NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
DIRECTORATE FOR BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
BIO ADVISORY COMMITTEE
April 7-8, 2005
Stafford II – Room 555
Agenda
Thursday, April 7, 2005
8:30 am Welcome and Introduction of New Members
Dr. Mary E. Clutter, Assistant Director, BIO
Remarks, Approval of Minutes
Dr. Susan Stafford, Chair
Directorate Updates
9:00 am FY 2006 Budget
Dr. Mary E. Clutter
9:30 am Priority Areas
Dr. Joann Roskoski, Executive Officer, BIO
- Biocomplexity in the Environment (BE)
- Nanoscale Science and Engineering (NSE)
- Mathematical Sciences (MSI)
- Human and Social Dynamics (HSD)
10:15 am BREAK
10:30 am NEON – National Ecological Observatory Network
Dr. Elizabeth Blood, Division of Biological Infrastructure (DBI)
11:00 am Current Issues
Dr. Mary E. Clutter
12:00 Noon WORKING LUNCH
Dr. Arden Bement, Director, National Science Foundation
Long Range Planning
1:30 pm Setting the Stage – Dr. Mary Clutter
Dr. Joann Roskoski
BIO Leading Edge Presentations:
2:00 pm “Biological Processes in Real Time and Real Space”
Introduction – Dr. Jerry Cohen, Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences
Presenters – Dr. Mona Norcum, Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences
Dr. Christopher Greer, Division of Biological Infrastructure
3:00 pm BREAK
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Thursday, April 7, 2005 (continued)
Long Range Planning (continued)
3:15 pm “Organisms as Integrators in a Changing Environment”
Introduction – Dr. Judith Verbeke, Division of Integrative Organismal Biology
Presenters – Dr. Cole Gilbert, Division of Integrative Organismal Biology
Dr. Gerald Selzer, Division of Biological Infrastructure
4:15 pm “Drivers and Effects of Emergent Phenomena:
Challenges for Discovery and Forecasting”
Introduction – Dr. Penelope Firth, Division of Environmental Biology
Presenters - Dr. Susan Mazer, Division of Environmental Biology
Dr. Elizabeth Blood, Division of Biological Infrastructure
5:15 pm Adjourn/Reception
Friday, April 8, 2005
Long Range Planning (continued)
8:30 am Recap and Discussion
Dr. Susan Stafford, Chair
9:00 am BIO Cyberinfrastructure Strategy
Dr. Michael Willig, Division Director, Environmental Biology
AC Discussant: Dr. Robert Robbins
9:45 am Microbial Biology Emphasis
Dr. Maryanna Henkart, Division Director, Molecular and Cellular Biosciences
AC Discussant: Dr. Mary Lou Guerinot
10:15 am BREAK
10:30 am Broadening Participation
Presenters: Dr. Thomas Brady, Division Director, Integrative Organismal Biology
Dr. Sally O’Connor, Division of Biological Infrastructure
AC Discussant: Dr. Cassandra Manuelito-Kerkvliet
11:00 am BIOAC Discussion
12:00 noon WORKING LUNCH
NSB Report on Long-Lived Data Collections
Dr. Michael Crosby, Executive Officer, NSB
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Friday, April 8, 2005 (continued)
Information Items
1:00 pm - ITR Committee of Visitors
Dr. Michael Willig
1:30 pm - NSB Task Force on Transformative Research
Introduction: Dr. Mary E. Clutter
Presenter: Dr. Susan Lolle
Future Business
2:00 pm Subcommittees
· Cyberinfrastructure
· Fall and Spring Meeting Dates:
November 17-18, 2005
April 6-7, 2006
Adjourn