Virtual

Online Briefing on NIH's Simplified Peer Review Framework for NIH Research Project Grant (RPG) Applications: for Applicants and Reviewers

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Date: Friday, November 3, 2023
Time: 1:00PM ET - 2:00PM ET
Location: Virtual
Cost: Free
This Event is Recorded: The recording and resources will be available 7-10 business days after the event
Hosted by: Office of Extramural Research (OER)

Event Overview:

Description:

This webinar will provide an overview and answer questions regarding the simplified review framework for the review of most research project grant (RPG) applications. The new framework will go into effect beginning with submissions with due dates of January 25, 2025. This event will provide a high-level overview of the changes included in the new framework. As we get closer to January 2025, the community can expect follow-up webinars for applicants and reviewers with additional details on implementation.

Agenda

Introduction
 
Overview of Changes
 
Live Q&A with NIH Policy Experts
 

Presenters:

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Mark Caprara, Ph.D
Chief, Division of Molecular and Cellular Sciences and Technologies (MCST)
Center for Scientific Review (CSR)
National Institutes of Health (NIH), HHS
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Mark Caprara
<p>Dr. Mark Caprara serves as Chief of the Molecular and Cellular Sciences and Technologies Review Branch (MCST RB).</p><p>After receiving his Ph.D. in biology from Temple University, he carried out postdoctoral training in the Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology at the University of Texas, Austin. He went onto Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio where he was an assistant professor carrying out research on structural/functional relationships of proteins involved in the regulation of RNA processing. In addition, his lab carried out research on mobile genetic elements.</p>
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Brian Hoshaw, Ph.D
Chief, Scientific Review Branch
National Eye Institute (NEI)
National Institutes of Health (NIH), HHS
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Brian Hoshaw
<p>Dr. Brian Hoshaw received his Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology/Neuroscience from Temple University in 2002. He then worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow and then Research Associate at the University of Pennsylvania in the Department of Pharmacology. In 2006, he joined the Center for Scientific Review (CSR) at the NIH as part of the Scientific Review Officer (SRO) internship program. In 2012, he joined the National Eye Institute as an SRO where he reviews clinical trial and other applications.</p><p>During his time at NIH, Dr. Hoshaw has served on numerous committees and working groups related to SRO training with a focus on IT aspects of the SRO job. Dr. Hoshaw has been involved in the development and use of Internet Assisted Meetings (IAM). He was one of the first users of this review format, and for 3 years he was the IAM Coordinator at the Center for Scientific Review, and for 2 years he was co-Chair of the SRO Technical and Competencies Subcommittee (STCS). Dr. Hoshaw is currently the Chief of the Scientific Review Branch at the National Eye Institute. His review load covers training grants and clinical trial applications, as well as applications submitted to RFAs for NEI.</p>
Lisa Steele
Chief, Epidemiology and Population Health Review Branch (EPH RB)
Division of AIDS, Behavioral and Population Sciences (DABP)
Center for Scientific Review (CSR)
National Institutes of Health (NIH), HHS
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Lisa Steele
<p>Dr. Lisa Steele serves as Chief of the Epidemiology and Population Health Review Branch (EPH RB).</p><p>Dr. Lisa Steele received her Ph.D. in immunology from Harvard University with an emphasis on CD8 T cell responses to microbial pathogens. Following her graduate work, she entered CDC as a CDC/APHL Emerging Infectious Diseases post-doctoral fellow working on the immune response to HIV-1 and schistosomiasis co-infection in human populations in Kenya and non-human primate infection models. She comes to CSR from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention where she was the International Activities Coordinator for the Division of Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention Laboratory Reference and Research Branch. She directed laboratory activities of HIV and sexually transmitted infection biological and behavioral epidemiological surveillance surveys primarily in the Central American region and developed STI molecular and serological diagnostic protocols and training materials for resource poor settings.</p>

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