IRG Reorganization Timeline

Implementation timelines are summarized in the following table. It is noteworthy that the first new study sections are likely to meet June 2003 and the last ones to be implemented perhaps February 2005.

IRGs Approved by CSR Advisory Committee	SSB Team Meeting Date	Date Recommended by the CSR Advisory Committee	Applications will be referred to IRG beginning	First meetings of component study sections expected
Hematology	February 5 -7, 2001 (Roster)	May 2002	February 2003	June 2003
Biology of Development and Aging	July 15 - 17, 2001 (Roster)	September 2002	June 2003	October 2003
Musculoskeletal, Oral and Skin Sciences	July 11 - 13, 2001 (Roster)	September 2002	June 2003	October 2003
Oncological Sciences	December 11-13, 2001 (Roster)	September 2002	June 2003	October 2003
Cardiovascular Sciences	October 31-November 2, 2001 (Roster)	January 2003	October 2003	February 2004
Bioengineering Sciences and Technologies Provisional Rosters	November 7 -9, 2001 (Roster)	January 2003	October 2003	February 2004
Surgical Sciences, Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering Provisional Rosters	November 7 - 9, 2001 (Roster)	May 2003	February 2004	June 2004
Digestive Sciences	April 1 - 3, 2002 (Roster)	January 2003	October 2003	February 2004
Immunology Provisional Rosters	April 3 - 5, 2002 (Roster)	May 2003	February 2004	June 2004
Renal and Urological Sciences	April 25 - 26, 2002 (Roster)	May 2003	October 2003	February 2004
Endocrinology, Metabolism, Nutrition and Reproductive Sciences Provisional Rosters	April 28 - 30, 2002 (Roster)	May 2003	February 2004	June 2004
Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Provisional Rosters	July 10 -12, 2002 (Roster)	September 2003	June 2004	October 2004
Respiratory Sciences	October 27 - 29, 2002 (Roster)	May 2003	October 2003	February 2004
Genes, Genomes and Genetics Provisional Rosters	November 13 - 15, 2002 (Roster)	September 2003	June 2004	October 2004
Biological Chemistry and Macromolecular Biophysics Provisional Rosters	February 26 - 28, 2003 (Roster)	January 2004	October 2004	February 2005
Cell Biology Provisional Rosters	April 2 - 4, 2003 (Roster)	January 2004	October 2004	February 2005

The IRG guidelines approved by the Center for Scientific Review Advisory Committee, as well as the guidelines proposed by the Study Section Boundaries Teams are available on CSR's Reorganization Activities Page, http://www.csr.nih.gov/review/reorgact.asp . Once they become available, the preliminary rosters for the new study sections are posted on our Roster Index Page http://www.csr.nih.gov/Committees/rosterindex.asp.