National Advisory Council Agenda

154th Meeting of the National Advisory Council on Drug Abuse

Virtual Meeting: Tuesday, September 8, 2026

Closed Session

This meeting is 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).

TimePresentation
10:30 a.m.Call to Order
Nora Volkow, M.D.
Director, NIDA

Review of Policy and Procedures
Susan Weiss, Ph.D.
Executive Secretary
National Advisory Council on Drug Abuse
Director, Division of Extramural Research, NIDA
10:45 a.m.

Council Review of Grant Applications
Nora Volkow, M.D., Director, NIDA

Division of Epidemiology, Services, and Prevention Research (DESPR)
Carlos Blanco, M.D., Ph.D.
Director

Office of Translational Initiatives and Program Innovations (OTIPI)
Elena Koustova, Ph.D. MBA 
Director

Office of Research Training and Career Development (ORTCD)
Wilson Compton M.D., M.P.E.
Deputy Director, NIDA

Division of Therapeutics and Medical Consequences (DTMC)
Iván Montoya, M.D., M.P.H.
Director

Division of Neuroscience and Behavior (DNB)
Tristan McClure-Begley, Ph.D.
Acting Director

11:45 a.m.Break

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TimePresentation
1:00 p.m.Welcome and Opening Remarks
Nora Volkow, M.D.
Director, NIDA
1:15 p.m.Director's Report
Nora Volkow, M.D.
Director, NIDA
2:00 p.m.Discussion
Council Members
2:30 p.m.Break
2:45 p.m.The All of Us Research Program: An Innovative Platform for Addiction and Substance Use Research
Josh Denny, M.D., M.S.
Chief Executive Officer
All of Us Research Program
3:30 p.m.

Concept Clearances

Division of Neuroscience and Behavior (DNB)

  • NIDA Avenir Program: Fundamental Mechanistic Research in Addiction Science – John Satterlee, Ph.D.,
    Health Scientist Administrator
3:45 p.m.Public Comments
4:00 p.m.Adjourn