In the October issue of the NeXus, it refers to the changes in the biosketch in more global terms: October 2009 Top Stories Enhancing Peer Review: Start Planning Now for Shorter Page Limits/Restructured Application Due January 25, 2010 and Beyond NIH is entering into the final phase of the Enhancing Peer Review initiative, implementing two major changes - restructured/shortened applications and new forms and instructions. These changes affect the majority of competing applications and resubmissions for January 25, 2010 due dates and beyond. Additional details describing which applications are affected can be found in a Guide notice NOT-OD-09-149 (be on the lookout for a clarification notice to be posted to the Guide this week). The new, restructured application format seeks to align the structure and content of the application with newly enhanced review criteria, thereby focusing applicants and reviewers on the same elements. Similarly, shorter page limits focus both reviewers and applicants on the essentials of the science, avoiding information overload, and potentially enabling a larger number of reviewers to read each application. The new application forms contain changes to the Research Plan, Resources, and Biographical Sketch sections: *Research Plan has new language added to Specific Aims and has a new section titled Research Strategy (which is a combination of 3 current sections - Background and Significance, Preliminary Studies/Progress Report, and Research Design and Methods). *The Facilities and Other Resources has been updated to better reflect the Environment criterion. *Biographical Sketch has new instructions requiring a Personal Statement and limiting the number of references. To view a side-by-side comparison of the current instructions and to those that will accompany the restructured applications, see Details of Application Changes. Traci Jackson, Ed.D, Notary Public Director, Research Administrative Services School of Public Health and Health Professions 3435 Main Street, 106 Kimball Tower Buffalo, New York 14214 Telephone: (716) 829-2375 Fax: (716) 829-2034 Email: xxxxxx@buffalo.edu Web: http://sphhp.buffalo.edu -----Original Message----- From: Research Administration List [mailto:xxxxxx@hrinet.org] On Behalf Of Aull, Robert Matthew Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 3:31 PM To: xxxxxx@hrinet.org Subject: Re: [RESADM-L] New NIH biosketch format I believe this text comes from the instructions for the new PHS 2590 forms set. Note "participating faculty" in the example parentheses. A. Personal statement. Briefly describe why your experience and qualifications make you particularly well-suited for your role (e.g., PD/PI, mentor, participating faculty) in the project that is the subject of the application. Robert Aull Indiana University School of Medicine -----Original Message----- From: Research Administration List [mailto:xxxxxx@hrinet.org] On Behalf Of Zoya Hamilton Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 3:14 PM To: xxxxxx@hrinet.org Subject: Re: [RESADM-L] New NIH biosketch format My reading is that it applies to all biosketches submitted to NIH for any personnel. -- Zoya Hamilton, CRA Sr. Associate Director, Research Administration Office of the Vice Provost Tufts University Tel (617) 636-6709 Fax (617) 636-2917 http://researchadmin.tufts.edu/ Charlie Hathaway wrote: > Is there any question (perhaps the better word is "fear") that the new > NIH biosketch format (requiring a project-specific personal statement) > will apply to ALL key personnel on a proposal? > > See: > http://enhancing-peer-review.nih.gov/docs/application_changes.pdf > page 8 > > CH > > > ====================================================================== > 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") ====================================================================== ====================================================================== 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") ======================================================================
