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Ah, Grant Review

Feb 09, 2010

Have strong feelings on the NIH grant review process? Well, here's your chance to sound off and vent your frustrations with a reader poll over at DrugMonkey's place. The purpose of the poll is to determine whether the number of summary statements and the review service changes the way researchers view the alleged flaws in the review process. If you've got a bone to pick because, for example, a really high percentage of your applications have received seriously flawed reviews, let your voice be heard so that maybe, just maybe, things might be better for the next generation of investigators.

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