Comments on: 12 h per RC1 Review???

By: jim

jim — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 20:36:52 +0000

I received a 13% and a impact/priority score of 58 on an RC1. Does this have a chance?

By: Luna Halloween

Luna Halloween — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 11:56:36 +0000

You are hilariously funny!.

Just laughing about “ I’m sure Scarpa knows that he’s full of shit….”

“that wild and crazy Toni” appears to have big, wide-opened eyes to see what is on him. He, nevertheless, might appreciate some -rewarded and unrewarded- expertise on changing diapers and teach changing them.

Unless 1) the NIH budget keeps a steady and sensible pace, 2) daycare institutions/leaders find alternatives to subsidize their substantial gains from other sources than their NIH-awarded toddlers, mommies and daddies and 3) train, ensure and oversight that their toddlers, mommies and daddies produce much more than the “material S” (for substance)…..

I don’t know if that crazy Toni and helpers will even have enough to buy at the diaper’s store.

By: D

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:42:04 +0000

For mail in reviews I think you get $100. It could be $100/app but they are so rarely used I am not sure. Especially if you review apps for different SEPs. If it is $100 total then you get ~$15/hour. Of course, the main reason to do it is the satisfaction of assisting in the scientific enterprise. Or, to screw your competitors and steal their ideas.

The last is a joke. I am not that cynical yet.

By: issmay

issmay — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:29:44 +0000

so how much are they likely to pay for these, anyway? I just did 3, spent about 2h each.

By: BB

BB — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:25:11 +0000

If the honorarium for reviewing RC1s is anywhere near as paltry as for RC2s, I’d say 1.2 hr per grant is more likely.

As for the novelty comment, some of the challenge topics have not been programmatic areas funded by NIH (OK, NCI) in the past decade (cancer cachexia, e.g.). Not due to lack of novelty, but due to a lack of interest in funding some of those areas. So saith program officials.

By: D

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:53:24 +0000

Ha, Ha, Ha, ha…..That Toni is “one wild and crazy guy!” I doubt they get an average of 12 hours/app/reviewer for the regular study sections. At least kicking out 8% will make the success rate a little better. Say 2.17% instead of 2%.

By: Comrade PhysioProf

Comrade PhysioProf — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 18:32:22 +0000

I’m sure Scarpa knows that he’s full of shit, and that there is some bureaucratic/budgetary reason that he has to assert that it takes 12 hours to review one of these things.

By: bikemonkey

bikemonkey — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:08:47 +0000

that the press release that tried to cover up the intent to fund only 200 grants by handwaving about maybe the ICs would pick up another 400. 400 / 20,000 still = suxxors