News from SPARS

• 2011: The Year in (peer) Review: The World and Home

• 2011 FAMRI Tobacco Smoke Exposure Research Review

• 2011 QED Program: Bridges the "Valley of Death"

• "Neglected Disease" Dengue Fever Resurges, Peer Reviewed Research Seeks Vaccine

• SPARS Manages Peer Review for Science Center's QED Program Proof-of-Concept Proposals

Scientists Review Peer Review

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You and your colleagues at AIBS did an >absolutely first rate job in running this review.

— Tinnitus Review, 2011

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The review panel was thorough, fair and comprehensive.

— Tinnitus Review, 2011

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It was remarkable and very different from traditional NIH study sections.

— CDC Reviewer, 2011

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You did a great job putting together a wonderful panel: knowledgeable and passionate with their work, ready to go an extra mile to help new investigators in Africa.

— CDC Reviewer, 2011

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We always benefit from critical review of works in our field-it makes us better writers - it points out where confusion and inconsistencies make scientific writing hard to understand or follow. It is always a good thing to critically review others' work!

— Raptor Biologist, 2011

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With face-to-face reviews, I meet other scientists with interests and knowledge different than my own, which provides me a resource for my own work.

— Cell Biology NYStem reviewer 2010

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I enjoy the discussion and learn from the expertise of other scientists. I also benefit by preparing better grants.

— Hematologist/Oncologist, NYStem reviewer 2010

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I have learned to better evaluate, criticize, appreciate and judge other scientists on their expertise and novelty, feasibility and significance of the proposed projects.

— Neurobiologist, NYStem reviewer 2010

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As a scientist, I had the opportunity to understand how peer-review is conducted and the grant applications are criticized.

— Reviewer The Neurology of Stem Cells, NYStem Review 2010

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I enjoy the discussion and learn from the expertise of other scientists. I also benefit by preparing better grants.

— Neurologist, NYStem reviewer 2010

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