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Reviewing The Reviewers
By Jim Austin
from Science, 5 September 2014: Volume 345 No. 6201, p. 1206


In On My Mind: Grantsmanship and The Key Role of Reviewers (below) I concluded with the following note: "No amount of grantsmanship will turn a a bad idea into a fundable one...but there are many outstanding ideas that are masked by poor grantsmanship."  The article by Jim Austin adds yet another dimension to the assessment of grant applications...gender....and in so doing adds another potential factor to the peer review of NIH applications.

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The Future of Biomedical Research In the US: Keeping It Viable


An opinion article by Ezekiel Emanuel, MD, PhD


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Guiding Investments in Research: Using Data To Develop Science Funding Programs and Policies
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On My Mind: Overall Impact Of Research...How Reviewers Score It (3/28/11)
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On My Mind: Grantsmanship and The Key Role of Reviewers (12/14/10)
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On My Mind: Enhancing Peer Review at NIH...What Users Think About The Changes (1/10/11)
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