SBIR/STTR Workshop: Understanding the NIH Peer-Review Process

Learn what happens at a review meeting, what reviewers look for, and more.

What happens after submitting your application for Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) or Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) funding? It goes through NIH’s peer-review process, a thorough, time-tested system that identifies the most promising biomedical research ideas.

Join the National Institute on Aging (NIA) Office of Small Business Research, the NIH Small Business Education and Entrepreneurial Development, the Center for Scientific Review, the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, and the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences on Tuesday, November 10, at 12:30 p.m. ET (9:30 a.m. PST) for an NIA SBIR/STTR Virtual Workshop on Understanding the NIH Peer-Review Process.

In this workshop, you’ll learn what happens at a review meeting, what reviewers look for in SBIR/STTR applications, the role of different reviewers, and how to interpret your summary statement. Panelists will also provide a mock review to give you an inside look at how peer researchers review NIH grant applications for scientific and technical merit. This virtual workshop is part of a series of online tutorials that assist entrepreneurial researchers, small businesses, and research organizations with their small business funding applications.

Mock Peer Review Team

  • Todd Haim, Ph.D., Chief, Office of Small Business Research National Institute on Aging
  • Stephanie Fertig, M.A.
    Health and Human Services Small Business Team Lead
    Small Business Education and Entrepreneurial Development
  • Lili M. Portilla, M.P.A., Director of Strategic Alliances
    National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
  • Cathleen Cooper, Ph.D., Director, Division of Receipt and Referral Center for Scientific Review
  • Derrick C. Tabor, Ph.D., Program Director
    National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
  • Lyndon Joseph, Ph.D., Health Scientist Administrator
    National Institute on Aging
  • Zane Martin, Ph.D., Program Director
    National Institute on Aging

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Event Details

Community Event

Tuesday, November 10, 2020

12:00 PM - 02:00 PM PT

Agenda

  • 12:30–12:35 p.m. (ET) Welcome & Introduction
  • 12:35–12:55 p.m. (ET) Featured Presentation Review of Small Business Applications at NIH Allen Richon, NIH Center for Scientific Review
  • 12:55–1:35 p.m. (ET) Mock Peer-Review Session
  • 1:35–2:00 p.m. (ET) Moderated Q&A with Panelists
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