CSR’s primary role is to handle the receipt and review of all grant applications that NIH receives. NIH separates the review process from funding decisions.
For Reviewers
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.
Study Sections
Applications are reviewed in study sections (Scientific Review Groups, SRGs). Review Branches (RBs) are clusters of study sections based on scientific discipline.
Review Meetings
Applications are reviewed in study sections (Scientific Review Groups, SRGs). Review Branches (RBs) are clusters of study sections based on scientific discipline.
Evaluation Initiatives
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Dr. Gheda Temsah earned her Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Maryland. Before joining CSR, she spent over a decade in the private sector, leading studies and evaluations of international development and humanitarian programs for large and small business consultancy firms. Her work focused…
Dr. Alexander Gubin came to this position after participating in CSR's Review Internship Program. Before that, he was an ORISE Fellow at Food and Drug Administration, where he worked in Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Laboratory of Developmental Biology. After receiving his Ph.D. in…
Dr. Pam Jeter received her Ph.D. in cognitive science from the University of California, Irvine, where she studied visual perceptual learning and psychophysics in a normal human population. She completed her post-doctoral training at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Wilmer Eye Institute. Her…
The CSR Division of Receipt and Referral (DRR) receives all NIH grant applications. DRR assigns grant applications to a scientific review group (study section) for first-level peer review and to a funding institute/center for the second level of review for funding consideration. Appeals…
Dr. Daya Jirage earned her Ph. D in Molecular and Cellular Biology at the University of Maryland, College Park. She then pursued post-doctoral research in infectious diseases at the Walter Reed Army of Research. Her research included work on cell cycle regulation in Plasmodium and on process…
Dr. Marc Boulay received his Ph.D. in international health from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, where he then served as an assistant professor in the Department of Health, Behavior and Society and as the Deputy Director for Program Evaluation in the School’s Center for…
Dr. Bita Nakhai received her Ph.D. in reproductive biology from the National Institute of Immunology (NII) and pursued her research at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) as a postdoctoral fellow with a focus on serotonin receptor gene expression, followed by additional…
Dr. Tara Earl received her Ph.D. in social work at the University of Texas at Austin and post-doctoral training in health and mental health disparities and health services research through a National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Minority/Diversity Supplement. Prior to joining CSR, Dr. Earl was…
Ms. Anne Tollett is an Extramural Support Assistant within the Division of Physiological and Pathological Sciences (DPPS). After completing an apprenticeship in administrative support and communication, Anne Tollett gained extensive experience as an executive assistant with the Department of…
Dr. Andrea Gobin studied biomimetics and received her Ph.D. from Rice University. She obtained post-doctoral training in naturally derived biomaterials, specifically silk fibroin and emodin for muscular and skin tissue engineering applications, at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.…
Dr. Jessica Bellinger received her Ph.D. in health services policy and management from the University of South Carolina, Arnold School of Public Health. Before joining NIH, she was a social scientist at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, where she directed projects examining…
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We asked some experienced reviewers why someone considering becoming a reviewer should do it. Here are some of the things they said:
Enjoy Flexibility in Submitting Applications: “I really like getting a break on application deadlines.” Reviewers may submit their own proposals up to two weeks late…