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2026 Spring Cycle ICTS NIH Mock Study Section Recap

Wednesday, April 15, 2026, marks the 15th spring cycle of the ICTS NIH Mock Study Section.

Through its Research Development Program, the ICTS offers NIH Mock Study Sections (MSS) that closely simulate an actual NIH study section. These sessions provide detailed, study section–style feedback on complete grant applications for clinical and translational R, K, and F series awards.

Scientists60
R016
R215
K084
R61/R331
K991
Total17
Observers41

Team

Rafa Galindo, MD, PhD
MSS lead
Jenny McKenzie, PhD
RDP lead
Jacqui Hawkins, PhD
DPS lead
Harlow
Jen Harlow
RDP coordinator

Session Chairs 

Thomas Baranski, MD, PhD (AM session)
Roger Yusen, MD, MPH (AM session)
Stephanie Fritz, MD (Lunch session)
Dominic Reeds, MD
(Lunch session)
Steven L. Brody, MD (PM session)
Jay Piccirillo, MD, FACS (PM session)
Deborah Lenschow, MD, PhD (PM session)

Reviewers

Tom Baranski, MD, PhDMargaret Olsen, PhD, MPHGanesh Chand, PhDAngela Brown, MD 
Roger Yusen, MDMiranda Orr, PhDAndrew Davis, MDPatty Cavazos Rehg, PhD 
Ream Al-Hasani, PhDJacqueline Payton, MD, PhDAlex Everhart, PhDTakeshi Egawa, MD, PhD 
Jacco Boon, PhDBenjamin Philip, PhDMichael Greenberg, PhDSeth Eisen, MD 
Derek Byers, MD, PhDJennifer Philips, MD, PhDSarah Hartz, MD, PhDKimberly Enard, PhD 
Chih-Hung Chang, PhDChihiro Sato, PhDBen Humphreys, MD, PhDElvin Geng, MD, MPH 
John Cirrito, PhDNancy Sweitzer, MD, PhDSunny Lin, PhDMae Gordon, PhD 
Chuck Goss, PhDAdetunji Toriola, MD, PhDCynthia Ma, MD, PhDAimee James, PhD, MPH
David Hunstad, MDStephanie Fritz, MD, MSCIPhilip MillerLindsay Kuroki, MD, MSCI
Catherine Lang, PhDDominic Reeds, MDKahuro Sumino, MDTimothy McBride, PhD 
Erin Linnenbringer, PhDDeborah Lenschow, MD, PhDRachel Tabak, PhDJenny McKenzie, PhD 
Phillip Marotta, PhD, MPHArpana Agrawal, PhDNeil White, MDRussell Pachynski, MD 
Kerri Morgan, PhDFadh Ahmad, MDSteve Brody, MDShalini Shenoy, MD 
Rick Stein, PhDSiobhan Sutcliffe, PhDMichael Thompson, MD, PhDCarissa van den Berk Clark, PhD 
Jay Piccirillo, MDJennifer HarlowRafael Galindo, MD, PhDJacqui Hawkins, PhD 
Janine Bijsterbosch, PhD

Thank you to everyone who contributed. The ICTS is deeply grateful to the applicants, reviewers, staff, and leadership whose efforts made it possible to provide rigorous, study section–style feedback that will strengthen clinical and translational R, K, and F series grant applications across our community.