JAMA Network February 14, 2025
On January 22, 2025, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) came to a sudden standstill. Study sections were halted and agency communications muzzled, sparking alarm across the US scientific community. Study sections represent the steady flow of scientific progress and consist of panels of experts who convene 3 times yearly to critically review scientific proposals from the US’ budding and seasoned scientists alike. Its members review approximately 10 grants per session, with multiple experts assigned to each grant in an effort to maximize fairness and rigor. Preparing applications for submission takes months of painstaking work and the reviewers who study the applications, draft reviews, and complete a scoring rubric do so essentially pro bono (ie, ~$600 for weeks of preparatory...
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