National Heart, Lung, and Blood Advisory Council August 2020 Meeting Summary

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE

NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD ADVISORY COUNCIL MEETING SUMMARY

August 25, 2020

The 288th meeting of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Advisory Council (NHLBAC) was convened on Tuesday, August 25, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. as a virtual WebEx Event. The meeting was closed to the public from 1:00 p.m. until adjournment at 1:34 p.m. Dr. Gary H. Gibbons, Director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), presided as Chair.

Council Members attending via teleconference
Dr. E. Dale Abel
Dr. Donna K. Arnett
Ms. Grace A. Dorney Koppel
Dr. Martha Gillette
Dr. Karen Glanz
Dr. Garth Graham
Dr. David Ingbar
Dr. M. Luisa Iruela-Arispe
Dr. Monica Kraft
Dr. Kiran Musunuru
Dr. Mohandas Narla
Dr. Julie Panepinto
Dr. Dean Sheppard
Dr. Kevin Thomas
Dr. Sally E. Wenzel
Dr. Andrew Weyrich
Dr. Zachariah Zachariah

Council Members unable to attend
Dr. Jennifer DeVoe
Dr. Richard S. Schofield (ex officio)

NHLBI employees attending
A number of NHLBI staff members were in attendance

I. CALL TO ORDER AND OPENING REMARKS

Dr. Gary H. Gibbons, Director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), welcomed members and called the 288th meeting of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Advisory Council (NHLBAC) to order at 1:00 p.m. The meeting was held via video conference for the members.

II. ADMINISTRATIVE ANNOUNCEMENTS

Dr. Laura K. Moen, Director, Division of Extramural Research Activities, NHLBI, made the required announcements for the Council meeting, including the publication of a notice in the Federal Register as well as reminders to Council members regarding conflict of interest and lobbying activities.

III. REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS

The session included a discussion of procedures and policies regarding voting and confidentiality of application materials, committee discussions and recommendations. Members absented themselves from the meeting during discussion of and voting on applications from their own institutions, or other applications in which there was a potential conflict of interest, real or apparent. Members were asked to sign a statement to this effect. The Council considered and recommended 1,186 applications requesting $1,360,323,227 in total costs. For the record, it is noted that secondary applications were also considered en bloc.

ADJOURNMENT

The meeting was adjourned at 1:34 p.m.