[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 183 (Friday, September 19, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54408-54411]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-21808]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings

    Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 
amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice is hereby given of the following 
meetings.
    The meetings will be closed to the public in accordance with the 
provisions set forth in sections 552b(cX4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 
U.S.C., as amended. The grant applications and the discussions could 
disclose confidential trade secrets or commercial property such as 
patentable material, and personal information concerning individuals 
associated with the grant applications, the disclosure of which would 
constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.

    Name of Committee: Oncological Sciences Integrated Review Group, 
Cancer Etiology Study Section.
    Date: September 29-30, 2008.
    Time: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.
    Place: Hotel Nikko San Francisco, 222 Mason Street, San 
Francisco, CA 94102.
    Contact Person: Najma Begum, PhD, Scientific Review Officer, 
Center for

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Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge 
Drive, Room 2186, MSC 7818, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301-435-1243, 
[email protected].

    This notice is being published less than 15 days prior to the 
meeting due to the timing limitations imposed by the review and 
funding cycle.
    Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis 
Panel, Virology-B.
    Date: October 2, 2008.
    Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.
    Place: Sheraton Fisherman's Wharf Hotel, 2500 Mason Street, San 
Francisco, CA 94133.
    Contact Person: Soheyla Saadi, PhD, Scientific Review Officer, 
Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 
Rockledge Drive, Room 3211, MSC 7808, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301-435-
0903, [email protected].

    This notice is being published less than 15 days prior to the 
meeting due to the timing limitations imposed by the review and 
funding cycle.
    Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis 
Panel, Social Sciences and Population Studies R21s, R03s.
    Date: October 3, 2008.
    Time: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.
    Place: Brookshire Suites, 120 E. Lombard Street, Baltimore, MD 
21202.
    Contact Person: Denise Wiesch, PhD, Scientific Review Officer, 
Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 
Rockledge Drive, Room 3150, MSC 7770, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435-
0684, [email protected].

    This notice is being published less than 15 days prior to the 
meeting due to the timing limitations imposed by the review and 
funding cycle.
    Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis 
Panel, Oncology and Therapeutics.
    Date: October 6, 2008.
    Time: 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
    Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.
    Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, 
Bethesda, MD 20892. (Telephone Conference Call)
    Contact Person: Angela V. Ng, PhD, MBA., Scientific Review 
Officer, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of 
Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 6200, MSC 7804, (For courier 
delivery, use MD 20817), Bethesda, MD 20892, 301-435-1715, 
[email protected].

    This notice is being published less than 15 days prior to the 
meeting due to the timing limitations imposed by the review and 
funding cycle.
    Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis 
Panel, Vascular Pathobiology.
    Date: October 7-8, 2008.
    Time: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.
    Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, 
Bethesda, MD 20892. (Virtual Meeting)
    Contact Person: Ai-Ping Zou, MD, PhD, Scientific Review Officer, 
Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 
Rockledge Drive, Room 4118, MSC 7814, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301-435-
1777, [email protected].

    This notice is being published less than 15 days prior to the 
meeting due to the timing limitations imposed by the review and 
funding cycle.
    Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis 
Panel, Member Conflict: Addiction and Memory.
    Date: October 7-8, 2008.
    Time: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.
    Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, 
Bethesda, MD 20892. (Virtual Meeting)
    Contact Person: Brian Hoshaw, PhD, Scientific Review Officer, 
Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 
Rockledge Drive, Room 5181, MSC 7844, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301-435-
1033, [email protected].

    This notice is being published less than 15 days prior to the 
meeting due to the timing limitations imposed by the review and 
funding cycle.
    Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis 
Panel, Psychiatric Genetics.
    Date: October 7, 2008.
    Time: 8:30 a.m. to 9 a.m.
    Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.
    Place: St. Gregory Hotel, 2033 M Street, NW., Washington, DC 
20036.
    Contact Person: Cheryl M. Corsaro, PhD, Scientific Review 
Officer, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of 
Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 2204, MSC 7890, Bethesda, MD 
20892, (301) 435-1045, [email protected].

    This notice is being published less than 15 days prior to the 
meeting due to the timing limitations imposed by the review and 
funding cycle.
    Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis 
Panel, SAT Member Conflict.
    Date: October 7, 2008.
    Time: 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
    Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.
    Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, 
Bethesda, MD 20892. (Virtual Meeting)
    Contact Person: Roberto J. Matus, MD, Scientific Review Officer, 
Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 
Rockledge Drive, Room 5108, MSC 7854, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301-435-
2204, [email protected].

    This notice is being published less than 15 days prior to the 
meeting due to the timing limitations imposed by the review and 
funding cycle.
    Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis 
Panel, Vector Biology.
    Date: October 8, 2008.
    Time: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.
    Place: Bolger Center, 9600 Newbridge Drive, Potomac, MD 20854.
    Contact Person: John C. Pugh, PhD, Scientific Review Officer, 
Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 
Rockledge Drive, Room 1206, MSC 7808, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301-435-
2398, [email protected].

    This notice is being published less than 15 days prior to the 
meeting due to the timing limitations imposed by the review and 
funding cycle.
    Name of Committee: Brain Disorders and Clinical Neuroscience 
Integrated, Review Group Developmental Brain Disorders Study 
Section.
    Date: October 9-10, 2008.
    Time: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.
    Place: Melrose Hotel, 2430 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, 
DC 20037.
    Contact Person: Pat Manos, PhD, Scientific Review Officer, 
Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 
Rockledge Drive, Room 5200, MSC 7846, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301-435-
1785, [email protected].

    This notice is being published less than 15 days prior to the 
meeting due to the timing limitations imposed by the review and 
funding cycle.
    Name of Committee: Oncological Sciences Integrated Review Group, 
Cancer Genetics Study Section.
    Date: October 9, 2008.
    Time: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.
    Place: Le Meridien San Francisco, 333 Baftery Street, San 
Francisco, CA 94111.
    Contact Person: Zhiqiang Zou, PhD, MD, Scientific Review 
Officer, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of 
Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 6190, MSC 7804, Bethesda, MD 
20892, 301-451-0132, [email protected].

    This notice is being published less than 15 days prior to the 
meeting due to the timing limitations imposed by the review and 
funding cycle.
    Name of Committee: Biology of Development and Aging Integrated 
Review Group Development--1 Study Section.
    Date: October 9-10, 2008.
    Time: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.
    Place: The Serrano Hotel, 405 Taylor Street, San Francisco, CA 
94102.
    Contact Person: Cathy Wedeen, PhD, Scientific Review 
Administrator, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of 
Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 3213, MSC 7808, Bethesda, MD 
20892, 301-435-1191, [email protected].

    This notice is being published less than 15 days prior to the 
meeting due to the timing limitations imposed by the review and 
funding cycle.
    Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis 
Panel, Academic-Industry Partnership in Cancer Imaging.
    Date: October 10, 2008.
    Time: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.

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    Place: Hilton Washington/Rockville, 1750 Rockville Pike, 
Rockville, MD 20852.
    Contact Person: Xiang-Ning Li, MD, PhD, Scientific Review 
Administrator, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of 
Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5112, MSC 7854, Bethesda, MD 
20892, 301-435-1744, [email protected].

    Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis 
Panel, SRO Conflict: Biobehavioral Regulation, Learning and 
Ethology.
    Date: October 10, 2008.
    Time: 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.
    Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.
    Place: Hotel Deca, 4507 Brooklyn Avenue, NE., Seattle, WA 98105.
    Contact Person: Biao Tian, PhD, Scientific Review Administrator, 
Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 
Rockledge Drive, Room 3166, MSC 7848, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301-402-
4411, [email protected].

    Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis 
Panel, Mental Health and Neurodegenerative Disorders Members 
Conflict.
    Date: October 14, 2008.
    Time: 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
    Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.
    Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, 
Bethesda, MD 20892. (Virtual Meeting)
    Contact Person: Suzan Nadi, PhD, Scientific Review 
Administrator, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of 
Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5217B, MSC 7846, Bethesda, MD 
20892, 301-435-1259, [email protected].

    Name of Committee: Infectious Diseases and Microbiology 
Integrated, Review Group Bacterial Pathogenesis Study Section.
    Date: October 15-16, 2008.
    Time: 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
    Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.
    Place: St. Gregory Hotel, 2033 M Street, NW., Washington, DC 
20036.
    Contact Person: Richard G. Kostriken, PhD, Scientific Review 
Administrator, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of 
Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 3192, MSC 7808, Bethesda, MD 
20892, 301-402-4454, [email protected].

    Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis 
Panel, Molecular Mechanisms of Neurodegeneration.
    Date: October 15, 2008.
    Time: 9 a.m. to 12:01 p.m.
    Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.
    Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, 
Bethesda, MD 20892. (Virtual Meeting)
    Contact Person: Lawrence Baizer, PhD, Scientific Review 
Administrator, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of 
Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 4152, MSC 7850, Bethesda, MD 
20892, (301) 435-1257, [email protected].

    Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis 
Panel, Transplantation, Tolerance, and Tumor Immunity: Member 
Conflicts.
    Date: October 15-16, 2008.
    Time: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
    Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.
    Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, 
Bethesda, MD 20892. (Virtual Meeting)
    Contact Person: Stephen M. Nigida, PhD, Scientific Review 
Administrator, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of 
Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 4212, MSC 7812, Bethesda, MD 
20892, 301-435-1222, [email protected].

    Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis 
Panel, Systemic Injury by Environmental Exposure.
    Date: October 16, 2008.
    Time: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
    Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.
    Place: Residence Inn Bethesda, 7335 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, 
MD 20814.
    Contact Person: Peter J. Perrin, PhD, Scientific Review Officer, 
Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 
Rockledge Drive, Room 2180, MSC 7818, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435-
0682, [email protected].

    Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis 
Panel, Native American Research Centers for Health.
    Date: October 20-21, 2008.
    Time: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
    Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.
    Place: Hyatt Regency Bethesda, One Bethesda Metro Center, 7400 
Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20814.
    Contact Person: Mushtaq A. Khan, DVM, PhD, Scientific Review 
Administrator, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of 
Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 2176, MSC 7818, Bethesda, MD 
20892, (301) 435-1778, [email protected].

    Name of Committee: Genes, Genomes, and Genetics Integrated 
Review Group, Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications of Human 
Genetics Study Section.
    Date: October 20, 2008.
    Time: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
    Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.
    Place: Hyatt Regency Bethesda, One Bethesda Metro Center, 7400 
Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20814.
    Contact Person: Rudy O. Pozzatti, PhD, Scientific Review 
Administrator, Scientific Review Branch, National Human Genome 
Research Institute, 5635 Fishers Lane, Suite 4076, MSC 9306, 
Rockville, MD 20852, (301) 402-0838, [email protected].

    Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis 
Panel, Cardiovascular Devices.
    Date: October 20, 2008.
    Time: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.
    Place: Hyatt Regency Bethesda, One Bethesda Metro Center, 7400 
Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20814.
    Contact Person: Roberto J. Matus, MD, Scientific Review 
Administrator, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of 
Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5108, MSC 7854, Bethesda, MD 
20892, 301-435-2204, [email protected].

    Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis 
Panel, Small Business: Biomedical Devices and Bioengineering.
    Date: October 20, 2008.
    Time: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.
    Place: Crowne Plaza Hotel Seattle, 1113 Sixth Avenue, Carlsbad, 
Seattle, WA 98101.
    Contact Person: Guo Feng Xu, PhD, Scientific Review 
Administrator, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of 
Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5122, MSC 7854, Bethesda, MD 
20892, 301-435-1032, [email protected].

    Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis 
Panel, Bioengineering Research Partnerships.
    Date: October 21, 2008.
    Time: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
    Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.
    Place: Red Lion Hotel Seattle, 1415 Fifth Avenue, Seattle, WA 
98101.
    Contact Person: John Firrell, PhD, Scientific Review 
Administrator, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of 
Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5213, MSC 7854, Bethesda, MD 
20892, 301-435-2598, [email protected].

    Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis 
Panel, Member Conflicts: Addiction Prevention and Interventions.
    Date: October 21, 2008.
    Time: 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
    Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.
    Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, 
Bethesda, MD 20892. (Virtual Meeting)
    Contact Person: Karen Lechter, PhD, Scientific Review 
Administrator, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of 
Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 3128, MSC 7759, Bethesda, MD 
20892, 301-496-0726, [email protected].

    Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis 
Panel, Topics in Virology.
    Date: October 22, 2008.
    Time: 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
    Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.
    Place: St. Gregory Hotel, 2033 M Street, NW., Washington, DC 
20036.
    Contact Person: John C. Pugh, PhD, Scientific Review 
Administrator, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of 
Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 3114, MSC 7808, Bethesda, MD 
20892, (301) 435-2398, [email protected].

    Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis 
Panel, Clinical Neurophysiology, Devices, Auditory Devices, and 
Neuroprosthesis Small Business SEP.
    Date: October 22-23, 2008.
    Time: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.
    Place: Holiday Inn Express Hotel and Suites, San Francisco 
Fisherman's Wharf,

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550 North Point Street, San Francisco, CA 94133.
    Contact Person: George Ann McKie, DVM, PhD, Scientific Review 
Administrator, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of 
Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 1124, MSC 7846, Bethesda, MD 
20892, 301-435-1049, [email protected].

    Name of Committee: Biology of Development and Aging Integrated 
Review Group, International and Cooperative Projects--1 Study 
Section.
    Date: October 23, 2008.
    Time: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.
    Place: The Serrano Hotel, 405 Taylor Street, San Francisco, CA 
94102.
    Contact Person: Manana Sukhareva, PhD, Scientific Review 
Administrator, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of 
Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 3214, MSC 7808, Bethesda, MD 
20892, 301-435-1116, [email protected].

    Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis 
Panel. Small Business: Medical Imaging.
    Date: October 23-24, 2008.
    Time: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.
    Place: Jurys Washington Hotel, 1500 New Hampshire Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20036.
    Contact Person: Leonid V. Tsap, PhD, Scientific Review 
Administrator, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of 
Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5128, MSC 7854, Bethesda, MD 
20892, (301) 435-2507, [email protected].

    Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis 
Panel, Neuropharmacology.
    Date: October 23-24, 2008.
    Time: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.
    Place: Holiday Inn Express Hotel and Suites, San Francisco 
Fisherman's Wharf, 550 North Point Street, San Francisco, CA 91433.
    Contact Person: Aidan Hampson, PhD, Scientific Review 
Administrator, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of 
Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5199, MSC 7850, Bethesda, MD 
20892, (301) 435-0634, [email protected].

    Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis 
Panel, Chemical and Bioanaytical Sciences Fellowships.
    Date: October 23, 2008.
    Time: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
    Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.
    Place: Hyatt Regency Bethesda, One Bethesda Metro Center, 7400 
Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20814.
    Contact Person: Sergei Ruvinov, PhD, Scientific Review 
Administrator, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of 
Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 4158, MSC 7806, Bethesda, MD 
20892, 301-435-1180, [email protected].

    Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis 
Panel, SBIR: Risk Prevention and Health Behavior Across the 
Lifespan.
    Date: October 23-24, 2008.
    Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.
    Place: Hotel Rouge, 1315 16th Street, Washington, DC 20036.
    Contact Person: Claire E. Gutkin, PhD, MPH, Scientific Review 
Administrator, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of 
Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 3138, MSC 7759, Bethesda, MD 
20892, 301-594-3139, [email protected].

    Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis 
Panel, Alzheimer's Disease Pilot Clinical Trials.
    Date: October 23, 2008.
    Time: 12 p.m.to 4 p.m.
    Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.
    Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, 
Bethesda, MD 20892. (Telephone Conference Call)
    Contact Person: Alfonso R. Latoni, PhD, Scientific Review 
Administrator, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of 
Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 3182, MSC 7848, Bethesda, MD 
20892, 301-435-0913, [email protected].

    Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis 
Panel, Visual Systems Small Business SEP.
    Date: October 24-25, 2008.
    Time: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.
    Place: Holiday Inn Express Hotel and Suites, San Francisco 
Fisherman's Wharf, 550 North Point Street, San Francisco, CA 94133.
    Contact Person: George Ann McKie, DVM, PhD, Scientific Review 
Administrator, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of 
Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 1124, MSC 7846, Bethesda, MD 
20892, 301-435-1049, [email protected].

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Nos. 93.306, 
Comparative Medicine; 93.333, Clinical Research, 93.306, 93.333, 
93.337, 93.393-93.396, 93.837-93.844, 93.846-93.878, 93.892, 93.893, 
National Institutes of Health, HHS)

    Dated: September 11, 2008.
Jennifer Spaeth,
Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.
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