Success Stories: A Senior Scientist from Czech Republic Working in Computational Biology With Over 1,000 Citations Wins NIW Approval Without RFE, Thanks to NAILG

Posted by wegreened on February 14, 2023 in NIW, Biology (Pathology and Immunology, Human Genetics, Genomics, Molecular Biology, Animal, Plant, Microbiology, Genetics, Botany)

Client’s Testimonial:

“I just wanted to thank you again for your help with the preparation of my I-140.”

On May 23^rd, 2022, we received another EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) approval for a Senior Scientist in the Field of Computational Biology (Approval Notice).

General Field: Computational Biology

Position at the Time of Case Filing: Senior Scientist

Country of Origin: Czech Republic

State of Residence at the Time of Filing: New York

Approval Notice Date: May 23^rd, 2022

Processing Time: 11 months, 9 days

Case Summary:

Our NIW (National Interest Waiver) client’s proposed endeavor was to continue utilizing machine learning, statistical genetics, and bioinformatics software to investigate neuropsychiatric and neurological diseases. He hailed from the Czech Republic and his aim was to understand the genetic risk factors driving diseases such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and Alzheimer’s disease. His research was of obvious importance because it supports the global effort to understand and treat neurological conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder. He has provided the global scientific community with newly improved tools that not only characterize such conditions but also support the development of advanced treatments and therapies. Our client has thus asserted himself as a globally essential research scientist. Neurological disorders, particularly Alzheimer’s disease, are a persistent and growing issue for the public health of the United States, thus his work has broad implications for the United States as well.

His research has been supported with funding from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and the National Institute on Aging (NIA) due to its clear national import. And due to his knowledge and expertise in neurological and neuropsychiatric diseases, he has been regularly invited to conduct peer reviews for authoritative journals in the field and has completed at least 8 reviews to date. His research has also resulted in 16 peer-reviewed journal articles (3 of them first-authored) and 1 book chapter which has been cited a huge total of 1,143 times according to Google Scholar. Thus, not only has he successfully completed and published the results of his research in the field, but his research has also gone on to influence his peers.

Thus, his 9 years of tireless research really paid off when he got the much-awaited approval without an RFE. We are glad to have been a part of his success story and approval journey.

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(2012.01 - 2025.12)

Category	Approval or Refund^®		Approval or Refiling^TM
	Approval or Refund^®
Category	Approved Sum	Success Rate	Approved Sum	Success Rate
NIW	42,047	99%	5,258	97%
EB1A	9,218	91%	4,534	86%
EB1B	1,488	98%	448	93%
Total	52,753	98%	10,240	92%