Brainy Neuroscience Grants Reviewed in NIH's Secret Virtual Lab
Published Date: 11/28/2025
Notice
Summary
The NIH’s Center for Scientific Review is holding a closed virtual meeting on January 20-21, 2026, to review important grant applications in neuroscience. These meetings keep sensitive info private, protecting trade secrets and personal details. Scientists applying for grants should note this review could impact funding decisions but won’t cost extra or change deadlines.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Review May Affect Grant Funding Decisions
The closed review will evaluate neuroscience grant applications and could affect funding decisions for applicants; the notice also states this review will not impose extra costs or change application deadlines.
Closed Review Protects Secrets and Privacy
The review meeting is closed under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6) to keep confidential trade secrets, patentable material, and personal information private when evaluating neuroscience grant applications.
Meeting Held Virtually on Jan 20–21, 2026
The Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Neuroscience Integrated Review meeting (Group: Cellular and Molecular Biology of Glia Study Section) will be a virtual meeting on January 20–21, 2026, from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
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