Board of Regents

The NLM Board of Regents was established in 1956 by the same Act that created the National Library of Medicine. It serves as the advisory body to the Secretary, HHS; Assistant Secretary for Health; Director, NIH; and the Director, NLM, on all important aspects of policy regarding the Library and is the final review body for NLM's extramural grant program. The Board meets three times a year in February, May and September.

Membership Roster | Member Profiles
2024-2026 Charter signed version (PDF) | 2024-2026 Charter accessible version (HTML) 

Future Meeting Dates

• October 27–28, 2025
• February 10, 2026
• May 12, 2026
• September 15–16, 2026
• February 9, 2027
• May 11, 2027

Board of Regents Minutes and Videocasts

• May 13, 2025 signed version (PDF) | May 13, 2025 accessible version (PDF)
  • Videocast Day 1
• September 10-11, 2024 signed version (PDF) | September 14, 2024 accessible version (PDF)
  • Videocast Day 1
  • Videocast Day 2
• May 14, 2024 signed version (PDF) | May 14, 2024 accessible version (PDF)
  • Videocast Day 1
• February 6, 2024 signed version (PDF) | February 6, 2024 accessible version (PDF)
  • Videocast Day 1
• September 12-13, 2023 signed version (PDF) | September 12-13, 2023 accessible version (PDF)
  • Videocast Day 1
  • Videocast Day 2
• May 9, 2023 signed version (PDF) | May 9, 2023 accessible version (PDF)
  • Videocast Day 1
• February 7, 2023 signed version (PDF) | February 7, 2023 accessible version (PDF)
  • Videocast Day 1
• September 13, 2022 signed version (PDF) | September 13, 2022 accessible version (PDF)
  • Videocast Day 1
• May 10, 2022 signed version (PDF) | May 10, 2022 accessible version (PDF)
  • Videocast Day 1
• February 8, 2022 signed version (PDF) | February 8, 2022 accessible version (PDF)
  • Videocast Day 1
• September 14, 2021 signed version (PDF) | September 14, 2021 accessible version (PDF)
  
  • Videocast Day 1
• May 11, 2021 signed version (PDF) | May 11, 2021 accessible version (PDF)
  
  • Videocast Day 1
• February 9, 2021 signed version (PDF) | February 9, 2021 accessible version (PDF)
  • Videocast Day 1
• September 15, 2020 signed version (PDF) | September 15, 2020 accessible version (PDF)
  
  • Videocast Day 1
• May 12, 2020 signed version (PDF) | May 12, 2020 accessible version (PDF)
  • Videocast Day 1
• February 04-05, 2020 signed version (PDF) | February 04-05, 2020 accessible version (PDF)
  • Videocast Day 1
  • Videocast Day 2
• September 10-11, 2019 signed version (PDF) | September 10-11, 2019 accessible version (PDF)
  • Videocast Day 1
  • Videocast Day 2
• May 14-15, 2019 signed version (PDF) | May 14-15, 2019 accessible version  (PDF)
  
  • Videocast Day 1
  • Videocast Day 2
• February 12-13, 2019 (PDF)
  
  • Videocast Day 1
  • Videocast Day 2
• 1999-2018
• 1957-1998

Board of Regents Sequence Read Archive (SRA) Sustainability Working Group

• SRA Strategic Transformation charter (PDF)

Past Working Groups and Planning Panels

• Past Working Groups
• NLM Long Range Planning Panels (This link will take you to an archived version of the site located on the Internet Archive.)

Front Row from L to R: Dr. Maichou Lor, Mr. Scott Hanscom, Dr. Michelle Elekonich, Dr. Omolola Ogunyemi (Chair), Dr. Dina Paltoo (NLM Deputy Director), Dr. Susan Kirsh, Dr. Mitchell Katz Middle Row from L to R: Dr. BinBin Zheng, Dr. Rasmus Nielsen, Mr. Christopher Shaffer, Dr. Michael Huerta (NLM Deputy Director), Dr. Carmen Portillo, Dr. Anne Kwitek Back Row from L to R: Cdr. Niels Olson, Dr. James Cimino, Dr. Mary Mazanec, Col. Joseph Sterbis, Mr. Philip Walker, Dr. Christopher Forrest, MGen. John Bartrum