February 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, February 5, 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, Council Operating Procedures

Confirm Future Council Meeting Dates Thursday, May 21, 2026 (Virtual Meeting)
Thursday, September 10, 2026 (Virtual Meeting)
Thursday, February 4, 2027 (Virtual Meeting)

9:45 AM
Erica Brown, Ph.D.

NIGMS Director's Report

10:30 AM
 

Break

10:45 AM
David Bochner, Ph.D.

Outcomes from the NIGMS Strategic Plan 2021-2025

11:30 AM
Dorothy Beckett, Ph.D.

Instrumentation Grant Program for Resource-Limited Institutions (RLI-S10) Progress Report

12:00 PM
Kenneth Gibbs, Ph.D.

Updates to NIGMS' Training Programs

12:30 PM
Erica Brown, Ph.D.

Concept Clearance: Native American Research Centers for Health (NARCH)

Concept Clearance: Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP)

12:40 PM
 

Open Discussion

12:45 PM
 

Adjourn and Announcements

* All times are approximate.
 

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