Endocrine Insider
January 21, 2010

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As part of its ongoing efforts to enhance the peer-review system, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is conducting surveys of applicants, reviewers, advisory council members, and staff to determine their reactions to the changes implemented last year.  The topic was the lead story in this month’s issue of both the  Extramural Nexus and the Center for Scientific Review (CSR) Peer Review Notes .  The applicant and reviewer surveys were distributed in December and will close at the end of this month.  Not all applicants and reviewers were included in the survey population; those who did not receive a survey but who wish to provide comments about the new system may do so by sending an email to EnhancingPeerReview@mail.nih.gov.

The Extramural Nexus also provides information on new funding opportunities, ways to ensure successful submission of restructured applications, and changes to training grant applications.  Peer Review Notes provides additional information about the ongoing review of the changes to the system and describes the CSR College of Reviewers, among other items of possible interest.