NIH Council of Councils

Established 2007

One person nominated from each institute

3 Year term

Advises Director

Trans-NIH initiatives

Chair:

James M. Anderson, MD, PhD, Director,

Division of Program Coordination, Planning and

Strategic Initiatives, DPCPSI

Council of Councils

Typical Agenda

Topics of Interest Dr. James Anderson

NIH Update Dr. Francis Collins

NIH Update Institutes

Review of Applications

Common Fund Discussions

Topics of Interest

Dietary Supplements –

Progress Report on website

Big Data Awards

Enhancing Core Faciltiies –

March Meeting

Biosketch

• 5 pages

• Personal Statement

• Why you are well-suited for your role in the project

• Contributions to Science

• Up to 5 contributions of science

• Up to 4 publications related to those contributions of

science

• Each contribution no longer than ½ page

• Provide a URL to a full list of your published work

• Research Support

• Ongoing and completed projects for last 3 years

• Do not include person months or direct costs.

New Biographical Sketch Format

• $130 NIH – population study

• $70 NCI

• $10 FDA

• $5 National Coordinator

Common Fund