The NIH Center for Scientific Review (CSR) Updates the Descriptions of its
Chartered Review Panels
In a Guide
Notice released December 10, the NIH Center for Scientific Review (CSR)
announced that it has updated the descriptions of its study sections that
applicants often use to suggest which CSR study section(s) might best review
their applications. These changes only apply to CSR’s chartered study sections,
and they do not apply to other study sections organized by CSR or the other
NIH Institutes or Centers.
CSR revised these study section descriptions in response to requests from
study section chairs and other representatives of the scientific community
who participated in recent evaluations of CSR’s review groups. These changes
were designed to make CSR’s chartered study section descriptions more transparent
and reflective of the types of applications actually reviewed by CSR study
sections. The updated descriptions were also designed to be more user friendly
for applicants—particularly new applicants.
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