr. Caroline Dilworth 
Dr. Symma Finn
12:30 p.m.LUNCH
1:45 p.m.VIII. Discussion of "Rescuing US Biomedical Research from its Systemic Flaws" by Alberts, et al.Dr. Rick Woychik
2:45 p.m.BREAK
3:00 p.m.IX. Disaster Response ResearchDr. Aubrey Miller
3:30 p.m.X. Core Centers EvaluationDr. Kristi Pettibone
4:30 p.m.XI. Open Council Discussion
5:00 p.m.Adjourn
8:30 a.m.XII. Consideration of Grant ApplicationsDr. Gwen Collman and DERT Staff
11:30 a.m.Adjourn

Additional Meeting Documents

Future Meeting Dates

  • September 9-10, 2014 - NIEHS
  • February 18-19, 2015 - NIEHS
  • June 2-3, 2015 - NIEHS
  • September 8-9, 2015 - NIEHS
  • February 23-24, 2016 - NIEHS
  • May 24-25, 2016 - NIEHS
  • September 13-14, 2016 - NIEHS

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