Preparing for Changes in Peer Review
While many details continue to be worked through, the first set of changes to the Peer Review process are already underway.
While many details continue to be worked through, the first set of changes to the Peer Review process are already underway.
The NIH is decreasing the number of amended grant application resubmissions from two to one in an effort to fund meritorious science earlier.
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After her tenure as NIH Deputy Director for Extramural Research, Dr. Norka Ruiz Bravo has announced that she will step down as NIH Deputy Director for Extramural Research and Director, Office of Extramural Research (OER) in November.
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NIH is currently operating under a continuing resolution (CR), effective through March 6, 2009. A CR is legislation enacted by Congress when the new fiscal year is about to begin (or has begun) to provide budget authority for federal agencies and programs to continue operating until regular appropriations acts are ratified.
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Department of Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary for Health Joxel García, M.D., M.B.A.,has announced the appointment of Jerry A. Menikoff, M.D., J.D. as the director of the Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP), Office of Public Health and Science, Office of the Secretary. Prior to joining OHRP, Dr. Menikoff served as the director of … Continue reading “Jerry A. Menikoff, M.D., J.D, appointed as the director of the Office for Human Research Protections”
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Keep abreast of the latest in the Enhancing Peer Review Implementation effort by joining a new Listserv.
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The HHS Office of Human Research Protections (OHRP) has posted on its Web site a finalized guidance document entitled, “Guidance on Engagement of Institutions in Human Subjects Research.” The public comments submitted on the draft document were very helpful as this guidance document. The finalized guidance is on the OHRP Web site. This new guidance … Continue reading “HHS Office of Human Research Protections Finalizes Documentation on Engagement of Human Subjects in Research”
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A new window onto the world of protein structure has opened with the launch of the PSI-Nature Structural Genomics Knowledgebase (PSI-SGKB). The PSI-SGKB is a free resource from the Protein Structure Initiative (PSI) and Nature Publishing Group (NPG).
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Sherry Mills, M.D., M.P.H., will assume the position of Director, Office of Extramural Programs (OEP), Office of Extramural Research (OER), to be effective November 9, 2008.
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NIH welcomes proposals for 2009 NIH Director’s Pioneer Awards and New Innovator Awards. Both programs are part of the NIH Roadmap for Medical Research and support exceptionally creative scientists who take highly innovative, potentially high-impact approaches to major challenges in biomedical or behavioral research.
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