You Go Girl!
March 18, 2011
Right now we’re celebrating Women’s History month. Thus, I thought I’d take this opportunity to provide you with some information regarding the participation of women in NIH extramural programs.
Author: Sally Rockey
Correlation Between Overall Impact Scores and Criterion Scores
March 8, 2011
We’re always interested in data, and at NIH we use data to examine the impact of new policies.
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Join Me at an NIH Regional Seminar
March 2, 2011
I’m packing my bags for Scottsdale, Arizona…well, not exactly yet. Each year NIH puts on two Regional Seminars on Program Funding and Grants Administration.
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More Information for Understanding Impact Scores
February 25, 2011
As you may know, the recent “Enhancing Peer Review” self-study process at NIH led to, among other things, the introduction of bulleted critiques and overall impact scores.
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Change to Biosketch Allows Explanation of Delays
February 17, 2011
I am constantly in awe at the speed at which things move in this electronic age (example: Watson on “Jeopardy!” last night), so I was delighted to see that yesterdays NIH Notice about a modification to the biosketch has already hit the blogosphere.
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Paylines, Percentiles and Success Rates
February 15, 2011
I have read or heard much about the dilemma of NIH applicants as they struggle to understand their chances of receiving NIH funding. As budgets flatten and tighten, this discussion has heated up.
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New Opportunity for Clinical Researchers
February 8, 2011
NIH has fellowship, training and career programs for the clinician scientist, and we have just added a new, exciting and unique opportunity for early stage clinician researchers.
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Help for Your Unfunded NIH Applications
February 7, 2011
I’d like to pass along some good news on the where-am-I-going-to-get-my-grant-funded-in-today’s-economy front. The National Health Council just announced the availability of a database that will help link unfunded NIH applications with potential non-governmental funding sources.
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Looking to the Future of the Biomedical Workforce
January 31, 2011
You may have heard that Dr. Collins has charged a new subcommittee of the Advisory Committee to the NIH Director (ACD) with creating a model of the biomedical research workforce that will address future workforce needs, as well as help inform NIH in implementing policies to facilitate a vibrant and diverse future biomedical research workforce.
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New Statement Clarifies Proposal for Translational Research Center
January 25, 2011
Since last week there has been quite a bit of news on the formation of the new National Center for Accelerating Translational Sciences (NCATS) here at NIH. You may have seen the New York Times article where the NIH Director, Dr. Francis Collins, described the intent of NCATS and the potential it has for accelerating the translation of basic discoveries into therapeutics.
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