Multimedia: a necessary step in the evolution of research funding applications

Michael R Doran; William B Lott; Steven E Doran

doi:10.1016/j.tibs.2014.01.004

Multimedia: a necessary step in the evolution of research funding applications

Trends Biochem Sci. 2014 Apr;39(4):151-3. doi: 10.1016/j.tibs.2014.01.004.

Authors

Michael R Doran¹, William B Lott², Steven E Doran³

Affiliations

¹ Stem Cell Therapies Laboratory, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology at the Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia; Mater Medical Research Institute, Mater Hospital, South Brisbane, Australia. Electronic address: michael.doran@qut.edu.au.
² Stem Cell Therapies Laboratory, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology at the Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia; School of Chemistry, Physics, and Mechanical Engineering, Science and Engineering Faculty, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia.
³ Institute of Communications Research, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA.

PMID: 24703407
DOI: 10.1016/j.tibs.2014.01.004

Abstract

Multimedia communication capabilities are rapidly expanding, and visual information is easily shared electronically, yet funding bodies still rely on paper grant proposal submissions. Incorporating modern technologies will streamline the granting process by increasing the fidelity of grant communication, improving the efficiency of review, and reducing the cost of the process.

MeSH terms

Multimedia*
Paper
Peer Review, Research / methods*
Research Support as Topic / methods*