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Applications are reviewed in study sections (Scientific Review Group, SRG). Review Branches (RBs) are clusters of study sections based on scientific discipline.

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Meet the Experts in NIH Peer Review for University Research Administrators Webinar
November 05, 2015 (PowerPoint Files) The Review of Your NIH Grant Application Begins Here Dr. Richard Nakamura, CSR Director What Research Administrators Need to Know about Application Receipt and Referral Dr. Cathie Cooper, Director, CSR Division or Receipt and Referral How Your…
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NIH Revises Grant Review Process to Improve Focus on Scientific Merit, Reduce Reputational Bias
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Update of NIH Continuous Submission Policy: Change in Submission Deadlines and End of Recent Substantial Service Option
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P01 Awards
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Investigator Career Stage Benefits
How does NIH describe an Early Stage Investigator (ESI)? What are the advantages of early stage investigator (ESI) status? How does NIH describe an Early Stage Investigator (ESI)? An ESI, or Early Stage Investigator, is a Program Director / Principal Investigator (PD/PI) who has completed…
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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? The rules say that I can’t share applications with someone who has not been officially designated to participate in the peer review meeting. How…
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Become a CSR Extramural Support Assistant
Help Shape the Future of Medical and Behavioral Research Become a CSR Scientific Review OfficerCSR is actively seeking individuals to fill several openings for Extramural Support Assistants (ESAs). They assist CSR’s Scientific Review Officers and work with talented scientists from across the…
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Presentations – Sept 24, 2018
CSR Advisory Council Update – Dr. Noni Byrnes, CSR Acting Director Managing Review Burden – Dr. Valerie Durrant, CSR DABP Division Director; Dr. Ying-Yee Kong, CSR IFCN Scientific Review Officer; Dr. Miriam Mintzer, CSR RPHB Scientific Review Officer High Risk/High Reward Reviews CSR Review…
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Dr. Jessica Smith
Dr. Jessica M. Smith came to CSR from the Common Fund within the NIH Office of the Director, where she served as a scientific program analyst. She provided scientific expertise and analytical skills to facilitate review for Other Transaction Authority (OTA) awards, program management, strategic…
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Dr. Careen Toth
Dr. Tang-Toth received her Ph.D. degree from Johns Hopkins University and did her postdoctoral training as an IRTA fellow within the Cell Biology and Metabolism Program at the NIH National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Prior to joining CSR, Dr. Tang-Toth was an associate…
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Dr. Khalid Masood
Dr. Khalid Masood received his Ph.D. in biochemistry from Central Drug Research Institute, India, and postdoctoral training in molecular biology at the Washington University School of Medicine. He has worked as a senior staff fellow in the intramural program of NIH, patent examiner in the United…
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Ms. Bonnie Ellis
As Executive Officer, Ms. Ellis oversees financial management, committee management, procurement, management analysis services, and administrative services that enable CSR to fulfill its mission. Ms. Ellis has a wealth of experience at the NIH, beginning in 1989. She has held a range of positions…
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