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R01 Grant Recipients More Likely To Serve As Peer Reviewers

by Andrea Widener
August 17, 2015 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 93, Issue 32

The National Institutes of Health is pushing for more grantees to volunteer as peer reviewers for applications. NIH data posted recently on agency Deputy Director Sally Rockey’s Rock Talk blog show that older scientists are more likely to serve on panels than are younger scientists. Those who get individual investigator (R01) grants rather than other NIH grants were also more likely to serve on panels.

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NOTE: Does note include reviewers whose age is unknown. SOURCE: NIH
Description: bar graph showing percentages of NIH grantees in several age groups that have been part of the peer review process.
NOTE: Does note include reviewers whose age is unknown. SOURCE: NIH

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