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NIH eyeing changes to proposal review process

Posted December 3rd, 2007 by Tara Murray in Funding News

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is undertaking a comprehensive review of its process for evaluating proposals and awarding research funding, as reported in the Chronicle of Higher Education. Critics of the current system say it is too conservative and makes it too difficult for young investigators to start independent careers.

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