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NHLBI Research and Policy Update
Number 36   December 2006
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bulletFunding Updates

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

RFA-HL-07-011: Cardiovascular Research Network (CVRN) in Community-Based Care (U19)
 Receipt Dates: Letter of Intent, January 22, 2007
Application, February 21, 2007

RFA-HL-07-009: Ancillary Studies in Clinical Trials (R01)
 Opening Date: January 13, 2007 (Earliest date an application may be submitted to Grants.gov)
 Receipt Dates: Letter of Intent, January 13, 2007
Application, February 13, 2007, May 14, 2007, September 17, 2007

PA-07-266: Networks and Pathways Collaborative Research Projects (R01)

PA-07-265: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Pathophysiology and Treatment (R01)

PA-07-264: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Pathophysiology and Treatment (R21)

PA-07-263: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Pathophysiology and Treatment (R03)

PAR-07-259: Improving Diet and Physical Activity Assessment (R01)

PA-07-253: Structural Biology of Membrane Proteins (R01)

PAR-07-250: Exploratory Collaborations with National Centers for Biomedical Computing (R21)

PAR-07-249: Collaborations with National Centers for Biomedical Computing (R01)

PA-07-206: The Effect of Racial and Ethnic Discrimination/Bias on Healthcare Delivery (R01)

PA-07-202: Restless Legs Syndrome and Periodic Limb Movement Disorder (R01)

PAS-07-194: Genetics and Pathobiology of Vascular Cognitive Impairment (R01)

PA-07-172: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards (NRSA) for Individual Senior Fellows (F33)

PA-07-171: Novel Approaches To Study Polymicrobial Diseases (R01)

PA-07-165: Pathogenesis And Treatment Of Lymphedema And Lymphatic Diseases (R01)

PAR-07-161: Innovations in Biomedical Computational Science and Technology Initiative (STTR [R41/R42])

PAR-07-160: Innovations in Biomedical Computational Science and Technology Initiative (SBIR [R43/R44])

PA-07-148: Understanding Mechanisms of Health Risk Behavior Change in Children and Adolescents (R01)

PAR-07-145: Tools for Zebrafish Research (R01)

PA-07-140: Research on Sleep and Sleep Disorders (R01)

PA-07-139: Nutrition and Diet in the Causation, Prevention, and Management of Heart Failure (R01)

PA-07-138: The Relationship Between Hypertension and Inflammation (R01)

PA-07-137: Protein Interactions Governing Membrane Transport in Pulmonary Health and Disease (R01)

PA-07-136: Sarcoidosis: Research into the Cause of Multi-organ Disease and Clinical Strategies for Therapy (R01)

PA-07-135: Integrating Lung Genetics and Genomics in Human Populations (R01)

PA-07-125: Muscular Dystrophy: Pathogenesis and Therapies (R01)

PA-07-107: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards (NRSA) for Individual Postdoctoral Fellows (F32)

PA-07-106: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for Individual Predoctoral Fellowships (F31) to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research

PAR-07-102: Elucidating Nature’s Solutions to Heart, Lung, and Blood Diseases and Sleep Disorder Processes (R01)

PA-07-101: Targeting Calcium Regulatory Molecules for Arrhythmia Prevention (R01)

PAR-07-034: Nanoscience and Nanotechnology in Biology and Medicine (R21)

PAR-07-033: Nanoscience and Nanotechnology in Biology and Medicine (R01)

NOT-OD-07-030: NIH Fiscal Policy for Grant Awards – FY 2007

NOT-OD-07-026: NIH Policy on Late Submission of Grant Applications – Clarification for Multiple PI Applications and New Submission/Receipt Dates

NOT-OD-07-023: Delays in Grant Application Submission due to Winter Storms

NOT-DK-06-024: Correction for RFA-DK-06-004: Biomarker Development for Diabetic Complications (R21)

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



bulletPolicy 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



bulletTraining Updates

Supplemental Guidelines for Applicants—National Research Service Awards

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



bulletMeetings

List of upcoming meetings

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Advisory Council, February 14, 2007

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 Minutes, September 12, 2006

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



bulletPress Releases

NHLBI Media Availability: Newer Biomarkers Predict Cardiovascular Risk but Offer Only Modest Improvement in Risk Prediction over Established Risk Factors, December 20, 2006

NHLBI Offers 2007 Keep the Beat Calendar — A Gift for a Heart-Healthy Lifestyle, December 18, 2006

Scientific Meeting on Pulmonary Hypertension December 7-8 - Leading Scientists to Discuss Associated Diseases and Novel Therapies, December 6, 2006

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



bulletSelected NHLBI Vacancies

(Links to announcements will not work past their closing date.)
Position Title Location
Grade and Salary
Closing Date
Health Scientist Administrator/Medical Officer
2 vacancies:
Bethesda, MD
GS-0601/0602-13/14
$77,353 - $118,828
Physicians may be eligible for a Physician's Comparability Allowance (PCA) up to $30,000/year. Recruitment Bonus may be considered.
1/12/07

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


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