CSR Advisory Council Meeting Materials & Reports

Presentations

• CSR_Update.pdf (5.49 MB)
  – Dr. Noni Byrnes, CSR Director
• ENQUIRE_8_Developmental_and_Regenerative_Biology.pdf (503.51 KB)
  – Dr. Ray Jacobson, Director, Division of Basic and Integrative Biological Sciences, CSR; Dr. John Bowers, Director, Division of Translational and Clinical Sciences, CSR
• ENQUIRE_Initiative_Evaluation.pdf (1.48 MB)
  – Lia Fleming, MPH, Senior Public Health Analyst, CSR; Dr. Bruce Reed, CSR Deputy Director
• Update_on_CSRAC_Working_Groups_Reviewer_Evaluation.pdf (954.89 KB)
  – Dr. Delia Olufokunbi-Sam, Director, Division of Neuroscience, Development and Aging, CSR; Lynn Yee, MD, MPH, Associate Professor, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University
• Update_on_CSRAC_Working_Groups_Reviewer_Recognition.pdf (630.26 KB)
  – Dr. Kristin Kramer, Director, Office of Communications and Outreach, CSR; Dr. Michelle Janelsins-Benton, Professor Division of Supportive Care in Cancer, Department of Surgery, University of Rochester
• Implementation_Activities_Simplifying_Review_Framework.pdf (2.43 MB)
  – Dr. Mark Caprara, Chief, Molecular and Cellular Sciences and Technologies Review Branch, CSR; Dr. Lisa Steele, Chief, Epidemiology and Population Health Review Branch, CSR
• Implementation_Activities_Revisions_to_Fellowship_Review_and_Application.pdf (834.84 KB)
  – Dr. Mufeng Li, Scientific Review Officer, Fellowships: Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, and Bioengineering Study Section, CSR; Dr. Lystranne Maynard-Smith, Scientific Review Officer, Advancing Therapeutics, and Advancing Therapeutics - B Study Section, CSR
• Strengthening_Peer_Review_through_Training_An_Update.pdf (1.77 MB)
  – Dr. Miriam Mintzer, Director, Office of Training and Development, CSR

Presentations

• CSRAC_Update_Mar2024_508C.pdf (5.92 MB)
  – Dr. Noni Byrnes, CSR Director
• ENQUIRE_18_CSR_AC_March_2024.pdf (681.48 KB)
  – Dr. Valerie Durrant, Director, Division of AIDS, Behavior and Population Sciences, CSR
• March_2024_CSRAC_NRSA_Update_V4_5_002.pdf (1.17 MB)
  – Dr. Ray Jacobson, Director, Division of Basic and Integrative Biological Sciences, CSR
• SRF_Update_CSRAC_Final_March_25_2024_508C.pdf (2.2 MB)
  – Dr. Lisa Steele, Review Branch Chief, CSR; Dr. Kristin Kramer, Director, Office of Communications and Outreach, CSR; Dr. Miriam Mintzer, Director, Office of Training and Development, CSR
• CSR_Advisory_Council_Reviewer_Evaluation_Working_Group_Final.pdf (999.53 KB)
  – Dr. Delia Olufokunbi-Sam, Director, CSR Division of Neuroscience, Development and Aging; Lynn Yee, MD, MPH, Associate Professor, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University
• Reviewer_Recognition_March_25_2024_508C.pdf (997.93 KB)
  – Dr. Kristin Kramer, Director, Office of Communications and Outreach, CSR; Dr. Michelle Janelsins-Benton, Professor Division of Supportive Care in Cancer, Department of Surgery, University of Rochester

Presentations

• Noni_Byrnes_CSRAC_Update_Sep_2023.pdf (4.61 MB)
  – Dr. Noni Byrnes, CSR Director
• Simplified_Review_Framework_Implementation_CSRAC_September_2023.pdf (572.64 KB)
  – Dr. Mark Caprara, Chief, Molecular and Cellular Sciences and Technologies Review Branch, CSR; Dr. Brian Hoshaw, Review Chief, NEI; Dr. Lisa Steele, Chief, Epidemiology and Population Health Review Branch, CSR
• Fellowships_Revisions_Implementation_CSRAC_September_2023.pdf (886.75 KB)
  – Dr. Bruce Reed, CSR Deputy Director; Dr. Alison Gammie, Director of Training, Workplace Development and Diversity, NIGMS; Dr. Ericka Boone, Director, Division of Biomedical Research Workforce, NIH OD
• CSRAC_Reviewer_Evaluation_September_2023.pdf (950.79 KB)
  – Reviewer Evaluation Committee
• Slates_CSRAC_September_2023.pdf (299.65 KB)
  – Dr. Bruce Reed, CSR Deputy Director
• ENQUIRE_13_CSRAC_Presentation_September_2023.pdf (511.39 KB)
  – Immunology and Respiratory Systems, Dr. Ross Shonat, Director, Division of Physiological and Pathological Sciences, CSR

Presentations

• Noni_Byrnes_CSRAC_Update_Mar_2023.pdf (1.91 MB)
  – Dr. Noni Byrnes, CSR Director
• Lawrence_Tabak_NIH_Update_Mar_2023_CSRAC.pdf (1.85 MB)
  – Dr. Lawrence A. Tabak, Performing the Duties of the NIH Director
• Delia_Olufokunbi_Sam_ENQUIRE_Mar_2023_CSRAC.pdf (362.77 KB)
  – Dr. Delia Olufokunbi-Sam, Director, CSR Division of Neuroscience, Development and Aging
• Donna_Ginther_Race_Ethnicity_and_NIH_Funding_Mar_2023.pdf (1.68 MB)
  – Dr. Donna K. Ginther, Director, Institute for Policy & Social Research, University of Kansas
• Miriam_Mintzer_Training_Mar_2023_CSRAC.pdf (1.47 MB)
  – Dr. Miriam Mintzer, Director, CSR Office of Training and Development

Final Reports

Presentations

• CSRAC_Sept_2022_Byrnes.pdf (1.95 MB)
  – Dr. Noni Byrnes, CSR Director
• CSRAC_WG_on_Fellowship_Review_Sept_2022.pdf (1.13 MB)
  – Dr. Bruce Reed, Deputy Director, CSR – Dr. Elizabeth Villa, Associate Professor, Molecular Biology, University of California San Diego
• Peek_under_the_hood-Bhattacharyya_CSRAC_Sept_2022.pdf (2.51 MB)
  – Dr. Dipak Bhattacharyya, Director of DPAIM, CSR

Final Reports

• CSRAC_Fellowship_review_WG_report_September_2022_final.pdf (585.95 KB)

Presentations

• CSRAC_Update_Byrnes_March2022.pdf (2.58 MB)
  – Dr. Noni Byrnes, CSR Director
• Intro_to_CSR_Communications_Presentation_28_March_2022.pdf (2.52 MB)
  – Dr. Kristin Kramer, Director, Office of Communications & Outreach, CSR
• ENQUIRE_14_CSRAC_Presentation_March_2022.pdf (429.6 KB)
  – Dr. Ross D. Shonat, Director, Division of Physiological and Pathological Sciences, CSR
• ENQUIRE_Cluster_10_CSRAC_Presentation_28_March_2022.pdf (374.73 KB)
  – Dr. Ray Jacobson, Director, Division of Basic and Integrative Biology, CSR
• Reviewer_Feedback_on_Bias_Training_Presentation_28_March_2022.pdf (1.17 MB)
  – Dr. Hope Cummings, Senior Social Science Analyst, CSR
• CSRAC_Fellowship_WG_interim_presentation.pdf (1.28 MB)
  – Dr. Bruce Reed, Deputy Director, CSR – Dr. Elizabeth Villa, Associate Professor, Molecular Biology, University of California San Diego

Final Reports

• Reviewer_Bias_Training_Survey_Report_2022-01_Council_Round_final.pdf (418 KB)

Presentations

• CSR_Update_CSRAC_27_Sept_2021.pdf (3.11 MB)
  – Dr. Noni Byrnes, CSR Director
• ENQUIRE_5_CSRAC_Sept_2021.pdf (793.54 KB)
  – Dr. John Bowers, Director, Division of Translational and Clinical Sciences, CSR
• CSRAC_ENQUIRE_Cluster_17_27_Sept_2021.pdf (586.87 KB)
  – Dr. Valerie Durrant, Director, Division of AIDS, Behavior and Population Sciences, CSR

Presentations

• CSRAC_MARCH2021_FINAL_NB.pdf (2.44 MB)
  – Dr. Noni Byrnes, CSR Director
• Simplifying_Review_Criteria_29_March_2021.pdf (608.29 KB)
  –
  Co-Chairs - Dr. Bruce Reed, CSR Deputy Director and Dr. Tonya Palermo, University of Washington, CSR Advisory Council Member
  CSR Advisory Council Members - Dr. Alfred George, Northwestern University and Dr. Yasmin Hurd, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
  Ad-hocs - Dr. Brian Boyd, University of Kansas; Dr. Matthew Carpenter, Medical University of South Carolina; Dr. Michelle Janelsins, University of Rochester; Dr. Brooks King-Casas, Virginia Tech University; Dr. Pamela Munster, University of California San Francisco
  NIH Staff - Dr. Sally Amero, NIH Review Policy Officer, Office of Extramural Research
• ENQUIRE_CSRAC_3-29-2021.pdf (374.16 KB)
  - Dr. Ray Jacobson, Director, Division of Basic and Integrative Biology, CSR

Final Reports

• Recommendations_of_the_CSRAC_Working_Group_on_Simplifying_Review-non-CT_and_CT.pdf (483.92 KB)

Presentations

• CSRAC_Byrnes_Sept_21.pdf (2.56 MB)
  – Dr. Noni Byrnes, CSR Director
• CSRAC_Clinical_Trials_Review_Criteria_Sept_21.pdf (450.36 KB)
  –
  Co-Chairs: Dr. Bruce Reed, CSR Deputy Director and Dr. Tonya Palermo, University of Washington, CSR Advisory Council Member
  CSR Advisory Council Members - Dr. Alfred George, Northwestern University and Dr. Yasmin Hurd, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
  Ad-hocs - Dr. Brian Boyd, University of Kansas; Dr. Matthew Carpenter, Medical University of South Carolina; Dr. Brooks King-Casas, Virginia Tech University; Dr. Pamela Munster, University of California San Francisco
  NIH Staff - Dr. Sally Amero, NIH Review Policy Officer, Office of Extramural Research
  

Presentations

• CSR Advisory Council Update – Dr. Noni Byrnes, CSR Director:
  CSRAC_NONI_MAR30_2020_FINAL.pdf (2.62 MB)
  & Video
• CSR Advisory Council Workgroup: Simplifying Review Criteria – Dr. Bruce Reed, CSR Deputy Director & Dr. Tonya Palermo, University of Washington, CSR Advisory Council Member:
  Simplifying_Review_Criteria_Workgroup_Interim_Rpt_final.pdf (559.55 KB)
  & Video

Final Reports

ENQUIRE 2019
These reports detail the changes in scientific scope for study sections evaluated under the ENQUIRE process in 2019. ENQUIRE integrates data and input from multiple stakeholders – the external scientific community, extramural programs at NIH, and CSR staff to consider changes necessary to facilitate the identification of high impact science, with special consideration of emerging science. The changes in scientific scope detailed in these reports will be implemented for grant applications submitted for Oct 2020 grant deadlines and beyond.

• ENQUIRE_2019_Cardiac_final_descriptions.pdf (250.37 KB)
• ENQUIRE_2019_GI_Renal_Endo_descriptions.pdf (263.21 KB)
• ENQUIRE_2019_Neuro_descriptions.pdf (319.97 KB)
• ENQUIRE_2019_Healthcare_descriptions.pdf (251.94 KB)

Simplifying Review Criteria Working Group
A group was convened in 2020 to consider ways in which review criteria could be changed to reduce reviewer burden while facilitating the identification of high impact science ( Review Matters, Feb 27, 2020 ). This report summarizes the recommendations of the working group and CSR Advisory Council and next steps.

• Review_criteria_wg_CSRAC_interim_report_7April2020.pdf (268.23 KB)

Presentations

• CSRAC_SEP_2019_BYRNES_FINALNB.pdf (1.6 MB)
  – Dr. Noni Byrnes, Ph.D., CSR Director
• ENQUIRE_Cluster_16_VD.pdf (318.57 KB)
  – Healthcare Delivery and Patient Management – Dr. Valerie Durrant, Ph.D., CSR DABP Director
• Cluster_9_ENQUIRE_Presentation_LB.pdf (297.06 KB)
  – Gastroinstestinal, Renal, Endocrine, Metabolism - Dr. Larry Boerboom, Ph.D., CSR DPPS Director
• ENQUIRE_Presentation_JB.pdf (317.6 KB)
  – Cardiovascular, Vascular, and Hematology – Dr. John Bowers, Ph.D., CSR DTCS Director
• ENQUIRE_Cluster_11_BR.pdf (367.91 KB)
  – Functional Neuroscience – Dr. Bruce Reed, Ph.D., CSR DNDA Director
• Giroux_CSRAC_SRO_Training.pdf (238.55 KB)
  – Dr. Craig Giroux, Ph.D., CSR New SRO Training and Development Coordinator
• CSR_Advisory_Council_Singer.pdf (1.34 MB)
  – Dr. Dinah Singer, Ph.D., Deputy Director, National Cancer Institute
• ECR_Working_Group_FINAL.pdf (598.05 KB)
  –
  Co-chairs and CSR Advisory Council Members - Dr. Mark Peifer, Ph.D., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and Dr. Elizabeth Villa, University of California San Diego
  Ad-hocs - Dr. Vinay Aakalu, M.D., MPH, University of Illinois at Chicago; Dr. Stephanie Cook, Ph.D., MPH, New York University; Dr. Lisa Jones, Ph.D., University of Maryland; Dr. Manuel Llano, M.D., Ph.D., University of Texas El Paso
  NIH Staff - Dr. Kristin Kramer, Ph.D., CSR; Dr. Antonello Pileggi, Ph.D., CSR
• Review_Integrity_Tool_Council_WG.pdf (244.05 KB)
  –
  Chair (and CSR AC member) - Dr. Scott Miller, Yale University
  CSR AC members - Dr. Jinming Gao, Ph.D., UT Southwestern Medical Center; Dr. Deanna Kroetz, University of California San Francisco; Dr. Tonya Palermo, Ph.D., Seattle Children’s Research Institute; Dr. Denise Wilfley, Ph.D., Washington University St. Louis
  NIH Staff - Dr. Kathyrn Koeller, Ph.D., CSR Research & Review Integrity Officer; Dr. Miriam Mintzer, Ph.D., CSR; Dr. Raul Rojas, Ph.D., CSR

Final Reports

Early Career Reviewer Working Group
A working group was convened in 2019 to re-evaluate the Early Career Reviewer Program. The working group was comprised of two CSR Advisory Council members, two CSR scientific review officers, and four members of the scientific community who recently served as ECRs. The working group met in July to discuss possible changes to the program and their report was considered by the CSR Advisory Council on September 23, 2019. The report summarizes the recommendations of the working group and the final recommendations made by CSR Advisory Council.

• ECR_working_group_report_final_0.pdf (248.24 KB)

Presentations

• _1Collins_CSR_Advisory_Council_032519.pdf (6.3 MB)
  – Dr. Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., NIH Director
• 1.CSRAC_Byrnes_MARCH_2019_FINAL.pdf (1.53 MB)
  – Dr. Noni Byrnes, Ph.D., CSR Director
• 2.ENQUIRE_DurrantCSRAC_March_2019.pdf (615.9 KB)
  – Dr. Valerie Durrant, Ph.D., CSR DABP Director
• 3.CSRAC_-_ENQUIRE_Cluster_9_Larry.pdf (415.22 KB)
  – Kidney, Urology, Gastrointestinal, Diabetes, Obesity, Nutrition, and Endocrine Study Sections – Dr. Larry Boerboom, Ph.D., CSR DPPS Director
• 4.Vision_SRG_Review_Reed_CSRAC_Mar19final.pdf (414.85 KB)
  – Dr. Bruce Reed, Ph.D., CSR DNDA Director
• 5.Review_Integrity_Tool_Council_WG_final_for_council_032119.pdf (272.99 KB)
  – Dr. Kathyrn Koeller, Ph.D., CSR Research & Review Integrity Officer; Dr. Jinming Gao, Ph.D., Professor of Oncology, Pharmacology, and Otolaryngology, UT Southwestern Medical Center; Dr. Denise Wilfley, Ph.D., Professor of Psychiatry, Medicine, and Pediatrics, Washington University St. Louis; Dr. Miriam Mintzer, Ph.D., CSR; Dr. Paul Rojas, Ph.D., CSR
• 6.Presentation_CSRAC_GaganP_03-22-2019.pdf (579.51 KB)
  – Dr. Gagan Pandya, Ph.D., CSR; Dr. Alex Politis, Ph.D., CSR IDM Chief
• 7.CSRAC_nomination_slates_Reed_22Mar19.pdf (268.95 KB)
  – Dr. Bruce Reed, Ph.D., CSR DNDA Director

Presentations

• Update_Byrnes_CSRAC_Sept2018_508.pptx (2.62 MB)
  – Dr. Noni Byrnes, CSR Acting Director
• ReviewBurden_CSRAC_Sept2018_508.pdf (860.4 KB)
  – Dr. Valerie Durrant, CSR DABP Division Director; Dr. Ying-Yee Kong, CSR IFCN Scientific Review Officer; Dr. Miriam Mintzer, CSR RPHB Scientific Review Officer

• High Risk/High Reward Reviews

  • High_Risk_High_Reward_Jacobson_CSRAC_Sept2018_508.pdf (856.26 KB)
    – Dr. Ray Jacobson, CSR BCMB Chief
  • High_Risk_High_Reward_Ni_CSRAC_Sept2018_508.pptx (1.83 MB)
    – Dr. Weijia Ni, CSR RPHB Chief; Dr. Suzanne Ryan, CSR PSE Scientific Review Officer
  • High_Risk_High_Reward_Ranganathan_CSRAC_Sept2018_508.pptx (1.67 MB)
    – Dr. Srikanth Ranganathan, CSR MOSS Scientific Review Officer
• All_of_Us_Rutter_CSRAC_Sept2018-508_Compliant.pptx (14.48 MB)
  – Dr. Joni Rutter, Director of Scientific Programs, NIH All of Us Research Program
• Expectatiopns_PR_Gallo_CSRAC_Sept2018_508.pdf (1.53 MB)
  – Dr. Stephen Gallo, Chief Scientist, American Institute of Biological Sciences
• Outreach_Reed_CSRAC_Sept2018_508.pdf (505.73 KB)
  – Dr. Bruce Reed, CSR DNDA, Division Director
• CSR Strategic Plan: Input and Discussion – Dr. Christine Melchior, Senior Advisor to the CSR Director