Be Prepared for the Unexpected
April 14, 2011
I have heard recently from various groups in our community that there are increasing calls to action from animal rights activists.
Myth Busting: Number of Grants per Investigator
April 6, 2011
I’ve been away for a few days at a conference, so I was negligent in my blogging. Let’s catch back up by discussing more about the distribution of NIH funding.
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Early Data on the A2 Sunset
March 24, 2011
We recently received a letter from a group of extramural scientists expressing concerns about the sunsetting of the A2 applications. I thought that the entire NIH research community would be interested in reading our response….
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Learn How OER Makes Grants Happen
March 24, 2011
I wanted to let you know that we posted our 2010 OER Report yesterday.
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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.
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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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