Center for Scientific Review CSR

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Center for Scientific Review (CSR)
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National Institutes of Health
Office of the Director
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
National Institute of Arthritis
and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
National Cancer Institute
National Institute on Aging
National Institute of Child Health and
Human Development
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious
Diseases
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive
and Kidney Diseases
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Rese
arch
National Institute on Drug Abuse
National Institute of Environmental Health
Sciences
National Institute on Deafness and
Other Communication Disorders
National Eye Institute
National Human Genome Research Institute
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
National Institute of Mental Health
National Institute of Neurological Disorders
and Stroke
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
National Institute of Nursing Research
National Library of Medicine
National Center for Complementary and
Alternative Medicine
National Center on Minority Health and Health
Disparities
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and
Bioengineering
Fogarty International Center
National Center for Research Resources
Center for Information Technology
Center for Scientific Review
Clinical Center
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Center for Scientific Review (CSR)

• Focal Point for Initial Review at NIH

• Central receipt point for PHS applications
• Referral to Institutes and to IRGs and Study
  Sections
• Review of most research and research training
  applications for scientific merit

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Applications Submitted to NIH

• Approximately 45,000 grant applications are
  submitted to NIH each year.
• CSR is responsible for the review of over half of
  these applications.

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CSR Reorganization Initiatives

• Examination and re-organization of CSR study
  sections based on
• integration of review activities of NIMH, NIAAA,
  and NIDA
• alignment of CSR initial review groups and study
  sections with current trends in science

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CSR Review Divisions
Division of Molecular and Cellular
Mechanisms Donald Schneider, Ph.D.
Division of Clinical and Population-Based
Studies Elliot Postow, Ph.D.
Division of Physiological Systems Michael
Martin, Ph.D.
Biochemical Sciences IRG (BCS) Zakir Bengali,
Ph.D.
AIDS and Related Research IRG (ARR) Ranga V.
Srinivas, Ph.D.
Cardiovascular Sciences IRG (CVS)) Jeanne Ketley,
Ph.D.
Biophysical and Chemical Sciences IRG (BPC) John
Bowers, Ph.D.
Behavioral Biobehavioral Processes IRG
(BBBP) Anita Sostek, Ph.D.
Endocrinology Reproductive Sciences IRG
(ENR) Sooja Kim, Ph.D.
Cell Development and Function IRG (CDF) Marcia
Steinberg, Ph.D.
Brain Disorders and Clinical Neuroscience IRG
(BDCN) Elliot Postow, Ph.D.
Integrative, Functional Cognitive
Neuroscience IRG (IFCN) Christine Mellchior,
Ph.D.
Genetic Sciences IRG (GNS) Camilla Day, Ph.D.
Oncological Sciences IRG (ONC) Syed Quadri, Ph.D.
Musculoskeletal Dental Sciences IRG
(MSD) Daniel McDonald, Ph.D.
Immunological Sciences IRG (IMM) Calbert Laing,
Ph.D.
Risk, Prevention and Health Behavior IRG
(RPHB) Michael Micklin, Ph.D.
Nutritional and Metabolic Sciences IRG
(NMS) Sooja Kim, Ph.D.
Infectious Diseases and Microbiology IRG
(IDM) Rona Hirschberg, Ph.D.
Social Sciences, Nursing, Epidemiology
and Methods IRG (SNEM) Robert Weller, Ph.D.
Pathophysiological Sciences IRG, (PPS) Mustaq
Khan, Ph.D.
Molecular, Cellular and Developmental
Neurosciences IRG (MCDN) Carole Jelsema, Ph.D.
Surgery, Radiology, and Bioengineering IRG
(SRB) Eileen Bradley, D. Sc.
Acting
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Number of R01 Applications Reviewed in the
Neuroscience Study Sections(10/98 10/00
Councils)
46.3
Number of Applications (total 7015)
16.8
10.2
9.3
8.9
8.4
8
Percent of R01 Applications Reviewed in the
Neuroscience Study Sections Scoring 15th
Percentile or Better(10/98 10/00 Councils)
n538
n189
n83
n78
n58
Percent of Applications
Total (3251) (1180)
(655) (624) (592)
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Percent of R01 Applications Reviewed in the
Neuroscience Study Sections Scoring 25th
Percentile or Better(10/98 10/00 Councils)
n894
n307
n141
n134
n106
Percent of Applications
Total (3251) (1180)
(655) (624) (592)
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Number of R01 Applications Reviewed in the
Behavioral and Social Sciences Study
Sections(10/99 10/00 Councils)
25.7
22.0
17.7
14.2
Number of Applications (total 2294)
11.2
9.2
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Percent of R01 Applications Reviewed in the
Behavioral and Social Sciences Study Sections
Scoring 15th Percentile or Better(10/99 10/00
Councils)
n63
n100
n58
n27
Percent of Applications
n23
Total (590) (406)
(326) (257) (211)
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Percent of R01 Applications Reviewed in the
Behavioral and Social Sciences Study Sections
Scoring 25th Percentile or Better(10/99 10/00
Councils)
n97
n150
n93
n58
n48
Percent of Applications
Total (590) (406)
(326) (257) (211)
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Number of R01 Applications Reviewed in AARR7 and
AARR8 Study Sections(10/98 10/00 Councils)
38.0
31.7
Number of Applications (total 410)
11.2
10.7
8.3
14
Percent of R01 Applications Reviewed in AARR7
and AARR8 Study Sections Scoring 15th
Percentile or Better(10/98 10/00 Councils)
n7
n29
n6
n15
Percent of Applications
Total (156) (130)
(46) (34)
15
Percent of R01 Applications Reviewed in AARR7
and AARR8 Study Sections Scoring 25th
Percentile or Better(10/98 10/00 Councils)
n48
n10
n29
Percent of Applications
n7
Total (156) (130)
(46) (34)
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Percent of NIDA R01 Applications Reviewed in
Patient-Oriented Study Sections Scoring 15th
Percentile or Better(10/99 10/00 Councils or
10/98 10/00 Councils)
n3
n3
n7
n4
Percent of Applications
n8
Total (77) (13)
(32) (17) (45)
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Percent of NIDA R01 Applications Reviewed in
Patient-Oriented Study Sections Scoring 25th
Percentile or Better(10/99 10/00 Councils or
10/98 10/00 Councils)
n5
n5
n13
n6
Percent of Applications
n10
Total (77) (13)
(32) (17) (45)
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Percent of NIDA R01 Applications Scoring 15th
Percentile or 25th Percentile or Better in the
Neuroscience and Behavioral and Social Science
Study Sections (10/98 10/00 Councils)
Percent of Applications