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CSR’s primary role is to handle the receipt and review of ~ 75% of the grant applications that NIH receives. NIH separates the review process from funding decisions.

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Reviewers are critical to our mission to see that NIH grant applications receive, fair, independent, expert, and timely scientific reviews. We appreciate the generosity with which reviewers give their time.

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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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Dr. Heidi Friedman English
Dr. Heidi Friedman received her Ph.D. in epidemiology from the Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health. Dr. Friedman began her career at NIH working on the epidemiology of AIDS in the Epidemiology and Biometry Branch of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).…
Mon, 04/07/2025 - 10:59

DRR Appeal Policy
Appeals process for a withdrawn grant applicationDRR seeks to apply NIH policies regarding receipt and referral of grant applications fairly.  We expect applicants to be aware of published NIH policies, and we expect our implementation of policies and procedures to be consistent, reasonable,…
Thu, 06/05/2025 - 15:04

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

Video on Navigating IAR
New to IAR? Want to know what happens once you receive a meeting invitation from your Scientific Review Officer? Or how to access grant applications and meeting materials? Or look up conflicts of interest? We have just the tools for you. A new series of video tutorial on navigating the IAR module…
Mon, 10/23/2017 - 09:11

Dr. Marie-Luise Brennan
Dr. Brennan received her Ph.D. in microbiology, immunology, and molecular genetics from the University of California, Los Angeles. She continued her research on mechanisms of oxidative stress and inflammation in cardiovascular disease as a postdoctoral fellow and junior faculty at Cleveland Clinic…
Wed, 04/16/2025 - 17:10

Dr. Aftab Ansari
Dr. Aftab A. Ansari received his Ph.D. in biochemistry/immunology, then had postdoctoral training at the NIAID. His research interests include inflammatory diseases, asthma, allergy, autoimmunity, clinical immunology, clinical trials, immunogenetics, antigen presentation, T cells, and cytokines.…
Tue, 04/08/2025 - 09:09

Dr. Barbara Mallon
Dr. Barbara Mallon received her D.Phil. in biochemistry at the University of York, UK, where she studied signal transduction in glial cells. She then went to the Lerner Research Institute at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, where she completed her postdoctoral training in its department of…
Wed, 04/02/2025 - 09:12

Dr. Brian Chadwick
Dr. Brian Chadwick received his Ph.D. in human genetics from Imperial Cancer Research Fund and University College London, he then trained in molecular neurogenetics at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital before continuing his training in epigenetics and human X chromosome…
Wed, 04/02/2025 - 09:12

Dr. Tze-Tsang Tang
Dr. Tina Tang received her Ph.D. in neuroscience from the NIH Graduate Partnerships Program jointly hosted by the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom and the NIH Intramural Program. She conducted her graduate research at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke studying…
Mon, 04/07/2025 - 10:59

Dr. Vanessa Sherk
Dr. Vanessa Sherk received her Ph.D. in exercise physiology from the University of Oklahoma. She received post-doctoral training at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, where she focused on how nutrition affects bone metabolism. During that time, Dr. Sherk was also an assistant…
Wed, 04/02/2025 - 09:12

Dr. Jacek Topczewski
Dr. Jacek Topczewski received his Ph.D. in biochemistry from the Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw. Dr. Topczewski then trained in developmental biology at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN. Following his training, Dr. Topczewski took a faculty position…
Thu, 04/03/2025 - 05:00

Dr. Yuanyi Feng
Dr. Feng received her Ph.D. in biophysics from Johns Hopkins University and completed postdoctoral training in genetics and developmental biology at Harvard Medical School. She took faculty positions at Northwestern University and then at Uniformed Services University. During her academic research…
Wed, 04/02/2025 - 09:12

Mr. Roy Wheat
As Branch Chief for the Scientific Review Evaluation Activities (SREA) Branch, Mr. Wheat has oversight of the organization responsible for managing the review meeting hotel contracts, non-Federal traveler contract, and reviewer reimbursement.  Each and every one of these activities make review…
Wed, 04/02/2025 - 09:12

Ms. Tatiana Tretiacova-Petrosyan
Ms. Tatiana Tretiacova-Petrosyan is an ethics specialist within the Office of the Director. She is responsible for being the first line of contact for employees. Tatiana assists CSR’s Deputy Ethics Counselor with handling the day-to-day functioning of the CSR Ethics Office, assists…
Wed, 04/02/2025 - 09:12

Application Submission and Referral
The policy says there is a two week late window after the due date during which time NIH might accept a late application. How is that late window calculated? I'm a reviewer, can I submit my application late? Can I get approval in advance from NIH to submit my application late? What is allowed…
Thu, 04/27/2023 - 10:54

Resubmitting Your Application
When you are ready to resubmit your application, you should contact your assigned program officer for guidance in addressing the comments in your summary statement. See Frequently Asked Questions about resubmissions of applications for details about current NIH policy and to learn about the…
Wed, 02/22/2023 - 10:38

September 21, 2020 CSR Advisory Council Presentations
CSR Advisory Council Update – Dr. Noni Byrnes, CSR DirectorSimplifying Review Criteria for Clinical Trials Working Group –Co-Chairs - Dr. Bruce Reed, CSR Deputy Director and Dr. Tonya Palermo, University of Washington, CSR Advisory Council Member CSR Advisory Council Members - Dr. Alfred…
Wed, 02/12/2025 - 11:41

Dr. Guillermo Bermejo
Dr. Guillermo Bermejo earned his Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University in the field of biophysics/structural biology, largely focusing on the computational analysis of data from nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy to facilitate the protein structure elucidation process. He then conducted…
Thu, 05/29/2025 - 15:33

Dr. Hui Chen
Dr. Hui Chen received her medical training in China and was an attending physician in endocrinology at a top hospital before she immigrated to the U.S. After completing her endocrinology fellowship training at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Dr. Chen came to NIH and worked as a physician…
Wed, 04/02/2025 - 09:12

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…
Fri, 04/12/2024 - 10:34

March 29, 2021 CSR Advisory Council Presentations
CSR Advisory Council Update – Dr. Noni Byrnes, CSR Director Simplifying Review Criteria for Clinical Trials Working Group – Co-Chairs - Dr. Bruce Reed, CSR Deputy Director and Dr. Tonya Palermo, University of Washington, CSR Advisory Council Member CSR Advisory Council Members - Dr. Alfred George…
Thu, 04/01/2021 - 15:24

Dr. John Morgan
Dr. Drake Morgan completed his Ph.D. in the Department of Experimental and Biological Psychology at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill and received postdoctoral training in the Department of Physiological and Pharmacology at Wake Forest University. Dr. Morgan then established a…
Mon, 04/07/2025 - 10:59

Early Stage Investigator Advantages
NIH Will Consider Your Career Stage If You submit an R01 grant application You are an Early Stage Investigator (ESI) A New Investigator is someone who has not previously received substantial independent funding from NIH. Having received an award for training (such as a fellowship or K award)…
Thu, 01/16/2020 - 11:52

Dr. Gloria Su
Dr. Gloria Su received her Ph.D. in immunology from the University of Chicago. Her post-doctoral training at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine focused on identifying tumor suppressor genes and oncogenes important to pancreatic tumorigenesis. She joined the faculty of the Johns Hopkins…
Wed, 04/02/2025 - 09:12

Dr. Jian Wang
Dr. Jian Wang received a medical degree from Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine and practiced medicine in China. She then obtained a Ph.D. degree in tumor biology and immunotherapy from McGill University in Canada. She has worked in the biotechnology industry studying antisense gene…
Mon, 04/07/2025 - 05:00

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