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Public Funding Notebook: Transparency from outside

Public funding roundup 1Q16

April 7, 2016 7:00 AM UTC

NIH's new deputy director for extramural research has set improving transparency as his banner priority, focusing in particular on the process for awarding grants and accountability over public funds. Michael Lauer, who replaced Sally Rockey in September, has followed in her footsteps by connecting to the research community via his "Open Mike" blog in an effort to explain grant policy, old and new.

Lauer told BioCentury he intends to build on Rockey's legacy of improving communications with the extramural research community. "She created a new kind of transparency," he said. In her blog "Rock Talk," the former deputy director aimed to "demystify NIH policies and processes."...