DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR
BIOMEDICAL IMAGING AND BIOENGINEERING
Summary of Meeting1
September 16, 2025
The National Advisory Council for Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NACBIB) was convened for its 69th meeting on September 16, 2025, both in-person and online by Teams for the Open Session and Closed Session. Dr. Bruce Tromberg, Director of the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) presided as Council chairperson. In accordance with Public Law 92-463, the meeting was open to the public from 9:05 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1:40 p.m. to 2:53 p.m. and for review and discussion of program development, needs, and policy. The meeting was closed to the public from 2:53 p.m. to 2:56 p.m. for the consideration of grant applications.
Council members present:
Dr. Tamara Baynham, Ingenuity Medical Device Research, LLC, Antioch, TN
Dr. Tejal Desai, Brown University, Providence, RI
Dr. Wilbur Lam, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
Dr. Raphael Lee, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Dr. Cynthia McCollough, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Dr. Tyrone Porter, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
Dr. Christine Schmidt, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Dr. Daniel Sodickson, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY
Dr. Joyce Wong, Boston University, Boston, MA
Ex officio member attending:
Dr. Vincent Ho, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD
Dr. Nicholas Petrick, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD
Ex officio members attending by Teams
Dr. Sohi Rastegar, National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA
Ex officio members absent:
Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, National Institutes of Health
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC
Chairperson:
Dr. Bruce Tromberg
Executive Secretary:
Dr. Anna Taylor
For the record, it is noted that members absent themselves from the meeting when the Council is discussing applications (a) from their respective institutions or (b) in which a conflict of interest may occur. This procedure only applies to applications that are discussed individually, not to “en bloc” actions.
NIBIB staff present for portions of the meeting:
Ms. Roberta Albert
Dr. Afrouz Anderson
Dr. Kari Ashmont
Dr. Tatjana Atanasijevic
Dr. Robert Barry
Dr. Monique Binger
Dr. Moria Bittmann
Dr. Jermont Chen
Mr. Khalil Chughtai
Ms. Christine Cooper
Dr. Nichole Daringer
Mr. Ryan Dava
Ms. Angela Eldridge
Mr.Josh Elesinmogun
Ms. Katie Ellis
Dr.Jessica Falcone
Dr. Tuba Fehr
Dr. Debanjan Goswami
Dr. Tina Gatlin
Ms. Ann Gawalt
Ms. Emily McGraw
Dr. Kristin Gilchrist
Mr. Jonathan Griffin
Dr. Dave Gutekunst
Dr. Stacie Gutowski
Mr. James Huff
Dr.JenniferJackson
Dr. Randy King
Dr. Nikhith Kalkunte
Mr. Robin Kramer
Dr. Jonathan Kulwatno
Ms. Tseday Lacy
Dr. Tiffany Bailey-Lash
Ms. Christine Lehmann
Dr. Guoying Liu
Ms.Jacqueline Martinez-Headen
Mr. Raymond MacDougall
Ms. Jessica Meade
Mr. Todd Merchak
Dr. Shawn Mulvaney
Ms. Leticia Noel
Mr. Mutema Nyankale
Dr. Karen Olsen
Dr. Grace Peng
Dr. Rui Pereira de Sa
Dr. Brian Quillin
Dr. Dave Rampulla
Ms. Ashley Ranellone
Ms. Julia Ringel
Dr. Luisa Russell
Dr. Kaitlyn Sadtler
Dr. Behrouz Shabestari
Mr. Tareq-Al-Shargabi
Ms. Xin Shi
Mr. Shaun Sims
Dr. Manana Sukhareva
Dr. Martin Tornai
Dr. Shumin Wang
Dr. Patty Wiley
Dr. Michael Wolfson
Dr. Ruixia Zhou
Members of the public present for portions of the meeting:
Dr. Dawn Beraud
Dr. Patrick Bradshaw
Dr. William Grissom
Ms. Katie Grady
Dr. Jason Marvin
NIBIB staff attending portions of the meeting by Teams:
Dr. Erim Zeynep
Ms. Ashley Strom
Approximately 115 observers attended the open session, including NIBIB staff and members of the general public.
Call to Order: Dr. Anna Taylor
Dr. Anna Taylor called to order the 69th meeting of the National Advisory Council for Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering. She reminded attendees that the morning session of the meeting was open to the public and welcomed attendees.