Fargo, N.D. — The NDSU Office of Research, Creative Activities and Technology Transfer has scheduled a Gear Up for Grants seminar titled "The New NIH Review & Scoring System - Get the Inside Story" for Wednesday, April 27, from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Family Life Center room 122.

At the seminar, panelists will discuss what it's like to be a reviewer of grant proposals. They will focus on the new review process and scoring system used by the National Institutes of Health for evaluating submitted grant proposals. Panelists will include Dr. Mukund Sibi, James A. Meier and University Distinguished Professor of Chemistry; Dr. Larry Reynolds, University Distinguished Professor of Animal Sciences; and Dr. Kent Rodgers, Professor of chemistry. Each has extensive experience as a National Institutes of Health grant applicant and reviewer of grant proposals.

They will discuss their experiences as panel reviewers with National Institutes of Health study sections, describe how the review process works and offer valuable inside tips to potential grant applicants for National Institutes of Health funds.