One of 36 images of reviewers at work in CSR's Images of Peer Review photo exhibit.	Each year, over 12,000 leading researchers from the scientific community serve on CSR study sections to review the thousands more grant applications submitted to the National Institutes of Health (NIH). We want to share their stories so you can know some of the dedicated people who help NIH identify the most promising research for the future. We hope to highlight their insights into the process and what reviewers look for in an application. Applicants may learn how to produce better grant applications, and reviewers--particularly new ones--may learn how to produce more useful critiques. (Requires the free Adobe Acrobat Reader)
Physician on Call Flying home to Arizona after two days reviewing NIH grant applications, Dr. Kevin Olden thought his job was done. He relaxed in his seat, soothed by the plane's muffled roar high over the heartland. It was a rare moment, since being a gastroenterologist, teacher, and researcher at the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale left him little free time, and reviewing grant applications for NIH had placed further demands on his free time. About an hour into his flight, a man across the aisle suddenly had an apparent grand mal seizure as he and his pregnant wife looked at a birthing book, which contained graphic photos of babies being born. . . . more
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