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abstracts of publications appearing during the year that 

 resulted from research funded by the Council. 



The Council has also, to my understanding, 

 contracted with investigators to undertake research projects 

 on specific matters that involved larger and longer-term 

 commitments than was normally available through the grant 

 program. In addition, I understand that the Council in the 

 past administered funds for special projects that particular 

 companies had separately arranged for investigators to 

 perform; these special projects were not part of and did not 

 impact the Council's grant program. Nor to my knowledge is 

 there any truth to the notion that such special projects 

 were used to suppress the publication of research results. 



Procedures for Awarding Grants 



The Council's grant -review process is similar to 

 that used by many other granting agencies, such as study 

 sections of the National Institutes of Health. Funding 

 decisions by the Council are made upon advice received from 

 its Scientific Advisory Board ("SAB"). The SAB is composed 

 of distinguished scientists from various fields of 

 biomedical research. With the exception of the Scientific 

 Director, who is a full-time Council employee, SAB members 

 retain their affiliations with their academic and research 



