In 2009, the NIH restricted the number of resubmissions of applications for funding to one (A1), requiring any subsequent new research funding applications (A0) to be substantially different from the unfunded application. Shrinking research budgets and the impacts of this restriction–it requires researchers to substantially re-direct their work, which may mean reorienting the efforts of a whole lab–were taking an obvious toll on research, with many meritorious ideas being abandoned as a result of this restriction. Continue reading “In Case You Missed It: NIH Amends Resubmission Policy”
Author: J. Kelly Byram, MS, MBA, ELS
Medical and scientific writer and editor. Cybersecurity and AI/ML specialist. CEO at Duke City Consulting, LLC and lead of our Medical and Scientific Communications Group and our Cyber Group.
Improving Your PCORI Proposal
PCORI is a great funding opportunity–$650M budget this year, with abundant funding for projects that win awards. Continue reading “Improving Your PCORI Proposal”
The Reviewer Experience
Just a quick update for everyone from DC. I am here serving as a reviewer for the Patient-Centered Outcomes Institute (PCORI), and I wanted to reiterate the value of serving as a reviewer on a study section. Continue reading “The Reviewer Experience”