Last year, I was one of the reviewers of proposals to a newly created NIH program, the New Innovator Award. Its goal was to address a frequent criticism – that peer review is biased against innovation – and to fund exceptionally innovative, high impact research from new investigators. To encourage the submission of innovative ideas, preliminary data was not required. Nearly 2,200 applications were submitted, but only 30 awards were made, for a success rate of
Revised: July 2, 2009 |
Published: March 1, 2008
Citation
Wiley H.S. 2008.It's not just about innovation.The Scientist 22, no. 3:33.PNNL-SA-59510.