Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health (BIRCWH) Annual Meeting, and the Specialized Centers of Research Excellence (SCORE) Annual Meeting Keynote Address, 59814 [2020-21030]

Download as PDF 59814 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 185 / Wednesday, September 23, 2020 / Notices Dated: September 17, 2020. Melanie J. Pantoja, Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy. [FR Doc. 2020–20991 Filed 9–22–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4140–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institutes of Health Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health (BIRCWH) Annual Meeting, and the Specialized Centers of Research Excellence (SCORE) Annual Meeting Keynote Address AGENCY: National Institutes of Health, HHS. ACTION: Notice. The Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health (BIRCWH) Annual Meeting, held virtually December 14, 2020, sponsored by the Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH), will focus on mentoring young investigators, present their research findings, and celebrate the 20th anniversary of the program. The Specialized Centers of Research Excellence on Sex Differences (SCORE) Annual Meeting keynote address, held virtually on December 16, 2020, sponsored by ORWH, will offer the perspective of an editor of The Lancet on sex differences research and the health of women. Both of these programs are signature programs created by ORWH in partnership with a number of National Institutes of Health (NIH) institutes and centers. DATES: The BIRCWH Annual Meeting will be held virtually on December 14, 2020, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST. The SCORE Annual Meeting keynote address will be held virtually on December 16, 2020, from 10:45 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. EST. ADDRESSES: The BIRCWH Annual Meeting and the SCORE Annual Meeting keynote address are virtual events. Event information can be found on the ORWH website: https:// orwh.od.nih.gov/about/newsroom/ events. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information concerning these meetings, see the ORWH website, https:// orwh.od.nih.gov/about/newsroom/ events, or contact Lamont Williams, Communications Director, Office of Research on Women’s Health, 6707 Democracy Boulevard, Suite 400, Bethesda, MD 20817, telephone: 301– khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:13 Sep 22, 2020 Jkt 250001 402–1770; email: ORWHComms@ od.nih.gov. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES In accordance with 42 U.S.C. 287d, of the Public Health Service Act, as amended and in keeping with the 30th anniversary of ORWH putting science to work for the health of women across NIH, these meetings offer enlightening virtual presentations on health research, scientific advances on the influence of sex and gender in health and disease, and progress for women in biomedical careers. Celebrating its 20th year, BIRCWH is an institutional mentored careerdevelopment grant program connecting junior faculty, known as BIRCWH Scholars, to senior faculty with shared interest in women’s health and sex differences research. The BIRCWH Annual Meeting brings BIRCWH Scholars and faculty together to share research and experiences. The BIRCWH 4th Ruth L. Kirschstein Memorial Lectureship will focus on the importance of and improvements to be made in mentoring young investigators. The meeting will also include presentations on research findings by several leading BIRCWH Scholars. Patricia E. Molina, M.D., Ph.D., Richard Ashman Professor and Head, Department of Physiology, Louisiana State University School of Medicine, will deliver a special Innovation talk to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the BIRCWH program and close the session. SCORE is the only NIH cooperative agreement program supporting diseaseagnostic research on sex differences. Each SCORE program serves as a national resource for translational research, at multiple levels of analysis, to identify the role of biological sex differences in the health of women. At this year’s SCORE Annual Meeting, Jocalyn Clark, Ph.D., Executive Editor, The Lancet, will present the keynote address: ‘‘Sex Differences Research and the Health of Women: An Editor’s Perspective.’’ The BIRCWH Annual Meeting and the SCORE Annual Meeting keynote address are free and open to the public. National Institutes of Health SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Date: September 17, 2020. Lawrence A. Tabak, Principal Deputy Director, National Institutes of Health. [FR Doc. 2020–21030 Filed 9–22–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4140–01–P PO 00000 National Cancer Institute; Notice of Meeting Pursuant to section 10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, notice is hereby given of a meeting of the Frederick National Laboratory Advisory Committee to the National Cancer Institute. The meeting will be held as a virtual meeting and open to the public. Individuals who plan to view the virtual meeting and need special assistance or other reasonable accommodations to view the meeting, should notify the Contact Person listed below in advance of the meeting. The meeting will be videocast and can be accessed from the NIH Videocasting and Podcasting website (https://videocast.nih.gov/). Name of Committee: Frederick National Laboratory Advisory Committee to the National Cancer Institute. Date: October 14, 2020. Time: 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Agenda: Ongoing and new activities at the Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research. Place: National Cancer Institute Shady Grove, 9609 Medical Center Drive, Rockville, MD 20850 (Virtual Meeting). Contact Person: Caron A. Lyman, Ph.D., Executive Secretary, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, 9609 Medical Center Drive, Room 7W126, Bethesda, MD 20892–9750, 240–276–6348, lymanc@mail.nih.gov. Any interested person may file written comments with the committee by forwarding the statement to the Contact Person listed on this notice. The statement should include the name, address, telephone number and when applicable, the business or professional affiliation of the interested person. Information is also available on the Institute’s/Center’s home page: https:// deainfo.nci.nih.gov/advisory/fac/fac.htm, where an agenda, instructions for access, and any additional information for the meeting will be posted when available. (Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Nos. 93.392, Cancer Construction; 93.393, Cancer Cause and Prevention Research; 93.394, Cancer Detection and Diagnosis Research; 93.395, Cancer Treatment Research; 93.396, Cancer Biology Research; 93.397, Cancer Centers Support; 93.398, Cancer Research Manpower; 93.399, Cancer Control, National Institutes of Health, HHS) Dated: September 17, 2020. Melanie J. 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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health 
(BIRCWH) Annual Meeting, and the Specialized Centers of Research 
Excellence (SCORE) Annual Meeting Keynote Address

AGENCY: National Institutes of Health, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's 
Health (BIRCWH) Annual Meeting, held virtually December 14, 2020, 
sponsored by the Office of Research on Women's Health (ORWH), will 
focus on mentoring young investigators, present their research 
findings, and celebrate the 20th anniversary of the program. The 
Specialized Centers of Research Excellence on Sex Differences (SCORE) 
Annual Meeting keynote address, held virtually on December 16, 2020, 
sponsored by ORWH, will offer the perspective of an editor of The 
Lancet on sex differences research and the health of women. Both of 
these programs are signature programs created by ORWH in partnership 
with a number of National Institutes of Health (NIH) institutes and 
centers.

DATES: The BIRCWH Annual Meeting will be held virtually on December 14, 
2020, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST. The SCORE Annual Meeting 
keynote address will be held virtually on December 16, 2020, from 10:45 
a.m. to 11:30 a.m. EST.

ADDRESSES: The BIRCWH Annual Meeting and the SCORE Annual Meeting 
keynote address are virtual events. Event information can be found on 
the ORWH website: https://orwh.od.nih.gov/about/newsroom/events.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information concerning these 
meetings, see the ORWH website, https://orwh.od.nih.gov/about/newsroom/events, or contact Lamont Williams, Communications Director, Office of 
Research on Women's Health, 6707 Democracy Boulevard, Suite 400, 
Bethesda, MD 20817, telephone: 301-402-1770; email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with 42 U.S.C. 287d, of the 
Public Health Service Act, as amended and in keeping with the 30th 
anniversary of ORWH putting science to work for the health of women 
across NIH, these meetings offer enlightening virtual presentations on 
health research, scientific advances on the influence of sex and gender 
in health and disease, and progress for women in biomedical careers.
    Celebrating its 20th year, BIRCWH is an institutional mentored 
career-development grant program connecting junior faculty, known as 
BIRCWH Scholars, to senior faculty with shared interest in women's 
health and sex differences research. The BIRCWH Annual Meeting brings 
BIRCWH Scholars and faculty together to share research and experiences. 
The BIRCWH 4th Ruth L. Kirschstein Memorial Lectureship will focus on 
the importance of and improvements to be made in mentoring young 
investigators. The meeting will also include presentations on research 
findings by several leading BIRCWH Scholars. Patricia E. Molina, M.D., 
Ph.D., Richard Ashman Professor and Head, Department of Physiology, 
Louisiana State University School of Medicine, will deliver a special 
Innovation talk to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the BIRCWH program 
and close the session.
    SCORE is the only NIH cooperative agreement program supporting 
disease-agnostic research on sex differences. Each SCORE program serves 
as a national resource for translational research, at multiple levels 
of analysis, to identify the role of biological sex differences in the 
health of women. At this year's SCORE Annual Meeting, Jocalyn Clark, 
Ph.D., Executive Editor, The Lancet, will present the keynote address: 
``Sex Differences Research and the Health of Women: An Editor's 
Perspective.''
    The BIRCWH Annual Meeting and the SCORE Annual Meeting keynote 
address are free and open to the public.

    Date: September 17, 2020.
Lawrence A. Tabak,
Principal Deputy Director, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2020-21030 Filed 9-22-20; 8:45 am]
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