On Wednesday, June 28th, the CCTS will conduct a mock NIH study section, the closing event of the CCTS Clinical and Translational Science Training Program (CTSTP). By popular demand, study section experts will provide a synopsis of the Center for Scientific Review’s process for selecting meritorious proposals.  This year, the mock NIH study section will consider the NIH’s most commonly used grant program, the R01, which provides support for investigator-initiated, health-related research and development based on the NIH mission. 

Though a mock review, the study section will use a real R01 application that was submitted, received an unfundable score, resubmitted, and then successfully funded. The reviewers will explore what an NIH study section actually considers when critiquing an R01 application for scientific merit, including key elements of a successful R01 application and issues that might hurt an applicant’s chance of being funded. Attendees are strongly encouraged to watch the NIH video “NIH Peer Review Revealed” as a primer on the basic processes involved in a review.

This year’s reviewers represent several scientific disciplines, including microbiology (Dr. David Chaplin), psychology/behavioral neurobiology (Dr. Karen Cropsey), medicine/nephrology (Dr. Jennifer Pollock), and molecular and cellular pathology (Dr. Shannon Bailey). 

The event, which will take place 8:30-10:30 am in Room 407, Ryals School of Public Health, is open to all interested participants. Registration is required, and seats fill fast. GoToMeeting access will be provided to those unable to participate in person. Registered attendees will receive a copy of the grant materials to review prior to the event.