Re: Multiple PIs Herbert B. Chermside 03 Sep 2005 17:22 EST
Back in the old days -- this was even before my time, but related by those who taught me -- there was a "Corresponding Principle Investigator", the person serving as the principal contact and having final say over direction of a sponsored project. Others could then be PI's without creating confusion regarding "real PI", "senior PI" etc. Egalitarianism is great, but in some things there must be a desk with a sign, "The buck stops here!" Chuck At 03:40 PM 9/3/2005, you wrote: >You say that this will be a good thing vis-a-vis career advancement >because we >have always viewed "PI-dom" as a prestigious club. Well, as more and more >people become PIs, and everyone starts to wonder who is the "real PI" >or "senior PI" etc on a multiple PI grant, the automatic prestige >may lessen. >Still, in the long run I think it forces everyone to place more importance on >what gets done with/published from a grant being awarded than simply on the >grant itself...and this is good. > >As for institutions...how is this going to affect rankings? How will NIH >assign $$ to a school when there are multiple PIs? > >Charlie > > >Quoting "Young,Elaine M" <xxxxxx@MGM.UFL.EDU>: > > > I'm interested in hearing if/how implementation of the multiple PI > > policy being implemented by the NIH on large, interdisciplinary grants > > will affect other universities. > > > > Obviously this should be a good thing for faculty promotion and tenure. > > Does anyone see it having any negative effects on either the university > > or the individual? > > > > Thanks > > > > > > Elaine Young, PhD > > Assistant Program Director for Research Development > > College of Medicine, University of Florida > > Room G1-004A > > P.O. Box 100215 > > Gainesville, Florida 32610-0215 > > (352) 273-5088 > > > > > > ====================================================================== > > Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including > > subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available > > via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") > > ====================================================================== > > > > >====================================================================== > Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including > subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available > via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") >====================================================================== Herbert "Chuck" Chermside, CRA Director Emeritus, VCU Sponsored Programs Executive Director, Research Administrators Certification Council 1915 Robindale Rd. Richmond, VA 23235-3931 804-320-5502 xxxxxx@verizon.net ====================================================================== Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") ======================================================================