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FORMS FOR GRANT APPLICATION (PHS 398) and Latex

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Roberto Marabini

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May 7, 1999, 3:00:00 AM5/7/99
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Hi,

Has anybody translate the forms used by the NHI for grant application
to latex? Is that person willing to share them with me?


cheers

Roberto

Jonathan Baron

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May 10, 1999, 3:00:00 AM5/10/99
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The only form I have is the biosketch. Here is what I've been
using, minus the long list of articles. It is found to be
acceptable and has apparently never been the excuse for denying
me a grant. Jon

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\documentclass{article} \pagestyle{empty} \setcounter{secnumdepth}{0}
\usepackage{times}
\parskip=0ex \parindent=0em \topmargin=0in \headsep=0in \headheight=0in
\oddsidemargin=0in \evensidemargin=0in \textheight=9in \textwidth=6.5in
\begin{document}

% \setcounter{page}{6}

\begin{center}
{\large BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH}\\
\end{center}

\begin{tabular*}{\textwidth}{@{\extracolsep{\fill}}l|l} \hline
{\bf Jonathan Baron \rule{1.5in}{0mm}} & {\bf Professor of Psychology}
\rule{1in}{0mm}\\ \hline
\end{tabular*}\\

\begin{tabular*}{\textwidth}{@{\extracolsep{\fill}}l|l|l|l}
\multicolumn{4}{l}{EDUCATION} \\ \hline
Harvard University, Cambridge & BA \rule{.3in}{0mm} &
1966 \rule{.3in}{0mm} & Psychology\\
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor & PhD \rule{.3in}{0mm} &
1970 \rule{.3in}{0mm} & Experimental
Psychology \\ \hline
\end{tabular*}

\bigskip

{\bf Professional experience}\\
Assistant Professor, McMaster University, 1970--74\\
Assistant and Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania, 1974--85\\
Professor, University of Pennsylvania, 1985--\\
\hspace*{1cm} Secondary appointment, Operations and Information
Management (Wharton)\\
\hspace*{1cm} Member, Center for Risk and Decision Processes (Wharton)\\


\medskip
{\bf Honors}\\
Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science,
1980\\
Charter Fellow, American Psychological Society, 1996

\medskip
{\bf Current editorial board memberships}\\
Journal of Behavioral Decision Making\\
Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied\\
Psychological Bulletin\\
Medical Decision Making

\bigskip
{\bf Publications (selected)}
\everypar = {\hangafter=1 \parindent 0pt \hangindent 15pt}

\noindent
Baron, J.\ \& Brown, R.\ V.\ (Eds.) (1991). {\it Teaching decision
making to adolescents}. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.

Baron, J.\ (1993). {\it Morality and rational choice}. Dordrecht:
Kluwer.

}

\end{document}

Roberto Marabini

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May 10, 1999, 3:00:00 AM5/10/99
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Thanks to everybody who answer my question.

As you may remember it was the following:

It seems that several persons has implemented the biosketch. The
implementation I like more is the following (It is only 4K so do not
blame my for posting it here ;-) ).

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Firt file (name it cv.tex ):
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\documentstyle[11pt,array,biography]{article}

% paper width=215 height=280
\textheight=240mm
\textwidth=191mm
\oddsidemargin=-12mm
\evensidemargin=-12mm
\topmargin=-17mm
\headheight=2ex
\headsep=5ex
\topskip=0mm
\footheight=2ex
\footskip=7ex
\raggedbottom


\begin{document}

\parindent=0pt

blank
\clearpage

\markboth{Principal-Investigator-Name}{Principal-Investigator-Name}
\pagestyle{myheadings}
\vspace*{-12mm}
{ \small \sffamily FF} \hspace{43mm}{\scriptsize \sffamily Principal
Investigator/Program Director (Last, first, middle): }
\underline {\hspace{6.5cm} }\\[-3mm]
\hrule
{\center {\small \bf \sffamily BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH}\\
{\scriptsize \sffamily Provide the following information for the key
personnel in the order listed on Form Page 2. \\
Photocopy this page or follow this format for each person.\\[2mm]}
}
\hrule
~\\


\begin{tabular}{m{9.1cm}|m{9.1cm}}
\hline {\scriptsize \sffamily \hspace{-3mm} NAME} & {\scriptsize
\sffamily \hspace{-1mm} POSITION TITLE} \\
\ \ My-name & \ \ Postdoctoral Research Fellow \\[3mm] \hline
\end{tabular}\\[-2.mm]

{\scriptsize \sffamily EDUCATION/TRAINING }{\scriptsize \it \sffamily
(Begin with baccalaureate or other initial professional education, such
as nursing, and include postdoctoral training.) }\\[-3.5mm]

\hrule
\parbox[t][.9cm][t]{9.2cm}{\vspace{0mm} \center \scriptsize \sffamily
INSTITUTION AND LOCATION} \vline{}
\parbox[t][.9cm][t]{2.2cm}{\vspace{-2mm}\center \scriptsize \sffamily
DEGREE \\ (if applicable)} \vline{}
\parbox[t][.9cm][t]{2.20cm}{\vspace{0mm}\center \scriptsize \sffamily
YEAR(s)} \vline{}
\parbox[t][.9cm][t]{4.5cm}{\vspace{0mm}\center \scriptsize \sffamily
FIELD OF STUDY}
\hrule
\parbox[t][2.1cm][t]{9.2cm}{ \vspace{2mm} MY-University\\
My-other-university} \vline{}
\parbox[t][2.1cm][t]{2.2cm}{\vspace{2mm} M.Sc. \\ Ph.D.} \vline{}
\parbox[t][2.1cm][t]{2.20cm}{\vspace{2mm} 1989 \\ 1995} \vline{}
\parbox[t][2.1cm][t]{4.5cm}{\vspace{2mm} Physics \\ Physics}
\hrule
~\\[-3mm]


\renewcommand{\baselinestretch}{.95}
\scriptsize {\sffamily
RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Concluding with present position,
list, in chronological order, previous employment, experience, and
honors. Include present membership on any Federal Government public
advisory committee. List, in chronological order, the titles, all
authors, and complete references to all publications during the past
three years and to representative earlier publications pertinent to this
application. If the list of publications in the last three years exceeds
two pages, select the most pertinent publications. {\bf \sffamily DO NOT
EXCEED TWO PAGES}.
}\\[-4mm]

\renewcommand{\baselinestretch}{1}
\normalsize


\section*{Experience}

\begin{tabular}{lp{5.70in}}

1989 -- 1990 &\textbf{whatever1}, Alpha Beta Inc, Madrid
(Spain).\\[0.5cm]
1990 -- 1991 &\textbf{whatever2}, Health Ministry, Madrid
(Spain).\\[0.5cm]
1991 -- 1995 &\textbf{whatever3}, Centro Nacional de Biotecnolog\'{\i}a,
Madrid (Spain). Thesis advisor: whoever1\\[0.5cm]
1995 -- 1996 &\textbf{whatever4}, Silicon Graphics Inc, Madrid (Spain).
Supervisor: whoever1\\[0.5cm]

1996 -- 1998 &\textbf{whatever5}, Centro Nacional de Biotecnolog\'{\i}a,
Madrid (Spain). Supervisor: whoever\\[0.5cm]
1998 -- present &\textbf{whatever7}, MIPG, Philadelphia (USA).
Supervisor: Dr. whoknows\\[0.5cm]
\nocite{*}
\end{tabular}


\renewcommand{\refname}{Publications (Selected papers)}
\bibliographystyle{unsrt}
\bibliography{mybibliography}

%\section*{Invited Papers:}
%{\parsep=0ex\itemsep=0.8ex
%Author A.: How to write invited paper. Journ.of Invited Papers, 1999,
pp.1-4.
%}

\end{document}

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second file (name biography.sty)
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\def\@biblabel#1{}

\def\ps@myheadings{\let\@mkboth\@gobbletwo
\def\@oddhead{\hfil \rightmark}%
\def\@oddfoot{}\def\@evenhead{\hfil \leftmark}%
\def\@evenfoot{}\def\sectionmark##1{}\def\subsectionmark##1{}}

Paul Thompson

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May 10, 1999, 3:00:00 AM5/10/99
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Roberto Marabini wrote:

>

At onbe point, I began to do this. However, I found thtat it was goingo to
take a number of weeks. I would be willing to do it, but would charge.
Would you be willing to pay $50 for a system to do this, maybe done with
SAS as well?

> Hi,
>
> Has anybody translate the forms used by the NHI for grant application
> to latex? Is that person willing to share them with me?
>
> cheers
>
> Roberto

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Assoc. Prof., Div Biostatistics|Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Washington Univ. St. Louis |Dylan Thomas


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