Assignment 7b

• Assignment 7b: Peer review of assigned 2 specific aims pages.  You will be sent 2 specific aims pages to review. For each, in a 1/2 page review (single spaced, .5 inch margins), discuss the following:

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1. Significance: Does the project address an important problem or a critical barrier to progress in the field? If the aims of the project are achieved, how will scientific knowledge, technical capability, and/or clinical practice be improved? How will successful completion of the aims change the concepts, methods, technologies, treatments, services, or preventative interventions that drive this field?
2. Aims: Will the aims, if accomplished, move the candidate towards a long-term research career? Is the scope of the aims appropriate for the candidate’s level (either PhD or fellow)?
3. Approach: Do the methods appear to be sound? Is the research feasible? Are there potential pitfalls that need to be discussed?