Friday, May 17, 2013

RAC Meeting Agenda for June Public Meetings Announced

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Meeting of the Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses
June 17-18, 2013

Department of Veteran Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, Room 230, Washington, DC 

Agenda
Monday, June 17, 2013



8:00 – 8:25     Informal gathering, coffee

8:25 – 8:30     Welcome, introductory remarks                Mr. Jim Binns, Chairman
                                                                                                Res Adv Cmte Gulf War Illnesses

8:30 – 9:15     Genomic instability in Gulf War               Dr. Henry Heng
                         Illness                                                                       Wayne State University

9:15 -10:00     Gulf War Era Cohort and Biorepository   Dr. Dawn Provenzale
                        Study (CSP #585) update                             Durham VA Medical Center

10:00 – 10:15 Break

10:15 – 11:00 Lipidomic and proteomic profiles               Dr. Fiona Crawford
of GWI animal models                                             Tampa VA Medical Center
                                                                                    
11:00 – 11:45 Neuroimaging biomarkers in Gulf War    Rakib Rayhan
                         Illness                                                                       Georgetown University 

11:45 - 12:45  Lunch


12:45 – 1:30   Mifepristone treatment trial of                  Dr. Julia Golier
                        Gulf War multisymptom illness                Bronx VA Medical Center
                                                                                               

1:30 – 3:00     Committee and Panel Discussion:             Mr. Jim Binns, Chairman
                        Treatment development discussion                        Dr. Kimberly Sullivan, Assoc. Scientific Dir.       
                                                                                                Res. Adv Cmte Gulf War Illnesses
3:00 – 3:15     Break

3:15 – 5:00     Committee Discussion:                                           Mr. Jim Binns, Chairman
                        2013 Committee Report                               Dr. Roberta White, Scientific Director     
                                                                                                Res. Adv Cmte Gulf War Illnesses

5:00 – 5:30     Public comment                                           




Meeting of the Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses
June 17-18, 2013

Department of Veteran Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, Room 230, Washington, DC 

Agenda
Tuesday, June 18, 2013




8:00 – 8:30     Informal gathering, coffee


8:30 – 9:30     Update of VA ORD Gulf War research      Dr. Victor Kalasinsky
                        Portfolio                                                         Dr. Robert Jaeger
                                                                                                Dr. Timothy O’Leary
                                                                                                VA Office of Research and development


9:30 – 10:30  Update of OPH Gulf War Research                       Dr. Victoria Davey
                        Program                                                         VA Office of Public Health

10:30 – 10:45 Break


10:45 - 11:30  Federal Advisory Committee Ethics                      Mr. Jonathan Gurland
                        Training        

           
11:30 – 12:00 Committee Discussion                                             Mr. Jim Binns, Chairman              
                                                                                                            Dr. Roberta White, Scientific Director                 
                                                                                                Dr. Kimberly Sullivan, Assoc. Scientific Dir.
Res Adv Cmte Gulf War Illnesses
12:00 – 12:30 Public comment                                                       


12:30                           Adjourn









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