>>WELCOME
TO THE 182ND MEETING OF THE
NICHD ADVISORY COUNCIL.
TODAY WE'RE WELCOMING EVERYONE
BACK TO OUR FIRST IN-PERSON
COUNCIL MEETING SINCE THE
COVID-19 PANDEMIC BEGAN.
SO IT IS NICE TO SEE YOU ALL
AND KNOW YOU HAVE BODIES
ATTACHED TO YOUR HEAD.
IN THIS MEETING WE WILL DO
THINGS DIFFERENTLY.
TODAY WE WILL BRIEF SESSIONS
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC BROADCAST
ON THE VIDEOCAST NIH NETWORK
FOLLOWED BY A CLOSED SESSION.
TOMORROW ON DAY 2 OF THE
SESSION, THE ENTIRE SESSION IS
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND WILL
AGAIN BE BROADCAST ON THE NIH
VIDEOCAST NETWORK.
I DO APPRECIATE EVERYONE WHO
HAS JOINED US TODAY AND
EVERYONE WATCHING THE
VIDEOCAST.
NOW WE WILL TURN THINGS OVER
TO OUR DIRECTOR,
REBEKAH RASOOTY.
>>THANK YOU AND I WILL ADD MY
COMMENTS AS ALL.
ON THE WEBSITE, YOU SHOULD
HAVE AGREED TO AND SIGNED THE
CONFIDENTIALITY RULES FOR
EMPLOYEES BEFORE GRANTING ANY
APPLICATION.
YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED FORMS
VIA E MAIL AND IF YOU HAVE
NOT, PLEASE LET US KNOW SO YOU
CAN SEND THE APPROPRIATE
DOCUMENTS.
BEFORE THE CLOSED SESSION,
PLEASE REMEMBER TO SIGN THE
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
CERTIFICATION FOR THE REVIEW
OF APPLICATIONS AND SEND THEM
TO MS. BEALE.
SHE TELLS ME WE HAVE THEM ALL.
VERY GOOD.
NOW PLEASE REMEMBER TWO THINGS
ABOUT CONFLICT OF INTERESTS.
YOU CANNOT SERVE ON ANY NIH
PEER REVIEW COUNCIL WHILE
SERVING AS COUNCIL MEMBER AND
YOU CANNOT PROVIDE A
SECOND-LEVEL REVIEW AT A
COUNCIL IN ANY WHICH YOU
PARTICIPATED IN FIRST-LEVEL
REVIEW.
IT IS THE NIH POLICY THAT AN
INDIVIDUAL CANNOT SERVE ON THE
FIRST OR SECOND PEER LEVEL
REVIEW.
I WANT TO BRING TO YOUR
ATTENTION DURING THE CLOSED
SESSION, YOU MUST SHUT OFF ANY
CLOUD BASED SMART SERVICES
SUCH AS SPEAKERS, ELECTRICAL
DEVICES, ET CETERA AS THOSE
DEVICES MAY BE ABLE TO CAPTURE
CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.
NOW, LET'S MOVE ON TO APPROVAL
OF THE COUNCIL MINUTES.
THE MINUTES OF THE
JANUARY 24-25, 2023 MEETING
WERE POSTED ON THE WEBSITE FOR
YOUR REVIEW AND WILL BE POSTED
ON OUR PUBLIC SITE ONCE THEY
ARE APPROVED.
I AM GOING TO ASK YOU TO
APPROVE THE MINUTES BY VOTE
REMINDING ALL OF YOU WHO ARE
ON ZOOM TO USE THE VOTING
BUTTON IN YOUR ZOOM SCREEN TO
VOTE AND IN THE ROOM, IF YOU
CAN GIVE ME A SHOW OF HANDS,
WE WILL COUNT THOSE VOTES AS
WELL.
SO CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO
APPROVE THE MEETING MINUTES OF
THE JANUARY 2023 MEETING.
ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE
YOUR HAND OR VOTE ON ZOOM.
ALL RIGHT, SO I ASSUME NO ONE
IS OPPOSED, OR NO ONE
ABSTAINED, SO THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
WE HAVE FUTURE MEETINGS COMING
UP.
WE ARE HOPING IN SEPTEMBER 6TH
AND 7TH TO BE MEETING IN
PERSON.
WE WILL THEN BEGIN OUR REGULAR
PRACTICE OF A VIRTUAL MEETING
ON JANUARY 22ND AND 23RD AND
THEN THERE ARE SUBSEQUENT
MEETINGS ALL THE WAY THROUGH
SEPTEMBER 2025.
PLEASE REMEMBER TO NOTE THESE
ON YOUR CALENDAR.
THE NEXT PART OF THE AGENDA,
WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING
CONCEPT CLEARANCES AND I AM
GOING TO CALL ON THE NICHD
STAFF TO COME AND PRESENT THE
CONCEPT FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION
TODAY.
THE STAFF WILL PROVIDE A BRIEF
OVERVIEW OF THE INITIATIVE AND
THEN ASK COUNCIL FOR
DISCUSSION REGARDING THE
CONCEPT.
AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE
DISCUSSIONS FOR EACH CONCEPT,
I WILL ASK THE COUNCIL MEMBERS
WHETHER THEY CONCUR OR NOT.
I WILL ASK THE STAFF MEMBERS
HERE IN THE ROOM TO PLEASE GO
FORWARD TO THE PODIUM TO
PRESENT THE CONCEPTS.
SO FIRST WE WILL HEAR FROM
Dr. LOWELL FROM THE BODY WHO
WILL PRESENT ACADEMIC RESEARCH
ENHANCEMENT AWARD OR THE AREA
AWARD FOR UNDERGRADUATE FOCUS
INSTITUTION.
DOCTOR?
>>GOOD AFTERNOON.
PROGRAM SEEKING APPROVAL,
ACADEMIC RESEARCH ENHANCEMENT
AWARD FOR UNDERGRADUATES
INSTITUTION.
THE PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM IS
TO PROVIDE INSTITUTION THAT
PROVIDES BACK -- BACCALAUREATE
DEGREE --
[INDISCERNIBLE]
SINCE 1985, CONGRESS
APPROPRIATED GRANT FOR THIS
INITIATIVE THAT NICHD HAS
IMPLEMENTED THROUGH THE
PROGRAM.
THE PROGRAM USES A RESEARCH
GRANT WITH A FOCUS ON
PROVIDING MEDICAL RESEARCH,
EXPERIENCES IN GRADUATE AND
UNDERGRADUATE, STUDENTS
ENHANCING RESEARCH ENVIRONMENT
AT INSTITUTIONS.
THE PROGRAM HAS TWO PLANS OR
OPPORTUNITIES, ONE TO PROVIDE
THE RESEARCH TRIAL AND THE
OTHER TO PROVIDE --
[INDISCERNIBLE]
RESEARCH.
ADDRESSING THE INTERESTS OF
THE PARTICIPATING NICHD.
SO THE PROGRAM FOR THESE
CLINICAL TRIALS REQUIRES
CLEARANCE.
ANY QUESTIONS?
>>THANK YOU, ANY DISCUSSION?
AND IF THERE IS NO FURTHER
DISCUSSION, MAY I HAVE A
MOTION FOR APPROVAL?
>>MOVE TO APPROVE.
>>WE HAVE A FIRST, SECOND,
ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE RAISE YOUR
HAND OR VOTE ON ZOOM.
OKAY, ANY OPPOSED?
ALL RIGHT, SO NEXT Dr.
TRAVIS FROM THE FERTILITY AND
INFERTILITY BRANCH WILL
PRESENT THE NATIONAL CENTERS
FOR TRANSITIONALRESEARCH.
DOCTOR?
>>THANK YOU, CAN EVERYBODY
HEAR ME?
>>YES, WE CAN.
>>PROGRAM SEEKS APPROVAL FOR
INITIATIVE ENTITLED NATIONAL
CENTERS FOR REPRODUCTION AND
INFERTILITY.
THE PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH
INFERTILITY REMAINS PREVALENT
IN SOCIETY AND ARE A BURDEN
FINANCIALLY AND EMOTIONALLY ON
INDIVIDUALS.
OVERALL, THESE CENTERS SERVE
AS NATIONAL RESEARCH HUBS
FORMING NATIONAL RESEARCH
CENTERS AND REPRESENTING HIGH
QUALITY RESEARCH IN NORMAL
MALE AND FEMALE REPRODUCTION
AND OBJECTIVITY.
THE PURPOSE OF THESE CENTERS
IS TO PROVIDE THE TRANSITION
OF RESEARCH INTO THE --
[INDISCERNIBLE]
THEY ALSO SERVE AS CAREER AND
TRAINING FOR NEW SCIENTISTS
INTERESTED IN THESE AREAS.
AND FINALLY IT WILL ADOPT
RESEARCH AND ADOPTION OF THE
PROGRAM.
THE NICHD AND BRANCH
PRIORITIES AS WITH THE
PRIORITIES OF INVESTIGATING
MALE AND FEMALE INFERTILITY
AND I AM HAPPY TO TAKE ANY
QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.
>>ANY QUESTIONS OR
DISCUSSIONS ON THIS CONCEPT?
HEARING NONE, PLEASE -- AND
MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE
IT?
Dr. ROWES, SECOND, Dr.
RESNIK.
ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE
YOUR HANDS.
ALL RIGHT, ANY OPPOSED?
>>THANKS, EVERYBODY.
>>THANK YOU, DOCTOR.
AND NOW WE'LL HEAR FROM Dr.
TAYLOR FROM THE OFFICE OF
OBSTETRIC AND PEDIATRIC BRANCH
AND FROM Dr. JENKINS ON THE
CLINICAL ILLNESS PLAN.
>> THANK YOU AND GOOD
AFTERNOON.
PROGRAM SEEKS COUNCIL APPROVAL
FOR INITIATIVES ENTITLED FEEL
KIDS PAIN, ACUTE PAIN CLINICAL
TRIAL PROGRAM EXPLORING PAIN
IN INFANTS, CHILDREN AND
ADOLESCENTS.
CHILDHOOD PAIN IS COMMON AND
OFTEN UNDER RECOGNIZED AND
INEFFICIENTLY ASSESSED AND
LEADING TO INEFFICIENT
TREATMENT.
THE CONCEPT WILL FUND RESEARCH
TO FIND A SOLUTION TO THE
NATIONAL OPO ID MANAGEMENT
CRISIS AND PAIN MANAGEMENT.
THE PURPOSE OF THE ACUTE TRIAL
CLINICAL PROGRAMS IS TO
SUPPORT LARGE MULTISITE
CLINICAL TRIALS AND A
COORDINATOR CENTER THAT SEEKS
TO ESTABLISH SYSTEMATIC OR
MULTIMODAL APPROACHES FOR THE
DIAGNOSIS, ASSESSMENT AND
TREATMENT OF ACUTE PAIN IN
PEDIATRIC PAINS ACROSS THE
CONTINUUM OF CARE.
THIS ALIGNS WITH FOUR OF THE
NICHD STRATEGIC PLANS TO
IMPROVE CHILDHOOD HEALTH
TRANSITIONING INTO ADULTHOOD
AND PLANS FOR TREATING WOMEN
WHO ARE PREGNANT AND PERSONS
WITH DISABILITIES.
THANK YOU.
>> ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS ABOUT THIS?
>>I JUST HAVE A COMMENT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THIS IS REALLY AN EXCITING
INITIATIVE.
I JUST WANTED TO SAY HOW MUCH
I APPRECIATE THE
THOUGHTFULNESS THAT THERE IS A
TRANS-INSTITUTIONAL APPROACH
BECAUSE THIS WILL BE
MULTIDISCIPLINARY AND LARGE
SCALE AND INNOVATIVE SO I
WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR THAT.
>>THANK YOU.
>>IF THERE IS NO OTHER
DISCUSSION OR COMMENTS, MAY I
HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE?
Dr. BARKIN, SECOND, ALL
RIGHT, Dr. LANG.
ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE
YOUR HANDS OR VOTE ON ZOOM.
ANY OPPOSED?
ABSTAINS?
VERY GOOD.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
NEXT IS Dr. WALSH FROM
THE -- [ INDISCERNIBLE ]
BRANCH AND WILL PROVIDE
OUTCOMES OF BABIES WITH OPIOID
EXPOSURE.
Dr. WALSH?
OKAY, DOCTOR CAROLINE FROM THE
DIVISION OF EXTRAMURAL
RESEARCH.
[ OFF MIC ]
>>I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT THE
COUNCIL CONCEPT TO CONTINUE
THE STUDY OF THE PROGRAM OF
2019 CALLED BABIES WITH OPIOID
EXPOSURE.
THE PROGRAM OF COURSE IS
HOOKING TO ADDRESS AN EPIDEMIC
AND LOOKING AT THE OPIOID
DRUGS.
THE PROGRAM STARTED IN 2020
AND HAS BEEN COLLECTING DATA
AND DOING INTRAMURAL
ASSESSMENT OVER THE PAST
COUPLE OF YEARS.
THIS CONCEPT IS TO COMPLETE
ENROLLMENT AND FOLLOW UP WITH
THE --
[INDISCERNIBLE]
-- STARTED ENROLLING AND THIS
CONCEPT WITH NICHD FOR
TREATING HEALTHY CHILDREN AND
CHILDREN WITH SUCH OUTCOMES.
>>THANK YOU FOR THAT.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
AND HEARING NONE, THANK YOU,
DOCTOR.
CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO
APPROVE?
>> SO MOVED.
>> OH, Dr. JAMES, SECOND,
MS. LAVENDAR.
ALL RIGHT, ALL IN FAVOR?
OKAY, ANY OPPOSED OR ABSTAINS?
OKAY, VERY GOOD.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AND THEN WE WILL HEAR FROM A
DOCTOR ON PREGNANCY
GERONTOLOGY BRANCH TO APPROVE
ON AN INITIATIVE.
>>THANK YOU PROGRAM SEEKS
COUNCIL APPROVAL UNDER
INITIATIVE FOR NIH INITIATIVE
IN INTERPRETING MATERNAL
HEALTH FOR EVERYONE.
THIS IS A NIH-WIDE EFFORT THAT
WAS LAUNCHED IN 2019 IN
RESPONSE TO THE HIGH RATE OF
PREGNANCY-RELATED
COMPLICATIONS AND DEATHS.
SO THIS CONCEPT FOR FUTURE
ACTIVITIES TO ADVANCE THE
GOALS OF IMPROVE INITIATIVE.
IN FY22 FOR EXAMPLE, SEVERAL
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES WERE
RELEASED -- FOR EXAMPLE, THE
NATIONAL MATERNAL HEALTH
RESEARCH CENTER WITH EXPERTS
TO BE PRESENTED LATER.
IN ADDITION, NIH PROPOSES TO
DEVELOP NEW OPPORTUNITIES THAT
WILL ADDRESS THE PERSISTENT
DISPARITIES IN MATERNAL HEALTH
OUTCOMES IN POPULATIONS MOST
AFFECTED.
THE PROGRAMS WILL HAVE A FOCUS
ON SOCIAL DETERMINANTS ON
HEALTH, HEALTH EQUITY,
INCLUSION AND ANY OTHER
RELEVANT INITIATIVES THAT WILL
BE DEVELOPED AS SCIENCE AND
DATA EVOLVE.
THESE INITIATIVES ALIGN WITH
NIH THEMES 3 AND 5 AND BECAUSE
OF THE LARGE PARTICIPATING NIH
INSTITUTES AND CENTERS
INVOLVED, THE CONCEPT
CLEARANCES WILL BE OBTAINED
ONLY AT THE SINGLE NIH
INSTITUTE WHERE NICHD WILL BE
SERVING AS THE RECORD FOR
CLEARANCE OF FUNDING
OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARRIVE
WITHIN THE INITIATIVE.
THANK YOU.
>>THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
DOCTOR.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
HEARING NONE, DO I HAVE A
MOTION TO APPROVE?
WE HAVE A FIRST AND A SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE
YOUR HANDS.
OKAY, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
AND THEN FINALLY YOU WILL HEAR
FROM Dr --
[INDISCERNIBLE]
-- NATE TO GO PERSON NATOLOGY
PROGRAM.
[INDISCERNIBLE]
>>HI, GOOD AFTERNOON.
THE PROGRAM WILL IDENTIFY THE
SID WORKING GROUP AND GAPS IN
SID BIRTHS.
THE GOAL IS TO SUPPORT AN
AGENDA FOR SIDS AND
ENVIRONMENTAL MECHANISMS FOR
SIDS BIRTH.
IT WILL LOOK AT THE UNDERLYING
MECHANISMS WITHIN THESE
COMMUNITIES, DEVELOPING NEW
APPROVE TO RECOGNIZE THE RISKS
OF SID BIRTHS AND TO PROVIDE
AND EVALUATE IMPLICATIONS FOR
SIDS BIRTHS.
IT WILL --
[INDISCERNIBLE]
THIS WILL ALIGN WITH THE GOAL
OF NICHD PLANS AND PRIORITIES.
THANK YOU.
>>THANK YOU.
ARE THERE QUESTIONS?
COMMENTS?
[ OFF MIC ]
HEARING NONE, CAN I HAVE A
MOTION TO APPROVE?
WE HAVE A FIRST AND A SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR?
ALL RIGHT, ANY OPPOSED OR
ABSTAINS?
ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
[ OFF MIC ]
>>SO THE QUESTION IS HOW DO
YOU DEVELOP THOSE CONCEPTS AND
BRING THEM FORWARD?
SO I CAN START AND HAVE OTHERS
WEIGH IN ON HOW WE START THE
PROCESS BUT THERE ARE
INITIATIVES FOR CONSIDERATION
AND THEN WE, FOR THOSE, CHOOSE
THEM BASED ON THEIR STRATEGIC
ALIGNMENT AND IF THEY ALIGN
WITH OTHER LEGISLATIVE OR
STAKEHOLDER NEEDS BUT DOCTOR,
YOU CAN TALK MORE ABOUT THE
PROCESS.
>>YES AND ACTUALLY FOR THESE
PARTICULAR ONES, I WOULD LIKE
TO HIGHLIGHT TOO THAT THEY ARE
NIH INITIATIVES.
THESE ARE ABOVE AND BEYOND
WHAT HAPPENS AT JUST NICHD.
SO THE FEEL PAIN INITIATIVE,
THAT TEAM HAS WORKED LITERALLY
HOURS AND HOURS ARE THE OTHER
FOLKS AT NIH STAFF AND ALL OF
THOSE KINDS OF PROPOSALS
ACTUALLY GO THROUGH A WHOLE
NIH-WIDE APPROVAL PROCESS AS
WELL.
SO Dr. BIANCHI SITS ON THE
SELECTIVE COMMITTEE AND THESE
WOULD HAVE BEEN VETTED ON THAT
COMMITTEE LEVEL AS WELL.
SO THESE ARE A LITTLE MORE
DIFFERENT THAN THE STANDARD
LEVEL WHERE WE WOULD JUST BE
EVALUATING AT NIH AND HAVE A
PROCESS FOR THAT.
>>I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO
KNOW THAT THE ONES THAT ARE
JUST DEVELOPED WITHIN NICHD
ARE ASSOCIATED WITH A
FINANCIAL COMMITMENT FROM
NICHD SO THAT IS WHY WE WANT
YOU TO KNOW ABOUT THAT,
BECAUSE IF WE'RE SETTING ASIDE
MONEY FOR THAT PARTICULAR
PROGRAM, THEN THERE IS THAT
MUCH LESS MONEY AVAILABLE FOR
OTHER MECHANISMS.
>>Dr. BIANCHI, JUST TO
FOLLOW UP WITH THAT, THERE IS
A VISION ABOUT HOW ALL THESE
THINGS FIT TOGETHER
SCHEMATICALLY AND AS WE
APPROVE THESE CONCEPTS WHICH
ARE ALL EXCELLENT AND CLEARLY
ALIGNED WITH OUR STRATEGIC
PLAN, HOW DO WE KEEP IN MIND
EVERYTHING WERE THAT WE HAVE
APPROVED AND HOW THOSE THINGS
CONNECT?
IS THERE SOME SORT OF NETWORK
DIAGRAM OR SOMETHING?
>> SO ALL OF THE PREVIOUSLY
APPROVED CONCEPTS, ANYTHING
APPROVED BY COUNCIL IN THIS
FORUM IS ON THE COUNCIL
WEBSITE.
SO PRIOR TO THAT, YOU CAN LOOK
AT THE TOPICS WE HAVE APPROVED
ACROSS -- YOU KNOW I DON'T
KNOW THAT WE HAVE EVER PUT
TOGETHER A MATRIX OF CONCEPTS
WE HAVE APPROVED EACH TIME AND
WHAT THE SCHEMATIC ALIGNMENT
IS.
WE DO UPDATE THEM WITH THE
STRATEGIC PLAN ON THE WEBSITE
AND IF YOU LOOK AT EACH
QUARTER, THE COUNCIL WILL PUT
FORTH WHAT WE HAVE DONE
SCHEMATICALLY AS WELL SO YOU
CAN LOOK AT THAT AND THERE ARE
OTHERWISE WAYS WE CAN ADDRESS
THAT FOR YOU GOING FORWARD.
>>ALSO LIKE TO ADD SOMETHING
ELSE, ONE OF THE THINGS Dr.
BIANCHI IS TRYING TO DO IS TO
BE MORE NIMBLE AND THE
INSPIRATION OF THE FUNDING
OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT WOULD
NORMALLY TAKE US TWO PLUS
YEARS SO Dr. BIANCHI WANTS
TO SPEED THAT UP AND WE ARE
PILOTING A NEW PROGRAM TO DO
THAT.
BUT LIKE THE SILVER WORKING
GROUP, JUST MONTHS AFTER THE
REPORT CAME IN, WE ARE ABLE TO
LAUNCH SOMETHING AS WELL.
SO WE ARE REALLY LOOKING AT
NOT JUST THE PLAN BUT AT
EMERGING AREAS OF SCIENCE THAT
WE NEED TO ADDRESS QUICKLY.
>> ACTUALLY, DIANA, I WANTED
TO THANK YOU ALL AND THE NICHD
STAFF FOR HAVING MOVED THE
STILLBIRTH INITIATIVE SO
QUICKLY.
IT WAS BARELY OUT A FEW MONTHS
AGO AND FOR US TO BE VOTING ON
THAT TODAY, I THINK, IS PRETTY
REMARKABLE.
>>WELL, IT IS A TRIBUTE TO
OUR STAFF WHO ARE VERY
DEDICATED TO THIS TOPIC, YOU
HEARD FROM THE TASK FORCE AS
WELL AS PEOPLE WITH LESS
EXPERIENCE SO THAT IS REALLY
WHAT OUR GOAL IS.
WE CAN'T PREDICT -- I MEAN THE
STRATEGIC PLAN IS NOW FOUR
YEARS OLD SO A LOT OF CHANGE.
AND REMEMBER WE WROTE THAT
STRATEGIC PLAN BEFORE THE
PANDEMIC, BEFORE THE GEORGE
FLOYD EPISODE, AND A LOT OF
THINGS HAVE CHANGED IN THE
WORLD SO WE ASK FOR YOU TO BE
ABLE TO RESPOND IN REALTIME TO
EVENTS THAT ARE HAPPENING.
>>CAN I ASK ONE MORE
QUESTION?
SO HOW DO WE MAKE ACTIVITIES
HERE WITHIN THE NIH OR WITHIN
THE NICHD WITH OTHER
GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES LIKE THE
CDC?
FOR EXAMPLE, WITH STILLBIRTH,
IF WE ARE WORKING TO CREATE A
REGISTRY, HOW DO WE MAKE SURE
THAT REGISTRY HAPPENS?
>>SO WE HAVE -- SO THE BONUS
WE GET OF LATERAL MEETINGS AND
ESPECIALLY WHEN WE GET TO GO
TO OTHERS, WE HAVE A
INTERAGENCY GROUP THAT WORKS
ON THINGS THEMSELVES, WE HAVE
OTHER FOLLOW UPS WITH GROUPS
LIKE SILVER AND FATALITIES, WE
HAVE THE SECOND OF THE --
[INDISCERNIBLE]
WHICH I WILL BE ATTENDING NEXT
WEEK AND THAT IS OUR CHANCE TO
COLLABORATE ACROSS FEDERAL
AGENCIES AND ALSO WITH THE
WORKING GROUP, WE TRY TO VERY
ACTIVELY COORDINATE WITHIN
THOSE MEETINGS TO SEE HOW THEY
PUT FORWARD AND THINGS CDC
UPDATED ARE ACTUALLY WORKED
ON.
SO WE WILL NOT WORK ON THINGS
THE CDC SAYS WE CAN'T DO
BECAUSE THAT IS NOT WITHIN OUR
PURVIEW BUT WE DO COORDINATE
WITH THE OTHER FEDERAL
AGENCIES.
I FOR EXAMPLE, HAD A CALL
ABOUT MATERNAL HEALTH THIS
MORNING WITH ALL THE OTHER
AGENCIES PUTTING SOMETHING
FORWARD ON THAT WITH RESPECT
TO MATERNAL HEALTH.
SO THERE ARE WAYS WE TRY TO DO
THAT THERE AND THEN THINGS WE
DO HERE TO SUPPORT AND WORK
WITH FEDERAL WORKERS.
>> I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT AGAIN
HOW MUCH STAFF IS INVOLVED IN
THIS AND I THINK HAVING BEEN
AT NICHD FOR 16 YEARS, I FEEL
LIKE WHEN I FIRST GOT HERE, SO
MUCH OF OUR JOB AND PROGRAM
WAS TO MANAGE A PORTFOLIO AND
CRAFT AGREEMENTS.
NOW FOR MANY OF OUR STAFF, SO
MUCH OF THEIR WORK IS
COORDINATION ACROSS NIH AND
GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES AND ALSO
NONGOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES AS
WELL.
AND AGAIN, I WANT TO CREDIT
DIANA FOR -- I THINK THE
PROFILE ACROSS THE AGENCY HAS
BENEFITTED AS WELL AND WE
STRUGGLE WITH THAT BUT ALSO
BENEFIT FROM THE WORKLOAD AND
BANDWIDTH.
>>HEY, WELL THANK YOU FOR THE
DISCUSSION.
BEFORE WE TRANSITION TO THE
CLOSED SESSION OF TODAY'S
MEETING, I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE
Dr. RANNUAL SOOTY THE FLOOR
FOR THE COUNCIL STATEMENT OF
UNDERSTANDING.
>>THANK YOU.
SO EACH YEAR IN THIS MAY OR
JUNE COUNCIL MEETING, WE COME
TO YOU TO ASK FOR APPROVAL OF
THE COUNCIL STATEMENT OF
UNDERSTANDING WHICH OUTLINES
THE GENERAL PROCEDURES TO BE
USED FOR THIS COUNCIL, THIS
SECOND-LEVEL REVIEW.
THE STATEMENT ADDRESSES
COUNCIL MEMBERSHIP AND
STRUCTURE, PROCEDURES FOR
REVIEW OF GRANT APPLICATIONS
GOING FULL SESSION,
ADMINISTRATIVE DECISIONS AND
ACTIONS THAT MAY NOT REQUIRE
COUNCIL RECOMMENDATIONS,
VOTING OPTIONS THAT ARE
AVAILABLE TO COUNCIL MEMBERS,
EXPEDITED REVIEW OF
APPLICATIONS, PROCEDURES FOR
CONCEPT CLEARING AND AS WELL
AS EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND
THAT IS THE WHOLE STATEMENT
FOR CONCEPT CLEARANCE.
I WANT TO KNOW THAT AS
UNLIKELY AS IT SEEMS, WE
ACTUALLY HAVE BEEN
IMPLEMENTING THE EMERGENCY
PROCEDURES FOR HOLDING REMOTE
MEETINGS THE PAST THREE YEARS.
FOR THIS YEAR, WE'RE
SUGGESTING SEVERAL CHANGES IN
THE STATEMENT OF UNDERSTANDING
PRIMARILY TO BRING IT
UP-TO-DATE WITH CURRENT
PROCEDURES AND POLICIES AND
YOU CAN FIND THE FULL TEXT OF
THE PROPOSED REVISED STATEMENT
OF UNDERSTANDING THAT WAS
PROVIDED TO YOU BEFORE THE
MEETING ON YOUR COUNCIL MEMBER
WEBSITE.
AND JUST BRIEFLY WHAT WE'RE
PROPOSING IS FIRST OF ALL TO
DESCRIBE THE CREATION OF THE
COUNCIL WORKING GROUPS AND AS
WE KNOW, SOME OF YOU ARE
SERVING ON SUCH GROUPS.
UPDATE THE POSITION OF SPECIAL
COUNCIL REVIEW TO SIMPLY
REFLECT NIH POLICY.
ADD ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENTS
TO THE LIST OF ADMINISTRATIVE
DECISIONS OR ACTIONS THAT DO
NOT REQUIRE COUNCIL
RECOMMENDATION.
MORE CRITICALLY DESCRIBE THE
PROCESS FOR SECONDARY VIEW OF
APPLICATIONS BETWEEN COUNCIL
MEMBERS.
WE HAVE TO
IN THE EVENT THEY COME TO YOU
BETWEEN REGULARLY SCHEDULED
MEETINGS AND THEN THE
EMERGENCY PROCEDURES TO
CONVENE COUNCIL MEETINGS.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT
THE PROPOSED2023 STATEMENT OF
UNDERSTANDING?
IF NOT, CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO
APPROVE?
Dr. LANG AND SESSIONS, ALL
IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR
HANDS OR VOTE ON ZOOM.
ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
>>NOW, WE'RE RUNNING A LITTLE
BIT AHEAD WHICH IS NOT A BAD
THING.
IT GIVES US MORE TIME FOR
DISCUSSION LATER ON BUT LET'S
THANK REBEKAH AND TAKE A 15
MINUTE BREAK AND BEGIN THE
CLOSED SESSION.