Archive for July 2010


The Value of Attending SACNAS and ABRCMS

Wednesday, Jul 28, 2010 4:00 PM EST by Shawn Drew Gaillard | 1 Comments

This fall, NIGMS will be sponsoring the Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) national conference in Anaheim, CA, September 30-October 3, and the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS) in Charlotte, NC, November 10-13. These meetings present two wonderful opportunities for you to meet and recruit science-oriented undergraduate [...]

Filed under: Career Development, Meetings/Events, Workforce Development and Diversity
Permalink: https://loop.nigms.nih.gov/index.php/2010/07/28/the-value-of-attending-sacnas-and-abrcms/

Even More on Criterion Scores: Full Regression and Principal Component Analyses

Wednesday, Jul 21, 2010 4:35 PM EST by Jeremy Berg | 4 Comments

After reading yesterday’s post, a Feedback Loop reader asked for a full regression analysis of the overall impact score based on all five criterion scores. With the caveat that one should be cautious in over-interpreting such analyses, here it is: Pearson correlation coefficients of overall impact score and five criterion scores in a sample of [...]

Filed under: Director’s Messages, Peer Review
Permalink: https://loop.nigms.nih.gov/index.php/2010/07/21/even-more-on-criterion-scores-full-regression-and-principal-component-analyses/

More on Criterion Scores

Monday, Jul 19, 2010 5:00 PM EST by Jeremy Berg | 6 Comments

In an earlier post, I presented an analysis of the relationship between the average significance criterion scores provided independently by individual reviewers and the overall impact scores determined at the end of the study section discussion for a sample of 360 NIGMS R01 grant applications reviewed during the October 2009 Council round. Based on the [...]

Filed under: Director’s Messages, Peer Review
Permalink: https://loop.nigms.nih.gov/index.php/2010/07/19/more-on-criterion-scores/

Model Organisms and the Significance of Significance

Thursday, Jul 15, 2010 9:15 AM EST by Jeremy Berg | 13 Comments

I recently had the opportunity to speak at the Model Organisms to Human Biology meeting sponsored by the Genetics Society of America. I shared some of my perspectives on the powerful interplay between studies of model organisms and studies of humans (both individuals and populations) enabled through genetics. I illustrated why results over many decades [...]

Filed under: Director’s Messages, Meetings/Events, Peer Review
Permalink: https://loop.nigms.nih.gov/index.php/2010/07/15/model-organisms-and-the-significance-of-significance/

Electronic Awards Administration

Wednesday, Jul 14, 2010 8:39 AM EST by Paul Sheehy | 1 Comments

As with the transition to electronic grant applications, NIH is now transitioning to electronic award administration. Here are some important upcoming changes. Progress Reports Beginning August 1, 2010, you must use the eRA Commons eSNAP (Electronic Streamlined Non-competing Award Process) feature to submit all eligible progress reports. Also, SNAP progress reports will be due 45 [...]

Filed under: Research Administration, Resources
Permalink: https://loop.nigms.nih.gov/index.php/2010/07/14/electronic-awards-administration/

Earlier Submission Deadlines for 2011 Pioneer and New Innovator Awards

Monday, Jul 12, 2010 1:00 PM EST by Judith Greenberg | 0 Comments

NIH has announced the 2011 competitions for the NIH Director’s Pioneer Awards and the NIH Director’s New Innovator Awards. These awards support exceptionally creative scientists who propose highly innovative—and often unconventional—approaches to major challenges in biomedical or behavioral research. Both programs are part of the NIH Common Fund and are managed by NIGMS. The Pioneer [...]

Filed under: Early Stage Investigator, Funding Opportunities, Meetings/Events, NIH
Permalink: https://loop.nigms.nih.gov/index.php/2010/07/12/earlier-submission-deadlines-for-2011-pioneer-and-new-innovator-awards/