NIH/NHLBI Policy on Sharing of Model Organisms
for Biomedical Research
February 2005
As of October 1, 2004, all NIH applications that plan to produce
new, genetically modified variants of model organisms and related
resources are expected to include a sharing plan or to state why
such sharing is restricted or not possible. This policy includes
grants, contracts, and SBIR and STTR grants. A brief overview
of the implications of this policy change is presented below:
The adequacy of plans for sharing model organisms will be considered
by reviewers when a competing application is evaluated. Reviewers
will be asked to describe their assessment of the sharing plan
in an administrative note and, normally, will not include their
assessment in the overall priority score. For some special initiatives,
such as Request for Applications and Request for Proposals specifically
directed to the development of model organisms, reviewers may
be asked to integrate their evaluation of the plan for sharing
with other review criteria and factor their assessment into the
overall evaluation of scientific merit.
Please note that a sharing plan must be in place before an award
is made.
For more information, please see the following Web pages:
Please
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NIH
Model Organism Sharing Policy page (includes FAQs and other links,
two are listed below)
NIH Model Organisms
for Biomedical Research Site
NIH
Guide Notice: - (05/07/2004) - announcing the NIH Policy on Sharing
of Model Organisms For Biomedical Research
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