Repost: Study Section, Act II

This post went up Oct 8, 2008.

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Time: One to six weeks prior to February, June or October, two rounds after Act I.
Setting: Assorted messy professorial offices, planes, hotels

Dramatis Personæ:
• Assistant Professor Yun Gun (ad hoc)
• Associate Professor Rap I.D. Squirrel (standing member)
• Professor H. Ed Badger (standing member, second term)
• Dr. Cat Herder (Scientific Review Officer)
• Badger’s Highly Accomplished Administrative Assistant, Eunice

Repost: Study Section, Act I

The recent discussions touching on NIH grant review and study sections reminded me of an older post. This originally appeared Jun 11, 2008.

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Time: February, June or October
Setting: The Washington Triangle National Hotel, Washington DC

Dramatis Personæ:
• Assistant Professor Yun Gun (ad hoc)
• Associate Professor Rap I.D. Squirrel (standing member)
• Professor H. Ed Badger (standing member, second term)
• Dr. Cat Herder (Scientific Review Officer)
• The Chorus (assorted members of the Panel)
• Lurkers (various Program Officers, off in the shadows)