Studies in Research Design

Each registration has a cover page that included the names and affiliations of the principal investigators and co-investigators as well as the signature of the Chairman of the Board and President and CEO of the Genome Centre approving the project for submission.49 Three pages were then devoted to a summary of each project or science and technology platform and two pages for a description of the ro. [...] The LOI form stressed that the submissions would be evaluated jointly by all Genome Centres and Genome Canada in order to identify any project synergies and potential for collaboration, due to the thematic nature of the competition.55 A one-page executive summary of the project was followed by a five-page detailed proposal, outlining the goals of the research and the plans to achieve those goals.5. [...] The cover page was followed by a one-page lay summary including a description of how the project relates to Canadian genomics strengths, the nature of international impact of the project, and a brief of the potential economic and social impacts of the research.64 Next was a one-page scientific summary followed by a twenty-page detailed description of the research proposal.65 The in-depth project d. [...] Beyond the basic content, such as the title of the theme and contact information for theme leaders, the criteria included, first and foremost, a discussion of the “importance of the problem(s) to be tackled and the expected socio-economic outputs, outcomes and impacts on the sector or discipline covered by the themes in the short to mid-term (~ five years).”99 Other content included the state of i. [...] During June of 2008, Genome Canada conducted information sessions in each of the six regions in order to clarify the guidelines and scope of the competition for those approved to submit a full proposal.110 The development and review process for the ABC competition reverted back to the submission of LOIs.