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Dr. Mark Lindner
Mark D. Lindner, PhD, is currently serving as Acting Branch Chief of the Analysis, Informatics, and Automation (AIA) Branch within the Division of Planning, Analysis, and Information Management (DPAIM) at CSR—a role he assumed in August 2023 following seven years as leader of the Office of Planning…
Thu, 08/14/2025 - 05:01

Target Your Application
Three Tools to Help Direct Your Application to the Best Place for Review and Funding1. Use NIH RePORTER to locate funded applications in your field and discover:The scientific review groups (located in Project Information) in which they were reviewed.The NIH Institutes and Centers that fund this…
Wed, 09/03/2025 - 09:58

Withdraw Your Application
Principal investigators may initiate a request to withdraw their proposal but confirmation must come from a signing official at the institution. This may be done in two ways:In eRA Commons, via the Prior Approval tab, the principal investigator can initiate a request to withdraw. Next, the signing…
Tue, 08/26/2025 - 09:39

CNNT
Tue, 09/23/2025 - 06:11

Premise, Rigor, Sex as a Biological Variable
Does the NIH policy on rigor and transparency apply to all types of NIH grants? Where in grant applications should applicants address the four focus areas of the NIH policy on rigor and transparency? I’m confused about the term “scientific premise or rigor” and how it is different from “…
Tue, 11/03/2020 - 14:09

CSR Scientific Publications
Richard K Nakamura, Lee S Mann, Mark D Lindner, Jeremy Braithwaite, Mei-Ching Chen, Adrian Vancea, Noni Byrnes, Valerie Durrant, Bruce Reed (2021) An experimental test of the effects of redacting grant applicant identifiers on peer review outcomes. eLife 2021;10:e71368. DOI: 10.7554/eLife.…
Thu, 07/17/2025 - 13:55

CSR Insider's Guide to NIH Peer Review for Reviewers
We asked retired study section chairs to tell us the advice they would give to new reviewers. The nuggets below come from many years of combined experience as reviewers and chairs.Getting StartedDon’t be overwhelmed by the number of applications. Just start reading as soon as you get your…
Wed, 01/31/2024 - 15:56

Review Process
I’ve read the definitions of Significance and Overall Impact but the two still seem rather similar. Can you provide some additional guidance? When determining the Overall Impact score, should it equal the arithmetic mean of the scores for the scored review criteria? Is it possible for an…
Mon, 10/15/2018 - 17:03

ATB
Tue, 09/16/2025 - 06:12

Small Business: SBIR/STTR
Who is included in the small business peer-review study sections? What are the differences between the SBIR and STTR programs? What is a Fast-track award? How do I become an NIH SBIR/STTR application reviewer? Who is included in the small business peer-review study sections? Small business…
Mon, 10/15/2018 - 17:04

CSR Advisory Council Working Group Reports – March 2020
ENQUIRE 2019 - These reports detail the changes in scientific scope for study sections evaluated under the ENQUIRE process in 2019. ENQUIRE integrates data and input from multiple stakeholders – the external scientific community, extramural programs at NIH, and CSR staff to consider changes…
Tue, 04/07/2020 - 15:10

Top 10 Peer Review Q&As for NIH Applicants
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What Happens to Your NIH Grant Application
WhatHappensToYourApplicationTranscript.txt18.57 KB

ZRG1 MBBC-R 30
Wed, 10/01/2025 - 05:50

CSR_Advisory_Council_Reviewer_Evaluation_Working_Group_Final
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Conflict of Interest/Confidentiality
I’m extremely busy this semester and don’t see how I can finish all my critiques in time. What’s the harm in asking my senior postdoc to help me out? Which relationships constitute a conflict of interest in initial peer review? Which relationships do NOT constitute a conflict? Are training…
Thu, 05/21/2020 - 11:39

Get Help with Your Application
Ask the Right Person for Help:Before you submit your application-Speak with a program officer (PO) at the NIH institute or center that you think might be interested in funding your application. You can identify potential program officers by using NIH RePORTER to search for funded grants in your…
Tue, 09/02/2025 - 18:01

Request Reassignment of Your Application
For questions about the appropriateness of the scientific review group assignment, the investigator should contact the scientific review officer. Contact information for the scientific review officer can be found in your eRA Commons account.For questions about the assigned funding institute/center…
Tue, 09/02/2025 - 18:02

Transformative R01 Evaluation Report
Fri, 10/13/2017 - 13:53

ATA
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TDPS
Mon, 09/15/2025 - 06:10

BTSS
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F10C
Wed, 08/27/2025 - 15:17

PED1
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PED2
Mon, 09/22/2025 - 06:11

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