In 2023, ODP formally retired the Prevention Research Expertise Survey (PRES). Since its launch in 2015, information from this public survey provided NIH scientific review officers with a way to identify individuals with the appropriate methodological and content area expertise to serve as peer reviewers on NIH study sections. The PRES collected self-reported information about experience in multiple areas including study designs, research methods, diseases and conditions, and populations. ODP remains committed to strengthening the rigor, reproducibility, and quality of NIH-supported prevention research by enhancing methods expertise on NIH study sections through training, outreach, and consultation. Please contact ODP at prevention@nih.gov for more information.
ODP continues to support several activities and resources related to promoting the use of the best available methods in prevention research such as the Methods: Mind the Gap Webinar Series and the Research Methods Resources website. To learn more about ODP’s priorities and other activities, visit the Strategic Plan webpage.