Grants Applications and Reporting

The research community is reminded that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Conflict of Interest Rules prohibits researchers from participating in scientific review groups (SGR) if you have a major professional role on an application. The ‘Integrity and Confidentiality in NIH Peer Review’ website outlines your responsibilities and the potential consequences of breaching confidentiality in the peer review process. Be sure to review the investigators and institutions for all applications carefully when the grants are release for review to assure that there are no conflicts of interest when you serve on review panels.

Responsible Conduct of Research

Next month’s Responsible of Conduct of Research (RCR) Workshop is scheduled for Monday, January 13, 2025, from 11:30am – 12:30pm in 1043 ERF (1st floor, Engineering Research Facility), located at 842 West Taylor Street on the East Campus. Nancy Freitag, Professor and Head, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, will be presenting on ‘Loose Lips Sink Relationships – the Importance of Confidentiality in Peer Review’. A light lunch will be provided, please be sure to register and cancel your registration if you are unable to attend.

Fellowship Applications

The NIH is offering ‘An Introduction to the NIH Fellowship Program for Prospective Candidates’ webinar on Tuesday, February 11, 2025, from 9:00-10:30am CT to those who are new to NIH or NIH fellowships. NIH experts will ‘discuss NIH’s fellowship programs; break down the fellowship application and peer review process; share practical tips for preparing a competitive application’ and close with a live Q&A session.

NIH Public Access Policy

Dr. Lyric Jorgenson, NIH Associate Director for Science Policy and Dr. Stephen Sherry, Acting Director of the National Library of Medicine, posted a guest blog on the extramural NEXUS introducing the new released NIH Public Access Policy by the NIH Office of the Director. This policy makes ‘the results of NIH-funded research accessible as soon as possible’ and also ‘removes the twelve-month embargo period to provide accelerated access to published manuscripts’.