NHLBI
Research and Policy Update
Number 31
July 2006
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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.
NOT-HL-06-132:
Request for Information (RFI)—Subpopulations and Intermediate Outcome
Measures in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Response
Date: August 14, 2006
PA-06-481:
Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for Individual Predoctoral
Fellowships (F31) to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research
PA-06-477:
Targeting Calcium Regulatory Molecules for Arrhythmia Prevention (R01)
RFA-HL-07-004:
Career Development Program in the Genetics and Genomics of Lung Diseases
(K12)
Receipt
Dates: |
Letter
of Intent, October 30, 2006 |
Application,
November 30, 2006 |
RFA-HL-07-001:
Pediatric Transfusion Medicine Academic Career Awards (K07)
Receipt
Dates: |
Letter
of Intent, July 25, 2006 |
Application,
August 25, 2006 |
RFA-HL-06-008:
Comprehensive Sickle Cell Centers (U54)
Receipt
Dates: |
Letter
of Intent, December 22, 2006 |
Application,
January 23, 2007 |
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Policy Updates
No new or
revised policies have been issued.
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policy documents, please visit Funding /
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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
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Training and Career Development
Meetings
List
of upcoming meetings
AHA/NHLBI
5th Annual Workshop on Cardiovascular Interventional MRI, November
14, 2006
National
Heart, Lung, and Blood Advisory Council, September 12, 2006 and October
17, 2006
CCC2006:
The 4th International Conference on Countercurrent Chromatography,
August 8-12, 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
No additional
reports of past meetings have been added to the Web site.
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on past meetings, please visit the following Web page:
Workshop and Meeting Summaries,
and Other Scientific Reports
Press Releases
Early
Treatment Prevents Lasting Breathing Problems in Some Premature Babies
-- Brain Damage Also Less Likely When Given within 48 Hours of Life,
July 26, 2006
Hormone
called BNP Detects Pulmonary Hypertension:
NHLBI Scientists Find Blood Test Predicts Common and Severe Complication
of Sickle Cell Disease, and Identifies Patients at Highest Risk of Death,
July 18, 2006
NHLBI
Media Availability: Heart Failure in Parents is Associated with Increased
Risk for Offspring, July 12, 2006
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Press Releases, please visit the following Web page:
Current Press Releases
Selected NHLBI Vacancies
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to announcements will not work past their closing date.)
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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
NHLBI
Factbook, FY 2005: HTML/Web Version
New
Limited Access Dataset Available: The National Emphysema Treatment Trial
(NETT)
This study compared lung-volume–reduction surgery with medical therapy
for severe emphysema, and identified patient selection criteria for lung
volume reduction surgery.
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