"approved for funding."
My R21 is getting funded, you guys!! A0! I just did the goofiest Dance of Joy in front of my students, who are probably at this moment reconsidering their perception of me as an authority figure.
Now, there is a lot of adviceout there that New or Early Stage Investigators should not apply for R21s, and even in light of this recent success, it's hard to argue with the numbers. Compared to R01s, R21s are less money over less time, non-renewable, funded at a lower rate, and do not take NI or ESI status into account when scoring. So why did I spend the first month of my appointment here writing one? It's not like I had nothing else to do.
Because I had an idea for an R21. I think that a misconception about R21s is that they can be treated like mini-R01s, which is wrong--if you have a series of hypothesis-driven experiments in mind, write the damn R01. But the work that I proposed in my R21 never would have flown as an R01. It's exploratory but straightforward, and will fill a significant gap in my sub-sub field's literature regardless of what I find.
Obviously, I am going to write an R01 (or two) as well, while my ESI status is still valid. Though my K99 application was triaged, there are some salvageable bits in there, and we've begun to collect some potentially very interesting preliminary data that could fit in quite nicely.
Right now, though, we do the Dance of Joy!
Dr Becca has a new job (NJ) as a tenure-track assistant professor in the neurosciences at New Job University (NJU), located in New Job City (NJC). She is still fumbling, just making a little more money doing it.
You're so awesome. That's so cool. Congratulations.
Nice. Pains me to admit that I know the dance of joy.
Congratulations! I think everyone's getting lucky these days...
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Nice one
Congrats! When my program officer called to say my CAREER award was going to be funded, I said something about being excited and not knowing what to do. She said something like, "Well, the last person I called said he was going to do the Snoopy dance, so maybe you could try that?" It was an excellent suggestion.
So, yep, I know the dance of joy!
HOORAY!!! Congratulations
GREAT START!!!
wooohoooooooo! (drinks are on you!)
Woot woot!!! Party at dr.becca's;)
I'm in!!!
Congratulations! Well-deserved, no doubt, and very exciting to launch a new project.
Congrats, dude! I'll even forgive the animated gif for this news.
Awesome! Congratulations!
Not listening to "advice" can really pay off! I was also warned not to apply for an R21 and also got one, first try. Congrats!
Congratulations!!!!!!!!!
Thanks, everyone!
And thanks Bike Monkey for reminding me--I was so caught up in the abstract excitement of getting funded that I forgot this means I actually get to do my science!
Congrats!! So exciting!!
Yay! Congrats.
yayyyyyyy!!!! fantastic news, congratulations
Truly awesome. Congrats! This deserves something with lots of delicious EtOH in it, lots of it
. Also, I'd do a chest bump if you were still in the city.
Bow chikka bow wow!!! U R LIEK SO PROSAUCE OMGAWD!!!
Gooooo dr b!
go on NIH, pay the woman, she's got some excellent science to do!
w00t, congratulations!!!
Congrats!!!! And secondary congrats on referencing the ol' show Perfect Strangers!
Congrats!!!
Congratulations!! How fabulous to be funded! I don't understand these number designations, but I shall assume that an R21 is something super-awesome and cool, since that is in keeping with what little I know of you, Becca!
Oh, and zomg I haven't thought about the Dance of Joy in AGES. My little brother and I used to do that all the time, until he grew too big for us to do the final maneuver.
w00t w00t! Congratulations!
Congratulations! I'm sure you worked hard to get this, have fun spending your $$!
Congratulations.
And re the dance of joy. It is important for students to understand the dance of joy, both its rarity and its importance. Do not hide the grant-funded dance of joy from your students.
I agree with qaz.
When I was a grad student, our PI did not get her renewal. She stayed in her office for months and didn't really speak to us. We were scared. Then, one day, she burst into our office waving her jazz hands singing "we're in the money! we're in the money!" and danced around.
It is one of my most fondest memories of her.
Don't hide your joy!
Congratulations.
Congratulations, that's terrific news!
Congratulations!!!
Huge Congratulations! I agree with qaz and others--show your joy to your students and co-workers. Definitely part of being a mentor. It's ok to share the disappointments also, especially if it will help move you forward.
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