bensaunders.bsky.social
Neuroscientist and gardener
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OMG congratulations!!
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No! Only study sections already announced in the federal register have resumed. Nothing has been posted by the NIH to the federal register since Jan 21.
I am finding it wild how many professors don't know this. Please spread this info to your Universities!
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😔
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Love this of course
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You're hung up on a specific framing. But the broad point - don't be an unnecessary roadblock to scientists is not incompatible with being a rigorous reviewer. As stated in the original post.
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This is my perspective in general, it's just even more relevant now
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My point is to consider your impact as a gatekeeper. Science is done by people, who depend on steady grant dollars. That is all in jeopardy now, and demanding lots of extra work will compound the impact. If you disagree with a paper's conclusion, suggest they temper the conclusion.
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Agreed. This is my baseline view for how peer review should go! Holding up papers to meet your specific whims as a reviewer is an unethical dictation of grant dollars, generally, IMO. A point that is more topical now than perhaps ever.
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There are a huge # of scientists who are rapidly reconsidering their futures right now, and their ability to move on careerwise might be contingent on a milestone (paper, committee approval) that you have a direct role in. One small way to help is to consider the impact of that responsibility.
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Like, don't end up being effectively anti-science because you want to win an argument with a rebuttal letter
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This has always been true of course. But like, read the room you know?
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At the NIH, posters of women and scientists of color have been taken down. Shared by @ivancalcantara.bsky.social on X. 2/x