June 6 - 7, 2023 Meeting | National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Skip Navigation June 6 - 7, 2023 Meeting Close the left navigation Agenda & Council Documents Videos of NAEHSC Meetings Video recordings from our past NAEHSC Meetings can be found in the NIEHS Video Archives Meeting Minutes Meeting Summary of the National Advisory Environmental Health Sciences Council - June 6-7, 2023 (266KB) (Printable) Council Contact Information Please use the following email address to contact the Council: [email protected] Agenda Agenda of the National Advisory Environmental Health Sciences Council - June 6-7, 2023 (147KB) (Printable) Seating Chart for the National Advisory Environmental Health Sciences Council - June 6-7, 2023 (89KB) (Printable) OPEN SESSION – June 6, 2023 – 10:00 a.m. EST Scheduled Event Speaker Supporting Documents CLOSED SESSION – June 6, 2023 – 3:15 p.m. EST OPEN SESSION – June 7, 2023 – 10:00 a.m. EST 10:00 a.m. I. Call to Order and Opening Remarks Dr. Rick Woychik II. Review of Confidentiality and Conflict of Interest Dr. David Balshaw III. Consideration of February 2023 Minutes Dr. David Balshaw Meeting Summary of the National Advisory Environmental Health Sciences Council - February 21-22, 2023 (285KB) 10:15 a.m. IV. Report of the Director, NIEHS Dr. Rick Woychik NIEHS Director Report to the National Advisory Environmental Health Sciences Council - June 6, 2023 (280KB) 11:15 a.m. V. DERT Report Dr. David Balshaw 12:15 p.m. LUNCH 1:00 p.m. VI. Hypothetical Interventions to Reduce Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Phthalate Exposure and the Impact on Preterm Birth Dr. Kelly Ferguson 2:00 p.m. VII. CSR’s Initiatives to Strengthen Peer Review Dr. Noni Byrnes 3:00 p.m. VIII. ADJOURN OPEN SESSION 3:15 p.m. IX. Review of Confidentiality and Conflict of Interest Dr. David Balshaw 3:30 p.m. X. Consideration of Grant Applications Dr. David Balshaw & DERT Staff 5:00 p.m. XI. ADJOURN CLOSED SESSION 10:00 a.m. XII. NIEHS Racial and Ethnic Equity Plan (REEP) Dr. Trevor Archer 11:00 a.m. XIII. Faculty Institutional Recruitment for Sustainable Transformation (FIRST) Programs Drs. Ana Diez Roux & Mark Reed 12:00 p.m. LUNCH 12:45 p.m. XIV. NASEM Report on Use of Race, Ethnicity, and Ancestry as Population Descriptors in Genomics Research Dr. Sarah Tishkoff 1:45 p.m. XV. DEIA Council Workgroup Dr. Karen Vasquez 2:30 p.m. BREAK 2:45 p.m. XVI. Council Discussion – One Cohesive DEIA Approach for the Institute Council 3:45 p.m. XVII. ADJOURN This portion of the meeting is being closed to the public in accordance with the provisions set forth in Section 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5, U.S. Code and Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2). Additional Meeting Documents DIR Director Report to the National Advisory Environmental Health Sciences Council - June 6-7, 2023 (142KB) OCPL Report to the National Advisory Environmental Health Sciences Council - June 6-7, 2023 (859KB) Back to Top Last Reviewed: February 18, 2026