Background: Peer review decisions award an estimated> 95% of academic medical
research funding, so it is crucial to understand how well they work and if they could be …

Previous research has found that funding disparities are driven by applications' final impact
scores and that only a portion of the black/white funding gap can be explained by …

The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has revolutionized multiple disciplines within the
healthcare sector, having largescale impact within diagnostics, medical education, and …

Context Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common endocrine-metabolic abnormality
with a worldwide prevalence of 4% to 21%, depending on diagnostic criteria. The National …

Understanding the factors associated with successful funding outcomes of research project
grant (R01) applications is critical for the biomedical research community. R01 applications …

Little is known whether peer reviewers use the same evaluation criteria and how they
integrate the criteria into their overall judgment. This study therefore proposed two …

Background In many grant review settings, proposals are selected for funding on the basis of
summary statistics of review ratings. Challenges of this approach (including the presence of …

Background: Grant funding allocation is a complex process that in most cases relies on peer
review. A recent study identified a number of challenges associated with the use of peer …

Background: The National Institutes of Health (NIH) supports mentored research career
development awards (K awards) to increase the pipeline of independently funded scientists …

The most vital part of a grant is the specific-aims section. As the leading section of the
proposal, the specific-aims section serves as a 1-page synopsis that needs to gain the …