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Council of Councils Meeting

September 11-12, 2025

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September 11, 2025
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
10:00 a.m.	Welcome and Opening Remarks Nicole C. Kleinstreuer, Ph.D. Acting Chair, Council of Councils Acting NIH Deputy Director for Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives Acting Director, Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives (DPCPSI) Office of the Director, NIH
10:05 a.m.	Reminders and Procedures Franziska Grieder, D.V.M., Ph.D. Executive Secretary, Council of Councils Director, Office of Research Infrastructure Programs (ORIP), DPCPSI
10:15 a.m.	NIH Update Matthew J. Memoli, M.D., M.S. Principal Deputy Director, NIH
10:45 a.m.	DPCPSI Updates Nicole C. Kleinstreuer, Ph.D. Acting Chair, Council of Councils Acting NIH Deputy Director for Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives Acting Director, DPCPSI
11:15 a.m.	Discussion on Changes in NIH Policies and Procedures Council of Councils Members
12:15 p.m.	Lunch Break
CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC
1:00 p.m.	Closed Session
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
2:00 p.m.	ORIP Strategic Plan Update Franziska Grieder, D.V.M., Ph.D. Director, ORIP, DPCPSI Draft ORIP Strategic Plan Presentation
2:45 p.m.	All of Us Research Program Office Concept Clearance (New): Accelerating Discovery through Partnered Research with All of Us to Analyze Participant Biospecimens [Vote] Sheri Schully, Ph.D. Deputy Chief Medical and Scientific Officer, All of Us Research Program Office, DPCPS Presentation Summary
3:30 p.m.	Office of Strategic Coordination (OSC) Concept Clearance (New): RNomics Program [Vote] Ian C. Nova, Ph.D. Program Director, Division of Genome Sciences, National Human Genome Research Institute Frederick L. Tyson, Ph.D. Program Director, Genes Environment and Health Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Presentation Summary
4:15 p.m.	OSC Concept Clearance (New): Ultra-Processed Foods Program [Vote] Andrew A. Bremer, M.D., Ph.D., M.A.S., F.A.A.P. Director, Office of Nutrition Research, DPCPSI Acting Director, Office of Dietary Supplements, DPCPSI Presentation Summary
5:15 p.m.	Adjourn for the day

September 12, 2025
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
10:00 a.m.	Welcome and Recap of Day One Nicole C. Kleinstreuer, Ph.D. Acting Chair, Council of Councils Acting NIH Deputy Director for Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives Acting Director, DPCPSI
10:15 a.m.	Autism Data Science Initiative Taylor Gilliland, Ph.D. Senior Scientific Advisor to the Director, DPCPSI
10:45 a.m.	Real-World Data Network Nicole C. Kleinstreuer, Ph.D. Acting Chair, Council of Councils Acting NIH Deputy Director for Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives Acting Director, DPCPSI
11:15 a.m.	NIH Common Fund Venture Program Update Michelle Hamlet, Ph.D. Program Leader, OSC, DPCPSI
11:45 a.m.	Lunch Break
12:15 p.m.	Review/Vote on Council Operating Procedures Nicole C. Kleinstreuer, Ph.D. Acting Chair, Council of Councils Acting NIH Deputy Director for Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives Acting Director, DPCPSI Presentation Summary
12:45 p.m.	OSC Program Closeout: Extracellular RNA (exRNA) Communication Program Danilo A. Tagle, Ph.D. Director, Office of Special Initiatives, National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences T. Kevin Howcroft, Ph.D. Chief, Cancer, Immunology, and Hematology Branch, Division of Cancer Biology, National Cancer Institute Presentation Summary
1:30 p.m.	Office of Data Science Strategy (ODSS) Concept Clearance (Renewal): Early Stage and Established Biomedical Data Repositories and Knowledgebases [Vote] Susan K. Gregurick, Ph.D. Associate Director for Data Science, NIH Director, ODSS, DPCPSI Ishwar Chandramouliswaran Lead Program Director, ODSS, DPCPSI Christopher G. Duncan, Ph.D. Program Director, Genes, Environment, and Health Branch, Division of Extramural Research, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Presentation Summary
2:00 p.m.	Closing Remarks Nicole C. Kleinstreuer, Ph.D. Acting NIH Deputy Director for Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
2:15 p.m.	Adjourn

Future Council of Councils Meetings

All meetings are scheduled to be held virtually or in NIH facilities in Bethesda, MD.

2026

January 29-30, 2026 (Thursday, Friday)
May 14-15, 2026 (Thursday, Friday)
September 10-11, 2026 (Thursday, Friday)

2027

January 28-29, 2027 (Thursday, Friday)
May 20-21, 2027 (Thursday, Friday)
September 16-17, 2027 (Thursday, Friday)

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