A group of dynamic and diverse individuals work at CSR to ensure the vitality of the peer review process. They have important jobs, since NIH depends on this process to identify and fund the most promising research projects.
We want you to meet some of these individuals so you can better understand the unique roles they play supporting peer reviews and the unusual commitment and spirit they often bring to their work. With many stories to tell, we plan to post additional stories soon.
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"E-Submissions Go From "Not Good" to "No Problem." "My first reaction was, ‘This is not going to be good,’” Scientific Review Administrator Vonda Smith recalled, a wry grin spreading across her face. “I wasn’t disappointed . . .” Dr. Smith was one of 50 or so SRAs at NIH’s Center for Scientific Review to face an electronic baptism-by-fire when small business applicants were required to be submitted electronically, beginning Dec. 1, 2005. Other types of grants applications are being phased in now. ... more
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 | Bob Weller Supplies the ‘Cork’ to Keep His Staff Afloat
“If you wait for perfect conditions, you’ll never get anything done.” That’s a “thought for the day” from Bob Weller, and so an interview begins amidst packing boxes. The cheerful chief of CSR’s Health of the Population Integrated Review Group has been packing up to move back to renovated offices from temporary ones. His eyes sparkle. ... more
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 | Stained Glass Gives CSR Research Integrity Officer a Clear View
No one can accuse Dr. Anne Clark of looking at the world through rose-colored glasses. As CSR's Research Integrity Officer, she discerns complex issues related to possible scientific misconduct by applicants and reviewers . . . Bright colors nonetheless blaze in her office when the sun shines through stained glass she has crafted and hung in her windows . . . Clark's stained glass has a unique way of casting light on her NIH career, since a new creation has come with each new job here. ... more
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 | In the Center of the Storm
In the early months of 2002, most of us were still in shock from the 9-11 and anthrax attacks. Few knew what might happen next. It is safe to say Dr. Alexander Politis did not quite know what he was getting into when he applied for a new job at the Center for Scientific Review at the National Institutes of Health. He could not have imagined the coming storm when he accepted the job as chief of CSR's Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Integrated Review Group.... more
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