RIT/NTID’s Dye named to NIH scientific review committee

Matthew Dye, an associate professor and researcher at Rochester Institute of Technology’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf, has been named a member of the Language and Communication Study Section at the National Institutes of Health Center for Scientific Review for a four-year term.

Members of the study section are selected on the basis of their demonstrated competence and achievement in their scientific discipline as evidenced by the quality of research accomplishments, publications in scientific journals, and other significant scientific activities, achievements and honors.

“Service on a study section also requires mature judgment and objectivity as well as the ability to work effectively in a group, qualities we believe Dr. Dye will bring to this important task,” Noni Byrnes, director of the Center for Scientific Review, said.

Membership on a study section represents a unique opportunity to contribute to the nation’s biomedical research effort. Study sections review grant applications submitted to the NIH, make recommendations on these applications to the appropriate NIH national advisory council or board, and survey the status of research in their fields of science. These functions are of value to medical and allied research in this country.

“Matt’s participation in assuring the quality of the NIH peer review process demonstrates how highly he is regarded by the scientific community,” said Gerry Buckley, NTID president and RIT vice president and dean.

Dye, who also directs RIT/NTID’s Sensory, Perceptual, and Cognitive Ecology Center, earned his undergraduate degree at Manchester Polytechnic in Manchester, UK; a master of science from the University of Stirling; and his doctorate from the University of Southampton. In 2018, he was recognized by RIT as a “PI Millionaire,” a distinction given to researchers who have been awarded more than $1 million in funding from external grants.