Comments for Medical Writing, Editing & Grantsmanship http://writedit.wordpress.com Customized Customer Support for Biomedical Researchers Sat, 11 Jul 2009 14:31:39 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Perceptions of Science – Scientist vs Public by microfool http://writedit.wordpress.com/2009/07/10/perceptions-of-science-scientist-vs-public/#comment-5437 microfool Sat, 11 Jul 2009 14:31:39 +0000 http://writedit.wordpress.com/?p=2362#comment-5437 Are the demographics of AAAS representative of scientists in general? http://people-press.org/report/?pageid=1554 Are the demographics of AAAS representative of scientists in general?
http://people-press.org/report/?pageid=1554

]]> Comment on Perceptions of Science – Scientist vs Public by whimple http://writedit.wordpress.com/2009/07/10/perceptions-of-science-scientist-vs-public/#comment-5436 whimple Sat, 11 Jul 2009 01:59:53 +0000 http://writedit.wordpress.com/?p=2362#comment-5436 Interesting that 72% of scientists are male. Worst confusion among the public is that antibiotics work on viruses. Not good. Interesting that 72% of scientists are male. Worst confusion among the public is that antibiotics work on viruses. Not good.

]]> Comment on Perceptions of Science – Scientist vs Public by biochem belle http://writedit.wordpress.com/2009/07/10/perceptions-of-science-scientist-vs-public/#comment-5435 biochem belle Fri, 10 Jul 2009 23:57:16 +0000 http://writedit.wordpress.com/?p=2362#comment-5435 I'm with Odyssey, especially on the greenhouse gas. Do they not watch the news? Ever? I’m with Odyssey, especially on the greenhouse gas. Do they not watch the news? Ever?

]]> Comment on Perceptions of Science – Scientist vs Public by Odyssey http://writedit.wordpress.com/2009/07/10/perceptions-of-science-scientist-vs-public/#comment-5434 Odyssey Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:18:59 +0000 http://writedit.wordpress.com/?p=2362#comment-5434 I found the lack of basic understanding of what stem cells are very disturbing given the strong feeling many people have about them and how much press they've had. Ditto for the number of people who couldn't identify a greenhouse gas... I found the lack of basic understanding of what stem cells are very disturbing given the strong feeling many people have about them and how much press they’ve had. Ditto for the number of people who couldn’t identify a greenhouse gas…

]]> Comment on Perceptions of Science – Scientist vs Public by D http://writedit.wordpress.com/2009/07/10/perceptions-of-science-scientist-vs-public/#comment-5433 D Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:19:14 +0000 http://writedit.wordpress.com/?p=2362#comment-5433 I think the question that was the most discouraging with only 47% correct was Lasers work by focusing sound waves. (T/F) Everyone plays with laser pointers and has seen laser light shows. How could they not put two and two together! They did worse than random chance. Sigh..... I think the question that was the most discouraging with only 47% correct was

Lasers work by focusing sound waves. (T/F)

Everyone plays with laser pointers and has seen laser light shows. How could they not put two and two together! They did worse than random chance.

Sigh…..

]]> Comment on Perceptions of Science – Scientist vs Public by D http://writedit.wordpress.com/2009/07/10/perceptions-of-science-scientist-vs-public/#comment-5432 D Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:13:21 +0000 http://writedit.wordpress.com/?p=2362#comment-5432 Woo hoo. 12/12 correct. Top 10%! On the other hand it was a pretty easy test. I feel like the smartest cow in the herd. Moooo. Woo hoo. 12/12 correct. Top 10%! On the other hand it was a pretty easy test. I feel like the smartest cow in the herd. Moooo.

]]> Comment on So, with the new scoring procedure, is an 80 good news? by D http://writedit.wordpress.com/2009/06/10/so-with-the-new-scoring-procedure-is-an-80-good-news/#comment-5430 D Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:18:38 +0000 http://writedit.wordpress.com/?p=2248#comment-5430 Great info. I am sure Program is just as confused about what these new scores mean as anyone. They'll have to wait and see what the Budget and Grants Management folks say. (That is how many they can fund in total) They probably want to percentile because of the wide variation in absolute scores between study sections. A 20 could be the best scoring great app in one study section and number 10 in another. It would not be fair to pick a score cut off in that case. Great info. I am sure Program is just as confused about what these new scores mean as anyone. They’ll have to wait and see what the Budget and Grants Management folks say. (That is how many they can fund in total) They probably want to percentile because of the wide variation in absolute scores between study sections. A 20 could be the best scoring great app in one study section and number 10 in another. It would not be fair to pick a score cut off in that case.

]]> Comment on So, with the new scoring procedure, is an 80 good news? by Redfield http://writedit.wordpress.com/2009/06/10/so-with-the-new-scoring-procedure-is-an-80-good-news/#comment-5429 Redfield Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:20:04 +0000 http://writedit.wordpress.com/?p=2248#comment-5429 I also got a score of 20 on my R21. I spoke to my PO thinking that this was going to be a shoe-in. He agreed it was a good score but he was very non-committal. He mentioned that they may do percentiles for R21s and decided on that basis as opposed to a fixed score as it used to be in the old system. Has anyone else heard about this? I also got a score of 20 on my R21. I spoke to my PO thinking that this was going to be a shoe-in. He agreed it was a good score but he was very non-committal. He mentioned that they may do percentiles for R21s and decided on that basis as opposed to a fixed score as it used to be in the old system. Has anyone else heard about this?

]]> Comment on So, with the new scoring procedure, is an 80 good news? by Davis http://writedit.wordpress.com/2009/06/10/so-with-the-new-scoring-procedure-is-an-80-good-news/#comment-5428 Davis Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:44:30 +0000 http://writedit.wordpress.com/?p=2248#comment-5428 Any thoughts on a K01 submission (NIAID) with an impact score of 29? Thanks. Any thoughts on a K01 submission (NIAID) with an impact score of 29?

Thanks.

]]> Comment on So, with the new scoring procedure, is an 80 good news? by D http://writedit.wordpress.com/2009/06/10/so-with-the-new-scoring-procedure-is-an-80-good-news/#comment-5427 D Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:16:13 +0000 http://writedit.wordpress.com/?p=2248#comment-5427 Percentile? Percentile?

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