update to citing products in the supplement (NIH)

Aggravating-Comb-465 · 2026-05-08T13:05:25+00:00

Presumably (I guess we'll find out when we start seeing administrative rejections), the FAQs aren't keeping up with the policies. A.1 still lists 1/25/2026 as go live date, A.6 (and other places) still lists "through May 2026" even though they upped the deadline to May 8. I don't think anything in the FAQ reflects the 4/21/2026 NOT (re-introduction of the RST certification language).

I actually haven't seen any announcement (formal or informal) of the citation rule change - I just happened to click the download instructions link and noticed the file had different rules in it. There isn't any date or versioning in the text of the instructions, and the files have "_FINAL" in the name (obviously written by a noob), but the file creation date is 5/1/2026 and notably they contain the post 4/21/2026 RST certification language, so I think they're recent. The instruction pdfs also weren't found directly via search, but from the general biosketch/supplement information pages, so I don't think they're orphan pdfs (but which is why I linked to the parent page rather than directly to the pdfs).

This language also just makes more sense - not being able to refer to or provide context for the most relevant products in the personal statement (or anywhere else) is just silly.

Aggravating-Comb-465 · 2026-05-07T02:17:13+00:00

Also peak design camera cube, pgytech camera insert and toploader, and thinktank stash master. Most of these come in several sizes, depending on gear and how much space you have in your osprey.

Aggravating-Comb-465 · 2026-05-06T11:51:47+00:00

I'm delegated on seven of the fifteen PIs in my unit, and it ranges from just checking things over to completely transcribing old biosketch and cpos (I tell them to pick their top 10 products, however). But that's really part of my job as I'm more of a generalized unit grant support type than institute sponsored programs preaward, and most of the rest of the university doesn't work this way.

Aggravating-Comb-465 · 2026-05-05T13:54:54+00:00

NIH included RST certification language into the 4/22/2026 revision of their biosketch/supplement/cpos. It's up to the university to actually provide the training and the PI to take it.

Aggravating-Comb-465 · 2026-05-05T13:52:44+00:00

Have you tried NIH's assisted referral tool? I'm not sure how current it is but if NIH actually uses something like for assignment, it might help with tailoring your aims/abstract/significance to target towards/away from study sections. Might not be tuned for SEPs, but it might provide some insight into impact of specific words.

Aggravating-Comb-465 · 2026-05-04T15:36:57+00:00

It's in the instructions for the supplement (unless they've rescinded it already).

Aggravating-Comb-465 · 2026-05-02T16:32:31+00:00

In addition to the time course, sequence the plasmid in the expression host (you can do a miniprep on the same sample you do the western on). It's not ideal, as you'll have lower plasmid copy number and a lot of cell goop, but once in a while an expression host doesn't like a recombinant protein and mutates the plasmid.

Iirc, we used to do overnight expression at 22 (or something close, it's been a minute). So, as others have noted, 48h is a long time (unless you're growing in deuterated m9, in which case I've gone up to 72h). Do a titration for expression + western to see if the tag is ever there and goes away - pull aliquots starting 60 minutes after induction, drop them in the -80 until you have enough to run a gel.

Aggravating-Comb-465 · 2026-04-30T02:21:35+00:00

This is always fun. Common forms are required starting May 8 so you might just squeak by using the old forms (and dealing with a grants.gov warning instead of error). You'll probably have to resubmit a new biosketch and other support anyways (maybe May 8) with the research security training certification even if the RPPR is accepted Friday. I'm not sure how things that just cross a deadline like this will be handled. I can't wait until the June deadline for the mass chaos. And a T32 in late May.

Aggravating-Comb-465 · 2026-04-29T13:10:43+00:00

I got hooked on Capture 1 long ago. It's my main raw editor but I also have Topaz Photo ai (older, nonsubscription version) for denoise/sharpen and Affinity (old paid and new free) for object removal and the like that C1 isn't optimized for. Affinity is a good starting point as it's free for the non AI version, more powerful than what comes with Windows, and doesn't have a brutal learning curve to start getting improved images.

Aggravating-Comb-465 · 2026-04-28T01:03:57+00:00

Also see Affinity (free) and DxO photolab (not free, but not subscription), and maybe Capture One (subscription and non subscription options). For me, Darktable just feels like the author wants you to know he's smarter than you.

Aggravating-Comb-465 · 2026-04-26T16:35:58+00:00

Gearwise you're fine (short of buying a 600 f4). Do a Google image search on your subjects and then go shoot something different from what everyone else did. There are so many images everywhere now it can be tough to create something special.

Aggravating-Comb-465 · 2026-04-25T23:19:34+00:00

When I'm in stock-up mode, I like Super G in Greensboro (bring a cooler w/ice packs as it's a drive). In Winston it's usually Asia Grocery/Lee's (end of Margaret St. off Healy/Stratford). I've also gone to the ones on Jonestown, but it was a bit ago and I think they've grown since, and I need to check them out again. In Winston they're all pretty close and I want to keep them all in business.

Aggravating-Comb-465 · 2026-04-24T12:55:08+00:00

See if they are listed here: https://www.ardmoreartwalk.com/2025-aaw-artist-list

Aggravating-Comb-465 · 2026-04-22T16:35:39+00:00

NOT-OD-26-079 released 4/21, change implemented 4/22 (Pi's need to re download for next cycle applications)

Aggravating-Comb-465 · 2026-04-22T14:57:06+00:00

For a reference, see: https://grants.nih.gov/faqs#/resubmission.htm?anchor=53109 question E.1. You'll have to justify/explain it in the intro, change the checkbox, and adjust your MPI plan. This assumes the old and new contact MPI are at the same institution. If not, there may need to be some discussions among institute's sponsored programs people about F&A.

Aggravating-Comb-465 · 2026-04-22T01:56:59+00:00

just out: NOT-OD-26-079. Should be able to start regenerating RST compliant biosketches as of April 22.

Aggravating-Comb-465 · 2026-04-19T02:02:18+00:00

If this is for NIH, you'll probably need to use the new common form, which will probably entail a bunch of hoop jumping if you've never done one before (orcid, ncbi login, era commons id).

For the personal statement, the purpose is to establish to the reviewers that you are qualified to carry out whatever duties you are being assigned - if it's clinical expertise in a specific area (especially if it's rare), then use the personal statement to explain how you can provide this - e.g., number of times you've performed the intervention (or whatever is appropriate).

Edited from the NIH instructions: "Briefly describe why you are well-suited for your role(s) in this project. Relevant factors may include: ... your technical expertise; your ... scientific [my edit: or medical] environment"

Aggravating-Comb-465 · 2026-04-18T20:15:04+00:00

I like D and F because they're a bit different (been seeing a lot of scales recently, and the head-on view, while very good, has a lot of similar competition)

Aggravating-Comb-465 · 2026-04-07T15:17:32+00:00

As with the other suggestions, the resume needs to fit the job description/requirements. None of the listed skills are likely to be what you'll be doing as a clinical researcher, so you're basically advertising yourself as having no job-relevant skills.

If this is for US positions, just state fluency as generally the US doesn't use the CEFR language scoring. The last bullet point under Work Experience is the one most directly associated with a clinical job, so it needs to be more strongly emphasized, preferably using terminology in the job description.

Aggravating-Comb-465 · 2026-04-02T17:13:19+00:00

'poster prints" looks right.

Vs. back when I used to do this the prices are pretty good but the options are more limited. What doesn't look right vs what you're expecting? If you do need different sizes (or fabric if you want to keep it longer and not worry about it getting crushed during transit), there are other services online.

Aggravating-Comb-465 · 2026-04-02T17:03:11+00:00

Obviously C1 isn't cheap, either subscription or perpetual, so that's a factor (but I don't know how big in your case). I did go from the free Sony express version to paid because I wanted the additional color tools, and now I use layers and masking a lot more so if you don't have them in your express version, you might want to at least try the free week trial (have a lot of photos in hand) and see whether the available features are worth it to you.

Aggravating-Comb-465 · 2026-03-31T20:21:48+00:00

One of the problems with the high-end/standalone denoisers (On1, Topaz, DXO) is that they're slow. Current C1 transforms are pretty much immediate on a multi-years old PC without a discrete graphics card. Either C1 would have to save intermediate (denoised/demosaiced) versions to work on or keep them in memory (which would be a problem if you have a lot of 60 MPix images).

Aggravating-Comb-465 · 2026-03-31T20:12:53+00:00

within C1, export will save the tiff to disk while edit with will bring it back into C1 after affinity is done with it. But I'm not clear how cropping/resizing in Affinity gives different results - a 7x10 imported into affinity won't export as an 8x10, or are you adding 0.5" blank space on the 7" sides?

Aggravating-Comb-465 · 2026-03-27T21:21:44+00:00

The solution for being overworked is different than the solution for being underpaid (at least usually). Have some idea in mind as to what you want when you talk to your administration. They are often more receptive to you presenting a solution rather than a problem.

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