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The Center for Scientific Review (CSR) is the portal for United States National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant applications and their review for scientific merit. The CSR organizes the peer review groups or study sections that evaluate the majority (76%) of the research grant applications sent to NIH.[1] It also receives all grant applications for NIH, as well as for some other components of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). Since 1946, its mission has remained clear and timely: to see that NIH grant applications receive fair, independent, expert, and timely reviews—free from inappropriate influences—so NIH can fund the most promising research.

CSR receives nearly 80,000 applications a year and recruits over 19,000 external experts[2] to review its portion of them in its study sections, which often meet three times during the year. Additional scientists serve on other NIH advisory councils, which provide a second level of peer review and make funding recommendations based on priorities set by the United States Congress, DHHS, and the public.

From 1946 to 1997, the CSR was known as the Division of Research Grants (DRG).

Directors

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Past directors from 1946 - present[3]

No. Portrait Director Took office Left office Refs.
1 Cassius James Van Slyke January 1946 December 1, 1959
2 David E. Price MD 1948 1950
3 Ernest M. Allen 1951 1960 [4]
4 Dale R. Lindsay 1960 1963
5 Eugene A. Confrey October 1963 1969 [5]
6 Stephen P. Hatchett May 1969 August 22, 1976 [6][7]
acting Carl D. Douglass August 1976 April 1977
7 April 1977 May 3, 1985 [8]
8 Jerome G. Green January 1986 June 1, 1995 [9][10]
9 Ellie Ehrenfeld January 1, 1997 September 30, 2003 [11][12]
acting Brent Stanfield October 1, 2003 June 30, 2005 [13]
10 Antonio Scarpa July 1, 2005 September 2, 2011
acting Richard K. Nakamura September 18, 2011 December 3, 2012 [14]
11 December 3, 2012 April 30, 2018 [15][16]
12 Noni Byrnes February 14, 2019 Present [17]

Current initiatives

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  • Shorten the review process so applicants can revise and resubmit their applications in the next review round if necessary and NIH can more timely fund the best research. Shortening the review process by 45 days could thus reduce the time to resubmit by four months.
  • Recruit and retain the best reviewers so NIH and applicants receive the best advice.
  • Foster a culture more favorable to innovative applications, so that NIH can fund research that promises larger advances in science and health.
  • Address the concern that clinical research is not properly evaluated, so this important research is well represented in the NIH program.
  • Increase the transparency, accountability, and uniformity of NIH peer review.[18]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "CSR Data & Evaluations | NIH Center for Scientific Review". public.csr.nih.gov. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  2. ^ "CSR Data & Evaluations | NIH Center for Scientific Review". public.csr.nih.gov. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  3. ^ "CSR Directors". www.nih.gov. 10 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Dr. Burney Announces Top Level Changes in Grants Administration" (PDF). The NIH Record. December 6, 1960. p. 1.
  5. ^ "Dr. Eugene A. Confrey Appointed DRG Chief" (PDF). The NIH Record. October 22, 1963. p. 1.
  6. ^ "Dr. Hatchett Appointed Acting Director, DRG" (PDF). The NIH Record. May 27, 1969. p. 3.
  7. ^ "Dr. Stephen P. Hatchett, Director of DRG Dies" (PDF). The NIH Record. September 8, 1976. p. 1.
  8. ^ "Dr. Carl Douglass, Director of DRG, Retires After 24 Years at NIH; Expanded Sections" (PDF). The NIH Record. May 7, 1985. p. 11.
  9. ^ "Dr. Jerome Green Named DRG Director" (PDF). The NIH Record. February 11, 1986. pp. 1, 10.
  10. ^ "June 6, 1995" (PDF). The NIH Record. p. 13.
  11. ^ Garnett, Carla (September 10, 1996). "Ehrenfeld To Head DRG, Long-Time Grantee" (PDF). The NIH Record. pp. 1, 4.
  12. ^ "Ehrenfeld Resigns as CSR Director" (PDF). The NIH Record. September 30, 2003. p. 5.
  13. ^ "Stanfield Named Acting Director of CSR" (PDF). The NIH Record. October 14, 2003. p. 16.
  14. ^ "Nakamura Named CSR's Acting Director" (PDF). The NIH Record. October 14, 2011. p. 11.
  15. ^ "Nakamura Named CSR Director" (PDF). The NIH Record. January 4, 2013. p. 12.
  16. ^ Luckett, Don (June 1, 2018). "CSR Director Nakamura Retires". The NIH Record.
  17. ^ "Byrnes Named CSR Director". The NIH Record. March 8, 2019.
  18. ^ "Welcome to CSR". Archived from the original on 2007-06-14. Retrieved 2007-06-25.
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