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Latest News & Policy Changes


Policy

Clarification of NIH’s Application Submission/Resubmission Policy

Effective immediately, this Notice consolidates and clarifies policy concerning submission and resubmission of applications for grants and cooperative agreements submitted to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and...

Delayed Enforcement and Policy Flexibilities Related to Basic Science Involving Human Subjects

The purpose of this notice is to describe interim policy flexibilities for a subset of NIH-funded studies whose primary purpose is the pursuit of basic science...

Maintaining Integrity in NIH Peer Review: Responsibilities and Consequences

Maintaining integrity- including confidentiality and security - in the peer review process is essential for exchanging scientific opinions and ...

News

Dr. Alexei Kondratyev Named Chief of CSR’s Integrative, Functional, and Cognitive Neuroscience Review Group

The NIH Center for Scientific Review (CSR) has selected Dr. Alexei Kondratyev to be the new Chief of its Integrative, Functional, and Cognitive Neuroscience (IFCN) Integrated Review Group. He has served as the Scientific Review Officer (SRO) for CSR’s Chronic Dysfunction and Integrative Neurodegeneration Study Section.

Dr. Mark Caprara Selected to Be Chief of CSR’s Interdisciplinary Molecular Sciences and Training Review Group

Dr. Mark Caprara has been named Chief of the Interdisciplinary Molecular Sciences and Training (IMST) Integrated Review Group at the NIH Center for Scientific Review (CSR). He previously served as the Scientific Review Officer for CSR’s Biodata Management and Analysis and Instrumentation and Systems Development study sections.

Early Career Reviewer (ECR) Program

The ECR program aims to educate qualified scientists without prior CSR review experience to develop skills as a reviewer and to provide experience that might make them more competitive applicants.

Advice for SBIR/STTR Applicants

Guidance on how to navigate NIH Peer Review and tips on avoiding preventable errors that could keep your application from being reviewed.