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Attention MSK Staff: Attend an Upcoming NIH BioSketch Seminar

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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Agency for Health Research and Quality (AHRQ) require the new biosketch format (NOT-OD-15-032) for all competing and non-competing applications submitted for due dates on or after May 25, 2015. Biosketch format pages, instructions, samples and FAQs are available on the SF 424 (R&R) Forms and Applications page.

The MSK Grants and Contracts Office (G&C) Funding Development Team will be hosting a seminar session with Q&A about the new NIH biosketch, SciENcv, and MyNCBI on Thursday, April 23, 2015 in RRL-116 from 4 – 5 PM.  You can also reach out to G&C to review the biosketch and SciENcv tool on a department-specific basis. Please contact G&C (FDT@mskcc.org) to make arrangements.

In addition, the MSK Library has developed “Instructions” in support of the new Biosketch and SciENcv application. Learn more from our blog announcement.

New Biosketch Format Required: Use SciENcv to Make it Happen!

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As of May 25, 2015, a new biosketch format will be required so why not get started sooner rather than later to address this change!  Science Experts Network Curriculum Vitae (SciENcv) has been developed as an option to save you time, now, and in the future, with the following automated features:

  • Pulls in your profile information from your eRA Commons account
  • Uploads your publications from My NCBI’s My Bibliography or your ORCID account (if you have one)
  • Allows you to create multiple versions of your profile by using information previously entered (reduces typing time!)   Continue reading →

Characteristics of a Successful Systematic Review

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Completing high quality systematic reviews depends upon a number of factors; the most important is the team that is assembled to support this endeavor.   Important areas of expertise to cover include:

  • Content Experts: One or more individuals to act as active consultants and investigator-level reviewers. These team members provide expertise in the subject area covered by the review and represent a variety of perspectives that will add to the quality of the process and resulting publication.
  • Systematic Review Methods Experts: One or more individuals with expertise in the methods of conducting systematic reviews. A librarian or information specialist can contribute in this role, especially if they bring to the table past experience. This role can also be filled by a content expert.
  • Statistician: This team player is critical especially if meta-analysis is being considered.
  • Medical Librarian/Information Specialist: Knowledge about the various bibliographic databases and controlled vocabularies supports the development of a search strategy that will generate relevant and focused results. In addition, the librarian searcher can document and write the methods section of the manuscript as well as support the team in leveraging citation management tools.
  • Reference Coordinator: Someone from the team needs to be the point person for maintaining and managing the database of references. Most systematic reviews involve thousands of abstracts/papers and it is vital to manage these references and keep track of what has been reviewed, and which ones will be included or excluded. Continue reading →