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SiPPORTiNO Biomedical Investigation 



institutions. There are currently 15 SAB members, including 

 three members of the National Academy of Sciences. The SAB 

 members receive a per diem allowance in connection with 

 attending meetings, but they are not compensated for the 

 much more substantial time they spend reviewing applications 

 between meetings. The SAB has an Executive Committee, which 

 consists of the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the SAB, the 

 Scientific Director and three other SAB members. 



The grant process begins with the receipt of a 

 proposal from an applicant. Independent investigators send 

 preliminary applications to the Council, describing their . 

 proposed research. The preliminary applications are read by 

 several members of the Executive Committee of the SAB. The 

 Executive Committee then votes to encourage or discourage 

 the application. 



Final, full applications are distributed to all 

 members of the SAB. Each final application is also assigned 

 to two members of the SAB selected on the basis of their 

 knowledge and expertise in the relevant scientific field. 

 These reviewers are given primary responsibility for 

 evaluating the proposal in detail and presenting it to their 

 SAB colleagues. The SAB meets twice a year to discuss the 

 applications and to rate them by secret ballot. The SAB's 



