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Lapse in Federal Appropriations
The most recent appropriations for the Department of War expired at 11:59 p.m. EST on September 30, 2025. Military personnel will continue in a normal duty status without pay until such time as a continuing resolution or appropriations are passed by Congress and signed into law. Civilian personnel not engaged in excepted activities will be placed in a non-work, non-pay status. Visit www.dha.mil/shutdownExternal link for more information.
DEPARTMENT OF WAR - CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED MEDICAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS

FY21 Programmatic Panel

Justin Fallon, Ph.D. (Chair)
Brown University 

Kristin Burns, M.D.
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Patricia Furlong
Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy

Maj Michele Gatheridge, M.D.
San Antonio Military Medical Center

Laura Hagerty, Ph.D.
ReveraGen BioPharma Inc.

Sharon Hesterlee, Ph.D.
Muscular Dystrophy Association

Debra Miller
Cure Duchenne

Glen Nuckolls, Ph.D.
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Lee Sweeney, Ph.D.
University of Florida

Ad Hoc Programmatic Reviewers

Last updated Tuesday, September 2, 2025