May 2026 Council Meeting Agenda

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Bethesda, Maryland
 

National Advisory General Medical Sciences (NAGMS) Council
Virtual
Thursday, May 21, 2026
(Open Session Agenda)
 

Time *
Speaker
Title
9:30 AM
Erica Brown, Ph.D.
 

Call to Order, Introductions

Conflict of Interest Statement

Consideration of Minutes

Confirm Future Council Meeting Dates
Thursday, September 10, 2026 (Virtual Meeting)
Thursday, February 4, 2027 (Virtual Meeting)
Thursday, May 20, 2027 (In-person)

9:45 AM
Erica Brown, Ph.D.

NIGMS Director's Report

10:30 AM
Shawn Gaillard, Ph.D.

Organoids Research at NIGMS

11:00 AM
 

Break

11:15 AM
Erica Brown, Ph.D. 
Mercedes Rubio, Ph.D. 
Kenneth Gibbs, Ph.D. 
Jill Bradshaw

Resources to Support Institutional Research Capacity

12:15 PM
Erica Brown, Ph.D.

Concept Clearance: Biomedical Research Environment & Sponsored Programs Administration Development (BRE-SPAD) Program

Concept Clearance: Support for Research Excellence (SuRE) Resource Center

Concept Clearance: Institutional Development Award (IDeA) Clinical Research Resource Center (I-CRRC)

12:30 PM
 

Open Discussion

12:45 PM
 

Adjourn and Announcements

* All times are approximate.
 

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