The New NIH Biosketch, Managing Publications and SciENcv Amanda Norton, Sr. Grants Specialist Grants and Contracts Office June 3, 2015
The New NIH Biosketch
Why? Allows applicants to: describe the magnitude and significance of their scientific contributions (including publications) provide more detailed information about their research experience in the context of the proposed project 3
When? New NIH Biosketch REQUIRED for all applications due on or after May 25,
Changes?
New NIH biosketch, Section A
New NIH biosketch, Section C
Complete list of Publications My NCBI Dashboard – My Bibliography Portlet ge%3Dhome
Complete list of Publications My Bibliography – Settings/Sharing
Keep in Mind… DO NOT Exceed maximum allowable contributions (5) DO NOT Provide more than 4 citations per contribution Biosketch is limited to 5 pages Only include a link to full list of publications – no other links allowed My Bibliography must be PUBLIC for others to access it Images and graphs are allowable – but do not circumvent page limits!
Where to find New Biosketch NIH instructions, sample and blank templates: National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) web-based tool, Science Experts Network Curriculum Vitae (SciENcv)
Managing Publications for the NIH Biosketch: Frequently Asked Questions
Managing Publications Q - The investigator has program projects or training grants, and the Bibliography contains publication citations from other authors. How can I adjust the Bibliography to include only the investigator’s authored publications? A - Move the publications from “My Bibliography” to “Other Citations”; or Copy publications to a New Collection and delete from “My Bibliography”.
Moving Publications
Copying Publications
Managing Publications Q – How do I add citations not found in PubMed to My Bibliography? Ex: articles that were just accepted for publication or book chapters? A – items not found in PubMed must be added manually to the My Bibliography.
Manual Adding to Bibliography
Managing Publications - FAQs
Recommendations Be Proactive! Monitor and manage publications in My Bibliography on a regular basis. Be Proactive! Communicate to subrecipients and collaborators to ensure they understand Public Access Policy Requirements. Take Action! Update My Bibliography as soon as an article is accepted for publication. Delegate! Investigators may not have time to properly manage the Bibliography - Be sure to select a trusted delegate! Create a Basic Biosketch – adjust specifics as needed. Use SciENcv!
SciENcv Slide content courtesy of : Neil Thakur, PhD, NIH Office of Extramural Research; Bart Trawick, PhD, National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine; Karen Petersen, PhD, Office of Extramural Research, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering and Office of Extramural Research NIH Regional Conference, May 2015
SciENcv Overview SciENcv = Science Experts Network Curriculum Vitae SciENcv interagency working group: DOD, DOE, EPA, NIH, NSF, USDA Federal Demonstration Partnership (FDP) request
My NCBI tools assist users with NIH grant applications & reporting
IDs Name Affiliation Education Honors Awards Personal Statement Contributions Grants Publications Collaborators Patents etc. SciENcv data model ORCID Research.gov eRA Commons NCBI My Bibliography Inputs NIH Biosketch New NIH Biosketch NSF Biosketch Outputs SciENcv 2.5
Getting Started
SciENcv homepage: Where to start?
Sign in options – My NCBI
Sign in with eRA Commons Account
Linked accounts
My NCBI main page
SciENcv main page
Using SciENcv
Create a new SciENcv profile page
NIH Biosketch page Metadata & options Biosketch form
Controls for editing data Show/hide item Create new entry New entry dialog box Delete/edit existing items
Selecting publications Show/hide pick list
Selecting awards Show/hide pick list Award data feeds
Selecting awards: final display
Helpful Links My NCBI documentation: Movie tutorial on managing compliance: NIH Public Access Policy homepage: SciENcv is available at: SciENcv documentation: SciENcv video released: Feedback and Questions to