2007 Materials for NCBC Program Review

1) A copy of two parts of your most recent progress report: the summary section and the highlights section.

2) A brief statement - (one page, max) addressing each of the questions listed below. These are the questions that we have been asked to address in our report. Our goal in asking for this information is to be able to produce a report that reviews the program as a whole. Your view, from the vantage point of the center you direct, is critical to our work. In addition, your answers will provide us with more information that we can use in our discussion with program staff on June 11th. We know that some of this information can be found on your websites, so in those cases a link to the information would be most helpful.

i. To what extent does the vision and direction of the NCBC initiative promote biomedical computing?

ii. In what ways has the NCBC initiative advanced biomedical computing?

iii. Are the NCBCs interfacing appropriately? (recommended by RICC)

iv. What new collaborations have been formed through the NCBC initiative?

v. What new training opportunities have the centers provided?

vi. What changes could make the program more effective in the future?

vii. What lessons have been learned from the NCBC initiative that can guide future NIH efforts in biomedical computing?

3) A list of publications and/or software tools produced by the Center. If this information is provided in your progress report or is available on your website, a link will be sufficient. We are especially interested in your assessment of the maturity of your software tools and the impact they are having on the scientific community.

We have asked John Whitmarsh and Jennifer Villani to provide us with metrics (submitted applications, funded ones etc.) associated with the two RFA's; the collaborative R01 and R21 grants. We are interested in the impact these two programs are having on the community and how they are helping to develop a collaborative network led by the NCBC Centers.

On behalf of the panel members, I would like to thank you very much for your assistance with our review.

best wishes,

Gwen Jacobs

Gwen Jacobs, PhD Professor of Neuroscience Asst. CIO and Director of Academic Computing 1 Lewis Hall Montana State University Bozeman, MT 59717 406-994-7334 - phone 406-994-7077 - FAX gwen@cns.montana.edu <mailto:gwen@cns.montana.edu>