Bias in peer review of grants and fellowships can affect funding decisions and lead to inequitable outcomes. To reduce the impact of bias during peer review, the Health Research Alliance (HRA) has developed a Bias Mitigation in Peer Review Training for Program Staff as part of our Inclusive Grantmaking Initiative. This training for staff is available for all HRA members. The training is available in two formats: 1) an asynchronous, self-directed online training, and 2) as a facilitator toolkit for those who would like to facilitate this training at their own organization. Click the video below to play a brief... read more →
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Bias in peer review of grants and fellowships can affect funding decisions and lead to inequitable outcomes. To reduce the impact of bias during peer review, the Health Research Alliance (HRA) has developed a Bias Mitigation in Peer Review Training for Program Staff as part of our Inclusive Grantmaking Initiative. This training for staff is available for all HRA members. The training is available in two formats: 1) an asynchronous, self-directed online training, and 2) as a facilitator toolkit for those who would like to facilitate this training at their own organization. Click the video below to play a... read more →
The first call of the newly formed AI and LLMs Learning Community was a discussion around policy development, implementation, and compliance, as well future events, including a possible breakout session at the Fall 2023 HRA Members Meeting (Chicago, Il). The policy discussion focused on the new NIH peer review and AI policy that was released on June 23, 2023, which can be found at the following links: https://www.csr.nih.gov/reviewmatters/2023/06/23/using-ai-in-peer-review-is-a-breach-of-confidentiality/ https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-23-149.html Artificial Intelligence (AI) and large language models (LLMs) have the potential to be a revolutionary technology, producing seismic shifts to people's work and health. Already these tools are being used in the... read more →
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and large language models (LLMs) have the potential to be a revolutionary technology, producing seismic shifts to people's work and health. Already these tools are being used in the biomedical sciences for speeding diagnosis, identifying new therapies, and writing scientific publications and grants. This learning community will explore how funders can best navigate this rapidly changing landscape by sharing tools, use cases, and resources. This includes how AI and LLMs are being utilized in science and philanthropy, how they can be leveraged by HRA members, and what members need to be aware of with respect to this exciting... read more →
Wednesday March 22, 10:00am-11:15am PT In this session we explored how funders assess and evaluate competing proposals to maximize the eventual impact and advance funders’ missions. In addition, when it’s all done (X-years later), how do funders measure that impact and test if our prognostic methods actually work? This session featured an external speaker who described the extensive analysis on the value of various metrics as predictors of success. In addition, HRA members shared metrics they use (outside of just publications and funding) and any evidence they have as to whether these metrics are valuable in choosing candidates who will... read more →
Tuesday March 21, 1:45pm-3:00pm PT In this Open Mic session, HRA members shared their strategies for communicating the impact of their funding to a wide variety of stakeholders. We heard what platforms (podcasts, newsletters, social media, print media, etc) were most effective for the various target audiences (boards, donors, patients, researchers, public, etc). MC's Megan Allen, PhD Scientific Director | Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation Megan joined the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation in 2022. Megan is part of a team that overseas six award programs that fund early career researchers. The overarching goal of these programs is to identify... read more →
The DEI session at the Spring 2022 HRA members meeting focused on programs that organizations and institutions have used to promote mentoring and career development of minority scholars in academia, government, and nonprofit organizations. We are following this up by looking at institutions that have implemented programs that have trained and advanced minority students and scholars at the high school/undergraduate, graduate/medical school, and postdoctoral/faculty level. This session will feature a speaker from academia that has created a benchmark program for training postdoctoral fellows to get faculty positions and representatives from two HRA member organizations. These speakers will talk about the... read more →
How can organizations measure and understand the impact of their research programs? What can online tools offer to automate or streamline evaluation processes to provide insights into research investments? In this session, we hope to fill HRA Members’ toolboxes with options (including free and subscription-based tools) for nimble research impact analysis. From perspectives on how the NIH measures impact and develops publicly available tools, to using ORCID to track grantee outputs, to other ways in which HRA member organizations measure and assess impact, we will learn about evaluation and tools that can help members to automate or streamline their processes.... read more →
HRA Open is a platform that enables HRA member awardees to upload and share publications into PubMed Central (PMC) via the NIH Manuscript Submission system (NIHMS) – just as if they were funded by the NIH! Awardees are also encouraged to share ALL research outputs via Figshare. The HRA Open Platform creates linkages between grants, articles, and research outputs. If you have or would like to have an open access policy, HRA Open can facilitate that – and it’s FREE for HRA members. The NIHMS system facilitates the submission process of peer-reviewed manuscripts for inclusion in PubMed Central in compliance... read more →
Peer Review Under the Microscope: From Best Practices to Current Challenges [HRA Members Meeting, Fall 2018] Transparency, Recognition and Innovation in Peer Review in the Life Sciences [ASAPBio , February 2018] Validity of Peer Review Examined by AIBS AIBS Risk evaluation in peer review of grant applications 5 Steps to Running a Successful Grant Peer Review - Altum Peer Review Practices for Evaluating Biomedical Research Grants: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association What makes an effective grants peer reviewer? An exploratory study of the necessary skills What do we know about grant peer review in the health sciences?... read more →