## Division of Research Grants Advisory Committee Agenda

### November 18-19, 1996 Building 31C, Conference Room 6 National Institutes of Health

Monday, November 18, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

I. Call to Order\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\....Dr.
Keith Yamamoto

II\. Approval of May Minutes

III\. FY 97 NIH
Budget\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\....Mr. Fred Wong

Increase

Set-asides

AIDS

SBIR

CRC

RM & S

IV\. Director\'s Report

Introduction of DRG Director\...\...\...\...\...\.....Dr. Ruth
Kirschstein

Remarks\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...Dr. Elvera
Ehrenfeld

Remarks\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...Dr. Donald Luecke

V. Updates

Peer Review Oversight Group (PROG)

Recap of 1st Meeting\...\...\...\...\...\...\.....Dr. Keith Yamamoto

Review by Criterion Pilot for PROG\...\...\...Dr. Elliot Postow

Discussants Dr. David Burgess

Dr. Donald Cleveland

Dr. Marvin Wickens

Open Discussion\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\....DRG Advisory
Committee

Coffee Break

Updates (Continued)

Amendments

\"Quick turn around\" Pilot\...\...\...\...\...\...Dr. Anthony Demsey

3 - 5 page applications

Parameters

New NIH Policy on Amendments

limit \< A-2

2 year time lapse from original

Impact on Review

Open Discussion\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\....DRG Advisory
Committee

VI\. Study Section Approaches to Application Review and Scoring

Open Window\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\....Dr. Donna
Dean

Recap of Results

Plans to Maintain\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\....Dr. Camilla
Day

Survey of Study Sections

Study Section Dynamics

Fair (just) review

Maintaining spread scores

Practices

Reviewing the reviewer

Selecting examples for review at the

beginning of meeting

Recalibration during meeting

Role of SRA/Chair

Discussants Dr. Suzanne Pfeffer

Dr. Elizabeth Thiel

Dr. Judith Van Houten

Dr. Marvin Wickens

Open Discussion\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\....DRG Advisory
Committee

Lunch

VII\. Piloting IRG Oversight

Background\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\.....Dr. Donald
Luecke

Plan for First Meeting\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\.....Dr. Gerald
Greenhouse

Discussants Dr. Donald Cleveland

Dr. Richard Hynes

Dr. Suzanne Pfeffer

Dr. Leodis Davis

Open Discussion\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\....DRG Advisory
Committee

VIII\. Patient - Oriented Review (Oncological Sciences IRG)

Expanded Scope for Experimental Therapeutics\....Dr. Marcia Litwack

Discussants Dr. Raphael Pollock

Dr. Henry Friedman

Dr. Olga Jonasson

Open Discussion\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\....DRG Advisory
Committee

Tuesday, November 19, 8:30 a.m. to Noon

IX\. Recap/Discussion of Day 1\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\....Dr.
Keith Yamamoto

X. Review of Individual NRSA (Fellowship) Applications

Background\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\.....Dr. Nancy
Pearson

Experience across IRGs

Discussants Dr. Barbara Hamkalo

Dr. David Burgess

Dr. Howard Schachman

DRG Guidelines for Future\...\...\...\...\...\...\.....DRG Advisory
Committee

Coffee Break

XI\. Neurosciences

Integration Activities\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...Dr. Elliot
Postow

Institute Perspectives\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...Dr. Zach Hall

Dr. Steven Hyman

Dr. Richard Hodes

DRG Advisory Committee Role\...\...\...\...\...\...\....Dr. Keith
Yamamoto

XII\. New Business and Closing Remarks\...\...\...\...\...\...\....Dr.
Keith Yamamoto

**Future Meeting Dates:**

April 28 and 29, 1997\
November 17 and 18, 1997

Last update: November 13, 1996