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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The new NSF-NIH solicitation </span>
<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><a href="https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2021/nsf21530/nsf21530.htm#toc">Smart Health and Biomedical Research in the Era of Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Data Science (SCH)</a></span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">has a section that might be of interest:</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Medical image interpretation</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">. This theme's goal is to determine how characteristics of human pattern recognition, visual search, perceptual learning, attentional
biases, etc. can inform and improve use and development of presentation modalities (e.g., pathologists reading optical slides through a microscope vs. digital whole-slide imagery) and identify the sources of inter- and intra-observer variability in medical
image interpretation. The theme encourages development of models of how non-visual contextual information (e.g., patient history) changes the perception of complex images. It also supports new methods to exploit experts' implicit knowledge to improve perceptual
decision making (e.g., via rapid gist extraction, context-guided search, etc.). Research on optimal methods for conveying 3D (and 4D) information about anatomy and physiology to human observers is also welcome. Finally, researchers are encouraged to develop
new models of how experts respond to changes in cognitive factors, such as interruptions, changes in sleep, or background distractions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">Betty Tuller, Ph.D.</span></i></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"> <br>
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#2C3CFF">Director, Program in Perception, Action, and Cognition <br>
National Science Foundation <br>
2415 Eisenhower Avenue </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#2C3CFF">Alexandria, VA 22314</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">Tel: 703.292.7238</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"> <br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">Fax: 703.292.9068<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#0433FF">1) Prospective PIs should consult the current
<a href="https://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf20001&org=NSF">
<span style="color:#0563C1">Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:blue">2) The
<a href="http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5686"><span style="color:#0563C1">PAC program</span></a> has additional requirements for submission.</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#0433FF"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#103FFB">3) Interested in serving as a
<a href="https://www.nsf.gov/careers/rotator/"><span style="color:#0563C1">Program Officer</span></a> at NSF?
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