Draft Agenda
One Hundred Fifty-Fourth Meeting
First Floor Conference Center
6700B Rockledge Drive
Bethesda, MD 20817
Watch the open session via videocast at https://videocast.nih.gov/
Friday, January 17, 2020
Open Session, 8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Director’s Report, Opening Remarks
Dr. Santa Tumminia
Consideration of October Minutes
Dr. Anne Schaffner
Council Operating Procedures
Dr. Anne Schaffner
NEI Budget Overview
Ms. Karen Colbert
NEI Strategic Planning Update
Dr. Shefa Gordon
NEI Office of Regenerative Medicine Update
Dr. Steve Becker
ENQUIRE Process at CSR
Dr. Bruce Reed
Break, 10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
Open Session continued, 10:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
SBIR/STTR Portfolio Presentation: “NEI Small Business: From Grant Application to Commercialization”
Dr. Jerry Wujek
Scientific Presentation: “AI and Deep Learning Applications in Ophthalmology and Vision Science”
Dr. Aaron Lee
General Council Discussion: Novel science opportunities, issues that affect progress in vision research, advice to the NEI staff
Dr. Santa Tumminia
Lunch, 1:00 p.m. – 1:40 p.m.
Closed Session, 1:40 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Review of Confidentiality and Conflict of Interest Procedures; Future Council Dates
Dr. Anne Schaffner
Review of Grant and Cooperative Agreement Applications
Dr. Michael Steinmetz
ADJOURNMENT, 3:30 p.m.
Contact: Dr. Anne E. Schaffner, 301-451-2020; aes@nei.nih.gov