Research ratings to help donors (The Australian Article)

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Bronchiectasis support group, Sandy (sillysandy82@...) thought you might find this article from interesting:

Research ratings to help donors

| January 19, 2008

From: The Australian

This data base may interest a lot of you.

It doesn,t mention bronch, but does other areas, like chronic fatigue , cystic fibrosis and many more.

Many with bronch have had chronic fatigue also, i know I have, and many here.

Sandy

PROFESSOR Warwick is a powerful and respected figure in Australian medical research, one of a small band of gatekeepers in charge of millions of dollars of government funding that will, ultimately, lead to breakthroughs or just broken hearts.

While the CEO of the National Health and Medical Research Council is confident in the grant application and peer-review processes used by his organisation, he has also been willing to have it tested by an international review panel, which is yet to report its findings.

knows his organisation needs to be a world leader if Australia is to retain its intellectual strength, and continue to be transparent and accountable if it is to retain the nation's trust and the industry's support. He also knows funding, both public and private, is a valuable and limited resource that needs to be managed and distributed wisely.

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