State Stem Cell Agency Grants Working Group Meeting Sept. 12-14, 2012

Stem Cell Agency Grants Working Group Meeting

MEETING OF THE
SCIENTIFIC AND MEDICAL RESEARCH FUNDING WORKING GROUP
(GRANTS REVIEW WORKING GROUP)
OF THE CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE FOR REGENERATIVE MEDICINE (CIRM)
Organized Pursuant to the
CALIFORNIA STEM CELL RESEARCH AND CURES ACT

DATE:             Sept. 12-14, 2012

LOCATION:   Claremont Hotel
                       41 Tunnel Road
                       Berkeley, CA 94705
                       Ph. 510-843-3000

OPEN SESSION:  Sept. 12th 2:00pm – 3:00pm

1. Call to Order
2. Welcome & Chair’s Comments
3. Consideration of Amendments to the GWG bylaws to include the Grants Working Group member roles and responsibilities
4. Consideration of Review criteria for Patent Funding Assistance Awards
5. Public Comment

Members of the public will be invited to provide testimony. Speakers are asked to limit their testimony to three (3) minutes.

CLOSED SESSION:

6. Evaluation of RFA 12-05 Applications Sept. 12th 3:00pm – 6:00pm (est.)
7. Evaluation of RFA 12-05 Applications Sept. 13th 9:00am – 6:00pm (est.)
8. Evaluation of RFA 12-05 Applications Sept. 14th 9:00am – 5:00pm (est.)
9. Adjournment

Meetings of the Grants Review Working Group will be held in a public session format except for the review of individual grant applications which will be conducted in closed session.

THE ORDER OF BUSINESS MAY BE CHANGED WITHOUT NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that the order of consideration of matters on this agenda may be changed without prior notice.

 
**NOTICE**

The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine and its Independent Citizen’s Oversight Committee, and any subcommittees thereof, comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by ensuring that the meeting facilities are accessible to persons with disabilities, and providing that this notice and information given to the Members of the Committee is available to the public in appropriate alternative formats when requested. If you need further assistance, including disability-related modifications or accommodations, you may contact  Tricia Chavira at the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine at 415-396-9109 no later than one day prior to the meeting.

Questions or requests for additional information prior to the Scientific & Medical Research Funding Working Group meeting may be referred to Dr. Gil Sambrano at the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine at gsambrano@cirm.ca.gov or 415-396-9103.