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Public Meeting Materials
Public Meeting Materials (non-final)
Presentations
- CSR Advisory Council Update – Dr. Noni Byrnes, CSR Director
- ENQUIRE 8 - Developmental and Regenerative Biology – 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 – Lia Fleming, MPH, Senior Public Health Analyst, CSR; Dr. Bruce Reed, CSR Deputy Director
- Update on CSRAC Working Groups - Reviewer Evaluation – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – Dr. Miriam Mintzer, Director, Office of Training and Development, CSR
Presentations
- CSR Advisory Council Update – Dr. Noni Byrnes, CSR Director
- ENQUIRE Cluster 18 Update: Social and Behavioral Sciences – Dr. Valerie Durrant, Director, Division of AIDS, Behavior and Population Sciences, CSR
- Improving NRSA Fellowship Review Update – Dr. Ray Jacobson, Director, Division of Basic and Integrative Biological Sciences, CSR
- Simplifying Review Framework Update – 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
- Interim report: CSRAC Reviewer Evaluation Working Group – 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
- Interim report: CSRAC Reviewer Recognition Working Group – 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
- CSR Advisory Council Update – Dr. Noni Byrnes, CSR Director
- Simplified Review Framework: Research Project Grants (RPG) – 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
- Improving NRSA Fellowship Review – 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
- A Framework for Evaluating Reviewers – Reviewer Evaluation Committee
- Slates: How CSR Selects Members of Standing Study Sections – Dr. Bruce Reed, CSR Deputy Director
- ENQUIRE Cluster 13 – Immunology and Respiratory Systems, Dr. Ross Shonat, Director, Division of Physiological and Pathological Sciences, CSR
Presentations
- CSR Advisory Council Update – Dr. Noni Byrnes, CSR Director
- Peer Review and the Mission of NIH – Dr. Lawrence A. Tabak, Performing the Duties of the NIH Director
- Enquire Evaluation- Brain Disorders: Clinical, Translational, and Neurotechnology – Dr. Delia Olufokunbi-Sam, Director, CSR Division of Neuroscience, Development and Aging
- Reflections on Race, Ethnicity & NIH Research Awards: What We’ve Learned from a Decade of Research – Dr. Donna K. Ginther, Director, Institute for Policy & Social Research, University of Kansas
- Strengthening Peer Review through Training – Dr. Miriam Mintzer, Director, CSR Office of Training and Development
Public Meeting Materials (with final reports)
Presentations
- CSR Advisory Council Update – Dr. Noni Byrnes, CSR Director
- NRSA Fellowship Workgroup Update – Dr. Bruce Reed, Deputy Director, CSR – Dr. Elizabeth Villa, Associate Professor, Molecular Biology, University of California San Diego
- CSR’s Data Analytics and Technology Support – Dr. Dipak Bhattacharyya, Director of DPAIM, CSR
Final Reports
Presentations
- CSR Advisory Council Update – Dr. Noni Byrnes, CSR Director
- Introduction to the CSR Communications Office – Dr. Kristin Kramer, Director, Office of Communications & Outreach, CSR
- ENQUIRE Cluster 14 Microbiology and Infectious Disease – Dr. Ross D. Shonat, Director, Division of Physiological and Pathological Sciences, CSR
- ENQUIRE Cluster 10 Drug Discovery – Dr. Ray Jacobson, Director, Division of Basic and Integrative Biology, CSR
- Reviewer Feedback on Bias Training – Dr. Hope Cummings, Senior Social Science Analyst, CSR
- NRSA Fellowship Workgroup Update – Dr. Bruce Reed, Deputy Director, CSR – Dr. Elizabeth Villa, Associate Professor, Molecular Biology, University of California San Diego
Final Reports
Presentations
- CSR Advisory Council Update – Dr. Noni Byrnes, CSR Director
- ENQUIRE Recommendations: Oncology Study Sections – Dr. John Bowers, Director, Division of Translational and Clinical Sciences, CSR
- ENQUIRE Recommendations: Epidemiology and Population Sciences Study Sections – Dr. Valerie Durrant, Director, Division of AIDS, Behavior and Population Sciences, CSR
Final Reports
Presentations
- CSR Advisory Council Update – Dr. Noni Byrnes, CSR Director
- Simplifying Review Criteria for Clinical Trials Working Group –
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 Recommendations: Molecular and Cellular Biology Study Sections - Dr. Ray Jacobson, Director, Division of Basic and Integrative Biology, CSR
Working Groups
Charge
To advise CSR on a conceptual framework and formal process for efficient, effective, and transparent reviewer performance assessment.
Council Members
| CSR Advisory Council Members |
|---|
Karen Anderson, M.D., Ph.D. |
| Anton Bennett, Ph.D. Yale University |
| Matthew Carpenter, Ph.D. Medical University of South Carolina |
| Narasimhan Rajaram, Ph.D. University of Arkansas at Fayetteville |
| Lynn Yee, M.D., M.P.H. Northwestern University Co-Chair |
| Working Group Ad Hocs |
|---|
| James Moody, Ph.D. Duke University |
| Daniel Woo, M.D. University of Cincinnati |
| NIH Staff |
|---|
Stephanie Constant, Ph.D. |
| Miriam Mintzer, Ph.D. CSR |
| Delia Olufokunbi Sam, Ph.D. CSR Co-Chair |
| Elena Smirnova, Ph.D. CSR |
Charge
To identify actions CSR could take to ensure that the value of peer review and the contributions of peer reviewers are recognized broadly in the biomedical community.
Council Members
| CSR Advisory Council Members |
|---|
Leopoldo Cabassa, M.S.W., Ph.D. |
| Jonathan Epstein, M.D. University of Pennsylvania |
| Christine Hendon, Ph.D. Columbia University |
| Michelle Janelsins-Benton, Ph.D. University of Rochester Co-Chair |
| Working Group Ad Hocs |
|---|
Tara Deans, Ph.D. |
| Rodney Kiplin Guy, Ph.D. University of Kentucky |
| Paul Tchounwou, Ph.D. Morgan State University |
| NIH Staff |
|---|
Kristin Kramer, Ph.D. |
| Maqsood Wani, Ph.D. CSR |
Charge
To advise CSR on changes in language of the fellowship review criteria that would ensure the most fair, objective and rigorous assessment of the candidate and his/her potential to become a well-trained, strong scientist to address our nation’s biomedical, behavioral, and clinical research needs.
Council Members
| CSR Advisory Council Members |
|---|
Elizabeth Villa, Ph.D. |
| Scott Miller, Ph.D. Yale University |
| Narasimhan Rajaram, Ph.D. University of Arkansas at Fayetteville |
| Working Group Ad Hocs |
|---|
Michael Burton, Ph.D. |
Barbara Kazmierczak, MD, Ph.D. |
| Robin Queen, Ph.D. Virginia Tech |
| Nathan Vanderford, Ph.D. University of Kentucky |
| Judith Yanowitz, Ph.D. Magee-Womens Research Institute |
| NIH Staff |
|---|
Bruce Reed, Ph.D. |
| Ericka Boone, Ph.D. Director, Division of Loan Repayment, NIH |
| Alison Gammie, Ph.D. Director, Division of Training, Workforce Development, and Diversity, National Institute of General Medical Sciences |
| Lystranne Maynard-Smith, Ph.D. Center for Scientific Review |
| Cibu Thomas, Ph.D. Center for Scientific Review |
Charge
The working group is acting as an external advisory committee to provide a broad range of perspectives in the development of training to ensure that scenarios and strategies to mitigate biases presented in the training are realistic, practical, and represent the most common instances of positive and negative bias in peer review.
Council Members
| CSR Advisory Council Members |
|---|
Scott Miller, Ph.D. |
| Julie Price, Ph.D. Harvard Medical School |
| Working Group Ad Hocs |
|---|
Doug Andres, Ph.D. |
| Markus Brauer, Ph.D. University of Wisconsin Madison |
| Elizabeth Cosgriff-Hernandez, Ph.D. University of Texas, Austin |
| Carlos Crespo, Ph.D. Portland State University |
| Karine Gibbs, Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley |
| Xuemei Huang, Ph.D. Pennsylvania State University |
| Rakale Quarells, Ph.D. Morehouse School of Medicine |
| Narasimhan Rajaram, Ph.D. University of Arkansas at Fayetteville |
| Germán Rosas-Acosta, Ph.D. University of Texas at El Paso |
| Steve Varga, Ph.D. University of Iowa |
| NIH Staff |
|---|
Hope Cummings, Ph.D. |
Kristin Kramer, Ph.D. |
| Charlene Le Fauve, Ph.D. NIH Office of Scientific Workforce Diversity |
| Michael Sesma, Ph.D. NIGMS |
| Tasmeen Weik, Ph.D. Chair |
Charge
Recommend changes to research project grant review criteria that will improve review outcomes and reduce reviewer burden for clinical trials applications.
CSR AC Meeting – March 29, 2021
Presentation – Simplifying Review Criteria – Final Recommendations
Final Report
CSR AC Meeting – March 30, 2020
Presentation – Simplifying Review Criteria for Clinical Trials – Interim Recommendations
Council Members
| CSR Advisory Council Members |
|---|
Alfred George, M.D. |
| Yasmin Hurd, Ph.D. Mount Sinai School of Medicine |
| Tonya Palermo, Ph.D. University of Washington Co-chair |
| Working Group Ad Hocs |
|---|
Brian Boyd, Ph.D. |
| Matthew Carpenter, Ph.D. Medical University of South Carolina |
| Michelle Janelsins, Ph.D. University of Rochester Medical Center |
| Brooks King-Casas, Ph.D. Virginia Tech University |
| Pamela Munster, M.D. University of California San Francisco |
| NIH Staff |
|---|
Sally Amero, Ph.D. |
| Bruce Reed, Ph.D. Co-Chair |
Charge
A working group was convened in 2019 to explore ways in which CSR might reduce the large backlog in the Early Career Reviewer database and to re-evaluate the criteria for the program. 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.
CSR AC Meeting – Sept 23, 2019
Presentation
Final Report
Work Product – Recommendations for Adoption
Council Members
| CSR SROs |
|---|
Mark Peifer, Ph.D. |
| Elizabeth Villa, Ph.D. University of California San Diego Co-Chair |
| Kristin Kramer, Ph.D. CSR Co-Chair |
| Antonello Pileggi, Ph.D. CSR |
| Former Early Career Reviewers (Ad hoc) |
|---|
Vinay Aakalu, M.D., M.P.H. |
| Lisa Jones, Ph.D. University of Maryland |
| Stephanie Cook, Ph.D., M.P.H. New York University |
| Manuel Llano, M.D., Ph.D. University of Texas EL Paso |
Charge
Raise reviewer awareness of review integrity issues through the development of a web-based training module.
CSR AC Meeting – September 23, 2019
Presentation – Integrity in the Peer Review Process
Work Product – CSR Reviewer Training Module – Peer Review Integrity
CSR AC Meeting – March 25, 2019
Presentation – Integrity in the Peer Review Process
Council Members
| CSR Advisory Council Members |
|---|
Scott Miller, Ph.D. |
| Dr. Jinming Gao, Ph.D. UT Southwestern Medical Center |
| Dr. Deanna Kroetz, Ph.D. University of California San Francisco |
| Dr. Tonya Palermo, Ph.D. University of Washington |
| Dr. Denise Wilfley, Ph.D. Washington University St. Louis |
| NIH Staff |
|---|
Dr. Kathyrn Koeller, Ph.D. |
| Dr. Miriam Mintzer, Ph.D. CSR |
| Dr. Raul Rojas, Ph.D. CSR |