Dismissed
EB-1B
EB-1B Dismissed — Molecular Biology: did not establish the beneficiary met the requisite two
Decision Summary
The appeal was dismissed because the petitioner failed to establish that the beneficiary met the requisite two criteria for the classification. The AAO found that the beneficiary's awards were not "major," published materials were not "about" her work, the significance of her peer-review activities was not demonstrated, and reference letters lacked concrete examples of her original contributions being used by others in the field.
Criteria Discussed
Major Prizes Or Awards Published Material About The Alien Judge Of The Work Of Others Original Scientific Or Scholarly Research Contributions Authorship Of Scholarly Books Or Articles
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