National Heart, Lung, and Blood Advisory Council August 2019 Meeting Summary

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD ADVISORY COUNCIL

MEETING SUMMARY OF THE NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD ADVISORY COUNCIL

August 27, 2019

The 283rd meeting of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Advisory Council (NHLBAC) was convened on Tuesday, August 27, 2019 in Rockledge II, Conference Room 9100/9104 at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, Maryland. The meeting was closed to the public from 1:05 p.m. until adjournment at 1:30 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. Donna K. Arnett
Dr. Jennifer DeVoe
Ms. Grace A. Dorney Koppel
Dr. Martha Gillette
Dr. Karen Glanz
Dr. Garth Graham
Dr. Monica Kraft
Dr. Mohandas Narla
Dr. Diane J. Nugent
Dr. Robert C. Robbins
Dr. Kim M. Smith-Whitley
Dr. Kevin Thomas
Dr. Sally E. Wenzel
Dr. Andrew S. Weyrich

Council Members unable to attend

Dr. E. Dale Abel
Dr. M. Luisa Iruela-Arispe
Dr. Dean Sheppard
Dr. Richard S. Schofield (ex officio)

NHLBI employees attending

A number of NHLBI staff 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 283rd meeting of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Advisory Council (NHLBAC) to order at 1:05 p.m. The meeting was held via teleconference 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 1,077 applications requesting $961,158,696 in total costs. For the record, it is noted that secondary applications were also considered en bloc.

ADJOURNMENT

The meeting was adjourned at 1:30 p.m.