by
Barbara Kram, Editor | November 05, 2008
The Early Stage Investigator policy stems, in part, from a major initiative underway at NIH to enhance the peer review process with a goal to "fund the best science, by the best scientists, with the least amount of administrative burden." (See Enhancing Peer Review
at NIH).
This new policy is also a continuation of NIH's deep and longstanding commitment to new investigators, to ensure the pipeline of promising scientists will be steady and strong in the coming years. NIH established the New Innovator Award (http://nihroadmap.nih.gov/newinnovator/index.asp) in 2007 with the twin goals of stimulating highly innovative research and supporting promising new investigators. NIH launched the Pathway to Independence Award (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/new_investigators/pathway_independence.htm) in January 2006 as an opportunity for promising postdoctoral scientists to receive both mentored and independent research support from the same award.
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These two initiatives, coupled with the new policy, are sure to solidify the lasting legacy of the departing NIH Director, Dr. Elias Zerhouni, whose commitment to new investigators was a core of his six-and-a-half year tenure at NIH.
The Office of the Director, the central office at NIH, is responsible for setting policy for NIH, which includes 27 institutes and centers. This involves planning, managing, and coordinating the programs and activities of all NIH components. The Office of the Director also includes program offices which are responsible for stimulating specific areas of research throughout NIH. Additional information is available at http://www.nih.gov/icd/od.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) - The Nation's Medical Research Agency - includes 27 Institutes and Centers and is a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It is the primary federal agency for conducting and supporting basic, clinical and translational medical research, and it investigates the causes, treatments, and cures for both common and rare diseases. For more information about NIH and its programs, visit www.nih.gov.
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