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June 6-7, 2023

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Agenda

OPEN SESSION – June 6, 2023 – 10:00 a.m. EST
ScheduledEventSpeakerSupporting Documents
CLOSED SESSION1 – June 6, 2023 – 3:15 p.m. EST
OPEN SESSION – June 7, 2023 – 10:00 a.m. EST
10:00 a.m.I. Call to Order and Opening RemarksDr. Rick Woychik 
 II. Review of Confidentiality and Conflict of InterestDr. David Balshaw 
 III. Consideration of February 2023 MinutesDr. David BalshawFebruary 2023 Minutes (285KB)
10:15 a.m.IV. Report of the Director, NIEHSDr. Rick WoychikReport of the Director, NIEHS (284KB)
11:15 a.m.V. DERT ReportDr. David Balshaw 
12:15 p.m.LUNCH  
1:00 p.m.VI. Hypothetical Interventions to Reduce Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Phthalate Exposure and the Impact on Preterm BirthDr. Kelly Ferguson 
2:00 p.m.VII. CSR’s Initiatives to Strengthen Peer ReviewDr. Noni Byrnes 
3:00 p.m.VIII. ADJOURN OPEN SESSION  
3:15 p.m.IX. Review of Confidentiality and Conflict of InterestDr. David Balshaw 
3:30 p.m.X. Consideration of Grant ApplicationsDr. David Balshaw & DERT Staff 
5:00 p.m.XI. ADJOURN CLOSED SESSION  
10:00 a.m.XII. NIEHS Racial and Ethnic Equity Plan (REEP)Dr. Trevor Archer 
11:00 a.m.XIII. Faculty Institutional Recruitment for Sustainable Transformation (FIRST) ProgramsDrs. Ana Diez Roux & Mark Reed 
12:00 p.m.LUNCH  
12:45 p.m.XIV. NASEM Report on Use of Race, Ethnicity, and Ancestry as Population Descriptors in Genomics ResearchDr. Sarah Tishkoff 
1:45 p.m.XV. DEIA Council WorkgroupDr. Karen Vasquez 
2:30 p.m.BREAK  
2:45 p.m.XVI. Council Discussion – One Cohesive DEIA Approach for the InstituteCouncil 
3:45 p.m.XVII. ADJOURN  

1 This portion of the meeting is being closed to the public in accordance with the provisions set forth in Section 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5, U.S. Code and Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2).