DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD ADVISORY COUNCIL

MEETING SUMMARY OF THE
NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD ADVISORY COUNCIL

August 20, 2025

NHLBAC Members Attending
Olveen Carrasquillo, M.D., M.P.H.
Amanda Mae Fretts, M.D., M.P.H.
Allison King, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D.
Eldrin F. Lewis, M.D., M.P.H.
Solomon F. Ofori-Acquah, Ph.D.
Merritt H. Raitt, M.D., Ex Officio
Susan S. Redline, M.D., M.P.H.
Lynn M. Schnapp, M.D.
Martha C. Sola-Visner, M.D.
Susan Spencer

NHLBI Employees Attending
A number of NHLBI staff members attended via Teams.

I. CALL TO ORDER AND OPENING REMARKS

Dr. David C. Goff, Deputy Director for Precision Medicine and Data Science, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), welcomed members and called the 312th meeting of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Advisory Council (NHLBAC) to order at 1:02 p.m. The meeting was held via video conference for the members.

II. ADMINISTRATIVE ANNOUNCEMENTS

Dr. Charisee A. Lamar, Director, Division of Extramural Research Activities, NHLBI, made the required announcements for the Council meeting, including the publication of a notice in the Federal Register as well as reminders to Council members regarding conflict of interest and lobbying activities.

III. REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS

The session included a discussion of procedures and policies regarding voting and confidentiality of application materials, committee discussions and recommendations. Members absented themselves from the meeting during discussion of and voting on applications from their own institutions, or other applications in which there was a potential conflict of interest, real or apparent. Members were asked to sign a statement to this effect. The Council considered and recommended 806 applications requesting $444,327,779 in total costs. For the record, it is noted that secondary applications were also considered en bloc.

ADJOURNMENT

The meeting was adjourned at 2:03 p.m.