NHLBI Research and Policy Update
Number 33   September 2006
This electronic distribution list will provide updates from the NHLBI Web Site for the research community. The updates will be sent as needed, but no more than once a week.


Funding Updates

Please Note: Links to RFAs, PAs, and Guide Notices will take you to the NIH Web site. RFPs will take you to FedBizOpps.

PA-06-544: Mechanisms, Models, Measurement, & Management in Pain Research (R01)

PA-06-542: Mechanisms, Models, Measurement, & Management in Pain Research (R21)

Receipt Dates:	Letter of Intent, November 20, 2006
	Application, December 19, 2006

RFA-RR-06-005: Knockout Mouse Project (KOMP) Repository (U42)

Receipt Dates:	Letter of Intent, October 30, 2006
	Application, November 30, 2006

For additional initiatives, please visit the following Web page:
NHLBI Grants and Contracts page


Policy Updates

No new or revised policies have been issued.

For additional policy documents, please visit Funding / Award Policy section on the following Web page:
Funding, Training, and Policies


Training Updates

No updates or new training documents have been issued.

For more information on training and career development programs, please visit the following Web page:
Training and Career Development


Meetings

List of upcoming meetings

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Advisory Council, October 17, 2006

AHA/NHLBI 5th Annual Workshop on Cardiovascular Interventional MRI, November 14, 2006

For more information, and the most current list of upcoming meetings, please visit the following Web page:
Announcements of NHLBI Meetings, Conferences, and Events

Reports of past meetings

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Advisory Council Meeting Summary, September 12, 2006

Sleep Disorders Research Advisory Board Meeting Minutes, June 14, 2006

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Advisory Council Meeting Minutes, June 13, 2006

Mechanistic and Pre-Clinical Studies of Diabetic Cardiovascular Complications, Working Group Executive Summary, June 7-8, 2006

Neuroimaging In Sleep Research, Workshop Summary, March 29-30, 2006

For more information on past meetings, please visit the following Web page:
Workshop and Meeting Summaries, and Other Scientific Reports

Press Releases

NHLBI Launches National Campaign To Educate About Peripheral Arterial Disease - Clogged Arteries in the Legs, September 13, 2006

FDA Approval of First Totally Implanted Permanent Artificial Heart -- Statements from National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Director Elizabeth, G. Nabel, M.D. and National Institutes of Health Director Elias A. Zerhouni, M.D., September 5, 2006

For additional Press Releases, please visit the following Web page:
Current Press Releases


Selected NHLBI Vacancies

(Links to announcements will not work past their closing date.)

Position Title	Location	Grade and Salary	Closing Date
Director, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases	Bethesda, MD	Commensurate with experience,a full package of Civil Service benefits is available.	10/15/2006
Director, Division of Prevention and Population Sciences	Bethesda, MD	Commensurate with experience,a full package of Civil Service benefits is available.	10/15/2006

Note: There are often changes and additions to the selected vacancy list. For the most current information, please visit the NHLBI Jobs Opportunities page


Other Items of Interest


The NHLBI is pleased to announce the release of our new logo. This fresh look reflects our renewed commitment to scientific discovery and improving the nation's health. The logo will be integrated into our specialized Web sites and elsewhere over the coming months. The logo depicts a red heart, surrounded by two white lungs, encased in a red blood cell.

An Archive of the current and past issues is available on the NHLBI Web site.