NIH Switches Contact for Upcoming Brain Cell Research Meeting Contact
Published Date: 10/5/2026
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The Center for Scientific Review changed the contact person for their special meeting on brain cell studies happening October 22-23, 2026, at NIH in Bethesda. If you were reaching out to Sung-Wook Jang before, now you should contact Dr. Robert Elliott instead. This update doesn’t affect the meeting date or budget but keeps things running smoothly behind the scenes.
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