Posts Tagged ‘NIH review’

Mark your calendars: July’s Funding Focus will take place at a special date and time: Wednesday, July 14, from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. For this month’s workshop, we’ve invited OHSU faculty to be part of a forum discussion called NIH Peer Review – An Update from the Field. The forum will be open to all faculty, researchers, students, and research administrators at OHSU. We’ve spent months trying to anticipate the effects of the NIH format … Read More

The School of Dentistry Noon Research Seminar Series is kicking off the academic year with its first presentation, “NIH’s New Scoring System,” on September 2nd, 2009. A short PowerPoint presentation on the new review system will be given by Kirsten J. Lampi, PhD, Professor, Department of Integrative Biosciences, School of Dentistry, OHSU. What: School of Dentistry Noon Research Seminar: NIH’s New Scoring System When: Wednesday, September 2, 2009 at noon Where: School of Dentistry, room … Read More

Stay up to date about NIH peer review by visiting the Enhancing Peer Review at NIH website.  As the NIH works to implement the new peer review process, which involves a new nine-point rating scale, shorter applications, new Early Stage Investigator and New Investigator status (among other things), this site can help you navigate the turbulent waters of change. Not only are there valuable tips for investigators preparing their next submissions, but there is also … Read More

In light of President Obama’s efforts to remove barriers to responsible human stem cell research, the NIH issued a notice to let investigators know what to do in the meantime, as the NIH finalizes their guidelines concerning scientifically responsible human stem cell research. The gist of the notice stipulates that if your research is ongoing, pending review, or not yet submitted, you can propose to conduct human stem cell research, but review and funding decisions … Read More

Thursday, April 16th from 1:00pm – 5:00pm in BRB 403 Sign up now for a spot in the Specific Aims Workshop and get help from your peers on how to clearly articulate your research goals and get interdisciplinary feedback on your specific aims. This workshop is perfect for you if you are preparing to submit your grant in the next month or two or if you have received comments back on your grant and want … Read More

If you were unable to attend the NIH Challenge Grant brownbag session on March 16th, read below for questions and answers that were addressed in the session. You can also access a .pdf of the FAQs here. We will continue to add and update as we get more information. If you have other questions, contact funding@ohsu.edu. ARRA – NIH Challenge Grants Frequently Asked Questions Q: What are the NIH Challenge Grants in Health & Science … Read More

You probably know that the NIH peer review process is changing–but maybe you haven’t been paying very close attention. If you’re wondering what you’ve missed, the NIH has created a handy chart of the many changes that have been instituted in the past several months. Check it out here.

The NIH has released the next three stages of their plan to improve application review: new scoring procedures for evaluation, changes to the review criteria, and a new timeline for implementing shorter applications. New Scoring Procedures As of May 2009 review meetings, reviewers will be using a 9-point, whole-number rating system (1 excellent, 9 poor). Applications will receive a preliminary score to determine which ones will be discussed during the review session; however, all applicants … Read More