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NACA meeting: January 26–27, 2010

National Advisory Council on Aging Agenda -- January 2010
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One Hundred Seventh Meeting
Tuesday and Wednesday, January 26-27, 2010 — Building 31, C Wing, Conference Room 10
Day-of-the-Meeting Contact Phone: 301-402-8710

 

TUESDAY, JANUARY 26

3:00 to 5:00 p.m. – This portion of the meeting is closed to the Public

This portion of the meeting is being closed to the public in accordance with the provisions set forth in section 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).
Review of Applications: Dr. Robin Barr

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27

8:00 to 8:45 a.m. - This portion of the meeting is open to the public

  1. Call to Order: Dr. Richard Hodes
    1. Director’s Status Report
    2. Future Meeting Dates:

      May 25-26, 2010 (Tue-Wed)
      Jan 25-26, 2011 (Tue-Wed)
      Sept 21-22, 2010 (Tue-Wed)
      May 24-25, 2011 (Tue-Wed)
      Sept 20-21, 2011 (Tue-Wed)

    3. Consideration of Minutes of Last Meeting

8:45 to 9:00 a.m.

  1. Report:  Task Force on Minority Aging Research: Dr. Peggye Dilworth-Anderson

9:00 to 9:15 a.m.

  1. Report:  Working Group on Program: Dr. Michael Jazwinski
    1. Action:  Advisory Meetings
    2. Action: RFA/RFP Concept Clearances
    3. Action: Statement of Understanding

9:15 to 9:30 a.m.

  1. Report: Council of Councils: Ms. Orien Reid

9:30 to 9:45 a.m.

COFFEE BREAK

9:45 to 10:15 a.m.

  1. Presentation- Director’s Report: Dr. Francis Collins, Director, NIH

10:15 to 11:15 a.m.

  1. Program Highlights
    1. Program Division Directors, NIA and invited presenters

    (10:15-10:45) (DGCG) Pain and Functional Recovery in Older Adults: Dr. R. Sean Morrison, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
    (10:45-11:15) (DAB) The Role of Telomeres and Telomerase in Aging and Age-Related Disease: Dr. Carol W. Greider, Johns Hopkins University

11:15 to 11:30 a.m.

BREAK

11:30 to 12:30 p.m.

  1. Working Lunch:  Program Highlights (Continued)
    1. Program Division Directors, NIA and invited presenters

    (11:30-12:00) (DN) Development of a Novel Class of Small Molecule Therapeutics For Alzheimer’s Disease – A New Approach to Neurotrophin Therapy: Dr. Frank M. Longo, Stanford University School of Medicine
    (12:00-12:30) (DBSR) The Long Term Effects of Early Childhood Health: Dr. Christina H. Paxson, Princeton University

12:30 to 1:30 p.m.

  1. Intramural Research Program Reports: Dr. Dan Longo
    1. Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology: Dr. Myriam Gorospe, Senior Investigator
    2. Laboratory of Molecular Gerontology: Dr. Vilhelm Bohr, Chief

1:30 to 2:00 p.m. – This portion of the meeting is closed to the Public

  1. Review of Intramural Research Program: Dr. Dan Longo

This portion of the meeting is being closed to the public in accordance with the provisions set forth in section 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).

  1. Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology
  2. Laboratory of Epidemiology, Demography, and Biometry
  3. Laboratory of Molecular Gerontology
  4. Laboratory of Personality and Cognition

2:00 p.m.

  1. Adjournment