LSRO's Reduced Risk Review Core Committee met for the sixth time at the South Beach Marriott, Miami Beach FL on January 19-20. The Core Committee members present were Alwynelle Ahl, Ph.D., D.V.M., Elizabeth L. Anderson, Ph.D., Nancy L. Buc, Esq., Carroll E. Cross, M.D., Louis D. Homer, M.D., Ph.D., Emanuel Rubin, M.D., Richard C. Schwing, Ph.D., and Richard Windsor, M.S., Ph.D., M.P.H. The LSRO staff members present were Catherine St. Hilaire, Ph.D., Mike Falk, Ph.D., and Carmen Mones, B.A. Committee member, Joseph V. Rodricks, Ph.D., was unable to attend.

The entire meeting was held in Executive Session and focused on Core Committee review of the progress made by the State-of-the-Science Review Committees (SSRCs) and the review of preliminary drafts of introductory chapters for the project report.

The next meeting of the Core Committee is scheduled for March 22-23, 2006 and will be held at the FASEB building, 9650 Rockville Pike, Bethesda MD The entire two-day meeting will be held in Executive Session.