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Your Visit to the CSR Website is Private and SecureThis website is provided as a public service by the Center for Scientific Review (CSR) at NIH. CSR websites perform a wide range of functions, including the collection and dissemination of grant application and scientific peer review policy…
How Application Assignments Are MadeThe Division of Receipt and Referral (DRR) in the Center for Scientific Review (CSR) assigns each application to a scientific review group (study section) with the expertise to evaluate the scientific and technical merit of the application and to one or more…
Reviewers have a broad range of scientific expertise and background. They are experts in the field, but perhaps not in the exact area of your application.Once you've identified possible study sections/scientific review groups that fit your application well, look at the rosters for the review group…
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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…
Dr. Barry Margulies received B.S. at MIT in Applied Biological Sciences, with research in controlled release technology. He earned his Ph.D. at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in biochemistry, cellular, and molecular biology, where he studied the G protein-coupled receptors encoded…
Dr. Eleni Liapi received her M.D. at the University of Ioannina Faculty of Medicine, Greece, and residency training in diagnostic radiology, in Greece. She completed a post-doctoral research fellowship in interventional radiology at Johns Hopkins University and was subsequently appointed as faculty…
Dr. Shilpakala Ketha obtained her Ph.D. in microbial genetics from the University of Madras, which focused on the inactivation of DNA gyrases in bacteria through small molecules and antisense RNA. Following this, she completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA…
Dr. Tami Kingsbury received her Ph.D. in biology at Johns Hopkins University, studying yeast genetics and molecular biology. During her post-doctoral training at Johns Hopkins University, she studied calcium signaling in yeast and discovered a novel family of calcineurin regulators transferred from…
Dr. Elena Shiffert earned her Ph.D. in Human Genetics from the University of Maryland, Baltimore, studying the effects of estrogen receptor alpha on cancer regression in mouse models. She trained as a Post-Doctoral Fellow in the Training Program in Breast Cancer Biology at Georgetown University,…
After receiving her Ph.D. in developmental psychology from the University of Washington, Dr. Joann Wu Shortt dedicated over 15 years to prevention research at the Oregon Social Learning Center. As principal investigator and co-investigator on federally funded projects, her research focused on…
Dr. Juraj Bies received his Ph.D. in cancer genetics from the Scientific Council for Molecular Biology and Genetics, Slovak Academy of Sciences and Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia. He did his postdoctoral training in the field of viral oncogenesis at NIH in the Laboratory of Genetics…
Dr. Neuhuber earned her Ph.D. in cell biology from the University of Salzburg, Austria, and completed postdoctoral training at NHLBI, where she investigated the molecular mechanisms underlying neuromuscular junction development. She subsequently joined Drexel University College of Medicine as an…
Dr. Eugene Carstea serves as Chief of the Respiratory, Cardiac, and Circulatory Sciences Review Branch (RCCS RB). Dr. Eugene Carstea is the Chief of CSR's Cardiovascular and Respiratory Sciences (CVRS) Integrated Review Group. He earned his Ph.D. in microbiology (molecular biology) from Clemson…
Dr. Low received her early education in Australia and Canada. Pursuing an interest in studying how animal behavior arises from brain physiology, she received her Ph.D. in neuroscience from Northwestern University. Her thesis work studying circadian rhythmic behavior in Clock mutant chimeric mice…
Dr. Vonda Smith is an Assistant Director in the Division of Receipt and Referral (DRR) at the Center for Scientific Review (CSR).Prior to this position, she served as Scientific Review Officer(SRO) of the Small Business: Bioanalytical Chemistry, Chemistry, Biophysics, and Assay Development Study…
Dr. Laurent Taupenot’s academic background includes a B.S in biochemistry, cellular biology and physiology and a M.S in physiology from the University of Burgundy in Dijon, France, an advanced degree (DEA) in molecular and cellular biology and a Ph.D. in cellular and molecular neurobiology, both…
Dr. Ivan Navarro received his master’s degree from Moscow State University ‘M.V. Lomonosov’; later he received his Ph.D. in biomedical science from the National Autonomous University of Mexico ‘UNAM,’ where he developed non-viral vectors for targeted gene delivery to substantia nigra’s dopamine…
Dr. Debanjan Goswami received his Ph.D. in cell biology from the National Center for Biological Sciences – TIFR in Bangalore, India, followed by postdoctoral training in neuroscience at Stanford University School of Medicine. With over two decades as a biomedical scientist, Dr. Goswami advanced…
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…
Before coming to CSR, Dr. Shivakumar Chittari worked at the Henry M. Jackson foundation supporting the NIH Uniformed Services University (USU) Precision Medicine Program as Director for Administration and Research Projects. In addition, he provided scientific peer review support for the USU Vice…
Prior to the meeting, reviewers are assigned to your application.Your scientific review officer (SRO) is your main contact while your application is under peer review. The SRO will analyze the content of your application, check for completeness and compliance with policies, and decide which…
Dr. Kumud Singh serves as Chief of the Immunology and Infectious Diseases A Review Branch (IIDA RB).Dr. Kumud K. Singh earned his Ph.D. in biophysics at the University of Delhi, India, where he studied the structure-functional properties of catalytic RNAs. His postdoctoral research at the…
Dr. Abu Abdullah is a behavioral scientist, public health physician and global health researcher with a Ph.D. in Community Medicine and an M.P.H. in Epidemiology. Before joining CSR, Dr. Abdullah was an associate professor of medicine at Boston University School of Medicine and Boston University…
Ms. Lynch leads the center’s ethics program. She oversees a staff of ethics professionals who are the first line of contact for employees. Ms. Lynch works with both employees and supervisors to ensure employee compliance with ethics rules, regulations, and policies, and the prevention or…
