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NIH CSR Scarpa Thanks SOT for Identifying
Volunteer Reviewers
In an October 30 communication to SOT Leadership, Antonio Scarpa, Director, National Institutes of Health (NIH) Center for Scientific Review (CSR) commended the Society for participating in the CSR initiative to identify highly qualified, volunteer reviewers to serve on NIH peer review study sections. Dr. Scarpa stated that “Since their names were entered into the registry in March of 2008, 29 of the 51 volunteers from the Society of Toxicology have served on NIH study sections. We hope to involve additional members of your society in NIH grant review as we proceed with this initiative.” During the past year, 135 scientific organizations have recommended more than 4,700 individuals for the CSR National Registry of Volunteer Reviewers. According to Dr. Scarpa, the NIH CSR has created a user-friendly registry and strongly encourages Scientific Review Officers to access this resource when assembling study sections. “During the coming year,” he noted, “we look forward to increasing the size and usage of the registry.”
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