NIH Updates their approach again, study section meeting back on
October 22, 2013
NOT-OD-007 supersedes the prior one.
Responding to input from applicants and reviewers, NIH has reevaluated the plans for rescheduling initial peer review meetings that were cancelled due to the government shutdown. NIH will now reschedule most of the 200+ missed peer review meetings so that most applications are able to be considered at January 2014 Council meetings
If the section for your application simply cannot be rescheduled, they will apparently notify you during the week of Nov 4. There will then be the opportunity to withdraw it by Nov 15.
Refreshed applications that will be pushed to the May 2014 Council Round are then due by Dec 11th.
Most of the rest seems the same as from the prior Notice. The Nov 5th and Nov 15 deadlines are still intact. The Oct 5 deadline moves to Nov 12 and the Oct 15 deadline moves to Nov 18.
SFN 2013 funnies
October 22, 2013
In case you missed it, @markgbaxter was KILLING it last night with the #SFNmemes
some of my favorites were perhaps
and
I think @neuropolarbear started it.
And there was contribution from @nickwan
Elevating a comment from Chris:
IMPORTANT UPDATE: My study section (originally scheduled for Oct 1-2, then cancelled until Feb) is now back on! I just heard from our chair that we will be holding an online meeting in the next few days (thanks for the advance notice). According to our chair, the “significant pressure” put on the NIH from the extramural community has led them to reconsider their decision to cancel everything and bring things back online. I have no authority on this, but would assume that this will happen across the board. So take heart, all may not be lost for this round…
I am likewise hearing rumor that the CSR is reconsidering what they are going to do.
Stay tuned folks, this ride ain’t over yet.
Updated: ps, your comments at Rock Talk can’t help but be viewed as part of the “significant pressure”. Go to it.
Update 2:
DrugMonkey 