Re: How NIH Officials Actually Convince People to Review Grant Applications

March 4, 2000

Hi Barbara,

Thanks for sharing, it was funny, but sad too, they should have prefaced

the article though with apologies to Dr Seuss. LOL!! My doctor has

mentioned to me the difficulty of scientists who study Lyme to get

recognized let alone share their studies and get grants.

Many go out of the US to get their studies published, this is why we see so

many abstracts from other countries. Pat Coyle from Stoney Brook recently

went outside the US to get her Lyme test involving immune complexes

published. Neither the FDA, NIH or any of the powers that be would review

it.

Hugs,

Marta

>From: " Barbara Fitzmaurice " <BLFITZMA@...>

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>I don't know whether to laugh or cry at the article below. But

>maybe this does go on at the NIH. ???

>

>Barb F. - MI

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>http://www.biomednet.com/hmsbeagle/73/xcursion/humor

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>HUMOR

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> How NIH Officials Actually Convince People to Review Grant

>Applications

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>by Lloyd Fricker

>

>Posted March 3, 2000 · Issue 73

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>Editor's Note: The following is a top-secret transcript of an

>actual conversation between a scientific review administrator

>(SRA) and a potential recruit to join a study section.

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March 4, 2000