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Title: New Investigators Committee Update


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New Investigators CommitteeUpdate
  • Story Landis, Ph.D., Director, NINDS
  • Norka Ruiz Bravo, Ph.D., Deputy Director, OER
  • December 1, 2005

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First Major Independent Research Support Occurs
at an Ever-Later Age
Average Age of Initial Type 1 R01/R23/R29 Award
for Different Degrees Held

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For more information, see http//grants.nih.gov/g
rants/20040712_New_Investigator_Talk.ppt
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Percentage of New Investigators in Competing R01
Awards Continues to Decrease FY 1962 - FY 2003
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NIH New Investigators Committee
Committee Charge
  • Develop a list of action items that have the
    potential to
  • Increase and maintain a healthy cohort of new and
    talented, NIH-supported, independent
    investigators.
  • Facilitate an investigators ability to receive
    their first R01 award earlier in their research
    career.

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NIH New Investigators Committee
Resources for discussion items
NRC Report, Bridges to Independence Fostering
the Independence of New Investigators in
Biomedical Research (2005)
NRC Report, Advancing the Nations Health Needs
NIH Research Training Programs (2005)
  • NIH Postdoctoral Meeting Summary and
    Recommendations (2003)
  • National Postdoctoral Association White Paper
    (2003)

The National Academies Guide, Enhancing the
Postdoctoral Experience for Scientists and
Engineers (2000)
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NIH New Investigators Committee Discussion Topics
  • Value of and need for
  • Consistent NIH definitions for predocs,
    postdocs, and new or first-time investigator
  • Processes and systems to identify, enumerate, and
    track predocs and postdocs
  • NIH-recommended best practices for predoc and
    postdoc research training
  • Encouraging research institutions to offer
    postdoctoral scientists training in laboratory
    and project management, grant writing, and
    mentoring

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NIH New Investigators Committee Discussion Topics
  • Value of and need for
  • Additional formalized training opportunities for
    non-U.S. citizens
  • Standardized career transition award program
  • Consistent and expanded use of IC-specific
    funding strategies

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New Career Transition Program
The Committee recommends that NIH develop and
implement a standardized career transition award
program to promote the initiation of an
independent research career.
  • Career Transition Program
  • Five years of support
  • Phase I provides 1-2 years of mentored support
    for advanced fellows
  • Phase II provides 3 years of independent research
    support contingent upon securing an independent
    research position and administrative review

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Examples of Current IC Practices to Foster New
Investigator Independence
  • New Investigators receive special attention at
    Council as high program priority or equivalent.
  • Increased payline for scored R01 applications
    from New Investigators.
  • No imposed reductions in duration and amount of
    awards (beyond the recommendations of the initial
    review group) for New Investigators.
  • Fund applications to achieve a designated success
    rate rather than setting a specific payline for
    New Investigators applying for R01s.
  • R01 New Investigators whose applications score
    below the payline can submit 5-page letters
    responding to critiques in the summary statement
    for Advisory Council review. If these letters
    respond satisfactorily to the concerns raised by
    the study sections, the Council can decide to
    fund these applications, avoiding the need for
    resubmission.
  • http//grants1.nih.gov/grants/new_investigators/i
    ndex.htm

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Where Are We Now?
  • Dr. Zerhouni and IC Directors have agreed that
    supporting New Investigators is a top priority
  • New Investigators Committee presented
  • Preliminary recommendations to the IC Directors
    at the Budget Retreat in May
  • Final recommendations to the Steering Committee
    in November
  • Steering Committee is currently considering these
    recommendations

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NIH New Investigators
  • Pilot programs in place
  • Compressing review cycles for new investigators
  • New independent investigator R01 program

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Committee Enthusiastically Endorses the NIEHS
Outstanding New Environmental Scientist Award
(ONES) R01 Pilot Program
  • Summary of NIEHS ONES program
  • R01 program intended for first-time R01
    applicants.
  • Individuals with faculty appointments which are
    tenure track or equivalent and who have fewer
    than eight years of postdoctoral experience are
    eligible to apply.
  • Applicants are expected to devote at least 50
    time and effort to the award.
  • Award can be up to 5 years and up to 400,000 in
    direct costs in the first and second years and up
    to 275,000 in years 3-5.
  • The Principal Investigator is strongly encouraged
    to name an external advisory committee.
  • Only one application per school or college within
    a university will be accepted.
  • The review will stress the feasibility of the
    techniques and experimental design if there are
    limited preliminary results.
  • NIEHS intends to commit 3.6 million in total
    costs in FY2006 to fund 6 awards.

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NIH Is Committed to Providing a Bridge to
Research Independence for New Investigators
Mentored Career Development Awards
NRSA
Individual
Career Transition Awards
and Institutional
Institute and Center Practices
Training
Awards
R01
Research Independence
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