CSR Media Kit

Thank you for your interest in the Center for Scientific Review (CSR) and the unique peer review system the National Institutes of Health (NIH) uses to identify the most promising research for treating, curing and preventing disease.

What We Do at CSR

CSR is the portal for NIH grant applications and their initial review for scientific merit. We organize the peer review groups or study sections that evaluate the majority (70%) of the research grant applications sent to NIH. Our mission is to see that NIH grant applications receive fair, independent, expert, and timely reviews -- free from inappropriate influences -- so NIH can fund the most promising research.

Key Data -- 2008

Applications received: 77,000

Applications reviewed at CSR: 56,000

Reviewers: 16,000

Scientific Review Officers: 240

Review meetings a year: 1,600

CSR Media Contact

Please contact CSR’s Director of Communications, Don Luckett, to discuss your needs or schedule an interview with another CSR official: phone 301-435-1111 or e-mail luckettd@csr.nih.gov.

NIH Media Contacts

For questions about NIH funding, programs and grants, please contact the NIH Office of Communications or the appropriate NIH Institute or Center. The NIH Office of Extramural Research posts funding data and grant abstracts on its Web site.

Learn More About CSR CSR’s Director

Overview of the Peer Review Process Biography

Welcome to CSR Photos

CSR History Page – NIH Rocket Boys Story

NIH Grant Review Process Video

Key CSR News Sources

CSR News Releases

Peer Review Notes Newsletter

CSR Initiatives Web Page

NIH Peer Review Advisory Committee