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Study Sections
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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Applications are reviewed in study sections (Scientific Review Group, SRG). Review Branches (RBs) are clusters of study sections based on scientific discipline.
Using the ECR Application and Vetting System (EAVS) you can enroll or update your information. ECRs remain in the program until they no longer meet the criteria. For example, if you have been accepted into the program but receive an R01, you will be removed from our database of ECRs even if you…
With the elimination of the five-day grace period for Reference Forms (F) and Reference letters (K) in support of fellowship and career development applications, do my referees have to submit their Reference Forms (F) or letters (K) before the receipt date for the application?
If an F or K…
Dr. Katherine Malinda serves as Chief of the Integrative Vascular Biology and Hematology Review Branch (IVBH RB).
Dr. Katherine Malinda received her Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University in biological sciences, and was then awarded an intramural research training award to work at the National…
Dr. Maria DeBernardi 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 in the Interdisciplinary Molecular Sciences and Training review group for seven years. Her primary…
Open the folder where you placed the extracted files. Figure 1 shows the folders and files included in the zApps. Double-click on the file ClickMe.htm, which will open in your default web browser (but you do not need to be connected to the Internet to open this file).
Figure 1- List of files…
Open the folder where you saved the zApps file. Figure 1 shows the folders and files included in the zApps. Double-click on the file ClickMe.htm, which will open in your default web browser (but you do not need to be connected to the Internet to open this file).
Figure 1- List of files…
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…
Dr. Zhao is the Scientific Review Officer for the Gastrointestinal Mucosal Pathobiology Study Section within the Digestive, Kidney and Urological Systems Integrated Review Groups. After receiving his graduate degrees, Dr. Zhao had postdoctoral training in the Department of Medicine at Uniformed…
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 “…
Dr. Atul Sahai. received a Ph.D. degree in biochemistry from Howard University. He was an associate professor in the Department of Medicine at Northwestern University, Chicago, before joining the NIH. The major focus of his research involved delineating the role of chronic local hypoxia in renal/…
Dr. Bo Hong did her Ph.D. training in chemistry at Texas A&M University (1993) and her postdoctoral training at the University of Texas at Austin (1993-95). She came to NIH National Center for Research Resources Office of Review in 2003 and served as Scientific Review Officer (SRO) in the areas…
Dr. James Mack serves as Chief of the Macromolecular Biophysics and Biological Chemistry Review Branch (MBBC RB).Dr. James W. Mack earned his Ph.D. in physical chemistry, specializing in solid-state NMR spectroscopy, from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He then did postdoctoral work at…
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. Jimok Kim received his Ph.D. degree in neuroscience from the University of Maryland, Baltimore. He completed postdoctoral training at Stanford University studying neurophysiology and cannabinoid receptor pharmacology. Thereafter, Dr. Kim moved to the Medical College of Georgia, where his…
Dr. Brian Scott joined CSR in 2016 as a Divisional SRO in the Division of Neuroscience, Development and Aging (DNDA) and is currently an SRO in the Integrative and Cognitive Neuroscience review branch where he oversees the Auditory System study section. Dr. Scott’s experience reviewing a broad…
Dr. Methode Bacanamwo received his Master of Science degree from Clemson University and his doctoral degree in biochemistry from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Following post-doctoral trainings at the Universities of Arkansas and Missouri, he joined the faculty at the Morehouse…
Dr. Jason Hoffert received his Ph.D. in biochemistry from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He obtained post-doctoral training in renal salt and water transport at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) in the Laboratory of Kidney and Electrolyte Metabolism. For 12…
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…
Dr. Kristin Kramer received her Ph.D. in zoology from the University of Minnesota, completed postdoctoral training at both the Department of Biology at the University of Maryland and the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She then served as an assistant professor in…
Dr. Maria Cardenas-Corona joined CSR following her retirement as a research professor emeritus of molecular genetics and microbiology at Duke University School of Medicine. During her academic career, her studies focused on the elucidation of the mechanism of action of the anti-cancer,…
Dr. Haru Murata earned his M.D./Ph.D. with dissertation research in Molecular Cell Biology from the Medical Scientist Training Program at Washington University School of Medicine. Dr. Murata then pursued post-doctoral training in public health through the Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program (…
Dr. Bruce Reed is CSR’s Deputy Director. In close collaboration with the Director he works to optimize peer review at the NIH through implementation of CSRs strategic plan. He has led multiple special efforts to develop new review practices and policies. He plays a major role with respect to…
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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…
Suzanne Ryan is a Scientific Review Officer in CSR’s Population Sciences and Epidemiology Integrated Review Group.
She earned her Ph.D. in sociology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, with a focus on family demography. Before coming to NIH, Dr. Ryan was a senior research…