How Virtual Convenings Can Enhance Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility
Marie A. Bernard, M.D., NIH Chief Officer for Scientific Workforce Diversity.
Guest post by Marie A. Bernard, M.D., NIH Chief Officer for Scientific Workforce Diversity, originally posted on the NIH Chief Officer for Scientific Workforce Diversity Office Blog.
In the COSWD Office, we continually explore ways to foster inclusive excellence in the biomedical research enterprise. As such, I have decided to hold all COSWD seminars, conferences, and meetings entirely online throughout 2022.
The COVID-19 pandemic-induced shift to online events has led to a growing body of research on the impacts of virtual scientific convening...
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - February 24, 2022 Category: Research Authors: Marie A. Bernard Tags: blog Open Mike COVID-19 Diversity Source Type: funding
Seeking Public Comment on CSR ’s 2022 – 2027 Strategic Plan
Noni Byrnes, Ph.D., Director of NIH Center for Scientific Review
Guest post by Noni Byrnes, Director of the NIH Center for Scientific Review (CSR), originally released on the Review Matters blog
I am pleased to announce that CSR’s draft strategic plan is now open for public comment. This 5-year plan (for 2022–2027) will serve as our roadmap as CSR advances its mission of seeing that NIH grant applications receive fair, independent, expert, and timely scientific reviews—free from inappropriate influences—so NIH can fund the most promising research.
Input from CSR’s stakeholders—the external scientific community...
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - February 15, 2022 Category: Research Authors: Noni Byrnes Tags: blog Open Mike CSR Peer review Source Type: funding
New NIH Administrative Supplements Available to Support Diversity Mentorship
Marie A. Bernard, M.D., NIH Chief Officer for Scientific Workforce Diversity.
I am pleased to announce the availability of a new NIH administrative supplement that recognizes the crucial role outstanding mentors play in fostering future leaders in the biomedical research enterprise.
Qualified investigators can now submit proposals in response to the Chief Officer for Scientific Workforce Diversity (COSWD)-led Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) NOT-OD-22-057: Administrative Supplements to Recognize Excellence in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) Mentorship. Proposals are due by April 7, 2022.
Mentorship ...
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - February 9, 2022 Category: Research Authors: Marie A. Bernard Tags: blog Open Mike administrative supplements Diversity Source Type: funding
Feedback Sought on the NIH-Wide Strategic Plan Framework for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility
We are pleased to announce that the framework for the NIH-Wide Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) Strategic Plan was released earlier this week (NOT-OD-22-061). Your input on the framework as the plan is developed is encouraged. Feedback will help us ensure that DEIA principles continue to be embraced and integrated across NIH going forward.
We strongly believe that an inclusive and diverse pool of highly talented individuals is key for the country to remain a global leader in scientific discovery and innovation (see these posts for more). This means we must actively consider factors that address DEIA p...
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - February 4, 2022 Category: Research Authors: Marie A. Bernard Tags: blog Open Mike biomedical research workforce DEIA NIH strategic plan Source Type: funding
Gearing Up for 2023: Implementing the NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy
Dr. Lyric Jorgenson, Acting Associate Director for Science Policy and Acting Director of the NIH Office of Science Policy
Guest post by Dr. Lyric Jorgenson, Acting Associate Director for Science Policy and Acting Director of the NIH Office of Science Policy, originally released on the Under the Poliscope blog.
Frequent readers of this blog will remember that back in October 2020, NIH issued its Data Management and Sharing (DMS) Policy to further our commitment to making the research we fund available to the public. Our strategic decision to make the effective date for the Policy approximately two years later led some to...
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - January 26, 2022 Category: Research Authors: Lyric Jorgenson Tags: blog Open Mike Data sharing Source Type: funding
NIH Issues New Resources for Implementing the NIH Policy for Data Management and Sharing
NIH continues to work with the research community to ensure we address resource needs associated with the NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy. Today the NIH Office of Science Policy is releasing a new set of FAQs on questions we have heard over the past year, and we are also seeking public comment on a new resource for researchers that promotes responsible management and sharing of American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) participant data.
To learn more about the NIH approach to implementing the DMS Policy and next steps, please see the latest “Under the Poliscope” blog post by Dr. Lyric Jorgenson: Gearing Up fo...
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - January 25, 2022 Category: Research Authors: NIH Staff Tags: New Resources Data sharing Source Type: funding
Inequalities in the Distribution of National Institutes of Health Research Project Grant Funding
We present the data in descending order of funding. The PI with the most funding appears at the top, and the PI with the least funding on the bottom. The columns in the table are:
PI name (“A” through “J”)
Funding: the amount of funding in support of each PI
Cumulative Funding: the total amount of funding supporting that PI and all other PIs receiving higher levels of funding (higher up in the Table)
Cumulative Proportion of Funding: the proportion of total funding (in percent) supporting that PI and all other PIs receiving higher levels of funding.
Table 1 shows one measure of inequality, namely the proportion o...
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - January 18, 2022 Category: Research Authors: Mike Lauer Tags: blog Open Mike Funding data RPG scientific workforce diversity Source Type: funding
DEIA and COSWD Strategic Plan RFIs
Marie A. Bernard, M.D., NIH Chief Officer for Scientific Workforce Diversity.
As you have hopefully seen, NIH is focused on identifying and addressing challenges and threats to equity across systems and populations. This is demonstrated by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities and numerous NIH offices focused on diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) (Office of Research on Women’s Health; Tribal Health Research Office; Sexual & Gender Minority Research Office, and the Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion [EDI]), including the establishment of the Chief Officer for S...
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - January 14, 2022 Category: Research Authors: Marie A. Bernard Tags: Open Mike DEIA Diversity diversity equity inclusion and accessibility Request For Information (RFI) Source Type: funding
Farewell 2021, Time to Bring in 2022
It has been quite a year. Francis Collins, NIH Director for over 12 years, stepped down after an extraordinary tenure, a tenure marked by “a calm hand, a scientific mind, and a deep commitment to the well-being of all Americans.” The stresses and ongoing uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic continued in almost roller-coaster like fashion; at this writing, we are in the midst of the Omicron surge. As some COVID-19 grant-related flexibilities remain in place, anxieties persist about intermediate- and long-term effects of the pandemic on research productivity, mental health, financial well-being, and family responsibiliti...
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - January 10, 2022 Category: Research Authors: Mike Lauer Tags: blog Open Mike biomedical research workforce COVID-19 reflection Source Type: funding
Strengthening Fellowship Review
Guest post by Bruce Reed, Lystranne Maynard Smith, Cibu Thomas, originally released on the NIH Center for Scientific Review’s Review Matters blog
Have you applied for, sponsored, or reviewed NIH fellowship applications? We would like to hear your thoughts on what works, what doesn’t, and how the process could be improved.
National Research Service Award (NRSA) Fellowship (F) awards are intended to support training that will enhance pre- and post-doctoral trainees’ potential to develop into productive, independent research scientists. In 2021, CSR handled the review of more than 5500 of the approximately 6800 NRSA...
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - January 10, 2022 Category: Research Authors: Bruce Reed, Lystranne Maynard Smith, Cibu Thomas Tags: blog Open Mike Peer review Source Type: funding
Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the Center for Scientific Review (CSR)
Noni Byrnes, Ph.D., Director of NIH Center for Scientific Review
Guest post by Noni Byrnes, Director of the NIH Center for Scientific Review (CSR), originally released on the Review Matters blog
An anniversary is a time for reflection on our history, the goals we’ve accomplished, the challenges we’ve surmounted, and the lessons we’ve learned along the way. Our video, “Catalyst of Hope and Health,” reflects on CSR’s work over the past 75 years to ensure that grant applications sent to NIH receive fair, independent, expert, and timely scientific reviews that are free from inappropriate influences, so NIH can fun...
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - December 21, 2021 Category: Research Authors: Noni Byrnes Tags: blog Open Mike Peer review Source Type: funding
UNITE Wants to Learn from You: Join an Upcoming Listening Session
Marie A. Bernard, M.D., Chief Officer for Scientific Workforce Diversity
What is the NIH UNITE initiative about? How can you become involved? The UNITE initiative was established to identify and eliminate structural racism in biomedical research, and was publicly unveiled February 26, 2021, at a special meeting of the NIH Advisory Committee to the Director (ACD). On Friday, December 10, 2021, UNITE committee members provided an update to the ACD on progress and future directions for the initiative. Among the exciting advances presented were plans to further enhance health disparities research, internal NIH efforts to rol...
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - December 14, 2021 Category: Research Authors: Marie A. Bernard Tags: blog Open Mike biomedical research workforce Diversity UNITE Source Type: funding
ClinicalTrials.gov Modernization Effort: Beta Releases Now Available
Guest post by Anna M. Fine, PharmD, MS, acting director of ClinicalTrials.gov at the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health. Originally released on the Musings from the Mezzanine blog.
Earlier this year, we provided an update on NLM’s efforts to modernize ClinicalTrials.gov, the world’s largest publicly accessible database of privately and publicly funded clinical trials. NLM released a request for information, hosted public webinars, and adopted a user-centered design approach intended to help ensure that modernization is responsive to user needs.
These activities, together with input from th...
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - December 10, 2021 Category: Research Authors: Anna Fine Tags: blog Open Mike Clinicaltrials.gov Source Type: funding
Refreshing NIH ’s Genomic Data Sharing Policy
Dr. Lyric Jorgenson, Acting Associate Director for Science Policy and Acting Director of the NIH Office of Science Policy
Guest post by Dr. Lyric Jorgenson, Acting Associate Director for Science Policy and Acting Director of the NIH Office of Science Policy, originally released on the Under the Poliscope blog.
We’ve all heard the ancient expression that “the only constant in life is change.” While this phrase was first spoken about 2500 years ago, it is a remarkably insightful way of describing the most important aspect of policymaking; being able to adapt to a changing landscape.
NIH strives to ensure our policies k...
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - December 3, 2021 Category: Research Authors: Lyric Jorgenson Tags: blog Open Mike genomic data sharing RFI Source Type: funding
Measuring Success for Pre-Doctoral Trainees: An Initial Glimpse
In their 2014 report, the Advisory Committee to the Director recommended that NIH sustain support for training of dual-degree (M.D./Ph.D.) physician scientists. As part of our ongoing efforts, we wanted to assess the success of those trainees over time.
In this analysis, we focused on the course of 33,067 predoctoral trainees, including M.D./Ph.D. (or equivalent) who were enrolled in NIH-funded institutional training programs and voluntarily reported their age, gender, race and ethnicity. (There are 11,506 predoctoral trainees who did not report complete demographic data). The cohort consisted of trainees affiliated with e...
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - December 1, 2021 Category: Research Authors: Mike Lauer Tags: blog Open Mike Medical Scientist Training Program MSTP physician-scientist workforce Source Type: funding
