Letters of Intent for the Winter NIH Mock Study Section due Wednesday, September 23, 2026 by 5 p.m. (CST). 

The Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences (ICTS), Research Development Program, will host their Winter NIH Mock Study Section as a Zoom Virtual Meeting. The NIH Mock Study Section is designed to simulate an actual NIH study section. Clinical and preclinical K awards, as well as clinical and translational R- and F-series grant applications submitted to the Mock Study Section, will be reviewed, critiqued, and scored by three assigned faculty reviewers and other study section members.  Written feedback will be distributed to applicants prior to the NIH grant deadline. 

Investigators preparing an NIH grant application in clinical and translational science for the R, K, and F series are encouraged to submit their proposals for this internal review.  

Observers are also encouraged to attend to get a better understanding of the review process. Email ictsrdp@wustl.edu to register your interest.  

Faculty with NIH study section experience, your help is needed. Please email ictsrdp@wustl.edu if you are willing to participate and your areas of expertise. 

NIH Mock Study Section Facilitators

• Steve Brody, MD 
  Professor of Medicine
  Pulmonary and Critical Care
• Stephanie Fritz, MD MSCI
  Professor of Pediatrics
  Pediatrics Infectious Disease
• Rafael Galindo, MD PhD
  Associate Professor of Pediatrics – Neonatal Neurology
  Co-Director, Research Development Program
• Jay Piccirillo, MD FACS
  Professor of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
  Director, TL1 Predoctoral and Postdoctoral Clinical Research Training Program
• Dominic Reeds, MD
  Professor of Medicine
  Co-Director, KL2 Program
• Nancy Sweitzer, MD, PhD
  Professor of Medicine – Cardiology
  Associate Director, Institute for Clinical and Translational Sciences
• Roger Yusen, MD MPH
  Associate Professor of Medicine – Pulmonary and Critical Care
  Associate Director, Postdoctoral Mentored Training Program in Clinical Investigation 

Letters of Intent are due Wednesday, September 23, 2026 by 5 p.m. (CST). 

For more information, visit the ICTS website.

Questions?

Contact ictsrdp@wustl.edu.