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OPEN SESSION – May 13, 2014 – 8:30 a.m.
ScheduledEventSpeakerSupporting Documents
CLOSED SESSION – May 14, 2014 – 8:30 a.m.
8:30 a.m.I. Call to Order and Opening RemarksDr. Linda Birnbaum 
 II. Review of Confidentiality and Conflict of InterestDr. Gwen Collman 
 III. Consideration of February 2014 Meeting MinutesDr. Gwen Collman Meeting Summary of the National Advisory Environmental Health Sciences Council - February 19-20, 2014 (1MB)
8:45 a.m.IV. Report of the Director, NIEHSDr. Linda Birnbaum NIEHS Director Report to the National Advisory Environmental Health Sciences Council - May 13-14, 2014 (250KB)
9:45 a.m.V. Report of the Director, DERTDr. Gwen Collman 
10:45 a.m.BREAK  
11:00 a.m.VI. New Insights into Regulation of the Innate Immune Response by CholesterolDr. Mike Fessler Abstract Report to the National Advisory Environmental Health Sciences Council - Regulation of the Innate Immune Response to Environment by Cholesterol Trafficking - May 13-14, 2014 (111KB)
11:30 a.m.VII. Breast Cancer ConceptDr. Caroline Dilworth 
Dr. Symma Finn
Concept Clearance for the National Advisory Environmental Health Sciences Council - The Breast Cancer & the Environment Research Program - May 13-14, 2014 (74KB)
12:30 p.m.LUNCH  
1:45 p.m.VIII. Discussion of "Rescuing US Biomedical Research from its Systemic Flaws" by Alberts, et al.Dr. Rick Woychik 
2:45 p.m.BREAK  
3:00 p.m.IX. Disaster Response ResearchDr. Aubrey Miller 
3:30 p.m.X. Core Centers EvaluationDr. Kristi Pettibone Abstract Report to the National Advisory Environmental Health Sciences Council - NIEHS 2014-15 Core Centers Evaluation - May 13-14, 2014 (57KB)
4:30 p.m.XI. Open Council Discussion  
5:00 p.m.Adjourn  
8:30 a.m.XII. Consideration of Grant ApplicationsDr. Gwen Collman and DERT Staff 
11:30 a.m.Adjourn  

Additional Meeting Documents

Future Meeting Dates

  • September 9-10, 2014 - NIEHS
  • February 18-19, 2015 - NIEHS
  • June 2-3, 2015 - NIEHS
  • September 8-9, 2015 - NIEHS
  • February 23-24, 2016 - NIEHS
  • May 24-25, 2016 - NIEHS
  • September 13-14, 2016 - NIEHS

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).