Center for Scientific Review (CSR)

Office of the DirectorOffice of the Director

National Instituteon Alcohol Abuseand Alcoholism

National Instituteon Alcohol Abuseand Alcoholism

National Instituteof Arthritis andMusculoskeletal

and Skin Diseases

National Instituteof Arthritis andMusculoskeletal

and Skin Diseases

National CancerInstitute

National CancerInstitute

National Instituteof Diabetes andDigestive and

Kidney Diseases

National Instituteof Diabetes andDigestive and

Kidney Diseases

National Instituteof Dental andCraniofacial

Research

National Instituteof Dental andCraniofacial

Research

National Instituteon Drug Abuse

National Instituteon Drug Abuse

National Instituteof Environmental Health Sciences

National Instituteof Environmental Health Sciences

National Instituteon Aging

National Instituteon Aging

National Instituteof Child Health

and HumanDevelopment

National Instituteof Child Health

and HumanDevelopment

National Institute onDeafness and Other

CommunicationDisorders

National Institute onDeafness and Other

CommunicationDisorders

National EyeInstitute

National EyeInstitute

National HumanGenome Research

Institute

National HumanGenome Research

Institute

National Heart,Lung, and Blood

Institute

National Heart,Lung, and Blood

Institute

National Instituteof Mental Health

National Instituteof Mental Health

National Instituteof NeurologicalDisorders and

Stroke

National Instituteof NeurologicalDisorders and

Stroke

National Instituteof General

Medical Sciences

National Instituteof General

Medical Sciences

National Instituteof Nursing Research

National Instituteof Nursing Research

National Libraryof Medicine

National Libraryof Medicine

Center for InformationTechnology

Center for InformationTechnology

Center for Scientific Review

Center for Scientific Review

National Centerfor Complementary

and AlternativeMedicine

National Centerfor Complementary

and AlternativeMedicine

National Instituteof Allergy and

Infectious Diseases

National Instituteof Allergy and

Infectious Diseases

FogartyInternational

Center

FogartyInternational

Center

National Centerfor ResearchResources

National Centerfor ResearchResources

National Institutes of HealthNational Institutes of Health

Clinical Center

Clinical Center

National Center on Minority Health andHealth Disparities

National Center on Minority Health andHealth Disparities

National Institute of Biomedical Imagingand Bioengineering

National Institute of Biomedical Imagingand Bioengineering

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

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.

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

CSR Review DivisionsDivision of Molecular

and Cellular MechanismsDonald Schneider, Ph.D.

Division of Physiological Systems

Michael Martin, Ph.D.

Division of Clinical andPopulation-Based Studies

Elliot Postow, Ph.D.

Biochemical SciencesIRG (BCS)

Zakir Bengali, Ph.D.

Biophysical and Chemical Sciences IRG (BPC)John Bowers, Ph.D.

Cell Development andFunction IRG (CDF)

Marcia Steinberg, Ph.D.

Genetic SciencesIRG (GNS)

Camilla Day, Ph.D.*

Immunological SciencesIRG (IMM)

Calbert Laing, Ph.D.

Infectious Diseases andMicrobiology IRG (IDM)Rona Hirschberg, Ph.D.Molecular, Cellular and

Developmental Neurosciences IRG (MCDN)

Carole Jelsema, Ph.D.

Cardiovascular SciencesIRG (CVS))

Jeanne Ketley, Ph.D.

Endocrinology & ReproductiveSciences IRG (ENR)

Sooja Kim, Ph.D.Integrative, Functional

& Cognitive NeuroscienceIRG (IFCN)

Christine Mellchior, Ph.D.Musculoskeletal & Dental

Sciences IRG (MSD)Daniel McDonald, Ph.D.

Nutritional and MetabolicSciences IRG (NMS)

Sooja Kim, Ph.D.

PathophysiologicalSciences IRG, (PPS)Mustaq Khan, Ph.D.

AIDS and RelatedResearch IRG (ARR)

Ranga V. Srinivas, Ph.D.

Behavioral & BiobehavioralProcesses IRG (BBBP)

Anita Sostek, Ph.D.

Brain Disorders and ClinicalNeuroscience IRG (BDCN)

Elliot Postow, Ph.D.*

Oncological SciencesIRG (ONC)

Syed Quadri, Ph.D.

Surgery, Radiology, andBioengineering IRG (SRB)

Eileen Bradley, D. Sc.*Acting

Risk, Prevention and HealthBehavior IRG (RPHB)Michael Micklin, Ph.D.

Social Sciences, Nursing,Epidemiology and

Methods IRG (SNEM)Robert Weller, Ph.D.

Number of R01 Applications Reviewed in the Neuroscience Study Sections

(10/98 – 10/00 Councils)

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500

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1500

2000

2500

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3500

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46.3%

16.8%

9.3% 8.9% 8.4% 10.2%

Percent of R01 Applications Reviewed in the Neuroscience Study Sections

Scoring 15th Percentile or Better(10/98 – 10/00 Councils)

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18

NINDS NIMH NIDA NIA NIDCD

n=538n=189

n=78

n=58

n=83

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lica

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ns

Total (3251) (1180) (655) (624) (592)

Percent of R01 Applications Reviewed in the Neuroscience Study Sections

Scoring 25th Percentile or Better(10/98 – 10/00 Councils)

0

4

8

12

16

20

24

28

NINDS NIMH NIDA NIA NIDCD

n=894n=307

n=134

n=106

n=141

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ns

Total (3251) (1180) (655) (624) (592)

Number of R01 Applications Reviewed in the Behavioral and Social Sciences Study Sections

(10/99 – 10/00 Councils)

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

NIMH NICHD NIA NCI NIDA Others

25.7%

17.7%

11.2%

14.2%

9.2%

22.0%

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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)

02468

101214161820

NIMH NICHD NIA NCI NIDA

n=100

n=58

n=63

n=23

n=27

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Total (590) (406) (326) (257) (211)

Percent of R01 Applications Reviewed in the Behavioral and Social Sciences Study Sections

Scoring 25th Percentile or Better(10/99 – 10/00 Councils)

0

4

8

12

16

20

24

28

32

NIMH NICHD NIA NCI NIDA

n=150n=93

n=97

n=58 n=48

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Total (590) (406) (326) (257) (211)

Number of R01 Applications Reviewed in AARR7 and AARR8 Study Sections

(10/98 – 10/00 Councils)

0

25

50

75

100

125

150

175

NIDA NIMH NICHD NINR Others

38.0%

31.7%

8.3%11.2% 10.7%

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10)

Percent of R01 Applications Reviewed in AARR7 and AARR8 Study Sections

Scoring 15th Percentile or Better(10/98 – 10/00 Councils)

0

4

8

12

16

20

NIDA NIMH NICHD NINR

n=29

n=15

n=7

n=6

Total (156) (130) (46) (34)

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Percent of R01 Applications Reviewed in AARR7 and AARR8 Study Sections

Scoring 25th Percentile or Better(10/98 – 10/00 Councils)

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

NIDA NIMH NICHD NINR

n=48

n=29

n=10

n=7

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*)

0

4

8

12

16

20

24

28

BDCN 6* BBBP 6 RPHB 1 SNEM 1 SNEM 2

n=8

n=3

n=3

n=4

Total (77) (13) (32) (17) (45)

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n=7

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*)

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

BDCN 6* BBBP 6 RPHB 1 SNEM 1 SNEM 2

n=10

n=5

n=5

n=6

Total (77) (13) (32) (17) (45)

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n=13

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)

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

10/98 01/99 05/99 10/99 01/00 05/00 10/00

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